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SKaiser writes@CHIRPRADIO (Week of May 29)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Join CHIRP Radio and Kickstand Productions at Subterranean (2011 W North Ave) on Sunday, June 4 and welcome Diet Cig! Show starts at 8:00 PM.

NEW MEDIA

• The origins and ideas of Bunny are shared here with CHIRP's Jennifer Roger
• First Time: First Test with Sarah Sherman
• Kentucky-natives White Reaper met up with CHIRP Volunteer Andrew Meriwether at Beat Kitchen
• Concert Review: Lewis Del Mar at Thalia Hall by Layne Lindroth
• Clarence Ewing shares what's In Rotation: Andy Pratt
• Kyle Sanders writes about Rediscovering Our Record Collections with Fleetwood Mac's "Tango In the Night"
• Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing explore the cinematic Fourth Wall: Frozen River

TOP OF THE CHIRP CHARTS

1. The Clams – Gunslinger (1980)

2. Shamir – Hope (self-released)

3. !!! – Shake the Shudder (Warp)

Layne Lindroth writesConcert Review: Lewis Del Mar at Thalia Hall (5/6/17)

words and pics by Layne Lindroth

The self-proclaimed “electro-acoustic indie pop” duo Lewis Del Mar played its largest headline show to date Saturday night at Thalia Hall. Though not quite sold out, the packed venue never dropped below a loud volume as fans chanted and cheered from arrival to exit. Electric performances by Lewis Del Mar and opener Anna Wise warranted every clap and holler the audience threw their way.

Lewis Del Mar, made up of childhood friends Danny Miller (guitar/vocals) and Max Harwood (percussion/production), has been an official band for under two years and managed to rack up a combined 26 million Spotify streams of their five most popular songs alone. This “electro-acoustic” sound Lewis Del Mar calls its own can be broken down to acoustic guitar riffs and ever present percussion on most songs, but latin-influenced rhythms, syncopated bass lines, and onomatopoeic harmonies are what separate the tracks from one another. These sonic elements are perhaps best heard in “Puerto Cabezas, NI” or the cheerful hit “Painting (Masterpiece)”.

With only a self-titled debut album and a four-song EP to choose from, all twelve tracks Lewis Del Mar has to its name are fan favorites, and lucky for fans, the duo—accompanied by three additional instrumentalists—plays every one live. The performance was thunderous, colorful, and yet intimate; Miller often stopped between songs to share his appreciation for diversity, for learning, and for the friends and fans surrounding him, many of the latter greeting his words with applause and shouts of agreement. Content and clearly humbled by the mutual enthusiasm, Lewis Del Mar played on, eventually closing with “Loud(y)”, the viral hit that started their snowballing success a short year and a half ago.

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SKaiser writes@CHIRPRADIO (Week of May 15)

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Friday May 19 | 8:00 PM Join CHIRP Radio and welcome Meat Puppets, Mike Watt + The Tom & Terry Show, and Porcupine to Lincoln Hall (2424 N Lincoln Ave) on Friday, May 19!
• Sunday May 21 | 6:00 PM Take a dip in the immersive collective music pool that is Classic Album Sundays. This week we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer! co-sponsored by CHIRP Radio and Saturday Music Exchange (1021 W Belmont Ave) 

NEW MEDIA

• CHIRP Factory Session: Air Credits!
• Local hip hop artist, actor and poet Mykele Deville stopped by the CHIRP studios to talk with Amanda Dabandons about local influenc on his work and art
• Local artist Jash Huggins (formerly of Evasive Backflip) recently chatted with CHIRP volunteer and DJ Amelia Hruby about the project and the status of marginalized communities in Chicago's music scene.
• CHIRP Radio volunteer Lee Gomez recently sat down with Caro Tunghe of Oathbreaker at the Metro

TOP OF THE CHIRP CHARTS

1. Perfume Genius – No Shape (Matador)

2. Brother Ali – All the Beauty in This Whole Life (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

3. Tomorrow's People – Open Soul (Melodies International)

For a complete listing of the CHIRP Radio charts, click here!

SKaiser writes@CHIRPRadio (Week of May 1)

NEW MEDIA

• Amelia Hruby interviews The Bingers at the CHIRP studio
• Jens Lekman chats with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson before his show at the Metro
• Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing discuss Hell of High Water at The Fourth Wall
• In Rotation: Ravyn Lenae
• The Fourth Wall: The Revenant broken down with Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing
• In Rotation: Cupid Youth
• Clarence Ewing reminds us Classic Album Sundays with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill!

Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCheck Out the 2017 CHIRP Record Fair Social Media Stream

The 2017 CHIRP Record Fair and Other Delights was a smash hit with over 1,000 customers getting their fill of vinyl and vintage gems. We’d like to thank all of the vendors, performers, and volunteers who made the event such as success!

Check out the event's social media stream for real-time comments about the event. We’ll see you again this summer at the Pitchfork Music Festival!