Robert Randolph and The Family Band In Sun King Studio 92

Photos Courtesy Rhythm In Focus Photography.

Robert Randolph and The Family Band stopped by Sun King Studio 92 on June 8, 2017. Enjoy the music and conversation below!

“I Want It”
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“Interview”
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/Studio92/Robert%20Randolph%20and%20The%20Family%20Band%206-23-17/Interview-Mix.mp3[/podcast]

“Shake It”
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/Studio92/Robert%20Randolph%20and%20The%20Family%20Band%206-23-17/Shake_It-Mix.mp3[/podcast]

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Robert Randolph 6-23-2017

Studio 92 Vault

 Studio 92 Vault Welcome to the Studio 92 Vault! Here you will find archived performances, photos, videos, track listings, and any other information we have on record for nearly every Studio 92 performance. We are currently hard at work retroactively archiving...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd


Sat Apr 16 – 8pm @ the Palladium

Guitar phenom Kenny Wayne Shepherd signed his first recording contract at 16 and quickly became one of the most successful blues-rock artists of his generation, as well as a prominent champion of blues tradition. The Louisiana native’s releases have routinely topped Billboard’s Blues Albums chart, and he has collaborated or toured with such names as B.B. King, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Robert Randolph, Stephen Stills, Ringo Starr, the Rolling Stones and Van Halen. Along the way, he has earned five Grammy nominations, two Billboard Music Awards and the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Blues Alive Award, among others.

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s current tour celebrates the upcoming 25th anniversary of his sophomore album, Trouble Is …, which sent three singles to the Top 10 of the Mainstream Rock chart: “Blue on Black,” “Everything Is Broken” and “Somehow, Somewhere, Someway.”

Sun King Studio 92

Sun King Studio 92 is the WTTS live performance space in downtown Indianapolis. 92-3 VIPs are invited to attend these intimate, acoustic Sun King Studio 92 tapings, and always receive advance word about the shows through 92-3 VIP-mail (click here to become a 92-3 VIP today). Listen to 92-3 WTTS to hear live Sun King Studio 92 performances, or click here to check out the latest sessions.


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Death Cab For Cutie

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Vance Joy

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Cage The Elephant

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Spoon - 9/12/14

Spoon – 9/12/14

Amos Lee - 11/9/13

Amos Lee – 11/9/13

The Head And The Heart - 10/24/13

The Head And The Heart – 10/24/13

Tristan Prettyman - Date

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Atlas Genius - 2/28/13

Atlas Genius – 2/28/13

Imagine Dragons - November 27, 2012

Imagine Dragons – 11/27/12

Sun King Studio 92 Spotlight: Tune in weekdays at 2pm for the Sun King Studio 92 Spotlight. We’ll play a live performance from the vast live archives of Sun King Studio 92 each day.

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Rock On The River: Recap

For the third year in a row WTTS brought the party to Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn with Rock On The Riverpresented by Arni’s Restaurant, a benefit concert for The Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. Through most of the day Central Indiana experienced gray skies and rain but as show time grew close the clouds began to break and the sun began to shine!  The evening began with a knockout performance from The Marcus King Band and there was barely anytime for the crowd to catch their breath before Robert Randolph and the Family Band took the stage.  The Revivalists delivered a memorable set to wrap up the night.  See the photos below, courtesy Rhythm In Focus Photography.

The Revivalists 6-23-2017
Robert Randolph and The Family Band 6-23-17
The Marcus King Band 6-23-17

Free Download Of The Week: The Marcus King Band

Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 20 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Band, the young phenom’s 2nd full-length LP and first for Fantasy Records. Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls “soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock,” the album highlights King’s gorgeous, rough-hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts. Buy tickets to see The Marcus King Band when they play WTTS’ Rock On The River June 23rd with The Revivalists and Robert Randolph and The Family Band and download “Rita Is Gone” off their self titled album any time between June 19th, and June 25th. Learn more about The Marcus King Band at their Official Website, “Like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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WTTS Rock On The River: The Revivalists


Kick off the summer with live music that makes a difference here at home. It’s the return of WTTS Rock On The River, presented by Arni’s Restaurant. This summer’s benefit features The Revivalists, Robert Randolph & The Family Band and newcomers The Marcus King Band with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. The show happens (rain or shine) Friday, June 23rd at the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park. Gates open at 5:30 and the music starts at 7:00.

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The New Orleans based band The Revivalists have become a new WTTS favorite with their latest release, Men Amongst Mountains. Hear the band’s live performance in Sun King Studio 92 from 2015. Robert Randolph & The Family Band is a longtime favorite of WTTS. Robert’s playing of the slide guitar is legendary and draws inspiration from soul, gospel and blues music. The Marcus King Band may be new to the national spotlight, but the Greenville, South Carolina band packs a soulful punch. Listen to their Sun King Studio 92 performance from earlier this year.

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Indiana Children's Wish Fund

Portions of the proceeds will be donated to the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. Their mission is to put smiles on the faces of Indiana children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness by making a dream come true. Their children have had to fight battles that children should not have to fight. These children go through treatments that make them sick for days on end. They forget what childhood is all about. Granting their wish gives these brave children something to look forward to and helps build strength and hope for their futures. Every child has the right to be loved, nurtured and to reach for a dream.


92-3 WTTS Rock On The River is presented by Arni’s Restaurant.

Robert Randolph

Marcus King Band – photo credit: Jacob Blickenstaff

Forecastle Festival 2015

Forecastle Festival

Friday, 7:13PM – Roughly halfway through the first day of the festival. Forecastle 2015 has been fun so far, extremely hot however. So far I have discovered a new band, Fly Golden Eagle, taken in a bit of Cold War Kids and watched St. Paul & The Broken Bones wow another audience. I highly doubt those guys will ever come across an audience that they can’t win over. There has also been some delicious tacos and crazy good doughnut holes glazed in a local stout and covered in Fruity Pebbles, you have to love life on a festival diet. Cage The Elephant is taking the Mast Stage soon…which is my cue to get back out there. – Rob

Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids

St. Paul of St. Paul & The Broken Bones
St Paul & The Broken Bones

Click Here to see all the photos at Forecastle Festival 2015.

Saturday, 2:09PM – Last night was interesting, to say the least. Cage The Elephant put on a fantastic show. Lead singer Matt Shultz attacked the music, the stage, the crowd and anything that came near him and it was fun to watch. I saw the last part of Houndmouth’s performance on the Boom Stage after Cage The Elephant had finished. Houndmouth is a great live band and the huge audience that they drew was a testament to that.

Sam Smith was the headliner last night, and this is where things got interesting. He opened his set with “I’m Not The Only One” which engaged the crowd as everyone sang along. He was personable with the audience….marveling at the fact that this many people in Louisville, KY even know who he is, he told the story of a tough breakup that lead him to write most of his first album and he had the crowd say hello to his father, who was in attendance. There was a fireworks display to the right of the stage, over the Ohio River during his set. Night one of Forecastle 2015 was headed towards a perfect ending. Then the winds came. Seemingly out of nowhere, strong wind just started blowing dirt and dust around the grounds, there was an announcement on the loudspeakers that heavy storms were moving in and the festival site was being evacuated. Twenty minutes later, we were in our car. The staff of the festival deserves a tip of the cap for doing a great job in getting everyone out of harms way in a quick and calm manner.

There were three after shows last night. One of them was planned on-board a boat, so the weather forced it’s cancellation. The other two went off as planned. We went to a club called Headliners to see Lord Huron. I was concerned that I wasn’t going to be into the show. It had been a long hot day and the music wasn’t starting until after midnight. Turns out I had nothing to worry about. Lord Huron’s new album Strange Trails is one of my favorites of 2015 so far and as good as the band sounds on the record, they sound even better live. Their stage show is full of energy and everyone in the club was having a great time. No one seemed to be bothered by the fact that it was nearly 3AM when the show wrapped up. Based on the energy in the place, the band could have played as long as they wanted and no one would have complained.

It’s off for Day 2 now….let’s find out what else Forecastle 2015 has in store. – Rob

Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant
Cage The Elephant

Matt Myers of Houndmouth
Houndmouth

Click Here to see all the photos at Forecastle Festival 2015.

Robert Randolph of The Word
Robert Randolph

Cary Ann Hearst of Shovels and Rope
Shovels And Ropes

Sunday, 2PM – Day two of the Forecastle Festival was full of great performances, with a couple of surprises thrown in. The day got off to a late start. There was some prep work that needed to be done to the grounds from the storms on Friday night, which delayed the opening of the gates by an hour and a half or so. This delay caused the schedule of performances to be shuffled around slightly.

The first band that I took in was Desaparecidos, the political punk band fronted by Conor Oberst. Their show was high energy throughout and full of political themes. The crowd seemed to be right on board.

After Desaparecidos, there was a little time to kill. I was able to utilize this time to get a strawberry-banana smoothie. Can’t beat that, especially in this heat. I was also able to take a bit of time and walk around the grounds, checking out some of the local art that is on display before making my way back to the Mast Stage for the start of The Word.

The Word is a super group of sorts. Made up of Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson and Chris Chew. The performance was pretty much what you would expect from musicians of this caliber. They tore though the songs, flawlessly.

Once The Word had finished it was time to make it to the Boom Stage for Shovels & Rope. This is when it occurred to me that there wasn’t going to be any down time between shows with the new condensed schedule. Shovels & Rope put on a fun show, they drew an amazing crowd.

Adam Granduciel of The War On Drugs
The War On Drugs

Click Here to see all the photos at Forecastle Festival 2015.

Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson

After Shovels & Rope, The War On Drugs took over the Mast Stage. I enjoyed listening to them, although I was surprised that their set was as laid back as it was. I really expected more punch from these guys.

The next stop was the Boom Stage to take in Sturgill Simpson. I had heard a lot of good tings about this guy and he lived up to every one of them. I expected to like the show, I didn’t expect to like it quite this much. Sturgill lives in a realm somewhere between alt-country, Americana and jam music. The package comes together wonderfully and the audience never stops dancing.

After Sturgill Simpson I found myself with a little time to kill and I wandered around until something caught my ear. There was a sound coming from the Ocean Stage that had just a hint of funk to it and I had to check it out. What I found was the biggest surprise of Forecastle 2015, so far. Cherub was on stage. A duo that is part electronic, part dance, part funk and part 80’s pop. As their set went on the crowd continued to get larger. There was an intense party atmosphere around the stage and no one was standing still. Cherub, as of this moment, put on the best show that I have seen here at the festival. A huge surprise considering I hadn’t heard of them until stumbling across them playing the smallest stage on the grounds.

Almost the minute that Cherub wrapped up, My Morning Jacket took the Mast Stage. Nothing fancy about their show, just amazing songs played perfectly in front of a rabid hometown crowd. There wasn’t a lot of banter between songs either, although Jim James did stop down long enough to talk about the great arts and music scene here in the city of Louisville.

Jim James of My Morning Jacket
Jim James

Click Here to see all the photos at Forecastle Festival 2015.

Day two at Forecastle 2015 was a wonderful experience on all fronts and I expect great things from this third and final day. As I’m typing this in the media tent, I can hear Noah Gundersen on the Boom Stage playing a hauntingly slow cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” That means it’s going to be a great day, right?

Kanene Donehey Pipkin of The Lone Bellow

John Gourley of Portugal. The Man

Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse

Click Here to see all the photos at Forecastle Festival 2015.

Live From Hangout

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Experience the Hangout Music Festival, all weekend from Gulf Shores, AL. We’ll be posting backstage interviews and performances, along with live streaming video from festival performances. WTTS’ Hangout coverage is powered by Financial Center.



Listen to a backstage interview with Spoon.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/SpoonInterview.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to a backstage interview with Trampled by Turtles.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/TrampledbyTurtles.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to a backstage interview with Zella Day. She also performs “Hypnotic” and her new song “High.”
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/ZellaDay-Interviewand%20Performance.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to a backstage interview with Joywave.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/joywave.mp3[/podcast]

Off a fantastic performance hear a backstage interview with Jenny Lewis.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/jennylewis.mp3[/podcast]

Hear Umphrey’s Mcgee perform “Similar Skin” “Ringo” and have a backstage interview.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/umphreys.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to Deap Valley play “Reflection” backstage.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/DeapValley.mp3[/podcast]

Backstage interview with Dirty heads.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/DirtyHeads.mp3[/podcast]

Hear Dirty Heads perform “Sound Of Change” backstage at Hangout Fest.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/DirtyHeadsSongs.mp3[/podcast]

Houndmouth did a live performance of “Sedona” backstage.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/HoundmonthSedona.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to an interview with Stand of Oaks where he performs “Goshen 97,” “Plymouth,” and “Shutin” backstage.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/StrandofOakRaw.mp3[/podcast]

Hear Elle King in a backstage interview.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/ElleKing.mp3[/podcast]

Xavier Rudd backstage at Hangout Fest for an interview and performance.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/XavierRudd.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to a backstage interview with My Morning Jacket.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/MyMorningJacket.mp3[/podcast]

Hear a backstage interview with Kopecky.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/kopecky.mp3[/podcast]

Backstage interview with Drive By Truckers.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/DriveByTruckers.mp3[/podcast]

Hear a backstage interview with The Word. Comprised of Robert Randolph, John Medeski, and all three members of North Mississippi Allstars.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/TheWord.mp3[/podcast]

Listen to a backstage interview with Vance Joy.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/VanceJoy.mp3[/podcast]

Hear Frank Turner backstage at Hangout Fest.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/FrankTurner.mp3[/podcast]

Robert DeLong stopped by backstage for an interview.
[podcast]https://www.wttsfm.com/audio/hangout/RobertDelong.mp3[/podcast]

The Latest 92-3 VIP-Mail

April 26, 2017

‘TTS t-shirts. And a brand new grill. This  might be the most important email you read today. 

In today’s 92-3 VIP-mail,  we’ll tell you about a snazzy line of ‘TTS gear, perfect for the spring. And be sure to read the entire email to find out how you can win a Broilmaster premium gas grill, just in time for the busy grilling season!

WTTS and The Shop in Broad Ripple have teamed up to create a cool line of wearables. They’re only available online. Click here to explore the collection. We hope to see you out and about sporting some ‘TTS gear this spring!

92-3 VIP Presale Alert: Here’s another presale opportunity for 92-3 VIPs only.Donald Fagen & The Night Flyers play Old National Centre on August 28. Tickets are on sale Friday but 92-3 VIPs can buy them tomorrow from 10am-10pm. Find the special presale link and password in the VIP Room furnished by Holder Mattress.

Album Side Saturday Recap
Album Side Saturday  was a blast . From side 1 of the Beach Boys’ classic “Pet Sounds” to the second side of “Synchronicity” from The Police, we featured classic album sides all day to celebrate “Record Store Day.” Check out all of the album sides we played. And a big congratulations to Ranny Klepfer from Geist. She was our Album Side Saturday grand prize winner and is headed to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, courtesy of RCA Records. Be sure to send pictures, Ranny!
Have Your Revivalists Tickets?
If you like the sound of The Revivalists on WTTS, you’re gonna love them live. They return to town this summer for WTTS Rock On The River, presented by Arni’s Restaurant. Our summer benefit for the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund also stars Robert Randolph & The Family Band and The Marcus King Band , Friday, June 23 at the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park. Join us!

Win A Broilmaster Grill!
Family and fun begins in your own backyard. Enjoy vacation relaxation every day, not just one week a year, with a custom in-gound swimming pool from Pool City in Greenwood. Turn your backyard into your personal tropical paradise. Log into the VIP room and register to win a Broilmaster Premium gas grill (natural gas with Charmaster Briquets, a $1,039 value). Pool City’s Customer Appreciation Sale is this weekend at 940 Fry Road in Greenwood.  ( See complete rules).

 

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