Amanda Roszkowski writesCHIRP Radio Presents LOMA: Music & Art Project @ Subterranean This Thursday!

Music is art, and often times the art can be the music. That’s why CHIRP is excited to be presenting a new startup music and arts festival idea this Thursday at Subterranean. The LOMA: Music + Art Project startup was created through Homeroom Chicago’s Emerging & Established Artists Exchange Program.

The event will host an array of artists ranging from a funk/hip-hop group, to an electronic/trap/hip-hop one man show, to a violinist turned guitarist. These artists are whysowhite, Nick Astro, Deer Emerson, Hanna Ashbrook, Bobby Magic and Elias Abid, and they all hail from Chicago or the Chicagoland area.

Whysowhite is a funk/hip-hop group that released their self-titled debut album in February 2013 and it was well received by listeners it shot to the front page of the popular social news site Reddit, was #1 on Bandcamp with featured coverage on Jay-Z’s Life + Times. You can learn even more about them here.

Nick Astro’s obsession with Stevie Wonder tunes inspired him to begin rapping at age 11 but his talents don’t stop there. He also is active in theatre arts and will be graduating Columbia College Chicago May of 2014. Read more about Nick.

Deer Emerson is a new age indie pop artist. If you want to learn more about her, you can do so here. Hanna Ashbrook first began her life with music learning to play the violin at the age of 9. She played until her junior year of High School and then shifted her focus to the guitar, singing and songwriting. She cites her influences as Thom Yorke, Feist, Sigur Ros, Jeff Buckley, Priscilla Ahn, Brandi Carlile and many others. Listen to some of Hanna’s music here.

Bobby Magic is actually producer/DJ Tyler Irvin, who has developed a unique genre of music that resides as a fusion of electronic, trap and hip hop. Listen to some of Bobby’s music here.

Elias Abid is an 18-year-old electronic artist, who released a 16 track hip-hop LP entitled "L.I.F.E. (Living Isn't Fair or Easy)," with Kansas City rapper, Le$ Paul. To read more about Elias, click here.

You wont' want to miss this opportunity to join in recognizing up and coming Chicago artists at the edge of their careers who have artfully translated their unique tastes into their music. The show begins Thursday, April 10 at 9pm. Doors open at 8:30pm. Get your advance tickets here for $8 or pay at the door for $10.