State of The Arts

State of the Arts - EP 18 - Dub Z- Finding your voice, and staying true to yourself.

Dub Z- Finding your voice, and staying true to yourself. 
 
Join our conversation as we speak to Bilal Spiller the hip hop artist Dub Z. Bilal shares how he first encountered rap music, his evolution as an artist, and how that evolution as an artist aligns with his new approach to life. 
 
Find his music videos here 

State of the Arts - Ep 17 - Suzy Bogguss - Country with a FolkTone

Suzy Bogguss- Country with a Folk Tone 
 
Suzy Bogguss sits down and talks through her career with Josh Benson. From her early home life to her first record deal in Nashville.  How her Yodeling and Folk Tone shaped who she was as an artist in Country Music.  
 
Suzy Bogguss is coming to the Marion Cultural and Civic Center August 27. tickets are available at marionccc.com
 
Our Soundtrack this week is "Golden age" from Kevin Ohlau and Karve. 

State of the Arts - Ep 16 - Kevin Ohlau, Karving out his place in the Southern Illinois Music Scene.

State of the Arts; Southern Illinois - Episode 16
 
Kevin Ohlau, Karving out his place in the Southern Illinois Music Scene.
 
Kevin Ohlau is a Southern Illinois Musician who has made his place in the Southern Illinois Music scene over the last two decades. He just released a new album Just a Dream under his newest project Karve through River to River Community Records . In this episode we discuss his background in music in Southern Illinois, his influences and his new album. We dive into his songwriting and creation process and the true positivity behind his new album is revealed through the conversation.
 
The New 7" Vinyl album"Just a Dream" can be purchased here https://www.rivertorivercommunityrecords.com/merch/p/s2vj6fcxrt0skvdfnftba8pftc2qn2
 
Kevin also has an upcoming concert with the jewels at The Varsity Center on August 6 at 7pm. Tickets avaialble here https://thevarsitycenter.org/live-music

State of the Arts - Ep 15 - Cosplay, An Art form of self expression

Cosplay, An Art form of self expression
 
Shelley Hudspath and Caitlin Coale from the Marion Carnegie Library stop in to discuss their upcoming event "Carnegie Cosplay Con" at the Marion Carnegie Library at 2pm on July 21.  We discuss their event and then dive into Cosplay as an art form, geek culture, and the ways their event is serving all ages and in turn our community overall.  We then chat with Travis Westbrook about his experience in Cosplay as the characters Inigo Montoya and Bruno.  We then have the pleasure of sitting down with Gayland Jenkins and explore his experience cosplaying Doctor 4 from Doctor Who.  We dive into the the way Cosplay has a feeling of community from Con to Con and how Geek Culture has become mainstream and is now more broadly accepted by the overall general public and the source of that acceptance. 

State of the Arts - Ep 14 - Guy Aitchison and Michele Wortman- The Art of Tattoo

Guy Aitchison and Michele Wortman- The Art of Tattoo
 
Join Guy Aitchison and Michele Wortman of Hyperspace studios as we discuss their artwork, the history of tattoo, the stigmas that have been present about the art form over the last century, and how Michele's Tattoo styles made a revolutionary change in the industry.   We also discuss their upcoming event at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts on July 9.  Get tickets at https://cedarhurst.org
To learn more about Michele and Guy, their art and tattoo practice go to https://www.hyperspacestudios.com , or https://www.michelewortman.com or https://guyaitchison.com 

State of the Arts - Ep 13 - Spencer Gualdoni, Growing up in Southern Illinois to Casting Broadway

This week's episode is a revisit of an originally recorded interview from the Fall of 2020.  
 
Spencer Gualdoni Grew up on the stage of the Marion Cultural and Civic Center.  After College he is now a casting a Assistant at Tara Rubin Casting.  Most recently having worked on Trevor and Mr. Saturday Night.  

State of the Arts - Ep 12 - Tony Deyo, body drumming won’t get you to broadway.

Join us in a conversation with Tony Deyo, a headlining stand up comedian that has graced the late night stages of Conan and Craig Fergusson. Hear Tony's story of turning down a prestigious college for the opportunity to be in a marching band, debut's on late night shows, and the curious story of interpretive dance and body drumming while bombing a broadway audition. 
Tony will join us at Marion Cultural and Civic Center on July 22 as part of The Good Humor Men.  
 
Special thanks to AJ Rice our Associate Producer 
also thanks to Jeremy Todd for the soundtrack to this episode. 

State of the Arts - Ep 11 - Roger Earl, from Johny Cash to Muddy Waters: the shaping of a rock icon

Roger Earls, The founding drummer of Foghat talks to us about the influences he had growing up in London.  A house filled with music, and how Jerry Lee Lewis sparked a life long passion for Rock N Roll. 
 
Roger and Foghat will be playing the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on July 31st.  Get your tickets at marionccc.com
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