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  • BLOG— Behind the story: Issa Ali and empowerment rap

    By Aaron Maurice SaariAugust 4, 2017

    Yellow Springs resident Issa Walker, aka Issa Ali, recently appeared on the influential Detroit radio program “Sway in the Morning,” delivering a spontaneous and well-received rap to an unfamiliar beat. Pictured here are Walker at the microphone, left, and hip-hop giant Sway Calloway, center, with members of the renowned Detroit rap group D-12 in the background. (Submitted photo)

    Yellow Springs is filled with major talent. We have luminaries in all the artistic fields. But no single name in the world of hip-hop calls Yellow Springs home. That is changing. Issa is on the rise.

  • Friends Music Camp, Godzilla come to town

    By Matt MindeAugust 3, 2017

    Campers from Friends Music Camp marched down Xenia Avenue last year before the camp’s annual concert in Yellow Springs to benefit Glen Helen. This year’s concert will be Saturday, July 29, at the Foundry Theater on Antioch College campus. Tickets are $10, with a $4 discount for students. Children 3 and younger will be admitted free of charge. (Archive Photo by Matt Minde)

    One of the threads that runs through Friends Music Camp, now in its 37th year — and its second located on the campus of Earlham College — is Godzilla, instructor, counselor and ex-camper Rory Papania said.

  • Orchestrating support

    By Matt Minde

    A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Friends Music Camp benefit concert for Glen Helen, which took place last Saturday, July 29, at the Foundry Theater. Both campers and camp staffers performed a varied program ranging from Wagner to Gershwin, including American folk music, jazz and original compositions. The event raised more than $2,140 for the Glen, with checks still coming in. (Photo by Matt Minde)

    A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Friends Music Camp benefit concert for Glen Helen, which took place last Saturday, July 29, at the Foundry Theater.

  • Local musicians perform in FMC concert

    By Diane ChiddisterJuly 28, 2017

    The annual concert performance by staffers and campers at the Friends Music Camp will take place this Saturday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Foundry Theater on the Antioch College campus.

  • Pop Wagner, homegrown cowboy, to perform

    By Carol SimmonsJuly 20, 2017

    Folk music performer and Yellow Springs native Pop Wagner returns home next week for a concert with The Corndrinkers, a regionally based oldtime stringband, Thursday, July 20, at Little Art Theatre. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $15, available at the theater. (Submitted photo by Dale Hanson)

    Musician and storyteller Pop Wagner makes no claim to being an actual cowboy, though he certainly looks the part, with his thick mustache, wide-brimmed hat and Western attire.

  • Wound up Springs

    By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 13, 2017

    A beaming Jordin Goff, drummer for the Yugos, from Cincinnati, engaged with the crowd at Springsfest 2017. (Photo by Aaron Zaremsky)

    Springsfest, a celebration of music and community, returned to Yellow Springs for its second summer last Saturday.

  • World House Choir seeks new members; will host guest artist DeMore

    By YS News StaffJuly 8, 2017

    The World House Choir is rehearsing Paul Winter’s Missa Gaia for a local performance Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12, at 7 p.m. at the Antioch College Amphitheatre. Above, from left are basses Lucas Bautista (obscured), Ron Siemer, Frank Fortino, Nick Daily and David Seitz. (Submitted Photo by Liz Mersky)

    The World House Choir will welcome new singers at its rehearsal on Monday, July 10, in the Foundry Theater on the Antioch College campus.

  • Tucki Bailey headlines Dayton Jazz Festival

    By Diane ChiddisterJune 9, 2017

    Local musician Tucki Bailey will headline the Dayton Jazz Festival this Sunday, June 11. She and her band, Tucki and the Vagabonds, will perform at 7 p.m. at Riverscape MetroPark.

  • Springsfest returns on July 8; advance tickets on sale now

    By YS News StaffMay 13, 2017

    Springsfest returns to Yellow Springs on July 8, bringing a day of beer, food and live music to the lawn of the Bryan Center.

  • Yellow Springs Strings annual spring concert at Senior Center

    By YS News StaffMay 9, 2017

    The Yellow Springs Summer Strings and Band Program will celebrate its 50th year as a summer music program for local children with a cello choir for alumni this Saturday, July 5, at 5 p.m., followed by a full orchestra performance. Shown above is an early concert with Summer Strings’ founder, Shirley Mullins, who continues to direct the program. (submitted photo)

    The Yellow Springs Strings will present its annual spring concert tonight, May 9, 7 p.m., in the Senior Center great room.

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