Live and Local with Kevin Kelly
Live and Local with Kevin Kelly, heard weekdays from noon to 1p on FM 90.9, will keep you informed about local music performances by performers both local and national. The program will include interviews with the artists, as well as educators, students, administrators and audience members. You'll hear features on the many performing groups throughout our listening area, a daily calendar of music events, and (of course!) lots of music.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
On Friday’s “Live and Local,” I’ll talk with singer-songwriter Neko Case, who appears at the Canopy Club in Urbana Friday night; flutist and dancer Kevin Locke, who performs with his Native Dance Ensemble in Springfield next Tuesday; and the Xtension Chords, who present their X-fest of a-cappella groups at the University of Illinois on Saturday.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
On the Monday edition of “Live and Local,” we’ll meet some of the folks involved in the Illini Union Board fall musical at the University of Illinois, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "Cinderella," and hear some songs live in our studio. I’ll also talk with Milt Allen, conductor of the Eastern Illinois University Wind Symphony, about the group's Veteran’s Day concert.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
On Thursday’s “Live and Local,” we’ll hear a live in-studio performance by legendary Irish uilleann piper Paddy Keenan and singer-guitarist Patsy O’Brien, in town to perform on the Piper’s Hut Concert Series. We’ll also talk with Julie Beyler, director of The Chorale, giving a concert in Urbana on Sunday, and their special guest, composer René Claussen.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
On the Wednesday edition of “Live and Local,” we’ll feature three of the eight University of Illinois a cappella groups appearing in Friday night’s I-Cappella extravaganza: The Other Guys—all-male, as the name suggests—the Xtension Chords, also all-male, and the host group, the coed No Strings Attached, who perform live in our studio.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The University of Illinois has quite a number of student a cappella groups, and all of them will come together this Friday for an I-Cappella extravaganza. This week on “Live and Local,” we’ll feature several of those ensembles, including The Rip Chords, an all-women group, on the Tuesday edition of the show.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Trumpeter Walter Blanton is steeped in the Las Vegas music scene, and he has performed with the likes of James Brown, Nancy Wilson, The Temptations, Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. Blanton will be in residence at the University of Illinois for a week beginning Monday, and he’ll be my guest with trombonist Jim Pugh on Monday’s “Live and Local.”
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Friday, October 30, 2009
William Moersch and Ricardo Flores together constitute the percussion division at the University of Illinois School of Music. On Saturday, Prof. Flores leads the U of I Steel Band in concert, and on Sunday Prof. Moersch leads the U of I Percussion Ensemble, both at the Krannert Center in Urbana. Bill and Ricardo will be my guests on Friday’s edition of “Live and Local.”
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Thrusday, October 29, 2009
On the Thursday edition of “Live and Local,” we’ll cover two quite different concerts happening in Urbana in the evening. The University of Illinois Latin Jazz Combo plays at the Iron Post, and the Portland Cello Project will join Thao with The Get Down Stay Down at the Canopy Club.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
On the Wednesday edition of “Live and Local,” we’ll feature two events taking place this Halloween weekend: the Illinois Brass Quintet’s annual Halloween Spooktacular, and Charleston Alley Theatre’s presentation, “The Beats Go On: Readings from the Beat Generation Accompanied by Live Jazz Music.”
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Violinist Elaine Fine and pianist John David Moore will give a recital of rarely heard works for those instruments at Lake Land College in Mattoon next Monday night, with music by Bach, Cesar Cui and Granville Bantock. Elaine will join us on the Tuesday edition of “Live and Local” to chat about the program and play some samples.
