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For Under the Radar's 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016.

The mother of KQED reporter Izzy Bloom never taught her daughter to speak her native language, Japanese, because she was told by doctors that doing so would be detrimental to her brother, who has a rare genetic syndrome. The truth turned out to be more complicated.

The 10 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2011 “Indie rock” is a huge catch-all term. 2011’s best indie rock albums list focuses on artists who are more rock-oriented, taking their cues from the genre’s styles and traditions. A “Best of Indie Rock” list, by definition, will be an eclectic bunch. The term, itself — “indie rock” — serves as a catch-all, a way to scoop up an enormous collection of acts who eschew, either by choice or by default, major labels and the big business dealing...

Max Bloom has laid out details for new album Pedestrian. The songwriter previously fronted Yuck, while his own catalogue is full of daring twists and turns. New solo record Pedestrian is out on June 18th, and it marks a turn towards the introspective from the UK artist. He comments: “I was contemplating a lot of things when I was trying to come up with the lyrical themes...” The title song is online now, and it was born from Max listening to the initial instrumental on a loop, before ...

Downtown Strong initiative aims to revitalize downtown Louisville area, kick-start tourism Share Updated: 6:32 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 Share Updated: 6:32 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STRONG SIGNS ALL OVER THE CITY. IT’S PART OF A NEW CAMPAIGN TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS A NEW YEAR AND A NEW MESSAGE FOR LOUISVILLE. WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT OUR CITY IN A POSITIVE WAY DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE PARTNERSHIP EXECUTI...