Music Section

• ‘The Outside Presents’ returns with ‘Midwestern Ambience’ for third season

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 29, 2025

  

  Experimental music series “The Outside Presents” returns this weekend for its third season, opening with a program titled “Midwestern Ambience.”

• Yellow Springs Porchfest to be powered by solar

  By YS News StaffAugust 11, 2025

  

  Yellow Springs Porchfest is partnering with the nationwide SunDay event to power the music on village porches with clean solar energy for this year’s Porchfest on Saturday, Sept. 20.

• World House Choir open to new singers

  By YS News StaffJuly 20, 2025

  

  World House Choir is open to new choir members as it begins rehearsals for a new season Monday, July 21. Rehearsals typically take place each Monday, from 7–8:30 p.m., at the Foundry Theater.

• Tuvergen Band ‘gallops’ to the Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsMay 8, 2025

  

  The band’s name holds special significance, connecting its trio of members — Tamir Hargana, Naizal Hargana and Brent Roman — to their music’s roots in Mongolian culture, for which horses are central figures in history, mythology and, naturally, its folk music.

• Violinist Pogačnik to perform at Antioch College’s Herndon Gallery

  By Lauren ShowsApril 28, 2025

  

  Slovenian violinist Miha Pogačnik will perform Thursday, May 1, at the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College, bringing his unique blend of music, social engagement and innovation to Yellow Springs.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to host 40th annual competition

  By YS News StaffApril 25, 2025

  

  Chamber Music in Yellow Springs will present its 40th annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles on Sunday, April 27, beginning at 4 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church.

• Foundry Theater— Ukrainian band Yagódy’s epic sound 

  By Lauren ShowsApril 3, 2025

  

  Ukrainian band Yagódy comes to the Foundry Theater Thursday, April 3, as part of their first North American tour. Blending folk, pop, rock and electronic sounds, the band’s unique oeuvre can only be described as epic.

• Emporium to host 2 of Clubs House Party

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 27, 2025

  

  The Emporium will host the 2 of Clubs House Party on Friday, March 28, during the weekly wine tasting; the event is brought to the village by producer, singer and rapper Michael Breslin, of 2 of Clubs, who has held a number of similar events in the Dayton area.

• Little Art to host intergenerational songwriters’ round

  By Reilly DixonMarch 24, 2025

  

  Sharon Lane, Kyleen Downes, Dawn Cooksey and Rhue Buddendeck will perform an intergenerational musical showcase at the Little Art Theatre on Wednesday, March 26 — just a few days before the end of Women’s History Month.

• Yellow Springs Porchfest to return this September

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 22, 2025

  

  According to a press release received by the News this week, Porchfest has found a new home under the care of the YS Arts Council, supported by a grant from the YS Community Foundation.