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Erin Van Ness writesWhat CHIRP Radio Means to Me: Why I Volunteer
We often say that CHIRP is built upon the backbone of our supporters and run on the blood, sweat, and tears of our passionate volunteers. But who are these amazing people, these givers and believers? Over the next two weeks, we’ll be sharing some of the stories of real volunteers and donors who explain why they give their time and/or money to make sure that local, independent, community radio is possible.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesThis Week with CHIRP Radio (Week of March 19)
Thursday, March 22
It’s CHIRP Night at Simone’s, a casual night of indie beats and remixes with DJs Dylan Peterson and Erik Roldan!
Simone’s / 960 W. 18th Street / 9:30pm / 21+ / No Cover
Last Week On chicagoindieradio.org…
- A CHIRP Radio Podcast Interview with Titus Andronicus
- Chicago Theatre Off Book, with guests Brad Jayhan-Little and Ben Fuchsen of Oracle Productions and PJ Paparelli of American Theatre Company
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Happy Birthday, Flavor Flav!
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Flavor Flav Edition
Let’s give a birthday salute to the man who’s in everything you eat, because everything you eat gots Flavor. The Clown Prince of Rap provided a welcome contrast to the declamatory serious rapping of Chuck D., adding texture and humor to Public Enemy’s groundbreaking music. I still remember seeing Public Enemy, supporting their debut album, take the stage as one of the first acts at Def Jam ’87 at the UIC Pavilion. While Chuck D. slowly prowled the stage and the SIW’s dazzled with their choreography, my eyes kept being drawn back to Flavor Flav, who was non-stop motion with the big clock around his neck. Forget the reality shows, forget Flav ranting against lip syncing at Pitchfork and two songs later lip syncing “911 Is A Joke’, and remember that he has always been entertaining. Let’s pay tribute to Flavor Flav by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle, and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Night at the Whistler with Population & Secondary Modern
It’s time for another CHIRP Night at the Whistler! This evening’s fundraising get-together features Chicago’s own Population, and Secondary Modern from Carbondale! CHIRP DJs will be spinning between bands, and a percentage of the bar sales will benefit CHIRP Radio.
We’ll also be selling raffle tickets for great prizes throughout the night. Come out and join us for a great night of music!
The Whistler / 2421 N. Milwaukee / 9:30pm -2:00am / No Cover / 21+
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday John Cale Edition
For the second week in a row, we have a former Velvet Underground member to pay tribute to. Today is John Cale’s birthday. While Cale’s contributions to the band aren’t as lauded as Lou Reed’s, as Cale rarely was in front of the mike, he played a big part in the band’s sound. For me, however, it was after VU split up that Cale became really interesting. Although his solo career has not been as commercially successful as Lou Reed’s, I think there’s a good argument to be made that Cale’s solo work is more artistically fulfilling, and not just because he didn’t make an album with Metallica. Cale has covered a wide swath of music in the past four plus decades. He’s performed modern classical based music with Terry Riley, He put his own spin on glam pop with his marvelous albums on Island during the ’70s (on par with Brian Eno’s solo work). He became one of the earliest orch-pop practitioners with the amazing Paris 1919 album. And he continues to make fine albums today (oh, and don’t forget the great album he did with Brian Eno). Let’s celebrate this talented and diverse performer by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.