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Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—In Memory of Scott Miller Edition
Monday, a cult figure in power pop passed on. In the early ‘80s, Bay Area musician Scott Miller formed Game Theory. The heady name was a bit of a give away – Miller and crew conjured up some of the brainiest power pop ever created. Taking cues from Big Star’s Radio City, The Beatles, The Raspberries, Brian Eno and other art poppers, Miller managed to marry strong melodies and oddball hooks to dense lyrics that sometimes had a James Joyce influence. Taking a break after Game Theory, he formed The Loud Family which found him further exploring his muse. He was planning the first new Game Theory record in about 25 years when he died this past Monday. While neither of his band’s never made it, Miller was influential – some of his acolytes include Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt, Aimee Mann and Carl Newman of The New Pornographers. In honor of the later Mr. Miller, please get out your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up.
Craig Reptile: Your Sunday Sonic Sundowner writesCHIRP Radio Presents Fountains of Wayne at the Old Town School of Folk Music on April 20th
CHIRP Radio is proud to present Fountains Of Wayne in a special, all ages solo acoustic duo performance this Saturday April 20th at the Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall in the Old Town School of Folk Music in Lincoln Park.
Since 1996, Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger have been crafting the most perfect power pop songs, with lyrics that inspire with their specificity and intellectual perspective without ever leaving behind the average listener.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday April 19 to Thursday April 25
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Friday April 19
Sonny Stubble, The Dirty Blue
Abbey Pub 21+
Zeus, Pnderosa
Beat Kitchen 9pm
The Werks
Bottom Lounge 10pm
Funky Meters, The Greyboy Allstars
Congress Theater 7pm, 18+
Treated Crew Juice, ShowYouSuck, Alex Wiley
Double Door 9pm, 21+
Cloud Cult, JBM
Lincoln Hall 10pm, 18+
JD McPherson
Metro 8:30pm, 18+
Juvenato Vallenato
The Old Town School of Folk Music 8:30pm
Black Angels
Reckless Records (Lakeview) 2pm
Craig Reptile: Your Sunday Sonic Sundowner writesJoin Us This Saturday for Record Store Day at saki!
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Fresh on the heels of another successful event, the Eleventh Annual CHIRP Record Fair and Other Delights, CHIRP is proud to support Record Store Day, this Saturday April 20th.
One of our favorite local record stores is saki, located at 3716 W. Fullerton Ave in Chicago, and we're happy to be included in their Record Store Day festivities. Not only will the store have many exclusive record store day releases (see below), but bands including Santah, Twin Peaks, Fake Limbs and Pink Avalanche will perform, and CHIRP DJs including Blake Burkhart, Megan Frestedt and Jim Waiter will spin between sets.
The ever popular CHIRP Plinko-style game will put in an appearance, and allow players to try to win prizes from New Wave Coffee, Dill Pickle Food Co-Op, Schubas/Lincoln Hall, Metro, Provenance Food and Wine, The Empty Bottle and more!
Craig Reptile: Your Sunday Sonic Sundowner writesDon’t Miss “First Time: First Crime” at Up Comedy Club on April 17th!
CHIRP celebrates the Third Anniversary of the spoken word and music series First Time with First Time: First Crime on Wednesday, April 17th at a new location, UP Comedy Club, part of Second City.
This special edition will feature Kelly Hogan, JC Brooks, Dmitry Samarov, Joe O'Sullivan, William Shunn, Melissa Pierce and CHIRP Radio's own Tony Breed.
The First Time Series is a unique hybrid of the best of both worlds. Writers read their original writing and are followed by The First Time Three (Steve Frisbie, Liam Davis and Gerald Dowd ) performing a song selected by the writer in a stripped-down setting. Previous musical selections have included songs by the Misfits, Nas, Sinead O'Connor, Huey Lewis and the News, Prince, Van Morrison and countless other artists spanning all eras and genres.
Tickets are only $10 each and all proceeds benefit the Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP). Tickets can be ordered online in advance AT NO ADDITIONAL COST at www.upcomedyclub.com.
The show is all ages with doors opening at 7 pm and showtime at 8 pm. UP Comedy Club is located on the 3rd floor of 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. DO NOT MISS THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT! For more information, visit http://chirpradio.org/events or www.upcomedyclub.com.