Cue

Collin Krause and Austin Krause-Thompson, brothers-in-law and members of the popular Peoria band The Way Down Wanderers, join the Journal Star's Grace Barbic to discuss music, the band and much more. Currently on tour, the band makes a hometown appearance on June 7 on the Peoria riverfront.

On this edition of the Cue podcast, we chat with vice president of Inked Entertainment Leon Edwards about the upcoming Tailgate 'N Tallboys concerts. We chat about the history of the festival, some of the artists slated for this year and security measures for the shows.

John Stark is the artistic director of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, which is held every summer at the Ewing Theatre in Bloomington. Stark joins the Cue podcast to talk about his history with the festival, the upcoming slate of plays for the 2018 season and the enduring power of Shakespeare.

Pour Bros. Taproom owners Robbie Mathisen, Nathan Monroe and Jason Fowler discuss the concept behind the self-pour taproom, the upcoming Courtyard Concert Series and the growth of Peoria Heights.

Lizz Barnes, owner of the Ear in the Envelope in the Warehouse District, chats about her jewelry and metal stamping business and give a breakdown of First Fridays in anticipation of May's event.

Richwoods High School grad Andre Allen of the Central Illinois Sneaker Fest shares some details about the event this weekend in the Peoria Civic Center Ballroom. Dozens of collectors and vendors will have hundreds of sneakers to sell and trade from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday in conjunction with the IHSA March Madness Class 3A/4A state basketball tournament.

Jason Terry, an assistant professor of music at Bradley University, chats with the Journal Star's Thomas Bruch about his experiences teaching music, and in particular, a stint teaching in war-torn Iraq. Terry, who specializes in teaching piano and music history, shares some of his philosophy on music education and the rising force of technology in music, as well as his musical likes and dislikes.

Actor Andrew Jon Rhodenbaugh joins Journal Star entertainment editor Thomas Bruch to chat about his role in the Peoria Cabaret Theatre production of "The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged)" now showing through Dec. 16 at The Waterhouse in Peoria's Warehouse District. The irreverent holiday comedy's three-man cast includes Rhodenbaugh, a native Peorian now living in St. Louis, Peorians Mike Reams and Jimmy Lahood.

From the annual Red, White and Boom fireworks show to the infamous Nelly concert, the Peoria riverfront is the scene of some of the city's biggest events. Nick Conrad of the Peoria Park District is one of the key organizers of these events. He chats with Journal Star entertainment writer Thomas Bruch about this summer's unprecedented slate of big-name concerts on the riverfront.

Joe Chianakas is a central Illinois author of the "Rabbit in Red" horror trilogy. With the release of the third installment, we talk with Chianakas about writing and the horror genre.