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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Feb 13 - Feb 19)
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday February 15: The deadline to cast your vote for the Chicago Reader Best of Chicago 2022
- Tuesday February 21: CHIRP DJ Night at The Native
- Friday Feburary 24: CHIRP Radio welcomes The Beths to Thalia Hall
- Saturday February 25 - Sunday February 26: CHIRP Radio Sponsors Lincoln Square Winter Brew
- Monday February 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes Gilla Band to Lincoln Hall
- Friday March 10: CHIRP Radio welcomes Os Mutantes to Lincoln Hall
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 2/6/23:
King Tuff – Smalltown Stardust (Sub Pop)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Feb 6 - Feb 12)
Upcoming Events:
- Wednesday February 15: The deadline to cast your vote for the Chicago Reader Best of Chicago 2022
- Tuesday February 21: CHIRP DJ Night at The Native
- Friday Feburary 24: CHIRP Radio welcomes The Beths to Thalia Hall
- Saturday February 25 - Sunday February 26: CHIRP Radio Sponsors Lincoln Square Winter Brew
- Monday February 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes Gilla Band to Lincoln Hall
On the Podcast:
- Mick R. interviews Anna Holmquist of Ester
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 1/30/23:
July Talk – Remember Never Before (Six Shooter)
CHIRP Radio writesYour 2023 CHIRP Radio Voting Guide: The Best of Chicago!
Every year the Chicago Reader canvases the local popluation to find out the oustanding people, places, and things that make Chicago so special. This year is no different - Ballots are now being accepted for the Chicago Reader's annual poll of the Best of Chicago (2022 Edition)!
CHIRP Radio is honored to have recevied several nominations this year. Vote for CHIRP Radio in the following categories:
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Best Overall Radio Station
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Best Blog
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Best Music Podcast
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Best Radio DJ (Ninja)
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Best Beard (Tony Breed)
Polls close on February 15 at noon, so make sure to send yours in before then. Thanks! for your support!
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Jan 30 - Feb 5)
Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday February 21: CHIRP DJ Night at The Native
- Friday Feburary 24: CHIRP Radio welcomes The Beths to Thalia Hall
- Saturday February 25 - Sunday February 26: CHIRP Radio Sponsors Lincoln Square Winter Brew
- Monday February 27: CHIRP Radio welcomes Gilla Band to Lincoln Hall
On the Podcast:
- Mick R. interviews Tommy Kessler
On the Blog:
- Clarence E. and Kevin F. discuss Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 1/23/23:
Belle & Sebastian – Late Developers (Matador)
Kevin Fullam writesThe Fourth Wall: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Welcome to The Fourth Wall, CHIRP's e-conversation on cinema. This week's subject is the 2022 film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
This edition is written by CHIRP Radio volunteers Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing.
Clarence:
By most measures, Evelyn Quan Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is an average person just trying to get by. Her laundromat business is a headache, her marriage to her beta-male husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) has lost its magic, and her relationship with her daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu) is strained to the breaking point.
But she can’t imagine how big her problems are going to get. One day while sitting in an IRS office trying to unravel a tax issue, her husband pops up out of nowhere and asks for her help to save the universe.
Actually, not her exact husband, but a different version of him from an alternate reality, and not just this universe, but the multiple universes that make up the totality of existence.
It turns out that Jobu Tupaki, an alternate version of Evelyn’s daughter, has gained enormous power and is in a really bad (as in, reality-erasing) mood, and this version of Evelyn is the only one who might be able to stop her from ending things for everyone.