WGLT's Music Director Jon Norton interviews big names and emerging talent from the music world as their travels take them into Central Illinois. Discover eclectic music spanning blues, rock, jazz, and more.
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Brett Conlin looks into his rear-view mirror on new full-band EP
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Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.द्वारा Jon Norton
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First Backyard Tire Fire Album In A Decade Is A Rootsy Gem
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Backyard Tire Fire's new album drops Friday. They perform at the Black Dirt Music Festival in Bloomington on Saturday. Wilco headlines the fest.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Author Says 'Americana' Is Grown-Up Rock & Roll
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Author John Milward connects American music legends like The Carter Family and Hank Williams with today's big stars including Jason Isbell and Brandi Carlisle.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Darius Exorcized Demons On New Album 'Left Alone'
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Bloomington-based hip-hop artist Darius Williams says his new album was self-therapy during a difficult time. He says it's his most personal work to date.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Old Smoke Band Finds Purpose, New Dynamic During Pandemic
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Like many bands, the Bloomington-based quintet Old Smoke used downtime during the pandemic to write and record a new album.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Family took center stage on Dan Hubbard's new five-song EP “Fall in Love Again (Quarantine Lullabies)”.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Bloomington-Normal Music Planners Optimistic About Return Of Live Music
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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has many optimistic a return to something resembling “normal” is approaching. That includes a Bloomington Normal live-music scene gutted by the pandemic. Most music organizers in the Twin Cities said they are shooting for summer and fall performances.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Thoughts Detecting Machines Finds Coping Mechanism In New Album
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Rick Valentin says dreary central Illinois winter weather is why he began writing and recording new music in January 2020. But that exercise for his solo vehicle, Thoughts Detecting Machines, evolved into an album that acted as a coping mechanism when the pandemic hit.द्वारा Jon Norton
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V8 Vast Change Says Passion Is The Key To 'Life'
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Dominique Stevenson is a very visible Twin City activist who uses his music to spread a message of unity and encouragement. He was on the front lines of social justice marches last summer and even founded the youth-based advocacy group Next Gen Initiative.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Brett Conlin's New EP Explores Our Turbulent Year
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Bloomington singer/songwriter Brett Conlin said a three-month isolation at home with his family last spring became the fodder for his just released acoustic EP "The Great Divide."द्वारा Jon Norton
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New Bloomington Rock Band Finds Purpose During Pandemic
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Singer/songwriter/guitarist Joe Borbely said creating the debut album for the Bloomington-based Progressive Space rock outfit CAPS LOCK was almost literally a life-saver.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Peoria Unlikely Home For New Flamenco Band 'Tambora'
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Peoria may not seem fertile ground for birthing a Flamenco band. But a side jam during the making of a compilation CD among area musicians grew into one of Peoria’s newest outfits.द्वारा Jon Norton
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How Central Illinois Musicians Have Adapted To The Pandemic
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The pandemic has hit full-time performing musicians especially hard. There are very few places to perform and in-person audiences are sparse, at best.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Leah Marlene Defies Expectations On Debut LP
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Singer-songwriter Leah Marlene's first full-length album is quite a curveball for those that came to her through her 2018 up-tempo, hook-laden debut EP “Arrows.”द्वारा Jon Norton
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WGLT's Blues Doctor Frank Black Dies At 79
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Listen at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, for an hourlong special dedicated to Delta Frank, our legendary blues host. Listen on 89.1 FM or stream at WGLT.org.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Blackberry Smoke Feeling Fantastic To Be Back On The Road
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Musicians and concert promoters are working their way back into larger live music events. Blackberry Smoke headlines one of two shows this weekend at the Corn Crib in Normal.द्वारा Jon Norton
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V8 Vast Change Brings His Social Justice Message To His New Album
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Dominique Stevenson has been a very public figure in Bloomington-Normal this year. He founded the youth-based Next Gen Initiative. The social-justice group initiated several marches and education forums in the Twin Cities this summer.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Grill Billyenz Digs Into Darkness On New Album
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Rapper and visual artist Grill Billyenz of Normal says the darker industrial sound on his latest album "Metamorph" comes from the ghost-town feeling he gets working the third shift at his "day job."द्वारा Jon Norton
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Hoosier Daddy: Finding Comfort In Collaboration
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Releasing a new album during the coronavirus pandemic has a silver lining for the bluesy Peoria roots-rock trio Hoosier Daddy.द्वारा Jon Norton
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Edward David Anderson Releases 'Live And Solo' Album; Geeked About Backyard Tire Fire
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