Bloom Archives
David Brent Johnson
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David Brent Johnson: WFIU-FM Jazz Director
David Brent Johnson was in his early 20s and unsure of what he was going to do with his life until one day he…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Remembering Spring 1924, Bloomington
As another spring season is upon us (despite the recent snowfall), and as part of Bloom’s Greatest Hits, we reflect on “Remembering Spring 1924,…
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Michael Glab: Blogger
BY DAVID BRENT JOHNSON Walk into The Book Corner on Bloomington’s downtown Square and you’re likely to be greeted with gravelly gusto by an…
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B-town Essayists Pen Book on Historic Preservation in Indiana
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Controversies over historic preservation regularly make the news, in Bloomington and throughout Indiana. A new book of essays from Indiana…
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Hanging out with R.E.M.
BY DAVID BRENT JOHNSON Imagine that it’s 1963, and you’ve just been told that the young Beatles are coming to Bloomington to record their…
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Caswell Sisters to Celebrate New CD Release in B-town
BY DAVID BRENT JOHNSON When it comes to playing music, violinist Sara Caswell and vocalist Rachel Caswell must have heard a steady call of…
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David Baker: Dean of Jazz Education Turns 80 Years Young
BY DAVID BRENT JOHNSON David Baker, the educator, composer, and performer who heads Indiana University’s jazz studies program and whom many consider the “Dean…