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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Apr 1 - Apr 7)
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday Apr 3: Both Sides Now: A CHIRP Listening Bar at Schubas (presented by DJ Joanna BZ)
- Friday Apr 19: CHIRP Radio welcomes Minor Moon to Lincoln Hall
- Tuesday Apr 23: CHIRP Radio welcomes Oneohtrix Point Never to Metro
- Thursday Apr 25: CHIRP Radio welcomes Owen to the Empty Bottle
- Sunday Apr 28: CHIRP Night at the Whistler with the Curls and the God Awful Small Affairs
- Monday Apr 29: CHIRP Radio welcomes Land of Talk to Schubas
- Wednesday May 1: Both Sides Now: A CHIRP Listening Bar at Schubas (presented by DJ Alex Gilbert)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Mar 25 - Mar 31)
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- Contribute to the CHIRP Radio Spring Fundraiser by going to chirpradio.org/donatenow! Our goal of $50,000 is within reach - your tax - deductable donation goes directly to the station operations that keep our community radio station going strong!
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday Mar 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes San Fermin to Lincoln Hall
- Saturday Mar 30: CHIRP Radio welcomes Andrew Sa to the Old Town School of Folk Music
- Saturday Mar 30: CHIRP Radio welcomes Ovef Ow to the Empty Bottle
- Wednesday Apr 3: Both Sides Now: A CHIRP Listening Bar at Schubas (presented by DJ Joanna BZ)
- Thursday Apr 25: CHIRP Radio welcomes Owen to the Empty Bottle
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Mar 18 - Mar 24)
Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday Mar 19: CHIRP Radio Music Trivia Night: Chicago Style! at Beermiscuous
- Thursday Mar 21: CHIRP Radio welcomes Ana Tijoux to Metro
- Sunday Mar 24: CHIRP Radio welcomes Lee Fields and Y La Bamba to Metro
- Wednesday Mar 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes San Fermin to Lincoln Hall
- Saturday Mar 30: CHIRP Radio welcomes Andrew Sa to the Old Town School of Folk Music
- Saturday Mar 30: CHIRP Radio welcomes Ovef Ow to the Empty Bottle
- Wednesday Apr 3: Both Sides Now: A CHIRP Listening Bar at Schubas (presented by DJ Joanna BZ)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Mar 11 - Mar 17)
Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday Mar 12: CHIRP DJ Night at the Native (feat. DJ Geoffrey Wessel)
- Wednesday Mar 13: CHIRP Radio's The First Time: First Wave at Martyrs'
- Tuesday Mar 19: CHIRP Radio Music Trivia Night: Chicago Style! at Beermiscuous
- Thursday Mar 21: CHIRP Radio welcomes Ana Tijoux to Metro
- Sunday Mar 24: CHIRP Radio welcomes Lee Fields and Y La Bamba to Metro
- Wednesday Mar 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes San Fermin to Lincoln Hall
- Wednesday Mar 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes Andrew Sa to the Old Town School of Folk Music
- Sunday Mar 31: CHIRP Night at the Whistler featuring Greenlights Music
- Wednesday Apr 3: Both Sides Now: A CHIRP Listening Bar at Schubas (presented by DJ Joanna BZ)
KSanders writesKyle Predicts the 96th Academy Awards
by Kyle Sanders
During a segment of the 86th Academy Awards, host Ellen DeGeneres rallied a few A-list celebs (and Lupita Nyong'o's brother) to pose for an Oscars selfie that broke the internet with over 3.4 million retweets on what was then known as Twitter.
Would you believe that incident took place exactly ten years ago? Time certainly flies, but quite frankly, it hasn't been too kind to that selfie (remember "Brangelina?").
But what of that year's nominated films and winners? In the decade since, can you recall that 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture? Or that American Hustle--one of the most nominated films that year--went home empty handed?
Perhaps the only memorable takeaway was Frozen's Oscar-winning song "Let It Go," cementing its place high atop its mountainous pedestal as the go-to track for any musical theater major trying to prove their vocal chops on karaoke night.
But just like the words sung by Idina Menzel (or "Adele Dazeem" as John Travolta referred to her during that telecast), "the past is the past." It's 2024, and there's a new crop of films up for awards this year.