3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (578+ words) Crowds gathered along 42nd Street on Saturday as floats and performers at the Indy Juneteenth celebration honored Black history, culture and the end of slavery in the United States. The parade was just the start. The celebration carried on through the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (186+ words) Michael Cleveland is one of Indiana's greatest living musicians and one of the most celebrated fiddlers in the history of bluegrass. Born in Henryville, Indiana in 1980, Cleveland has been blind since birth and is partially deaf. Cleveland began playing fiddle…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (670+ words) In her studio in Brownsburg, Jess Cottongim, the founder of Reclaim and Rethread, is turning tablecloths into a pair of pants. She says she finds quality material by buying secondhand. "Every time I go sourcing, I save hundreds of pounds…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (175+ words) WFYI Pride Month - LGBTQ+ activist Mary Byrne looks back on her work promoting women's music in Indiana Celebrate Pride by looking back at Kyle Long's 2021 conversation with LGBTQ+ activist Mary Byrne. A key figure in Indiana's gay rights movement, Byrne…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (92+ words) WFYI Marion, Indiana's Lizz Vega on playing harp, songwriting and livestreaming Before she found an audience as a musician, Lizz Vega built a following online live-streaming video games. Today, the self-taught musician and songwriter still streams live, but her broadcasts…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (507+ words) Lowriders rolled into the Indiana State Fairgrounds Saturday for the Lowrider Magazine Supershow exhibition. The stop is part of a multi-city summer tour. Indianapolis was also part of the same tour last year. Lowrider enthusiasts drove from all over Indiana…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (178+ words) WFYI Sonny Rollins and the jazz masters of Indiana Avenue This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, we'll pay tribute to the legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He died on May 25th, 2026, at the age of 95. Throughout his historic career, Sonny…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (107+ words) WFYI Indianapolis musician Naomi Pulver is building an audience for her finely crafted pop songs This week on Cultural Manifesto, hear from Indianapolis-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Naomi Pulver. Pulver is building a growing audience for her finely crafted music,…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (808+ words) New music is out now from local progressive metal band Star Chaser. WFYI's Adam Gross sat down with lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Kara Tucker to talk about her new music and being a female in a traditionally male-dominated genre....

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (409+ words) This transcript has been edited for style and clarity. Melissa Davis: Radar Gold is an established and innovative Indianapolis-based band with a wife and husband duo at the center of the group. As they prepare for a new album release,…...