Join Jess Balisle and Melissa Rea each month for live local music from the KSMU studios. You’ll hear a mix of music and conversation from musicians who call the Ozarks home. Catch the Studio Live radio show on the air live every second Friday at 12:06 pm CT on KSMU 91.1 FM. Listen to the Studio Live podcast anywhere, anytime with new episodes dropping every third Friday.

Drifters Mile will be on Studio Live on Friday, October 9, 2026.

Drifters Mile will be on Studio Live on Friday, October 9, 2026.

SoundCheck: Drifters Mile keeps the music going by constantly evolving

Lyal Strickland performs with Dillon Hasten on KSMU Studio Live on September 11, 2026.Set List 1. Shooter of Truth 2. Birds 3. I'm Still Poor 4. Clyde and his Clippers 5. Hotel Maid 6. Gatherin Dust

Lyal Strickland performs with Dillon Hasten on KSMU Studio Live on September 11, 2026.
Set List
1. Shooter of Truth
2. Birds
3. I'm Still Poor
4. Clyde and his Clippers
5. Hotel Maid
6. Gatherin Dust

Studio Live: Lyal Strickland

Patti Steel performs on KSMU Studio Live with Justin Larkin on August 14, 2026. Set List<ol>
<li> Me &amp; You</li>
<li>Tearing Down the Walls</li>
<li>Sweet Lollipop</li>
<li>Catchin' My Backhand</li>
<li>Sunday at Grandma's</li>
<li>Shadows</li>
<li>Highway 62 (podcast bonus!)</li>
</ol>

Patti Steel performs on KSMU Studio Live with Justin Larkin on August 14, 2026.


Set List

 Me & You
Tearing Down the Walls
Sweet Lollipop
Catchin' My Backhand
Sunday at Grandma's
Shadows
Highway 62 (podcast bonus!)

Studio Live: Patti Steel with Justin Larkin

Fayetteville musician <a href="https://pattisteel.com/">Patti Steel</a> will join us on Friday, August 14, 2026 for Studio Live. She’s a multi-instrumentalist with a powerhouse voice, but she wasn’t always the frontwoman we know today. Patti joined Jess Balisle on the phone to talk about how she got her start and transitioned from supporting role to frontwoman.

Fayetteville musician Patti Steel will join us on Friday, August 14, 2026 for Studio Live. She’s a multi-instrumentalist with a powerhouse voice, but she wasn’t always the frontwoman we know today. Patti joined Jess Balisle on the phone to talk about how she got her start and transitioned from supporting role to frontwoman.

SoundCheck: From supporting role to frontwoman, Patti Steel makes her own way


        The Jin J. X Group on KSMU Studio Live on July 10, 2026
      

Studio Live: The Jin J. X Group

Jin J. X will be on Studio Live on Friday, July 10, 2026 along with his band - Kyle Vance on Bass and Hyda-James Hill on drums. Last year, Jin J. X released an album that some might say is outside of his usual style. The Barefoot, Pregnant, Neck Beard, Marital Bed String Band effortlessly blurs the lines of country music and jazz through Afrofuturism. In this episode of SoundCheck, Jess Balisle speaks with Jin about what Afrofuturism is and how it connects to his music.

Jin J. X will be on Studio Live on Friday, July 10, 2026 along with his band - Kyle Vance on Bass and Hyda-James Hill on drums. 
Last year, Jin J. X released an album that some might say is outside of his usual style. The Barefoot, Pregnant, Neck Beard, Marital Bed String Band effortlessly blurs the lines of country music and jazz through Afrofuturism. In this episode of SoundCheck, Jess Balisle speaks with Jin about what Afrofuturism is and how it connects to his music.

SoundCheck: Looking to the future with Jin J. X

The Sideburns on KSMU Studio Live on June 12, 2026

The Sideburns on KSMU Studio Live on June 12, 2026

Studio Live: The Sideburns

Little Jones on KSMU Studio Live, May 8, 2026

Little Jones on KSMU Studio Live, May 8, 2026