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LISTEN: Dayton Music Fest will feature over 30 artists on three local stages. Preview the festival with artists and organizers

WYSO | By Evan Miller,
Juliet Fromholt
Published October 20, 2023 at 2:29 PM EDT

Now in its 19th year, Dayton Music Fest is a celebration of local music in downtown Dayton. This year's festival is expanding to include three local venues, Yellow Cab, Blind Bob's and the Trolley Stop over two nights of music, October 21 and 22.

This year also marks the return of Poster-tasic, an exhibition of local gig posters curated by "Gladgirl" Shelly Hulce, which will be on display for the duration of the festival.

Tickets are available now, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit WYSO.

Check out interviews and musical previews ahead of this year's event and a full map of the festival below.

Dayton Music Fest organizer and musician Nathan Peters on Kaleidoscope
Nathan Peters talks to Juliet Fromholt about the 2023 edition of Dayton Music Fest.
K. Carter previews Dayton Music Fest 2023 on Midday Music
Artist K. Carter talks to WYSO's Evan Miller about his upcoming performance at Dayton Music Fest 2023.
Harold Hensley previews his Dayton Music Fest 2023 performance on Midday Music.
Songwriter Harold Hensley joins Evan Miller live on Midday Music for a preview of his 2023 Dayton Music Ferst performance.
Harold Hensley performs at the Mother Stewart’s afterparty following Come Together Springfield on Friday, June 16, 2023. (Ruthie Herman for WYSO)
Nick Kizirnis and Kyleen Downes preview their Dayton Music Fest 2023 performance on Midday Music
Nick Kizirnis and Kyleen Downes join Evan Miller live on Midday Music for a preview of their Dayton Music Fest 2023 performance.
Dayton Music Fest organizer Nathan Peters on Midday Music
Festival organizer and musician Nathan Peters joins Evan Miller live on Midday Music the opening day of Dayton Music Fest 2023.
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Evan Miller
Evan Miller is a musician, curator, and radio person based in Yellow Springs. With roots studying percussion at Wright State University and cutting his radio teeth at WWSU, he is currently Assistant Music Director and host of Midday Music and The Outside at 91.3 WYSO and Novaphonic.FM. Outside of radio, you can find Evan regularly playing in several bands in the area, booking/curating shows including The Outside Presents experimental series in Yellow Springs, snooping around area record stores, and spoiling his cat Nova (Novaphonic's animal mascot!).
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Juliet Fromholt
Juliet Fromholt is proud to be music director at 91.3FM WYSO and Novaphonic.FM. Juliet began volunteering at WYSO while working at WWSU, the student station at her alma mater, Wright State University. After joining the station staff in 2009, Juliet developed WYSO’s digital and social media strategy. She moved into the music director role in 2021, and in 2024, oversaw the launch of Novaphonic.FM, a 24/7 music channel curated by the WYSO team, available streaming and on WYSO HD-2.
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