Nigel Long is a DJ, community organizer, and lifetime Indianapolis native known as DJ Grapevine. Michael sits down with Nigel at the Cloud Underground studio inside Morning Star a part of Flanner House in Northwest Side of Indy. Michael and Nigel talk about Black joy in Indianapolis, the origins of Grapevine, and why community is always work worth doing.

Sponsors:

City Rising (cityrising.org)

Proformus Urban Planning & Design

Intro music:

Scared Rabbit by Jennasen

Timestamps

0:44 — Intro

1:56 — Who is DJ Grapevine?

3:03 — Growing up in Devington

5:28 — Flanner House and historically Black neighborhoods

7:17 — The origins of Grapevine

13:42 — Community investment without government support

14:06 — Music and his grandfather's influence

23:32 — Gang Gang and his role in Indianapolis

24:32 — Black: A Festival of Joy

30:22 — The Brick by Brick Campaign

36:36 — Canned questions