The Local Groove Presents

Hailing from northwestern Pennsylvania, Company Townes puts a modern spin on country & western in this special recorded live in the WPSU studio.

Aired 06/05/25

Jon Smith’s Voyages mixes rock, soul, funk, psychedelic, pop, and blues into theatrical rock that is a treat for the eyes and the ears.

Aired 10/26/24

The Jaded Lips mix rock, punk, grunge, and blues into a potent mix of homegrown rock n’ soul.

Aired 10/19/24

Caledonia play their style of Americana – a mix of roots, country, and bluegrass.

Aired 10/12/24

State College artists Ted McCloskey & the Hi-Fi’s perform their take on rock n’ roll. A mix of rock, grunge, blues, and punk.

Aired 10/05/24

Ma’aM performs a mix of country and rock & roll they call “country junk.”

Aired 05/25/24

Marshmellow Overcoat performs classic rock for today.

Aired 05/18/24

Natascha & the Spy Boys perform speakeasy jazz.

Aired 05/11/24

The Pennsoulvanians play R&B and rap with a backbone.

Aired 05/04/24

Gabe Stillman performs the blues.

Aired 11/25/23

Adam and the Armadillos perform neo-traditionalist country.

Aired 11/18/23

Mellow Honey perform psychedelic funk rock.

Aired 11/11/23

The Dishonest Fiddlers perform their interpretation of bluegrass, which they call “browngrass.”

Aired 11/04/23

The Season 2 premiere episode features Eric Ian Farmer & Friends performing what they call “heart music.”

Aired 10/28/23

Episode 4 of The Local Groove Presents, featuring Hannah Bingman, a folk and roots musician from State College.

Aired 04/01/23

Episode 3 of The Local Groove Presents features Cass and the Bailout Crew, a rock band from Williamsport.

Aired 03/25/23

Episode 2 of The Local Groove Presents features Mama Corn, a bluegrass band from central Pennsylvania.

Aired 03/18/23

The premiere episode of The Local Groove Presents, featuring The Sorters, an indie roots rock band from northeastern Pennsylvania.

Aired 03/11/23

Watch a sneak peek of The Local Groove Presents as The Sorters perform their track “Four Seasons.”

Posted on February 28, 2023

The Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794) was a major domestic political crisis in the formative years of the United States, triggered when treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton’s tax on the making of whiskey sparked a violent insurrection by settlers on the western frontier. WPSU explores this very relevant chapter in Pennsylvania history to produce The Whiskey Rebellion, a half hour of engaging television well remembered.

Posted on March 11, 2026

This Emmy® award-winning documentary chronicles a vanishing piece of Americana, one of the last remaining agricultural encampment fairs in the country, and the families who spend months preparing for this unique rural phenomena.

Posted on July 14, 2005

Experience a class where people say the things you aren’t supposed to say; where students participate in a quiet revolution toward cross-cultural understanding; where the philosophy is simple: conversation can change the world.

Posted on April 9, 2015