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Susan writesCHIRP Radio’s First Time Series Is Coming to Printers Row Lit Fest This Saturday
This will not be the first time that Freda Love Smith, Britt Julious, and Joe Meno, have shared personal stories with a CHIRP Radio First Time audience. These three have been dubbed Storytelling All Stars by the creators of the series. The producers are “super excited” about bringing them to the Printers Row audience.
The First Time dovetails personal storytelling with music played by The First Time Four band. The music is selected by the storytellers and is directly related to the story being told. The First Time Four band is a small versatile group comprising singer Steve Frisbie, drummer-singer Gerald Dowd, performer Liam Davis and keyboardist Scott Stevenson.
The First Time’s All Star line up of storytellers, with emcee Jenn Sodini, and The First Time Four band will appear June 10th, 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. at the Printers Row Lit Fest in the Jones College Prep. South Auditorium, 700 S. State Street. Free tickets are available here.
For more about The First Time see the First Time Web site. On July 12th The First Time will return to its regular home at Martyrs.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writes@CHIRPRADIO (Week of June 5)
Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, June 6: CHIRP Radio welcomes Urban Cone to Schubas
- Saturday, June 10: CHIRP Radio’s First Time series presents an ALL-STAR edition at the 33rd annual Printers Row Lit Fair in the South Loop
- Sunday, June 11: CHIRP Radio and Kickstand Productions present Nothing at Beat Kitchen
New Media
- Amanda Mayer talks to Arriver
- Amelia Hruby talks with Danielle Sines of Impulsive Hearts and Sophie Leigh of Fauvely
- First Time: First Test - Britt Julious
- Clarence Ewing and Kevin Fullam discuss the film Nightcrawler
Kevin Fullam writesThe Fourth Wall: Nightcrawler
Welcome to The Fourth Wall, CHIRP's weekly e-conversation on cinema. This week's subject is The Jake Jake Gyllenhaal thriller Nightcrawler.
This edition is written by CHIRP Radio volunteers Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing.
Clarence:
"If it bleeds, it leads."
If you watch movies and/or TV long enough, that statement will be made by someone to either condemn or praise the television news industry. Depending on who's speaking, it’s either a bite-size indictment of a business that thrives on greed and suffering, or a clear-eyed, realistic assessment of market forces and consumer demand.
I kept thinking about that phrase as I watched Nightcrawler, the story of Lou Bloom and his rise to the top of his chosen profession. Bloom isn’t what you’d call a social person, but he has drive, ambition, and knowledge (the latter of which is mostly gleaned from the internet). After coming across a horrible accident scene one evening, where freelance camera crews swoop in to sell gruesome shots to the highest bidder, Bloom finds his True Calling. With a little help from his near-homeless assistant Rick (Riz Ahmed) and struggling morning news producer Nina Romina (Rene Russo), he’s going to make something of himself… no matter what it takes.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: Panda Riot
Chicago band Panda Riot creates Shoegaze-y walls of sound that mix beauty and intensity. It's a great way to kick off the summer. Music from their new album Infinity Maps is available for listening in rotation and by request on CHIRP Radio.
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