Portugal. The Man guitarist Eric Howk talked with Matt Pelsor about life in the band now versus before “Feel It Still” became the international mega-hit that it is. They also discuss the song “Who’s Gonna Stop Me,” featuring Weird Al Yankovic, as well as Eric’s perspective of being a wheelchair-bound professional musician in a world that doesn't always accommodate him.

Singer-songwriter Noah Cyrus spoke with morning host Matt Pelsor ahead of her show at Old National Centre this past September. She talked about her past struggles with addiction and how they inspired many of the songs on her debut album The Hardest Part, as well as her collaboration with Vance Joy on the song “Every Beginning Ends,” and how it was a full-circle moment for her career.

Bear Rinehart talks about Needtobreathe’s latest album Caves, and its intentional “bigness.” He also recalls the evolution of Indy shows and the fervent fanbase they’ve enjoyed here over the course of their now 20+ year career as a band.

Needtobreathe performs May 22, 2024 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park

More info & Tickets: https://www.wttsfm.com/events/wtts-presents-needtobreathe/

Ketch Secor wrote “Wagon Wheel” from a song fragment that Bob Dylan had written decades before. He and morning host Matt Pelsor explored the song’s origins and ubiquity, as well as their new album, Jubilee, ahead of Old Crow Medicine Show’s Brown County Music Center appearance on Friday, November 17th.

Jason Mraz kicked off this past Summer with a new album called Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride, and a tour with what he calls his “Superband.” Morning host Matt Pelsor talks with him about both, plus details about an Indiana show from 20 years ago this month. They also discuss his best-known hit “I’m Yours” and what it was like as it was taking off in the mid-to-late 2000s.

Crystal McKenzie talked with legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean about his forthcoming box set, and some of the unique merch on his website. They also discuss a timeless song inspired by a performance of his, and the documentary The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie, now streaming on Paramount+

St. Paul and the Broken Bones singer Paul Janeway talks to Matt Pelsor about the emotional kickoff to their new album Angels in Science Fiction, and the new song that he considers to be the first love song he ever wrote. They also talk about balancing  fatherhood with touring, and the concept behind the interviewer’s favorite album, Young Sick Camellia.

St. Paul and the Broken Bones play the WTTS Rock To Read concert series at Old National Centre on September 26th.

This year, George Thorogood marks 50 years of performing with his band, The Destroyers. He talks with morning host Matt Pelsor about one of his biggest hits and who it was meant for. They also talk about the only electric guitar model he's ever used, and what it took to have more made.

George Thorogood and The Destroyers play Old National Centre on Thursday, September 14th

Farm Aid is returning to Indiana for the first time in 22 years.

Morning host Matt Pelsor talked with their Cultural Impact Director, Michael Foley, about the focus of the benefit in 2023, and the issues it hopes to highlight.

This year, Farm Aid happens Saturday, September 23rd and features Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, and more.

Cake frontman John McCrea talks to Matt Pelsor about the band’s signature sound, and one essential instrument that makes it. They also touch on the band’s activism, which includes the tradition of giving away a live tree at every show. Plus, why their great live album spent years in the vault before anyone heard it.

Cake plays TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park on September 13th.