Kaleidoscope

With a full length album released in April, Akron's Ultrasphinx are hitting the road and heading to Dayton, among other cities, on a summer tour.  Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt spoke with Ultrasphinx bassist Aaron Rogers about writing, recording and touring ahead of the band's local show.

Ultrasphinx will perform at Canal Public House on Wednesday, July 2nd with Dinosaurus, Oh Condor and Arms Race.

Lancaster-based songwriter Jon Morgan visited the WYSO studios for an acoustic set on Kaleidoscope.  He spoke with host Juliet Fromholt about his debut EP, performing live and the songwriting process.

Jon Morgan's debut EP, A Boat to Throw My Life Into, is available now.

Next week several local bands will come together with performers and volutneers from the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance for Party Arty, a fundraising event that benefits the Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and the Dayton Philharmonic.  Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt spoke with Libby Ballengee from the Dayton Ballet Barre about what attendees will see and hear at the event.

Party Arty is Thursday, June 26th at Top of the Market in Dayton.

It's been two years since Jah Soul last performed on Kaleidoscope.  On the band's return visit, they performed a danceable set of live tunes and spoke with host Juliet Fromholt about their latest efforts, writing and recording, and what the summer festival season holds.

Jah Soul will perform at the Oregon Express on June 27th

Josh Egeland and Jay Madewell are Dirty/Clean, a duo that combines synth, vocal and live drums for an exploration into disco, prog rock and more.  The duo visited the WYSO studios for live set on Kaleidoscope and talked to host Juliet Fromholt about crafting their sound, their debut album Welt Am Draht and upcoming gigs.

Dirty/Clean will perform with Curse of Cassandra at the planetarium at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery on July 11th.