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CHIRP Radio writesThe CHIRP Radio Interview: Mother Fortune
Liz Mason of CHIRP Radio recently spoke with Shami of Mother Fortune, a Chicago-based five-piece hip-hop cooperative. Their new EP, entitled Ma, Don't Look Back, integrates funk, jazz, and soul influences into their unique sound, encouraging the listener to ask the hard questions.
You can listen to their podcast episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Q&A With This House Is Creaking (Performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on 11/24)
Chicago band This House Is Creaking will perform at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Sunday November 24th. We recently caught up with the band to ask a few questions.
So, What’s going on? Tell us about your current releases and/or upcoming shows (such as CHIRP Night at the Whistler!).
We are playing a lot of Black Ops 6 and watching Jersey Shore. We're putting a lot of time into translating these songs live and our next show is for Chirp Night at Whistler on November 24. Shooting for our next release to be early 2025.
How do you go about turning your thoughts, ideas, and feelings into sounds?
We don't force it. We make stuff that we want to hear.
Paul LaScolea writesNever Seen Such Devotion: The Ethos of Ka
by Paul LaScolea
Kaseem Ryan, known as Ka (AKA Brownsville Ka), passed away unexpectedly on October 12 at the age of 52. His passing came just weeks after releasing what would become his eleventh and final album, The Thief Next to Jesus.
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Nov 18 - Nov 24)
Upcoming Events:
- Monday Nov 18: The CHIRP Music Film Fest presents Hairspray at Gman Tavern
- Tuesday Nov 19: CHIRP Monthly Music Trivia at Beermiscuous
- Sunday Nov 24: CHIRP supports Quiet Pterodactyl's 5th anniversary
- Sunday Nov 24: CHIRP Night at the Whistler with La Rosa Noir and This House Is Creaking
- Sunday Dec 1: CHIRP Radio welcomes Sharp Pins to Schubas
- Wednesday Dec 4: Both Sides Now: Sound and Vision at Schubas (feat. DJ Drew)
- Thursday Dec 5: CHIRP Radio welcomes Wishy to Schubas
- Sunday Dec 8: CHIRP Radio welcomes Bettye Lavette to The Old Town School of Folk Music
- Tuesday Dec 10: CHIRP DJ Night at The Native feat. CHIRP DJ Eddie Sayago
- Wednesday Dec 11: The First Time: First Day at Martyrs'
- Tuesday Dec 17: CHIRP Monthly Music Trivia: Divas 2 at Beermiscuous
DJ M-Dash writesNeptune’s Core Goes to College
Some campus life, some study-at-home for Chicago’s most precocious indie band
by Andy Frye
From left: Sofia Richter (lead vocals), Jackie Cywinski (guitar/vocals), Hannah Richter (bass), and Kaitlin Cywinski (drums). Photo by Sloane Johnson (@sloaneshotit)
Young rockers Neptune’s Core have been breaking pretty much all the rules about what is supposed to happen when you’re in high school.
In much of America—even in the 2020s—it’s still all about student activities like band, chess club, sports, and a lot of school spirit, plus hitting the books, getting good grades, and nailing your best SAT and ACT scores.
But for this Chicago-based foursome, it’s been all that and more. More, meaning stuff like playing live at venues Metro, talking at music-related panel discussions like CHIRP Radio’s Independents Day at Schuba’s, or taking a week off of school to play the annual South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.
Now, two of the indie band four members are away at college, shuffling through first-year survey courses and the lifestyle of college freshmen.