Brittany Nader
Producer/WKSU ShuffleBrittany Nader joins Morning Edition host Amanda Rabinowitz on Thursdays to chat about Northeast Ohio’s vibrant music scene. As Shuffle Producer, she provides planning, scheduling, strategy and writing support for WKSU's weekly spin through local music.
Brittany earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication, with a concentration in magazine journalism, from Kent State University in 2013. She has contributed stories to local publications including The Devil Strip, Cleveland.com, Buzzbin Magazine and Akron Beacon Journal’s Savor Ohio magazine. She currently works as a Content Specialist at Drips in Akron, Ohio. In her downtime, she enjoys reading, cooking, playing with her cats and dog and immersing herself in Akron’s music scene.
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Damian Goggans, 18, went from picking up an instrument at an after-school program to Oberlin Conservatory of Music in just five years. -
Free Black!, the hip-hop collective developed by Floco Torres and Holbrook Riles III (HR3), released its third album, Black Tuesday! in October. The album explores themes around the economy and working class and includes an assortment of features from Akron-based musicians.
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Dave Grohl Alley is a roadside attraction dedicated to the two-time Rock Hall inductee that has come to mean so much more to a committed group of Warren residents.
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As the Rock Hall prepares to induct its newest class this month, it's broadening its focus from highlighting well-known musicians from the past to local musicians of today.
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When musicians Ruby Rendrag and Suki Kuehn moved to Akron in August 2020, it marked 15 years since they experienced the devastation of Hurricane Katrina firsthand.
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More than a dozen venues across the region are requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend shows.
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Hear details about Akron's outdoor music festival, PorchRokr, which returns to the Highland Square neighborhood Saturday, Aug. 21. We also go through every hour of the schedule with our must-see picks!
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The nonprofit, founded by Ameer Williamson who performs as Minus the Alien, puts on a “boot camp” to teach kids in the community about hip-hop culture.
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Classical music has returned to Northeast Ohio after more than a year of silence. The Cleveland Orchestra held its first live, in-person performances Independence Day weekend, with two evening concerts July 3 and 4.
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Two Northeast Ohio independent music venue owners explain why they've waited to reopen, and about the long, frustrating wait for promised federal funding.
