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WGLT Music Podcast
Hosted by Jon Norton

WGLT's Music Director Jon Norton interviews big names and emerging talent from the music world as their travels take them into Central Illinois. Discover eclectic music spanning blues, rock, jazz, and more.

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  • Ana Popovic plays The Castle Theatre Thursday night
    Ana Popovic Still Blazing 20 Years On
    Blues guitarist and singer/songwriter Ana Popovic said she mentally worked to overcome doubt when she crashed the male-dominated blues scene two decades…
  • Lara Driscoll plays Jazz UpFront Friday night
    Lara Driscoll Weaves Dreams Into Songs
    Chicago jazz pianist and educator Lara Driscoll credits University of Illinois piano professor Chip Stephens for inspiring the title to her debut album…
  • Jared Grabb plays Nightshop in Bloomington Thursday night
    Jared Grabb Found Meaning In Home While On The Road
    Peoria native Jared Grabb knew art would be a major part of his life from a young age. But once he arrived in college to study comic book art, he…
  • Neal Francis plays Jazz UpFront Thursday night
    Music Helps Soul Artist Neal Francis Work Out The Changes
    Oak Park native and organ aficionado Neal Francis infuses his original music with the classic soul vibe of the 1960s and 70s. His debut album “Changes” is…
  • Taylor Steele and the Love Preachers play Jazz UpFront Thursday night
    Taylor Steele And The Love Preachers Embody Southern Illinois
    Taylor Steele says a spicy sound may soon mix with the Illinois prairie sound her Effingham-based band is known for.Steele tells WGLT a recent trip to New…
  • The All-American Rejects play Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday night.
    The All-American Rejects Catch Their Breath
    Touring the country with bandmates on the strength of major record label releases can sound glamorous.Guitarist Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects…
  • Eric Johnson plays
    Guitar Legend Eric Johnson Not Sweating The Small Stuff
    During the 30th anniversary year of the release of Eric Johnson's classic album "Ah Via Musicom," the much lauded guitarist said looking back on that…
  • deFrance plays Jazz UpFront Tuesday night
    For deFrance, Classic Rock Is A Living Thing
    Drew deFrance loved the comparison of his namesake band with the sound of classic rockers like Bad Company and Mott the Hoople.“Wow, thanks so much,…
  • Chicago Farmer plays the Castle Theatre Friday night
    Chicago Farmer Digs Deep Into Flyover Country
    Bloomington's Cody Diekhoff, known professionally as Chicago Farmer, digs deeper into America's widening economic divide on his new album "Flyover…
  • Brandon Santini plays Jazz UpFront in Bloomington Saturday night
    Brandon Santini's 'Longshot' Blues Evolution
    Acclaimed 37-year-old bluesman Brandon Santini has an award-winning new album and is edging into a newer sound.The North Carolina native said that…
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