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DJ Mick writesThe CHIRP Radio Interview: Alex Santilli
by CHIRP Radio DJ and Features Co-Director Mick R (Listen to his most recent shows / Read his blog)
Alex Santilli is responsible for providing momentum and rhythm to a number of Chicago-based bands you know and love (many of whom we’ve interviewed for our Artist Interview Series).
He’s currently the drummer for Late Night Laundry and George Arthur Calendar, but that not all! Alex has recently embarked on a solo career under the name The Adventures of Anacleto, and released a new single he’s calling “Caffe Tristé.” You can check it out below:
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 18 - Oct 24)
Upcoming Events:
- Sunday October 31: CHIRP Radio welcomes Pixel Grip, Kanga, and Rare DM to Sleeping Village
On the Podcast:
- Mick R interviews Damiana
On the Blog:
- Kyle Sanders reports from the 2021 Chicago Internatonal Film Festival
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 10/11/21:
Various Artists – Cameroon Garage Funk (Analog Africa)
KSanders writesKyle Sanders Goes to the 57th Annual Chicago International Film Festival
by Kyle Sanders
There I was, sitting in an AMC theater surrounded by my fellow film nerds--er, um, critics--settling down, getting comfortable, offering up some friendly chit-chat, when a moment we were all too familiar with took place: the dimming of the lights.
We were quickly advised to turn off our cell phones as the large screen lit up before us, large letters foreshadowing the table of contents of a made up magazine.
The distinctive voice of Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston boomed through the theater, relaying to us the history behind The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. It's sole mission: to "bring the world to Kansas."
The critics around me chuckled at a montage of distinctively edited clips gussied up in Wes Anderson fashion, no doubt familiar with the inner workings of a professional yet frenzied publication. It dawned on me just what a perfect start this was to the next two weeks of my life: The French Dispatch brings the world to Kansas, and the Chicago International Film Festival brings the world of cinema to me.
And so begins the 57th Annual Chicago International Film Festival! This is my eighth year attending, and it's always exciting to see what new titles from around the globe are competing for international acclaim and attention.
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 11 - Oct 17)
Upcoming Events:
- Sunday October 31: CHIRP Radio welcomes Pixel Grip, Kanga, and Rare DM to Sleeping Village
On the Podcast:
- Matty G speaks with Hard Femme
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 10/4/21:
Various Artists – Cameroon Garage Funk (Analog Africa)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 4 - Oct 10)
Upcoming Events:
- Friday October 8: CHIRP Radio welcomes Lala Lala to Thalia Hall
- Sunday October 31: CHIRP Radio welcomes Pixel Grip, Kanga, and Rare DM to Sleeping Village
On the Podcast:
- Mick R interviews Jamie Branch
- Jessi D speaks with Elia Einhorn, curator of Sober 21
On the Blog:
- Mick R interviews Chicago MC NVDO
- Mick R interviews Alec Watson of Chicago folk group DPCD
- Bradley Morgan expresses appreciation for Bob Dylan's Midlife Crisis
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 10/4/21:
Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 (Loma Vista)