The Trend

The music on today's show is the latest from a group of DJs in Canada called, A Tribe Called Red. They describe their music as "the contemporary evolution of the pow wow."

But if they did, what would they say about ongoing archaeological excavations on the site?

"Dare the plane to crash, redeem the miles for cash And we'll dance like cancer survivors - like your prognosis was that you should've died. No, there's nothing wrong; there's nothing wrong when it starts to down And we'll dance like cancer survivors - like we're grateful simply to be alive..."

Three-year-old Anya Maurer says she plays piano when she's sad. Her mother, Rachel, is a music therapist who leads parenting workshops and creates lessons using her own experience at home. 

Arcade Fire – “Reflektor”

...And our theme song was written and produced by local musician Jeffrey Osmon.

Tina O'Neil, a bartender at Lamasco's, says she's had a few ghostly encounters while working at the bar. Listen to this week's episode of The Trend to hear more.

On this segment, The Trend’s new host Cass Herrington digs around Evansville’s history to find context for local attitudes toward change and developments. First, David Coker sets the stage with an expose of Evansville’s manufacturing heyday. Coker has written extensively about the automotive history of Evansville and Southern Indiana for the Courier and Press and several publications. History lives on at a local watering hole, Lamasco Bar and Grill. Owner Amy Word talks about the significance of the name, “Lamasco,” which was initially a separate township from the city of Evansville. Word is also the president of the Franklin Street Events Association, a coalition of local businesses that is striving to breathe new life and development into the West Side of town. Finally, Executive Director of Leadership Evansville Lynn Miller-Pease will round out the conversation by sharing the visions and dreams for the future of Evansville. Miller-Pease represents VOICE, which conducted 32 brainstorming sessions across town to record and analyze Evansville residents’ wishes for the future.