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♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ >> AND NOW, FROM WTIU STUDIO 6, LIVE TO TAPE AND HEAVILY EDITED, NICE WORK PRESENTS A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THIS IS NICE WORK AND I'M KAYTE YOUNG.

>> I'M TYLER LAKE.

>> I'M ALEX CHAMBERS.

THESE GUYS ARE BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY.

>> THIS WHOLE DEAL IS WHAT WE ARE CALLING -- [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THIS WHOLE THING WE ARE CALLING NICE WORK, WHICH IS OUR SHOW, PRESENTS A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

>> THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF ALL THE THINGS WE LOVE.

MUSIC, ART, BOOKS, AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THEY DO.

>> TONIGHT YOU'LL SEE MORE THAN A FEW PERFORMANCES BY THESE HANDSOME CUSSES AND SOME INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL WRITERS AND ARTISTS.

>> WE MIGHT MAKE SOME SNACKS AND EVEN GET TO SEE SOME BALLET AND ALL OF THIS COMES FROM OUR QUIRKY LITTLE TOWN.

>> WHICH IS SORT OF THE POINT OF THIS WHOLE THING.

AND WHY WE WANTED TO DO THIS WITH THESE GUYS.

BECAUSE THEY GENUINELY CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, THEY'RE EARNEST AND PROUD RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWN, AND I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY RARE THING.

>> IT'S NICE, TYLER, BUT I THINK I'M NOTICING A PROBLEM.

IT SAYS THIS IS A HOLIDAY SPECIAL, BUT I DON'T SEE THE THINGS THAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH A HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

>> YEAH, LIKE ARTIFICIAL TREES AND A BUNCH OF FAKE PRESENTS AND RIBBONS AND BOWS, WHAT KIND OF HOLIDAY SPECIAL IS THIS?

>> I GUESS IT'S DECEMBER ALREADY.

TO ME IT FEELS STILL LIKE LATE NOVEMBER A LITTLE BIT.

BUT I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TEAM HERE, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS SET JUST A LITTLE MORE FESTIVE?

OH.

>> OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL I THINK THAT'S A START, AT LEAST.

BUT LET'S BE HONEST, GUYS, I WASN'T REALLY THINKING OF THIS AS A HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

I JUST WANTED TO GET THESE GUYS INTO OUR STUDIO.

AND TO ME, THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

>> THAT IS PRETTY SPECIAL, IT'S HARD TO ARGUE WITH THAT.

>> SO WE WON'T.

THIS IS NICE WORK PRESENTS.

>> A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

>> TAKE IT AWAY, FELLAS.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ ONE EVENING AS THE SUN WENT DOWN ♪ I WAS RIDIN AROUND ON THE SOUTH OF TOWN.

♪ A MAN EXPLAINED FROM OUT OF VIEW ♪ TANGERINE AND HONEYDEW SO I PEELED OFF DOLLAR BILLS AND ROLLED AWAY ♪ I SAID HEY, WAIT -- I SAID HEY, WAIT ♪ WHAT DID I SAY ♪ I SAID HEY, WAIT.

♪ WHAT COULD I SAY ♪ I SAID DON'T SAY THAT PLACE ♪ ♪ SMOKED A JOINT AND WASHED MY FACE ♪ AND I SLEPT WITH THE TV ON.

♪ HAD A CRAZY DREAM ABOUT THE VIET CONG ♪ THE SUN CAME IN AND TOUCHED MY EYE ♪ WHEN I OPENED THEM UP, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED ♪ EVERYTHING HAD BEEN TAKEN AWAY ♪ LOOKED OUT THE DOOR, SAW HIM DRIVE AWAY ♪ I SAID HEY, WAIT.

♪ WHAT COULD I SAY ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT ♪ WHAT COULD I SAY ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT ♪ WHAT WOULD I SAY ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT.

♪ WHAT WOULD I SAY ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ DO-DO-LOO DO-DO-LOO ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ DO-DO-LOO DO-DO-LOO.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ WELL I HEARD HIM SAY COMME CI COMME CA SMOKE A CIGARETTE TO COLLECT MY THOUGHTS ♪ IF IT COMES DOWN MUCH TOO SOON ♪ SO I CALLED THE DESK AT THE BLUE LAGOON ♪ YOUR FRIEND CHECKED OUT AT A QUARTER OF 5:00 ♪ WITH A RUSSIAN DUDE LOOKED DEAD IN THE EYES ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT ♪ WHAT WAS I SAYING ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT ♪ WHAT WAS I SAYING ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT ♪ WHAT WAS I SAYING ♪ I SAID HEY WAIT ♪ WHAT WAS I SAYING.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> HEY NOW, FELLAS, THAT WAS A REAL CRACKERJACK NUMBER YOU GUYS DID THERE.

WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT?

>> IT'S CALLED HEY WAIT.

>> OFF YOUR FIRST RECORD?

>> OFF OUR NEW RECORD, TABLE TALK.

>> THAT'S JUST FINE TOO.

SO, YOU KNOW, TELL ME ABOUT THIS CREW YOU GOT HERE.

TELL ME ABOUT ALL THESE FELLAS.

>> SURE.

SAXOPHONE, DYLAN MALONEY.

GIVE IT UP FOR HIM.

[ APPLAUSE ] ON TRUMPET, WE HAVE AARON COMFORTY.

[ APPLAUSE ] ON BASS, BRYCE MARTIN.

[ APPLAUSE ] ON GUITAR AND KEYS, LOUIS RODGERS.

[ APPLAUSE ] AND I'M ADDISON RODGERS.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> GIVE IT UP FOR THESE GUYS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU TWO ARE BROTHERS?

>> NO.

>> SO?

>> WE'RE BROTHERS.

>> YOU TWO ARE BROTHERS.

THAT'S REAL SPECIAL, TOO.

SO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY HAVEN'T TOLD ME, I'VE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES, YOU'VE NOT GOTTEN AROUND TO TELLING ME WHAT THE NAME OF THE NEW RECORD YOU'VE GOT THAT JUST CAME OUT?

>> IT IS CALLED TABLE TALK.

>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT?

>> SURE.

NEW RECORD FROM US, PUT IT OUT OURSELVES ON VINYL.

WE DECIDED TO DO A LIVE TO TAPE RECORD SORT OF IN THE STUDIO, TRY TO CAPTURE THE BAND AS WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, WITH HORNS AND BASS AND ALL THIS.

AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE A 21-PIECE ORCHESTRA OR JUST THE TWO OF US OR WE BUILD UP TRACKS, WE DECIDED WE GO INTO IT AND TRY TO LAY DOWN THE SOUND, LIKE IT WAS A RECORD FROM THE LATE 60s.

>> THAT'S MIGHTY SWELL.

HEY, YOU THINK YOU GUYS CAN DO ME A FAVOR, SMALL PERSONAL FAVOR, LAST TIME I'M GOING TO ASK, THINK YOU CAN STICK AROUND AND DO A FEW MORE SONGS FOR US?

>> JUST FOR YOU, BUDDY.

>> THANK YOU, GUYS, I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.

♪ I COME HOME, I DO THE DISHES ♪ I CAN'T WAIT TO BE ALONE WITH YOU ♪ I SWEEP THE FLOOR FULFILL YOUR WISHES, ♪ I CAN'T THINK OF NOTHING ELSE TO DO ♪ WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING ♪ AIN'T NO WRONG IF YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT ♪ WHEN WHAT I DO MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ OH, OH, OH, ♪ OH, OH, OH, ♪ ALL DAY LONG, I'VE HAD A QUESTION ♪ I CAN'T SEEM TO THINK IT UP SOMEHOW ♪ I FIXED THE DOOR, TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE ♪ I KEEP WONDERING WHAT'S ME NOW ♪ WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING ♪ AIN'T NO WRONG IF YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT ♪ WHEN WHAT I DO MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ AND IT'S LIKE AHHHHHHH ♪ OOOO-OOOO-OOOOO.

♪ OOOO-OOOO-OOOOO.

♪ OOOO-OOOO-OOOOO.

♪ OOOO-OOOO-OOOOO ♪ WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING ♪ AIN'T NO WRONG IF YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT ♪ WHEN WHAT I DO MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ I RULE THE WORLD FOR JUST ONE NIGHT ♪ IT'S LIKE AHHH-AHHHH-AHHH ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> IN THE STUDIO WITH US TODAY IS ERIN TOBEY.

MUSICIAN, MEMBER OF SEVERAL BANDS, INCLUDING BRENDA'S FRIEND, A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AN ARTIST, MURALIST, AN EDUCATOR, CO-OWNER OF HOPSCOTCH COFFEE IN BLOOMINGTON.

WELCOME, ERIN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME, KAYTE, WHAT A TREAT.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> NOW, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO GET A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A TALK WITH YOU.

THE FIRST TIME THAT I BECAME AWARE OF YOU, I THINK, WAS WHEN IN 2016, IT WAS THROUGH YOUR MUSIC.

I WAS A REALLY SMITTEN WITH YOUR SOLO ALBUM THAT CAME OUT IN 2016.

MIDDLE MAZE.

BUT YOU'D BEEN MAKING MUSIC FOR QUITE A WHILE BY THEN?

>> I THINK I STARTED MAKING MUSIC WHEN I WAS LIKE A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I THINK THE FIRST RECORD THAT I PUT OUT, I WAS -- I WAS PROBABLY IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT CAME OUT IN 2000.

SO I KIND -- I STARTED AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, KAYTE, AND SO THAT WAS MY SET, THAT ALBUM WAS THE SECOND AND LAST LITTLE ALBUM, MOST RECENT SOLO ALBUM THAT I MADE.

>> WHEN I WAS GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW, THIS SHOW WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT CELEBRATING SORT OF LIFE IN A MIDWESTERN COLLEGE TOWN, AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOUR SONG, ON MIDDLE MAZE, ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> OH, YES, OKAY.

>> AND TO ME, IT KIND OF FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOME GRAPPLING WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT PLACE AND POSSIBLY AMBITION AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THESE LINES LIKE YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE, AND I WILL STAY HERE.

>> YEAH.

>> SO I DON'T KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO PICK YOUR BRAIN ABOUT THAT AND SEE LIKE -- ARE THOSE THE KINDS OF THINGS YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF -- >> I THINK SO.

I THINK -- I STILL THINK THIS IS TRUE, WHERE LIKE MAKING THINGS, I STILL FIND -- LIKE BEING A CREATIVE PERSON IN THE WORLD, BUT I STILL FIND MYSELF LIKE WALKING THE SAME PATH FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN TO THE LIBRARY, LIKE -- MY WORLD IS SO SMALL, AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S THIS CHOICE THAT I THINK I MADE AT SOME POINT TO -- THAT THAT'S WHAT I WANTED, AT LEAST FOR A TIME, BECAUSE SOMETIMES I THINK WE ALL FEEL IN BLOOMINGTON LIKE WE ARE KIND OF SHELTERED IN A WAY THAT CAN BE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, I THINK, BUT I THINK I DEFINITELY FELT AT SOME POINT LIKE I MADE A CHOICE THAT I WANTED TO BE SOMEWHERE THAT I KNEW SO INTIMATELY LIKE EVERY LITTLE CORNER.

BUT THERE IT'S COMPLICATED, IT'S NOT ALL POSITIVE, I GUESS, I DO LIKE BEING IN THIS SMALL PLACE, THIS SMALL CORNER OF THE WORLD, I GUESS.

>> SO YOU WERE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, DID YOU GET TO DESIGN THE SUMMER READING?

>> I DID.

>> POSTERS.

>> THAT WAS A DELIGHT.

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF YEARS WHERE THEY LET ME DRAW THE SUMMER READING GUIDE, WHICH IF YOU HAVE KIDS, IT'S ALWAYS LIKE A REALLY PRECIOUS ARTIFACT EVERY SUMMER.

SOMEWHERE YOU GET THIS THING THAT FOLDS OUT AND YOU GET TO COMPLETE ALL THE ACTIVITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER.

THAT WAS SOMETHING I GOT THE PRIVILEGE OF DESIGNING.

>> NOW YOU'RE TEACHING?

>> I'M A VISITING ARTIST AT FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY HERE IN BLOOMINGTON, SO I'M STILL A COMMUNITY ARTIST, LIKE I COME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK AND TEACH 4th, 5th AND 6th GRADERS STUFF THAT IS NOT REALLY EVEN IN MY WHEELHOUSE, LIKE CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE.

SO I'M STILL -- IT'S KIND OF UNDER MY UMBRELLA AS AN ARTIST, BUT I GET TO COME IN AND, YEAH, HANG OU WITH KIDS IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, ESSENTIALLY, MY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL WHERE MY KID GOES, IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

>> THEY'RE VERY LUCKY.

AND YOU ARE STILL MAKING MUSIC, THOUGH, AND I KNOW THAT ONE OF YOUR MOST WELL-KNOWN TUNES, IN TERMS OF RADIO PLAY, AT LEAST, IS THE EARTH EATS THEME SONG.

>> SO TRUE.

THE MOST OFTEN PLAYED SONG OF MINE, PROBABLY.

DEFINITELY.

>> WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

IT WAS WAY TOO SHORT.

I HAVE SO MANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS, KAYTE, THANKS EVERYONE FOR HAVING ME.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH TIME IN PUBLIC MEDIA LATELY, BUT LUCKILY WE ARE DOING A FUND DRIVE, AND TYLER, HOW'S IT GOING OVER HERE IN PLEDGE CENTRAL?

>> KAYTE, IT'S A REALLY TOUGH TIME RIGHT NOW FOR PUBLIC MEDIA, AND WE CAN USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING A LOT TO HELP US OUT.

OUR PHONE VOLUNTEERS.

COME ON, LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

MA'AM, HOW IS IT GOING?

>> OH, THINGS ARE GOING REALLY, REALLY GREAT, REALLY GREAT.

I'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF CALLERS COMING IN PLEDGING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

>> THOUSANDS OF CALLERS PLEDGING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ENCOURAGING OR NOT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, HOW ARE THINGS OVER HERE?

>> COULD NOT BE BETTER.

WE JUST GOT A DONATION OF $100,000, THAT'S RIGHT, A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS COMING IN.

>> IT WENT UP RIGHT WHILE WE WERE TALKING?

>> YEAH.

>> MIGHTY OPTIMISTIC NUMBERS.

YOU'RE ON YOUR CELL PHONE?

>> COMING IN ON MY PERSONAL LINE HERE.

THIS GUY WILL GIVE US $10,000, WE JUST HAVE TO GIVE HIM SOME GIFT CARDS AND I NEED YOUR SOCIAL.

>> CAN DO, CAN DO FOR $10,000, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.

>> GREAT, COOL.

>> BUT SOME OF THIS SEEMS A -- SOME OF THIS SEEMS A LITTLE OFF, GUYS.

ARE YOU GUYS -- LET ME JUST DOUBLE-CHECK.

ARE YOU GUYS ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERS HERE BECAUSE YOUR PHONE -- NONE OF YOUR PHONES ARE PLUGGED IN.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU GUYS?

>> WE'RE FABULOSO IMPROV COMEDY, WE DROVE IN WITH ADDISON AND LEWIS.

THEY ASKED US TO WAIT IN THE CAR, BUT WE GOT A LITTLE RESTLESS.

>> OKAY, WELL THAT DOES MAKE SENSE.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU'VE GOT A CALL ON YOUR UNPLUGGED PHONE?

>> THIS IS HOT OFF THE PRESS.

JUST GOT A CALLER SAYING THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE MORE OF BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY PLAYING SOME MUSIC THAN ANY MORE OF THIS.

>> HEY, ME TOO.

FELLAS, TAKE IT AWAY!

♪ ♪ OOOOOO PEOPLE CHANGING THE SEASONS ♪ BUT SOMETHING HOLDS INSIDE ♪ LIGHT TRAVELED SLOW AS IT TOUCHED YOUR FACE ♪ WINDOWS PLACE YOU IN SHADES ♪ WON'T YOU LOVE TO BE ♪ LOVE SPEAKS, MAKES THE WORLD SEEM.

♪ LWE ARE HOLDING ON TO SOMETHING THAT IS TRUE ♪ I SEE THE WAY YOU SEE SHADES OF MAYBE ♪ AND LOVE IS FROZEN OUTSIDE OF YOU ♪ WHEN TRUE LOVE FLOWS AND GROWS OUTSIDE OF YOU ♪ ♪ SO RAISE A CODE TO VICTORY ♪ SO MANY AND OLD OAK TREE ♪ SO THAT'S CONSISTENCY ♪ HEY, HOLDING HANDS LIKE A RIVER'S PATH, WATERY LIFE SIZED PHOTOGRAPHS ♪ TO ANYTHING ♪ LOVE SWEETS, MAKE THE WORLD SEEM ♪ WE ARE HOLDING ON TO SOMETHING THAT IS TRUE ♪ I SEE THE WAYS SHADES OF BABY BLUE, ♪ THERE'S NOTHING OUTSIDE OF YOU ♪ WHEN TRUE LOVE IT FLOWS AND GROWS OUTSIDE OF YOU ♪ DO-DO-DOOOO-DOOO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DOOO-DOO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DOOO-DO ♪ DO-DOOO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DOOO-DOO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DOOOO-DOOO-DO-DO ♪ ♪ DO-DOOO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DOOO-DOO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DOOOO-DOOO-DO-DO ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP WE HAVE DANCERS FROM THE IU BALLET AT THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC.

THEY'LL BE DOING TWO DANCES FROM SASHA JANES'S "NUTCRACKER" WITH MUSIC RECORDED LIVE.

FIRST GRAHAM WISSINGER AND TIFFANY YANG DOING THE MOROCCAN PAS DE DEUX FOLLOWED BY EMILY HAIN DOING THE SUGARPLUM FAIRY VARIATION.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY.

SO TODAY WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THESE REALLY ADORABLE, FESTIVE LITTLE APPETIZERS.

THEY'RE FUN, THEY'RE EASY, I PROMISE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO VERY SIMPLE INGREDIENTS, SOME BLACK OLIVES, SOME CARROTS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT UP INTO LITTLE CIRCLES, AND SOME OF THOSE LITTLE TINY MOZZARELLA BALLS THEY CALL PEARLS.

SO.

>> NOT SURE IF THESE ARE.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

WHAT YOU DO IS TAKE ONE OF THE LARGE ONES, WE HAVE JUMBO AND THEN WE HAVE KIND OF MEDIUM SIZED.

YOU CUT A LITTLE BIT OUT.

>> OKAY.

>> NOPE.

OKAY, GREAT AND THEN YOU'LL TAKE ONE OF THESE LITTLE MOZZARELLA BALLS AND PUT IT IN HERE.

>> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT WE WERE MAKING, BUT I'LL WAIT FOR THE REVEAL.

>> I THINK IT WILL BECOME APPARENT REALLY SOON.

PUT ONE OF THESE DOWN HERE.

>> GET OUT OF HERE, I THINK I SEE WHERE IT'S GOING >> I DON'T, I'M LOST.

>> TAKE ONE OF THE SMALL ONES AND LOOK -- PUT THE WHOLE -- IN THE BACK.

>> OKAY.

>> THEN YOU TAKE A TOOTHPICK.

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> YOU GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

>> YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

>> YOU CAN'T SEE IT.

>> MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CARROT.

>> OKAY.

>> IT'S A PENGUIN!

THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BEAK TOO THAT HAS BEEN CUT OUT FROM THE CARROT, SO YOU CAN PUT THAT -- KIND OF PUSH THAT IN THERE, YOU GOT A LITTLE BEAK.

>> HOLD IT STILL.

>> YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THE CROWD WENT WILD.

DID YOU HEAR THAT.

THEY LOVED THAT PENGUIN.

>> THEY LAUGH THOSE PENGUINS.

>> WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?

>> YEAH.

WE'RE GOING TO BOTH DO.

I'LL START AND TAKE THE LITTLE NOTCH OUT OF MY OLIVE HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> GIVE YOU THE KNIFE.

YOU WANT THE OLIVES.

SO THEN WE JUST JAM SOME CHEESE IN THERE, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE IT ON STAGE.

WAIT, WHAT'S NEXT, THE HEAD OR THE FEET?

>> EITHER WAY.

>> EITHER WAY.

DEALER'S CHOICE.

>> PUT THE HEAD ON, GET YOUR -- YEAH.

>> STICK THAT THERE, GRAB THIS, JAM IT THROUGH.

>> THIS IS GREAT TV, I JUST GOT TO SAY.

>> JUST GOING -- WHICH WAY DOES THIS GO, FRONT OR BACK?

>> YOU WANT THE HOLE IN THE BACK.

>> THE HOLE IN THE BACK.

AND THEN WE TAKE OUR LITTLE WEDGES, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> OKAY.

YOU SEE.

>> TYLER, YOU DID IT.

>> YEAH.

I THINK -- YOU CAN SEE THE TOOTHPICK, YOU CAN SEE SHE TOOTHPICK.

[ APPLAUSE ] THAT'S A LESS THAN -- I HAVE A FEELING.

>> DO YOU NEED ME TO MAKE ONE.

>> PLEASE DO.

>> YOU'LL DO BETTER THAN ME.

>> I'LL DO IT REALLY FAST.

>> DO IT REALLY FAST.

>> SPEED PENGUINS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> WHEN WOULD YOU SERVE THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE WHEN -- WHAT KIND OF EVENT DO YOU THINK THESE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT?

>> ICE SKATING.

>> ICE SKATING.

OKAY.

>> MAYBE BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE FRANK SOUTHERN ICE ARENA HERE.

>> EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

>> VERY GOOD REFERENCE THERE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE?

>> I THINK MY NUTCRACKER WATCH PARTY.

>> VERY GOOD SUGGESTION.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> I THINK YOU DID A BETTER JOB.

>> THEY'RE KIND OF TASTY, MORE TASTY IF YOU PUT SOME DIP DOWN HERE.

>> WHAT KIND OF DIP?

>> I DON'T KNOW, LIKE A SOUR CREAM DIP, SORT OF LOOK LIKE THEY'RE IN SNOW.

I ALWAYS SAY IT'S BEST TO USE WINTER CARROTS BECAUSE THEY'RE SWEETER.

>> REALLY, REALLY TOP TIP, APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT.

PENGUINS.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ I SEE YOU HANGING AROUND SOME TIME ♪ YOU KNOW YOU'RE EVERYWHERE IN THIS TOWN ♪ I WISH I COULD PICK YOU UP ♪ SAY SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SMILE ♪ DO YOU EVER GET DOWN SOMETIMES ♪ YOU KNOW THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU CAN BARELY SPEAK ♪ WE COULD GO ON A SILENT WALK ♪ AND I'D WHISPER TO YOU SOFT AND SWEET ♪ CAN YOU DANCE ♪ WILL YOU DANCE ♪ REACH OUT YOUR HAND TO ME ♪ I CAN DO THE SAMBA, SWAY TO FRANK SINATRA, I'LL BE ALL THE MAN YOU'LL EVER NEED ♪ CAN YOU DANCE ♪ WILL YOU DANCE ♪ COME ON AND TAKE THE LEAP ♪ I CAN DO THE MAMBO, CHOCOLATE CHERRY COMBO ♪ I'LL BE ALL THE MAN YOU'LL EVER NEED ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW THIS TOWN THINKS I'M ALL MESSED UP ♪ I'M NOT SOMEONE THEY'D CAST FOR THE LEAD ♪ CASANOVA I MAY NOT BE ♪ THEY'LL TURN AROUND WHEN I START MOVING MY FEET ♪ I WOULD LOVE TO TWIRL YOU AROUND SOME TIME ♪ WATCH THE BAND AND FEEL YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE ♪ FLOAT AROUND LIKE HUMMINGBIRDS IN FLIGHT ♪ WE'D SHARE A SMILE AND SWAY AWAY THE NIGHT ♪ CAN YOU DANCE ♪ WILL YOU DANCE ♪ REACH OUT YOUR HAND TO ME ♪ I CAN DO THE SAMBA, SWAY TO FRANK SINATRA ♪ I'LL BE ALL THE MAN YOU'LL EVER NEED ♪ CAN YOU DANCE ♪ WILL YOU DANCE ♪ COME ON AND TAKE THE LEAP ♪ I CAN DO THE MAMBO, CHOCOLATE CHERRY COMBO, ♪ I'LL BE ALL THE MAN YOU'LL EVER NEED ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> OUR NEXT GUEST STEVEN DEUSNER IS A MUSIC JOURNALIST WHO HAS WRITTEN FOR "PITCHFORK, "STEREOGUM", THE "NEW YORK TIMES" AND MORE.

HE HAS TWO BOOKS OUT, A BOOK ABOUT THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS AND THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND HIS MORE RECENT BOOK, WHICH CAME OUT JUST A YEAR AGO, ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, AS WE ARE RECORDING.

THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT GARTH BROOKS' ALTER EGO CHRIS GAINES, IT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE 33 1/3 SERIES.

IT'S CALLED "GARTH BROOKS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIS GAINES."

THIS IS A SERIES OF BOOKS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL ALBUMS, IT IS ABOUT THIS ALBUM, GARTH BROOKS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIS GAINES.

STEVEN, IF WE COULD START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPLANATION ABOUT CHRIS GAINES AND GARTH BROOKS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP?

>> SURE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE WEIRDEST AND WILDEST CHAPTERS IN POP HISTORY THAT I KNOW OF.

SO GARTH BROOKS WAS THE BEST-SELLING ARTIST OF THE 1990s.

HE OUTSOLD NIRVANA, MARIAH CAREY, OUTSOLD THE BAND THAT SANG "I'M TOO SEXY."

HE OUTSOLD EVERYBODY, AND AT THE End, HOW IS IT HE CAPPED OFF HIS WORLD-CONQUERING DECADE?

HE INTRODUCES AN ALTER EGO, A ROCK STAR NAMED CHRIS GAINES, AND HE SLIMS DOWN, GROWS A SOUL PATCH, HE GETS THESE CRAZY BANGS, AND HE STARTS BROODING AND PUTS OUT THIS ALBUM, WHICH IS THE GREATEST HITS OF THIS FICTIONAL ROCK STAR NAMED CHRIS GAINES.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE FLOP, PEOPLE MAKE FUN OF IT.

IT IS A LAUGHINGSTOCK AND HASTENS HIS RETIREMENT IN THE EARLY 2000S.

BUT OVER TIME, IT HAS BECOME THIS HUGE CULT OBSESSION, AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO SORT OF WRITE ABOUT THAT AND WRITE ABOUT A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND TO DIG INTO THAT CULT FASCINATION.

>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS BOOK, "GARTH BROOKS IN THE LIFE OF CHRIS GAINES."

WE ARE CELEBRATING BLOOMINGTON, OF COURSE, AND BLOOMINGTON MUSIC TODAY.

WHAT, FOR YOU, A MUSIC WRITER, MAKES BLOOMINGTON INTERESTING, MAKES BLOOMINGTON POP, MUSICALLY?

>> THERE'S SO MUCH.

THIS TOWN -- I MOVED HERE FROM CHICAGO, BEFORE THAT I WAS IN NEW YORK, AND I'VE EXPERIENCED ALL THESE DIFFERENT MUSIC SCENES.

THIS ONE IS UNIQUE, BECAUSE IT IS A SMALL TOWN, BUT IT HAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY HERE, AND I FEEL LIKE BANDS LIKE BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY OR ERIN TOBEY, OR AMY O, THEY ARE CREATING THEIR OWN SOUND AND PUTTING THESE IDEAS FORWARD THAT YOU DON'T SEE EVERYWHERE ELSE.

AND I FEEL LIKE MUSIC SORT OF EXISTS AS PART OF A FABRIC OF LIFE, IN A WAY, HERE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER TOWNS THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, WORK AT THE LIBRARY OR THEY HAVE THESE OTHER JOBS AND YOU ENCOUNTER THEM AROUND TOWN, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AT NIGHT THEY HAVE THEIR SECRET IDENTITY AS ROCK STARS AND GO AND PLAY THESE INCREDIBLE SONGS.

IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY AND MUSIC SETTLED IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T TRYING TO GET A RECORD DEAL ALL THE TIME OR AREN'T TRYING TO GET THAT OPENING SLOT FOR SOMEBODY.

WHERE THEY'RE DOING IT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE SO CREATIVE THAT IT'S JUST KIND OF PART OF THEIR LIVES.

>> YOU'VE BEEN TEACHING MUSIC AND MUSIC JOURNALISM, AND YOU'VE BROUGHT SOME OF THAT BLOOMINGTON TALENT INTO YOUR CLASS?

>> I DID.

I HAD MY STUDENTS WRITE ABOUT A AARDVARK, A BAND THAT IS CHUCK ROLDAN ON DRUMS AND ABE GARBER ON GUITAR.

A VERY UNUSUAL BAND, THEY ONLY HAVE ONE EP.

I THINK THE STUDENTS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK AT FIRST, AND THEN THEY REALLY GOT INTO IT AND THE STUFF THAT THEY PRODUCED, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO READ.

BECAUSE YOU COULD KIND OF TELL THAT THEY WERE -- THEY APPRECIATED THIS BAND THAT WAS SORT OF JUST MAKING MUSIC FOR THE FUN OF IT.

AND THEN JUST EARLIER THIS WEEK I HAD AMY O IN MY CLASSROOM TO GIVE AN INTERVIEW, AND JUST TALK ABOUT A FASCINATING LOCAL PERSONALITY, SOMEBODY WHO GIVES SO MUCH TO THE CULTURE IN BLOOMINGTON, AND, YOU KNOW, THROUGH HER MUSIC, BUT ALSO THROUGH GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON, A VERY INSPIRING FIGURE, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST ALSO A GREAT MUSICIAN.

>> RECENTLY KELEFA SANNEH WROTE ABOUT THE CREEPING NICENESS OF MUSIC CRITICISM, AS IT'S DEVELOPED OVER -- MADE AN ARGUMENT OVER THE PAST MAYBE 10 OR 20 YEARS, THE MUSIC CRITICISM HAS GOTTEN LESS CRITICAL, LET'S SAY.

STEVEN, YOU SEEM VERY NICE AND WE'VE INTERACTED MANY TIMES, YOU'RE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND SUPPORTIVE.

YOUR WRITING IS TOO.

I PROBABLY WOULDN'T ASK YOU THIS IF THERE WERE PEOPLE LISTENING TO US RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST US.

SOMETIMES I SEE SHOWS THAT I DON'T LIKE, MAYBE SHOWS THAT I EVEN THINK ARE BAD.

AGAIN, I WOULDN'T ADMIT THIS IN PUBLIC, BUT I'M WONDERING IF YOU EVER DON'T LIKE SOMETHING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WRITE ABOUT AND WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SOMETHING I STILL STRUGGLE WITH HAVING DONE THIS FOR SO LONG.

I THINK THE NEGATIVE REVIEW, BEING CRITICAL OF SOMETHING, IS SO IMPORTANT, AND I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF SLIPPING AWAY FROM A LOT OF MUSIC CRITICISM RIGHT NOW, WHERE I THINK IT TAKES SO MUCH TO GET -- TO GET MUSIC OUT INTO THE WORLD AND THERE'S SO MANY OBSTACLES NOW THAT THERE WEREN'T 20, 30, 40 YEARS AGO THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE OVERLY CRITICAL, AND UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE STILL NEED THOSE VOICES THAT SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, MAYBE BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY ISN'T THAT GREAT.

I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE VOICES, BUT, YOU KNOW.

SO FOR ME PERSONALLY, I TRY TO PITCH STUFF THAT I CAN REALLY GET BEHIND, EVEN IF I DON'T LIKE IT, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL ABOUT IT.

I WANT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S WORTHWHILE THAT NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT.

SO I ALMOST HAVE DIVORCED THAT FROM GOOD OR BAD.

IT'S JUST SORT OF WHAT'S INTERESTING, WHAT'S FASCINATING AND MOVING THINGS FORWARD.

>> ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY I'M THINKING ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHO WE ARE PLAYING WITH.

WHO WAS YOUR SECOND FAVORITE BLOOMINGTON MUSICAL ARTIST?

>> OH, SECOND FAVORITE.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

I WAS GOING TO SAY BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY, BUT THEY'RE MORE 6th OR 7th.

SECOND FAVORITE.

MAYBE MIKE ADAMS AT HIS HONEST WEIGHT.

>> MIKE ADAMS AT HIS HONEST WEIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE.

>> BUT I'M GOING TO LEAVE FIRST A MYSTERY.

IF I DIDN'T MENTION THEM, THEY COULD BE FIRST.

>> WHO KNOWS?

WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE SOME DAY WE'LL FIND OUT.

>> NEXT YEAR.

>> PROBABLY NOT NEXT YEAR.

NEXT YEAR, WE'LL LOOK FOR IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT BEING WITH YOU NOW ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT BEING WITH YOU NOW ♪ MOST DAYS I'M BLIND TO IT ♪ CAN'T SEE THE SIGNS TO IT ♪ I'M ALWAYS WANTING SOMETHING ♪ ♪ GET STUCK WITH A DOOR TO CLOSE ♪ FIND A PLACE FOR THE STUFF TO GO ♪ IT'S EITHER ALL OR NOTHING ♪ ♪ BUT IF YOU HOLD ONTO ME ♪ BABY CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE ♪ AND I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT BE HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT TO BE HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪ MOST DAYS I'M BLIND TO IT ♪ CAN'T SEE THE SIGNS TO IT ♪ I'M ALWAYS WANTING SOMETHING ♪ I GET STUCK WITH A DOOR TO CLOSE ♪ FIND A PLACE FOR THE STUFF TO GO ♪ IT'S EITHER ALL OR NOTHING ♪ BUT IF YOU HOLD ONTO ME ♪ BABY CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT'S YOU'RE DOING TO ME ♪ AND I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT TO BE HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT TO BE HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪ ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT BE HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ♪ GOT LOVE AND COMFORTING ♪ I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT TO BE HERE WITH YOU NOW ♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ ♪ BURNING FOLDER, ALL WILL DIE THE SAME ♪ STREAMING FASTER, SAVE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE, NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ ♪ ALL THE FOOD YOU TASTING.

♪ ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ ♪ LIKE A RIVER, WE DANCE ♪ ♪ AGAINST ANOTHER, WHEN WE LOVE, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE BROTHERS ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ I'M FEEL FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO ♪ I'M FEEL FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO [ APPLAUSE ] >> WELL, THAT'S IT FOR THE SHOW.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME, AND WE HOPE YOU DID TOO.

>> WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN, BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY.

>> AND MUSICIAN AND ARTIST ERIN TOBEY AS WELL AS THE DANCERS FROM THE IU BALLET AND WRITER STEVEN DEUSNER.

>> AND LAURA STOCKWELL AND NIAL ARENA WHO ALONG WITH ADDISON AND LEWIS RODGERS ALL DO IMPROV UNDER THE NAME FABULOSO.

>> THEY'RE PRETTY GREAT, YOU SHOULD CHECK THEM OUT.

AND WE DID DO SOME JOKES WITH THEM EARLIER ABOUT PLEDGE DRIVE, BUT WE REALLY BELIEVE THIS STATION IS A VITAL COMMUNITY SERVICE.

WE BRING YOU BREAKING NEWS, AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARIES AND OCCASIONALLY WEIRD STUFF LIKE THIS.

>> SO IF YOU CAN, PLEASE GIVE TO INDIANA PUBLIC MEDIA SO WE CAN BRING MORE GREAT MUSIC AND STORIES AND DANCE FROM PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN OUR AREA.

>> BUT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE ARE PLENTY OF ORGANIZATIONS, AGAIN, RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT COULD USE A HAND.

SO WHETHER YOU DONATE OR VOLUNTEER, KEEP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MIND.

>> PLACES LIKE MOTHER HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD, MY SISTER'S CLOSET.

HOOSIER HILLS FOOD BANK.

>> BEACON, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

>> NEW HOPE FOR FAMILIES, MIDDLE WAY HOUSE, COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN MONROE COUNTY OR YOUR FAVORITE ORGANIZATION.

>> WELL, GUYS, HONESTLY, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.

>> YEAH, I THINK WE'VE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY.

>> YEAH, I THINK IT'S TIME TO WRAP THIS UP.

BUT REALLY, WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SPENDING SO MUCH TIME WITH US, WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.

>> ONE LAST TIME FOR THE CHEAP SEATS, BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY.

[ APPLAUSE ] ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO.

♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO.

♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO.

♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONE ♪ NO MORE FEELING LIKE A LONELY ONE ♪ FEELING LIKE THE ONLY ONES DO.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> SUPPORT FOR NICE WORK PRESENTS A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL IS PROVIDED BY...