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Encore Theatre Company's production of Spring Awakening opens January 20th and runs through February 4th.  The production is directed by JJ Parkey, who played Hedwig in last year's production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.  In this preview, Parkey talks about the production, the story and the unique theater space for Spring Awakening.

When Me & Mountains started working on the follow-up to their debut album, they decided that they would record this one themselves.  The resulting album, Feral, is about to be released, and thanks to efforts from fans, it will come out on vinyl.

Nine False Suns combines rock and roll, reggae, jazz and funk into their own unique sound like allows them to explore all sorts of musical territory.  The band is planning a lot of activity for 2012 including recording and more live shows. 

You can see Nine False Suns perform at Canal Street Tavern on February 4th as part of the Dayton Does Dayton music festival.

Meg Cavanaugh began considering songwriting in high school while she was involved in musical theater.  Looking influences like Ani DiFranco and Joni Mitchell, Cavanaugh picked up a guitar and years later is a performing songwriter.  Cavanaugh debut album, The Musketeer's Handbook is out now, and she's currently writing more songs in anticipation of a second album.

When musician Shawn Burkett became a father, he wanted to stay closer to home.  So he turned to another artistic pursuit: filmmaking.  Along with his friend and collaborator, Ryan Stacy, Burkett formed Concept Media, and the company released its first film, Midsummer Nightmares earlier in 2011. 

Here Burkett and Concept Media actress Ayse Howard discuss their start in film and the new projects they'll be working on in 2012.