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This week we dig into the musical collaboration between the Indianapolis blues legend Scrapper Blackwell, and Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of gospel music.

You may have heard of Mary Byrne's work advocating for the LGBTQ+ community in Indiana, but Byrne also had a significant role in Hoosier music history and women’s music across the country.

Indianapolis is not known as a hotbed for techno music, but the city has produced several noteworthy techno producers and DJs including Drake Strange, Adam Jay, and Lisa Smith.

Explore the Indiana Avenue connection with the late Grammy-winning producer Bob Porter.

Indiana has an extraordinary legacy of soul music. This week we'll hear from two Indianapolis-based R&B artists that have new projects out: Keiana Whatley, and Taylor Hall.

Celebrate the music of the Fabulous Moonlighters, one of the hottest bands on Indiana Avenue during the 1960s. The group left behind a catalog of classic funk and soul releases on Indianapolis labels.

Enjoy music and words from the Naptown sax great Gregg Bacon.

This week, Kyle talks with blues musician Marcus Jade. Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Jade's music is deeply rooted in the Westside Indianapolis neighborhoods where he grew up.

Explore the debut album from 81355, an Indianapolis hip-hop supergroup featuring Oreo Jones, Sirius Black, and David Moose Adamson. The album is titled This Time I'll Be of Use."

Jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller passed away in May 2021. During his career, Fuller often performed with the jazz greats of Indiana Avenue, including Virgil Jones, Freddie Hubbard, and more.