For over 11 years, I’ve live-streamed rarely heard tracks on my KRUU radio show, Fringe…
Fringe Toast Music
KRUU-FM radio host Andy Bargerstock presents his selection of the best off-the-beaten track composers, singer songwriters, and bands.
Ivan Howard’s Sparkling Solo Debut
The soulful CD debut Beautiful Tired Bodies from Howard Ivans (the musical project of Ivan…
Society of Broken Souls: | Americana Roots Drenched in the Blues
Dennis James and Lauryn Shapter of Society of Broken Souls have just released their first…
Dagmar and Veda | Talents Incubated in Fairfield
Dagmar is the duo Gemma Cohen and Miranda Mallard. Fairfield continues to be a hotbed…
Mirabai Britton | Nurtured in Home Full of Music
Mirabai Britton has just released her debut CD. Sometimes good things aren’t saved for last.…
Bajka: A Look at the Future of World Music | A Look at the Future of World Music
Bajka—her name means "fairy tale" in Polish. Bajka (“Bai-kah”) Plu-watsch was born in 1978 in…
Rock Legend Dave Mason | Rock Legend Performs at the Englert Theatre on February 8
Dave Mason Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Mason will bring his Traffic Jam…
Mr. Nasti and Laid Back | Shoe-Gaze Pop and Post-Disco Pop
Mr. Nasti, a.k.a. Nicholas Naioti This month we shine the spotlight on a creative young…
James Dean Claitor | New CD from Louisiana Jazz-Chill Conjurer
James Dean Claitor Quietly, for many years, Fairfield’s prolific multi-instrumentalist James Dean Claitor has been…
Rising Appalachia & Astronauts | In and Out of this World
Sisters Chloe and Leah Smith are the duo Rising Appalachia. Both the new English band…
Robert Reeder Releases First CD | Fairfield Musician Releases His First CD
Robert Reeder performed at FAIRfest 2014. Since arriving in Fairfield in 1991, Robert Reeder has…
London Grammar and Spiral System | Female Electro-Chill Brit Bands
Hannah Reid of London Grammar For me, the electronic- chill music scene hits a sweet…
Alt-J: British Electro-Chill | British Electro-Chill Bands, Part I
Alt-J In recent years, the UK has emerged as a hotbed of experimental music that’s…
Milk Carton Kids & Over the Rhine at the Englert | Milk Carton Kids & Over the Rhine Deliver Extraordinary Evening
Milk Carton Kids (photo by Brendan Pattengale) On September 24, 2013, two fabulous musical groups…
Leap into World Music | Local Traditions Meet Free-for-all Fusion
Mahotella Queens As our global world view matures, we discover intriguing artifacts of various cultural traditions. …