Kaleidoscope

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.

Emma Woodruff and Kyleen Downes began performing together as part of a cover band called The UnderCovered.  Now collaborating on original material, they plan to release an album in 2012 and embark on a regional tour.  Here they perform live in the WYSO studios and talk about their music with Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt.

Emma Woodruff and Kyleen Downes will perform Friday, December 30 at the Spirited Goat coffeehouse in Yellow Springs. 

God Bless and Asher Jones have gone from being a hip-hop centered duo to a full band that fuses hip-hop and rock into their own unique sound.  They visited the WYSO studios for a live performance on Kaleidoscope and talk about forming the band and where they're headed in 2012.

God Bless and Asker Jones will perform Saturday, December 17th at Gilly's in downtown Dayton.

Nightbeast makes a return visit to the WYSO studios to chat with Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt about his new band, how it's changed the way he approaches music and their winter tour with God Bless and Asher Jones.

Nightbeast will perform on Saturday, December 17th at Gilly's in Dayton.

The Smug Brothers, Kyle Melton and Don Thrasher, are preparing for the release of their latest EP, Treasure Virgins.  It's being released on cassette and digital download via Gas Daddy Go, a local record label started by Thrasher in the late 19080's, that's being revived for business in 2012.

The Smug Brothers will celebrate the release of Treasure Virgins by performing at Gilly's in Dayton on Saturday, December 17th.