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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesA Chat With The Right Now (Performing NYE 2017 at The Hideout!)
The clock is about to run out on 2017. But that doesn't mean CHIRP Radio is done celebrating the holiday season and an amazing year for the station. Not with Chicago band The Right Now ringing in the New Year in style with an "Up All Night" show on December 31st at The Hideout. We recently had a chance to talk to Brendan and Stef about the band and what they've got going on for the New Year...
First, an introduction for the CHIRP readers. Tell us something you want us to know.
Greetings! We’re a seven-piece soul/pop band from Chicago called The Right Now. We’re very excited to partner with CHIRP for an amazing New Year’s Eve show at the Hideout.
As we close out 2017, what do you see as the band’s big accomplishments for the past year?
Brendan (keys, guitar): We had a big year in 2017 since we released Starlight, our first album in five years. The band hit the road hard, playing fests and clubs all over the midwest and East Coast. The reception to the album was pretty incredible. We knew we had done something our fans would appreciate, but hearing NPR’s Sound Opinions rave about it (comparing Stef to Adele!) and getting spins on college radio all over the country knocked our socks off. We also had a tragedy this year that Stef will touch on.
Stef (lead vocals): 2017 will be the year that forever changed my life. Brendan touched on some of the incredible support the band received upon the release of our third album, Starlight. It was so amazing to release a product after five years and have it be so well received. We got to go back out on the road and tour following the release and had a packed summer with some really memorable moments.
Unfortunately, 2017 will leave me, my family, and this band with an immense loss. Tragedy struck my homefront early this year when I lost my very best friend and the father of my children tragically to suicide. Since then, this band has gotten much closer as family and as a creative team. We take our jobs very seriously as we realize that we have such a unique platform to connect and help people while we are here. We’ve partnered with Hope For The Day, an incredible organization that is on a fearless mission to make mental health a safe and comfortable topic to talk about. Founder Jonny Boucher and the rest of their team were there for my family when I needed their support the most and we are honored to give back where we can to this extremely important cause. Readers can visit this page for more information on our story.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Welcomes the Waco Brothers to Schubas on December 29th!
This Friday, CHIRP Radio welcomes The Waco Brothers to a sold-out show at Schubas. The band has been making records since 1995 and has the right stuff to help close out the year in style. STICKFIGHT! and The Girls of the Golden West will open the show.
Lily writesCHIRP Radio Welcomes Nick Mulvey to Schubas on Saturday Nov. 11
Stop on by Schubas (3159 N. Southport Ave) on Saturday, November 11th at 7 p.m. to hear Nick Mulvey play his latest album Wake Up Now.
Nick Mulvey strayed away from his crew, Portico Quarter, and put away the hang instrument in 2011, so that he could officially focus in on his singer-songwriting solo career. It didn’t take long for him to take off with his solo work as he started to tour, put out EPs, a debut album and even performed at Thailand’s music festival, Wonderfruit.
Now that he officially has two albums under his belt, he is back on the road. Catch him here singing his new tunes that focus in on finding his place in the world, combined with a groove-based beat and his melodic vocals. This British singer will once again make his grand return, so you can get a glimpse of his music as he’s on the verge of taking the music world by storm.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesThe Chicago Web Series Low Strung Premiers on Oct. 21st!
The next great Chicago comedy series is premiering this weekend! Low Strung is a comedy about an audacious pair of friends, Victoria Lee and Shervin Bain, and their chaotic endeavors through a surreal lens in Chicago. Directed by Addison Wright and Lili K., Low Strung gives viewers a chance to vicariously experience sex, drugs, and montages. The series also features music from local musicians ShowYouSuck, Lex Allen, Klassik, Air Credits, Celine Neon, Rahn Harper, Chason, The Rapper Chicks and Lili K.
The first four episodes will officially premiere on October 21, 2017 at AMFM Gallery (2151 W 21st St. 60608) at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public!
E. Malcolm Martinez writesJoin Us for Sun Kil Moon at the Old Town School of Folk Music on 10/3!
Sun Kil Moon, aka Mark Kozelek, performs his plaintive, haunting, poetically rambling and often autobiographical songs at the Old Town School of Folk Music (4544 N Lincoln Ave) on Tuesday, October 3rd at 8pm.
Former frontman for the San Francisco band Red House Painters, Kozolek formed Sun Kil Moon in 2002. The band’s debut, Ghosts Of The Great Highway (2003, Jetset Records) was greatly received by critics and audiences alike but the band’s largest success was the highly acclaimed Benji (2014, Caldo Verde Records), which produced the alternative radio hit "Ben’s My Friend" as well as multiple references to Panera Bread.
Sun Kil Moon is touring in support of its latest release, Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood (2017, Caldo Verde Records). A prolific songwriter with numerous solo releases and collaborations, Caldo Verde will release Kozelek’s latest, a collaborative collection entitled Mark Kozelek with Ben Boye and Jim White, on October 5th. The album will stream on Kozelek’s website in the days before its release. Sun Kil Moon will be joined at The Old Town School by Magik Magik Orchestra, Steve Shelley (drums) and Josh Haden (bass).