The band, which describes its sound as exploratory rock, talks about the pandemic, their alter-ego jazz group and the local music scene.

Grammy Award-winning rapper Kid Cudi will host a festival celebrating his hometown in The Flats called Moon Man’s Landing. On this week’s Shuffle, we hear from rapper Chip Tha Ripper, who has been on tour with Kid Cudi this summer and will perform at the festival.

Youngstown bassist Dante Basista has a released a prolific amount of “jazztronica” music under the Unc D moniker, and is embarking on a new genre he's calling "mumble jazz."

The popular PorchRokr festival returns to Akron's Highland Square neighborhood to celebrate a decade of art and music.

The popular PorchRokr festival returns to Akron's Highland Square neighborhood to celebrate a decade of art and music.

Music journalist Rob Harvilla revisits the songs that scored his teenage and college years in Northeast Ohio with a popular podcast called “60 Songs that Explain the ‘90s.”

The spotlight is on local clubs during Independent Venue Week, but pandemic struggles continue as venue owners look for new ways to draw in crowds and support.

The spotlight is on local clubs during Independent Venue Week, but pandemic struggles continue as venue owners look for new ways to draw in crowds and support.

Northeast Ohio journalist Eric Sandy is releasing an expanded version of an oral history he wrote in 2016 on the defunct Cleveland venue Speak In Tongues. The book will be released in July and details the significance and lasting impact of the underground club.

Tri-C JazzFest returns to Playhouse Square June 23-25. Some involved in the local scene say more can be done to unite larger events like this one with smaller venues to showcase Cleveland jazz year round.