Local Music

Indie rockers Josiah King and Caleb Durian formed their basement band Cats and Dragons in Geneseo as high schoolers. Now students at ISU, they're circulating the underground live music scene with a five-piece band that'll battle it out next week at the Castle Theatre.

Manager Yvonne Wilson emphasized the bands and artists are not at fault for the damages and placed blame on concertgoers whose actions have ranged from “chaotic” to “not normal behavior.”

The theme for this year's Labor Day parade is “Prevailing Wage is a Family Wage.”

As a rock band of 20-somethings on the rise, Hotter Than June fell apart after just three years together. Fifteen years later, they're back and gearing up for a new album. Frontman Josh Humphries will play a few acoustic sets in Bloomington this fall — but you won't see the full band live any time soon.

WGLT sits down with Mikey Schoneman and Hugh Sullivan from Harlem Hayfield. After successful shows at Nightshop and Make Music Normal, the Decatur band pioneering the "Rustbelt Soul" genre makes its Jazz UpFront debut with songs from their forthcoming studio album.

Adding to his eclectic array of musical influences, front man and songwriter Noah Renken-Kapatos gives an ironic nod to '90s ska in his new single.

WGLT catches up with V8 Vast Change ahead of his Saturday set at Make Music Normal. A new album, "The Melanin King," is scheduled to drop this summer.

Bloomington singer-songwriter TyJon Charlie went solo a few years ago, dissolving his band the Unemployed Architects in lieu of a "one-man band" setup. TyJon Charlie is lined up to play in Bloomington and Normal as part of both cities' outdoor concert series.

Bloomington native DaZ Exotic chats with WGLT about a one-night-only show at Nightshop. Expect beats from his latest album, but an interdisciplinary celebration of local artistry.

Chicago Farmer and the Fieldnotes kick off their 20th anniversary Midwest tour this week. The band makes a quick stop home for a set at the Castle Theatre on Friday night. Before heading out on the road, front man Cody Diekhoff stopped by our studios to chat with WGLT's Lauren Warnecke.