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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Q&A With BassKase (Performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on 11/7)
Chicago artist BassKase (Bandcamp | YouTube) will perform at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Tuesday, November 7th. We caught up with BassKase recently to ask him a few questions about himself and his music…
So...What’s going on? Tell us about your current releases and/or upcoming shows (such as CHIRP Night at the Whistler!).
The next BassKase EP called Rabbit Holes dropped on Bandcamp on October 27 and will drop on all streaming platforms on November 3. Hopefully, it’ll be in rotation before CHIRP Night at The Whistler, as I’ll bust out one or two tracks on that night.
Other than CHIRP Night, my next show is in Toronto on October 26 at Decoy Bar. Starting to set up dates in Chicago for 2024 soon!
How do you go about turning your thoughts, ideas, and feelings into sounds?
Generally, if a kernel of an idea pops, I’ve lay it down on whatever element is driving the idea (typically bass and drums, but not always). Then, I create more elements that I think either add more to the vibe/texture or work as a counterpoint to it.
After that, it’s an iterative process stripping bits down and slathering on sonic confectionary.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Q&A With Drinking Poppy (Performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on 11/7)
Chicago band Drinking Poppy (Bandcamp) will perform at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Tuesday, November 7th. We caught up with Cisco (Bass), Mig (Backing Vocals, Keys/Synth), and Doug (Guitar, Synth) recently to ask a few questions about them and their music…
So...What’s going on? Tell us about your current releases and/or upcoming shows (such as CHIRP Night at the Whistler!).
Doug - Clarence, thanks for having us on the blog! After releasing our debut EP in May, we had a busy summer of performing all over the city and suburbs incl. Cubby Bear, the Palatine Park District, 95 WIIL Rock’s Bandemonium and more.
Our final show of the year will be CHIRP Night at the Whistler Nov. 7th! We’re ecstatic to be releasing four new singles in the upcoming months. We’re building a community of friends, family and diehard music fans. It’s fun to watch it grow.
How do you go about turning your thoughts, ideas, and feelings into sounds?
Cisco - It's more of a symbiotic thing between whoever I'm writing with.
Mig - It just depends on the idea. For example, with keys/synths it does take me a bit of thinking. Almost like solving a mathematical equation. However, doing harmonies and additional background vocals come to me as organically as breathing.
That said, I'm very big on collaboration, and I rely on my bandmates heavily to get these ideas to come to fruition.
Doug - I try to put myself into a state where I can feel creative and appreciative. I travel, spend time in nature or with my kids. I’m always listening for naturally occurring patterns and rhythms, especially outside or in a new place. I try to keep my stress low.
Eventually, I find myself humming or whistling something that I think is catchy. From there, I craft it for about a month until I have the bones of a song that I can share with these guys and we can collaborate on it from there.
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 30 - Nov 5)
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday Nov 1: CHIRP Radio presents Both Sides Now: A Vinyl Listening Bar
- Wednesday Nov 1: CHIRP Radio welcomes Sumac to Sleeping Village
- Tuesday Nov 7: CHIRP Radio welcomes Mike Doughty & Ghost of Vroom to Lincoln Hall
- Tuesday Nov 7: CHIRP Night at the Whistler with Drinking Poppy and BaseKase
- Tuesday Nov 14: CHIRP DJ Night at the Native feat. DJ Joe Held
- Tuesday Nov 21: CHIRP Music Trivia Night at Beermiscuous
- Wednesday Nov 29: First Time: First Step at Martyrs'
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday Oct 25: CHIRP Radio welcomes Butcher Brown to Sleeping Village
- Wednesday Nov 1: CHIRP Radio presents Both Sides Now: A Vinyl Listening Bar
- Wednesday Nov 1: CHIRP Radio welcomes Sumac to Sleeping Village
- Tuesday Nov 7: CHIRP Radio welcomes Mike Doughty & Ghost of Vroom to Lincoln Hall
- Tuesday Nov 7: CHIRP Night at the Whistler with Drinking Poppy and BaseKase
- Tuesday Nov 14: CHIRP DJ Night at the Native feat. DJ Joe Held
KSanders writesThe 59th Annual Chicago International Film Fest—That’s a Wrap!
by Kyle Sanders
And that's a wrap for the 59th Annual Chicago International Film Festival! Surprisingly, I managed to check out OVER 30 TITLES, but some were too singular and atypical to include in my previous posts. Here's a quick shout-out to those films:
The Beautiful Summer (Italy)
The Bride (Rwanda)
The Crime is Mine (France)
Eric Larue (U.S.)
The Hypnosis (Sweden/Norway/France)
In water (South Korea)
The People's Joker (U.S./Canada/Scotland)
Poor Things (U.S.)