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DJ Mick writesCHIRP Radio Shelter in Sound Presents: Ratboys
Like you, the CHIRP Features team is staying home to help flatten the curve! We are shifting our programming to present a new series in our Artist Interview Program.
Shelter In Sound features interviews with artists and local music related tastemakers on what they are doing right now during this global pandemic. Tune in to learn how some of your favorite folx are managing and staying creative while hunkered down.
In this edition Julia Steiner of Ratboys spoke with Features Co-Director Mick (@thasoundblog) remotely while they safely sheltered in their apartments across town. Listen to Julia talk about her band’s adventures in streaming live shows from her basement, how her band ended up playing a Bernie Sanders rally, and what she plans to do once the Shelter in Place order is lifted in Illinois.
Ratboys plays a live set over Twitch every Fri & Sat @ 8pm CST. Visit the Twitch TV Web site for more info.
PProduced by Robert Patterson
Photo Credit: Julia Steiner
CHIRP Radio writesIn Rotation: Ric Wilson and Terrace Martin
They Call Me Disco, the new album from Chicago artist Ric Wilson (with LA Producer Terrace Martin), is out on Free Disco / EMPIRE and in rotation on CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM Chicago!
Beatnik writesThe Songs That Get You Through: “You Can’t Keep Us Down” by Danko Jones
These are obviously strange times we are living in, so we asked some of our CHIRP volunteers to tell us about a particular song they like to listen to when things are tough. We're calling it, "The Songs That Get You Through."
From Psychotic Distraction host, Chesney:
Toronto's Danko Jones is admittedly a musical one-trick pony, but sometimes that's exactly what you want and need. Not unlike AC/DC, he's been putting out the same album for 20+ years, and every release features at least one 'you against the world' anthem. His most recent album, 2019's "A Rock Supreme," ends on the raging high note, "You Can't Keep Us Down." Every line is a wake up call to action, and the song powers through like a runaway Mack Truck.
Beatnik writesThe Songs That Get You Through: “Change” by Blind Melon
These are obviously strange times we are living in, so we asked some of our CHIRP volunteers to tell us about a particular song they like to listen to when things are tough. We're calling it, "The Songs That Get You Through."
From CHIRP DJ and Live Events Coordinator Alli Klein:
While most people remember Blind Melon for their single, "No Rain" and accompanying iconic music video with the dancing bee girl, a song that has always gotten me through rough times is a different one of theirs from that same self-titled 1992 album called, "Change". It is a song I've carried with me through the different chapters of my life, and feels especially appropriate during the pandemic times we are experiencing present day. A song about accepting the things you cannot change, and also about being open to changing your own attitude to get through whatever hardships you are facing in life. Whether I am weeping or smiling while listening, this song always makes me remember to keep pushing through.
CHIRP Radio writesIn Rotation: Charles Rumback
June Holiday, the new album from Chicago artist Charles Rumback (with Jim Baker and John Tate), is out on Monofonus Press/Astral Spirits and in rotation on CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM Chicago!
