This summer, three of us—Galen, Reid, Brian—will be floating the Tennessee River in our paddlewheel riverboat, bringing together artists of all stripes to make some good old-fashioned radio. Every Saturday, we’ll pull into something resembling safe harbor, and on stages aboard the riverboat and along the shore, we’ll record an hour-long, live variety show, set in a bizarro, post-apocalyptic universe—think Prairie Home Companion meets Station Eleven.

We’ll broadcast each show live, with audio and video feeds on our website, and shows will then be posted online. 

In the coming months, we’ll be connecting with artists who’d like to come make some noise out on the river. Our route is a big horseshoe around Nashville, Tennessee, so if you know any musicians or writers or storytellers who live nearby (or will be passing through), get in touch with us at theriversignal@gmail.com.

In the meantime, below are a few videos from our earlier projects, to give you a sense of what we’ll be up to out there. And if you want to go further down the rabbit hole, check out a few riverboat sessions, or listen to episodes from the radio story we produced during our 2015 voyage down the Mississippi.