In the Studio

Winners of the 2007 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Best World Band, The Pinstripes don’t merely play Ska and Reggae — they inhabit the sound like it’s a ramshackle house that’s keeping them alive. Tight but never slick, fun but never goofy, intense but never serious, The Pinstripes (a hard-touring band with a hard-won following) combine Ska, Reggae, Dub and Soul to create something that’s genuinely lacking in a great deal of contemporary music: joy.

Gary Keegan visits with Josh Eagle on January 27, 2012 in the studio at WNKU.

Elaine Deihl visits with Paul Cebar in the studio at WNKU on January 13, 2012.

The Head and the Heart was formed after five twentysomethings met at an open mic night in Seattle.

"None of us knew each other beforehand," recalls singer Josiah Johnson. "I just happened to go to the same open mic. [Jonathan Russell] played some songs and I played some songs, then we started talking and hanging out."

Paul Thorn visits WNKU studio and talks with Gary Keegan on November 3, 2011 before his show at Southgate House.

Tim Easton visits with Gary Keegan at WNKU on October 12, 2011 before the show at Motor Pub.