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Erin Van Ness writesCHIRP’s Fall Campaign Kicks off Today!
Well folks, it’s here, whether you are ready or not. Fall is in the air. Time for bands to get their vans fueled up for this year’s epic tour. Time to finish up those citrus beers and make room in your fridge for the welcoming taste of Oktoberfest. Dig that beloved hoodie from under your bed and heck, make some chili while you’re at it.
Here at CHIRP, fall also is the time of year where we hold our semi-annual membership drive and reach out to our amazing and loyal listeners for support. You know the ones we’re talking about. You, who proudly wears your CHIRP button on your backpack and has a CHIRP sticker on your car. You, who uses the CHIRP iPhone app to listen on the train and at work. You, who has asked your local coffee shop to play CHIRP Radio through the speakers. And you, who simply enjoys the station and encourages your friends to check it out.
Yep, we are talking to you. And we want to thank you for being so darn loyal and invite you to help us celebrate the community effort that makes CHIRP something special. Let the world know that you have helped make CHIRP the coolest radio station in Chicago! Just visit http://chirpradio.org/donatenow and become a member today.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesThis Week with CHIRP Radio (Week of Sept. 19)
Monday Sept. 19th
It’s CHIRP Night at the Whistler with Secret Colours and Mines! CHIRP DJs spin between sets and raffle tickets will be sold throughout the night. A percentage of the bar sales benefits CHIRP Radio.
The Whistler / 2421 N. Milwaukee / 9:30pm – 2:00am / No Cover / 21+
Saturday Sept. 24th
CHIRP is psyched to take part in the 15th Hideout Block Party, featuring Andrew Bird, Mavis Staples, Big Freedia, Jon Langford & The Burlington Welsh Male Chorus, Booker T. Jones, The Eternals, White Mystery, Kids These Days, Dosh, Opera-Matic, and Chances Dances!
The Hideout / 1354 W. Wabansia / 12:00pm – 10:00pm / All Ages
Saturday Sept. 24th
CHIRP Radio Presents the last Summer Sessions on the Square Concert for 2011 with In Tall Buildings, The Arts of Life Band & Fandanguero!
The Logan Square Monument / 5:30pm – 8:30pm / $5 Donation requested / All Ages
Erik Roldan writesCHIRP + Coach House Sounds Present: The Dig
New York based band, The Dig , mines the recent history of indie-rock, using their youth to reinterpret the strengths of Julian Casablancas and adding some more control. CHIRP is very excited to present their session for Coach House Sounds, to be released on Tuesday, September 20 at www.coachhousesounds.com . Listen to CHIRPRadio.org to hear tracks from this session be sure to check out The Dig when they play at Schubas on Thursday September 22, 2010.
Dan Epstein writesSeen and Heard Video Showcase
Music videos ruled the eighties and early nineties as mainstream bits of cinema feeding our hungry pop-obsessed culture. Now, the rules have changed, and the video’s descent into the shadows of pop culture has opened doors to genre experimentation.
The Seen and Heard showcase highlights videos that embrace this change and shave the edges of video and music production. Filmmaker and curator of the showcase, Amir George, along with Zach Maderas guitar player for Outer Minds, Nelson Carvajal filmmaker and writer, and Todd Lillithum, program director for Chicago Filmmakers, talked with CHIRP’s Amye Frye about video’s redefinition.
Check out the Seen and Heard Video Music Showcase Friday September 16th at Chicago Filmmakers!
Featured music in the story:
Duran Duran, Girls on Film
Kodachrome, Modern Man, video directed by Nelson Carvajal
Outer Minds, Bohemian Grove, video directed by Chris Anderson
Click here to download a copy of the story.
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Colin Newman Edition
They started out with limited abilities and those limitations led them to creating a minimalist style that ranks amongst the most influential of all of the bands of the post-punk era. Wire combined clipped rhythms and basic chords with aggressive lyrics and an ever developing melodic sense to create a truly distinctive sound. Frontman Colin Newman was primarily responsible for those melodies and his voice had a tonal range — he could sneer with the best of them, but could also lay back when necessary. Newman and Wire have gone through three (and perhaps four, with the current lineup) of iterations with the band, and he’s also done interesting work on solo projects and Githead. If there were a credible Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, Wire would be in for sure. Let’s celebrate Colin’s birthday by grabbing the ol’ iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle and sharing the first ten songs that come up.