KSPS PBS presents Inland Sessions

Inland Sessions: Bobby Patterson Band Nov 21, 2025 24:59 Bobby Patterson and Ken Danielson have each been mainstay musicians of the Inland Northwest blues scene for over over 30 years but in 2018, they teamed up and have been playing the original music and rockin' blues sound of the Bobby Patterson Band, with a 5-piece band that is sure to get you out on the dance floor. Watch the full uninterrupted performance episode of the Bobby Patterson Band on I

Inland Sessions - Mungo Nov 14, 2025 26:10 Mungo, or Mungowona, is a singer/songwriter and multi-disciplinary artist visiting the Inland Sessions studio from Boise, Idaho. Born in Malawi, he's traveled around the world for an education and has found encouragement and community in the Inland Northwest exploring life as an artist and performer with his original music blending soul, funk, and amapiano. Inland Sessions is a weekly half-hour s

Inland Sessions: Timeworm Nov 10, 2025 29:18 J.I. Gassen visits the studio as the drummer & lead vocalist for Timeworm, a new, collaborative and creatively progressive four-piece rock band out of Spokane, Washington. Indy Heyer, Drew Brereton, and Cade Brown round out the current lineup of the pop-psychedelic quartet, but today we are talking with J.I. and talk about his pathway through music and into Timeworm and how encouragement and

Inland Sessions: A Train To Nowhere Oct 31, 2025 28:30 Together vocalist Tianna Guerra, guitarist Tanner Chick, bassist Adam Kitz, and drummer Chris Sturm become A Train to Nowhere, an band of emerging musicians who are exploring their pop sensibilities in Spokane, Washington. This is a half-hour extended interview and unplugged session where we invite you to get to know your local artists better. KSPS PBS produces Inland Sessions, a half-hour showc

Inland Sessions: Andy Rumsey Oct 24, 2025 29:23 Singer/Songwriter Andy Rumsey joins us in the studio to talk about how music gave him an outlet for his internal emotional life the way nothing else could, and why he believes in music and connection as a pathway to help heal and teach in an uncertain world. Andy brings an unplugged acoustic set of music from his back catalog, an acapella A-HA cover, and more. KSPS PBS is the Public Broadcast

Inland Sessions: Tango Volcado Oct 17, 2025 29:17 Tango Volcado is a classically-styled Tango ensemble featuring Jody Graves on piano, Patricia Bartell on accordion, Eugene Jablonsky on upright bass, and Tana Bland on violin and viola. These musicians include world champion musicians, cultural ambassadors, and respected music educators on the world's stage. This is an opportunity to meet each respected member as an individual, and learn how the

Inland Sessions: The Holy Broke Oct 10, 2025 29:08 Kent Ueland stops by the studio to talk about and share some of his intimate and raw folk-based country music project The Holy Broke, which he brought to the KSPS PBS studios in Spokane, Washington for Inland Sessions. His full half-hour studio performance premieres on October 13th 7:30pm Pacific on KSPS from your digital tuner in the Pacific Northwest or streaming live and on demand at ksps.org/i

Inland Sessions: RCA & The Radicals Oct 3, 2025 29:20 Riley C. Anderson visits Zana in the studio to talk about how picking up the guitar when he was a child helped him navigate his various identities and how he's forged a pathway through life with music. RCA shares a solo acoustic set, and we get a taste of RCA & The Radicals from their creative and energetic Inland Sessions studio performance! RCA & The Radicals premieres on Inland Session

Inland Sessions: Hank Cramer Mar 7, 2025 28:42 Hank Cramer is a singer/songwriter and traditional folk troubadour from Winthrop, Washington. Hank has spent his life collecting and sharing American and Celtic folk songs of the soldier, sailor, cowboy, pioneer, laborer, traveler, and friend alongside his own original music. A lover of history and storytelling, he delivers memorable performances with his guitar and distinct baritone vibrato. Hank

Inland Sessions: The Colourflies Mar 2, 2025 30:07 Mixing pop, grunge, punk, psyche, and jazz into a noisy new stew, Matt Legard and Tom Deckert of The Colourflies from Spokane, Washington join us in the studio to tell us how they discovered their passions for music and how they think about authenticity and performance as a balancing act. The Colourflies premiere on Inland Sessions Monday, March 3rd at 7:30pm Pacific on KSPS-TV and streaming at

Inland Sessions: Helmer Noel Feb 21, 2025 28:28 Neo-soul singer/songwriter Helmer Noel visits the studio to talk about how growing up, his mom was the church choir director who got him hooked on music and singing early on, giving him the confidence to explore expressing himself through performance and eventually his own music. Also how finding creative collaborators after moving to Spokane, Washington helped change the direction of his life and

Inland Sessions: Pamela Benton Feb 14, 2025 28:35 Classically-trained singer/songwriter Pamela Benton visits the studio to talk about being immersed in a world of music for as long as she can remember, starting with the violin when she was 7 years old and progressing to teaching herself guitar by the time she was in Jr. High her music is built around her electric violin and guitar in contemporary cross-genre arrangements. She also delivers a st

Inland Sessions: Carli Osika Feb 7, 2025 23:31 Singer/songwriter Carli Osika joins us to talk about music, collaborative writing, and how spending time in Nashville offered her lessons that she has brought home to Sandpoint, Idaho. Carli was 8 months pregnant when she filmed her Inland Sessions episode which airs Monday, February 10th 7:30pm pacific time on KSPS channel 7.1, and streaming or on demand at ksps.org. Her new son was born Janua

Inland Sessions: B Radicals Jan 24, 2025 28:26 Bradford Little and Konrad VanDeest visit the studio to talk about their funky jam explosion, the B Radicals from Spokane, Washington which has been a backbone jam band for almost 20 years in the region. Their groovy sound which has an experimental edge invites audiences to a cosmic exploration, and failing that... they hope it makes you want to dance. Bradford and Konrad talk about how they fir

Inland Sessions: Quiero Flamenco pt2 Jan 10, 2025 35:36 Dancer/Choreographer Monica Mota and guitarist/composer/arranger Mellad Abeid return to talk more about their live dance + music project Quiero Flamenco and their beautiful upcoming show "Gradience", in Spokane, Washington presented by KSPS-PBS at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center on January 10th, 2025. All music courtesy of Quiero Flamenco performing in studio at KSPS PBS studios, except

Inland Sessions: Alcohol & Feelings For Christmas Dec 13, 2024 28:11 Jenny Anne Mannan, Caroline Fowler, and Karli Fairbanks are all singer/songwriters who love Christmas music, and in 2022, they gathered themselves around the band name Alcohol & Feelings and joined us in the Inland Sessions studio to record a half-hour of their sweetly bittersweet original holiday music. Sit down by the fire with a cup of cocoa and enjoy set of new Christmas music that is ro

Inland Sessions: Rosie CQ Dec 6, 2024 29:08 Today Rosie Cerquone joins us in the studio to talk a little about her life & music, and play solo for us one of her oldest songs, one of her newest songs, maybe even a little Billie Eilish while accompanying herself on the vibraphone. See her full musical performance with her band on Inland Sessions airing Monday, December 9th at 7pm Pacific time on KSPS-PBS, or on demand without commercial

Inland Sessions: Isaac Tonasket Nov 29, 2024 30:23 Young singer/songwriter Isaac Tonasket joins us in the studio with his mother, Monica Tonasket to talk about what has been driving him since his early years to forge his own path through life with music and honesty. Self-recording and self-releasing his song "Boyz Don't Cry" brought a lot of new attention and millions of views to Isaac's work, and he takes the opportunity to share some of the re

Inland Sessions: Sacha Boutros Nov 22, 2024 29:41 Sacha Boutros is known across the U.S. and Europe as a singer of the American Songbook, performing all around the world with her renditions of American jazz standards, but today she visits the KSPS-PBS studio to talk about recording her original music, and her experience in the music industry as an outspoken independent artist, musician, songwriter, promoter, and advocate for women and people of c

Inland Sessions: Quiero Flamenco Nov 15, 2024 29:31 Dancer/choreographer Monica Mota and guitarist/composer Mellad Abeid join me to talk about how they each found flamenco, where they found each other as artistic collaborators, and why flamenco is so stylistically singular, passionate, and powerful. Watch their full episode their dance/music performance on Inland Sessions premiering Monday, November 18th at 7:30pm PT on KSPS-PBS Channel 7.1 in the

Inland Sessions: Evergreen Afrodub Orchestra Nov 1, 2024 29:23 Eddy Pace of Evergreen Afrodub Orchestra joins us to talk about following his dream to build a collaborative ensemble of the region's best musicians to come together for the love of reggae, Afrobeat, jazz, and funk. Colossal horns, big percussion, and layered guitars over a backbone of bass describes EAO's mostly instrumental jams, but it doesn't explain how Eddy brought Evergreen Afrobeat toget

Inland Sessions: Olivia Brownlee Oct 25, 2024 30:37 Singer/songwriter Olivia Brownlee visits to talk about her music and all the ways she's found (so far) to connect people and communities through song and dance as a musician, educator, communicator, and presenter on this week's episode, and brings us unplugged performances of her original music alongside a surprise heartfelt acoustic cover. Find out more about Inland Sessions and featured artist

Inland Sessions: Left Over Soul Oct 18, 2024 30:10 Raleigh Brown, Sky Dornbirer, and Zack Francis of Left Over Soul join us for a chat and a couple stripped down unplugged versions of their 9-piece soul combo's music. Inland Sessions is produced by KSPS-PBS TV in Spokane, Washington showcasing the original music and talented musicians of the Inland Northwest. Find exclusive performances, extras, and more Inland Sessions podcasts at ksps.org/inla

Inland Sessions: August to August Mar 4, 2024 27:46 Jayson Orth visits Inland Sessions to talk about how he developed as a musician and his newest project, a one-man lo-fi instrumental sound machine he calls August to August. Watch August to August perform a half-hour set without commercial interruption streaming on demand at ksps.org/inlandsessions, and with ads for a global audience at youtube. KSPS-PBS produces Inland Sessions in Spokane, Was

Inland Sessions: Jason Garrett Evans Feb 26, 2024 28:33 Jason Garrett Evans is a neo-soul artist from Spokane, Washington and brought Cosmic Fantasy to help him fill out his original music on his second visit to Inland Sessions. Jason talks a little about how church introduced him to music, how karaoke gave him room to try new things, and how becoming a music director for a church helped him learn to communicate with audiences through live performance.

Inland Sessions: No Soap Radio Feb 19, 2024 29:20 Quinton Kamara and Bobby Meador of No Soap, Radio! a larger 7-piece ensemble - to talk about being a marching band nerd and learning to have the greatest time of your life playing music with your friends. What do they sound like? Quinton suggests "headbanger jazz!"

Inland Sessions: Dario Re of Heat Speak Feb 12, 2024 30:00 Dario Re is the songwriter and bandleader of Heat Speak, and he visits to talk about the heart of his music including an exclusive acoustic solo performance of "Cupboard of a Grand Fir" of their brand new De Bouquet Ok album.

Inland Sessions: Hoodoo Udu Feb 5, 2024 27:35 Ben Rose of Hoodoo Udu join us in studio to talk about his initiation into the world of music and how he expresses himself as a musician, songwriter, and teacher. Inland Sessions is recorded and produced in Spokane, Washington by KSPS-PBS. See full uninterrupted musical performances by this artist and more at ksps.org/inlandsessions

Inland Sessions: Latrice Williams Experience Jan 15, 2024 29:24 Today we're spending time with Latrice Williams talking about how she learned from her past and leans on her faith to create the Latrice Williams Experience, a combination of singing, performance, and storytelling. Find out more about our guests, watch performances of Inland Sessions, or learn more about how you can support independent artists in the KSPS-PBS broadcast range including Washingto

Inland Sessions: Jake Rozier Jan 2, 2024 32:44 Jake Rozier joins us to talk about how making music was second nature as a child, but lost his way. Jake had to take a long pathway to come back to music and why he decided he turned to music to help him survive, featuring two live solo acoustic performances. Producer & Host: Zana Morrow Sound Engineer: Todd Anderson

Inland Sessions: Clarion Brass Choir Dec 18, 2023 38:49 William Berry composes, arranges, is the music director and also first trumpet for Clarion Brass, with Dr. Andrea Olsen conducting the annual "This is What Christmas Sounds Like" concert presented by KSPS-PBS. Clarion Brass is a 14-piece brass ensemble who've been gathering since 1993 to play the music of Spokane-based composer William Berry. Berry and Olsen talk about how music has shaped thei

Inland Sessions: Twahan Simultaneous Dec 11, 2023 37:00 Twahan Simultaneous began rapping when he was 6 years old and brings his rhythm and style for words to our podcast room to talk about how music gave him a safe space and poetry gave him something to say. Pieces: "I Can Sell You Anything (partial)" and "Garbage Day". Host: Zana Morrow Sound: Neil Vanos

Inland Sessions: The Riverside Trio Dec 4, 2023 31:52 The Riverside Trio from Spokane, Washington perform a range of music from classical to pop in their chamber ensemble, often playing for memory care centers helping "to connect people who feel disconnected" through the power of live music. Today they talk about how music changed and shaped their own lives, and the power of music to connect us.

Inland Sessions: Shantell Jackson Nov 20, 2023 31:14 Poet Shantell Jackson came to Spokane by way of Buffalo, New York and brought a passion for words with her. During our conversation she talks about her poetry and her path to exploring and accepting her own vulnerability through writing and performing her poetry. Watch her Inland Sessions episode which premieres Monday 11/20/2023 or watch archived episodes of Inland Sessions at ksps.org.

Inland Sessions: Odyssey Nov 6, 2023 35:16 Odyssey is a 3-piece heavy metal instrumental band from Spokane, Washington who have released a panoply of full length studio albums and EPs over the 15 years they've been playing together. Featuring: Jordan Hilker Lukas Hilker Jerrick Crites

Inland Sessions: Betsy Rogue Oct 30, 2023 33:43 Betsy Rogue is a charming 3-piece folk ensemble from Spokane, Washington Liz Rognez on guitar, Heather Montgomery on viola, and Jerrilyn Harris on cello, their three-part harmonies offer rich storytelling to listeners. During this interview, the three members of Betsy Rogue talk about music in their life.

Inland Sessions: Jacob Rountree Oct 23, 2023 34:09 Jacob Rountree's poetic lyricism is the anchor of his soulful sound as a singer/songwriter visiting us for a set from his home base in Bozeman, Montana. For more information about Inland Sessions, to watch back episodes, or if you'd like learn about how you can personally support arts, education, civic-health, and building community through locally-produced public television please visit ksps.o

Inland Sessions: Jaeda Oct 16, 2023 32:39 Jaeda is a hip-hop artist who started in Spokane, Washington but over her 20 year career she has grown as a musician, producer, and community organizer around creating and celebrating hip hop music in the Northwest.

Inland Sessions: The Red Books Oct 9, 2023 31:22 The Red Books bring a new sound to the Inland Sessions stage, but during this podcast they reveal more about how they came to music, how they view success, and also an acoustic set sure to make you tingle.

Inland Sessions: David Larsen Apr 3, 2023 35:35 As a recording artist, saxophonist, professor, collaborator, producer, and composer, David Larsen joins us in studio to play a couple original solo works and to talk about how he came to dedicate himself to music, personally and professionally, ever since. David's life really is all Jazz, capital "J", and you can hear it as he discusses his family, background, musical influences/experiences, and

Inland Sessions: SmallTown Strings Feb 21, 2023 26:37 Caroline and JayJ Carlile are only 50% of folk ensemble SmallTown Strings, but they bring their roots to the table. Although they are both still in their teens, when SmallTown Strings took the stage on Inland Sessions, they showed a sophistication in their songwriting and performance that we will explore in this podcast, including a live acoustic performance from the duo.

Inland Sessions: Kristen Marlo Feb 16, 2023 32:56 Kristen Marlo is a singer/songwriter who brought her roots to Inland Sessions, but today Kristen brings her story which includes how she found her love of performance singing in active warzones while serving in the U.S. Air Force. She plays a live acoustic to illustrate the way and reasons for writing her soulful music.

Inland Sessions: T.S The Solution Feb 16, 2023 32:08 T.S The Solution is the stage name Devonte Pearson uses to deliver his personal style of enlightened hip-hop to the masses, including to the Inland Sessions stage earlier this year. Devonte visited us to talk about his journey to become a performer, producer, and record label owner in his adopted hometown

Inland Sessions: Jason Perry Feb 16, 2023 30:03 The Jason Perry Band brought it all to their performance on Inland Sessions, but today Jason Perry sits down to talk about how he found music as his personal language of expression and how he approaches the art of living through the community that grows around music scenes. #funky

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