Episodes

  • DJ $crilla finds his groove in music for TV, film and, now, a new album

    DJ $crilla finds his groove in music for TV, film and, now, a new album
    Jun 26 2025
    You might not know the name DJ $krilla — but you’ve definitely heard his music. From Super Bowl ads to video game soundtracks, Chris Harris has quietly built a music licensing empire from Cleveland. On this week’s Shuffle, he talks about the unexpected turn that launched his career in TV and film and the personal inspiration behind his new album The Impact.
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    21 mins
  • Cleveland’s Country Honk brings the sounds of Nashville north

    Cleveland’s Country Honk brings the sounds of Nashville north
    Jun 5 2025
    Thor Platter and his bandmates are bringing classic outlaw country and honky-tonk tunes to Cleveland, one honky-tonk heartbreaker at a time. Country Honk joins Shuffle and Applause Performances for a special in-studio session and interview to talk about their latest album.
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    16 mins
  • Upstream Drifters looks to breathe new life into the old-timey sound of folk

    Upstream Drifters looks to breathe new life into the old-timey sound of folk
    May 22 2025
    Northeast Ohio folk duo Upstream Drifters has released two albums this year, blending traditional old-time dance music with lyrical storytelling. Aubrey Helmuth Miller and Craig Mast join Shuffle to talk about their musical journey.
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    24 mins
  • Cleveland noise artist Slugg turns heavy sounds into healing

    Cleveland noise artist Slugg turns heavy sounds into healing
    May 8 2025
    Kristal Mills was settled in her life, working in the corporate world in Cleveland. But the pull to explore her creative side led her down a new path. For this week’s Shuffle, Mills talks about the industrial techno beats she produces under the name Slugg.
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    24 mins
  • Canton musician Scott Paris chronicles a year of gigs, guitars and goodbyes in new book

    Canton musician Scott Paris chronicles a year of gigs, guitars and goodbyes in new book
    Apr 24 2025
    For more than three decades, Scott Paris was a fixture of Northeast Ohio’s live music scene, performing up to 200 shows a year in bars, clubs, casinos and festivals. Now, the longtime Canton-based musician is reflecting on his career in a new book, “A Guitar Called Harry V and the Cover Band Conundrum,” a memoir told through journal entries chronicling his life with one special guitar.
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    25 mins
  • A saxophonist from Cleveland redefines jazz fusion with Abstract Sounds

    A saxophonist from Cleveland redefines jazz fusion with Abstract Sounds
    Apr 10 2025
    Jevaughn Bogard started playing saxophone in grade school. He went on to study sax in college, tour nationally and perform with stars. Now he's created his own jazz fusion band, Abstract Sounds, in Cleveland.
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    11 mins
  • Midwest ensemble the Oblivion Project champions Argentine nuevo tango

    Midwest ensemble the Oblivion Project champions Argentine nuevo tango
    Mar 27 2025
    Clevelanders with a passion for modern Argentine tango are connecting audiences with a master. After 20 years of performing throughout the Midwest as the Oblivion Project, the group is releasing its first album.
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    11 mins
  • Cleveland trumpeter Theresa May tests the limits of brass music

    Cleveland trumpeter Theresa May tests the limits of brass music
    Mar 13 2025
    After years of performing in ensembles, Cleveland trumpeter Theresa May is stepping out on her own. May joined "Applause Performances" and "Shuffle" for an in-studio performance and conversation about her new electronic music, as well as breaking barriers in the classical world.
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    22 mins