Cultural Shorts

Rudy Love and The Encore have a new album out and will perform at the Somewhere Fest and Conference this weekend. The group's newest member says that the new single from the album drew from some unusual inspiration.

Funk legend Sly Stone passed away Monday at the age of 82. He performed and toured with the late Rudy Love, a Wichita musician. The Love Family had strong ties with Sly, who was their friend and mentor during the 70s. KMUW’s Carla Eckels spoke with Bob Love about those years and their musical journey.

Harvester Arts is opening a group show today on Friday called “In a New Light.” Seven artists will display works, including Sam Gales, whose paintings are personal as well as political. Torin Andersen talked with Gales at her studio.

Formed in Wichita and now based in Lawrence, the band Split Lip Rayfield is celebrating 30 years together in 2025. However, the band's Wayne Gottstine says that a life in music hasn't always been easy.

Korean-born artist Shin-hee Chin has raised a family and has had her artwork featured on the world stage. KMUW's Torin Andersen met Chin at her basement studio for "ArtWorks."

Comedienne Paula Poundstone is familiar to public radio listeners and she says that she was a fan of the platform before she was on the airwaves.

For this month’s ArtWorks, Torin Andersen talked with record producer Chris Schlarb about what capturing a moment is … or isn’t.

Author Jason Bailey's latest work "Gandolfini: Jim, Tony and the Life of a Legend" is a biography of the late actor James Gandolfini, who became synonymous with his character on the hit TV show "The Sopranos."

Five For Fighting's John Ondrasik was initially disappointed when his songs stopped becoming Top 40 hits but he says that he soon discovered that there was more than chart success.

April May Webb won the 2024 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in part based on her performance of a notoriously difficult John Coltrane composition.