Episodios

  • Cleveland trumpeter Theresa May tests the limits of brass music
    Mar 13 2025
    After years of performing in ensembles, Cleveland trumpeter Theresa May is stepping out on her own. May joined "Applause Performances" and "Shuffle" for an in-studio performance and conversation about her new electronic music, as well as breaking barriers in the classical world.
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    22 m
  • Stark County siblings find their sound as COMPASS
    Feb 27 2025
    A band of three teenage siblings from Stark County got their start while stuck at home during the pandemic. After five years of performing and writing together, they’re now releasing a new set of songs that reflect their growth as musicians and as a family. We hear more from COMPASS on this week’s Shuffle with Brittany Nader, who produces the podcast with Amanda Rabinowitz.
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    12 m
  • Cleveland rapper Jinari Kemet brings his energy to annual Brite Winter music fest
    Feb 13 2025
    Cleveland rapper and multi-instrumentalist Jinari Kemet is a versatile performer, bending genres and making a scene on stage. He makes his Brite Winter music festival debut this month, performing songs from his debut album, released last January. Kemet talked with Amanda Rabinowitz about finding his voice.
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    21 m
  • Akron punk queen Tracey Thomas returns with new acoustic album and memoir
    Jan 30 2025
    Tracey Thomas found the spotlight as part of Akron's new-wave scene in the '70s. But she found her voice forging her own music journey. Now with a new album and memoir, she reflects on her long career.
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    12 m
  • Brian Bacon travels from Cleveland to Nashville to pen folk-rock opera
    Jan 16 2025
    When Cleveland musician Brian Bacon’s two daughters set off for college, he set off on his own journey to write and record an album in Nashville. The result is "Murder of Crows," a 10-track rock opera that helped him find his voice as an artist.
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    11 m
  • Shuffle’s favorite Northeast Ohio music of 2024
    Dec 19 2024
    Throughout the year, you have been hearing from Northeast Ohio musicians through Shuffle, your backstage pass to the independent music scene. Now let's look back at 2024. Shuffle’s Amanda Rabinowitz and Brittany Nader reflect on their favorite local albums of the year, from genre-blending experimentation to new discoveries.
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    20 m
  • How Kent rapper GameboyJones turned geek culture into hip-hop hits
    Dec 5 2024
    A Kent rapper has established himself as a leading voice in “nerdcore”. Austin "Gameboy" Jones shares how he built a massive following for his songs inspired by anime, video games and other elements of so-called geek culture.
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    12 m
  • How Cuyahoga Valley National Park shaped the Buffalo Ryders’ new album
    Nov 21 2024
    Joe Risdon of Akron rock band the Buffalo Ryders shares how a creative retreat into nature and writing in the wild helped his band put together their 2024 album, "Never On Time."
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    16 m