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SKaiser writes@CHIRPRADIO (Week of March 13)
NEW MEDIA
- Fourth Wall: What the Movies Mean to Me with Clarence Ewing, and film blogger/podcast extraordinaire, Kevin Fullman (New CHIRP Radio series featuring discussions about movies and other things worth talking about.)
- Shawna Kaiser met up with Trevor Shelley de Brauw (of Pelican) to talk about the release of his solo album, Uptown
- CHIRP DJ Andy Weber interviewed Bleach Party
- First Time: First Issue with actor, writer, and comedian, Tristan A. Smith
- Photos by Jim Kirkhoff of Pool Holograph and Courtship at CHIRP Night at the Whistler (2/22/17)
- CHIRP Factory Sessions - NE-HI!
- Concert Review: The Head & The Heart at the Peoria Civic Theater (2/24/17) by Layne Lindroth
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesThe Fourth Wall: What the Movies Mean to Me
[Introducing The Fourth Wall, a new CHIRP Radio series featuring discussions about movies and other things worth talking about. The first conversation is by CHIRP Radio volunteers Clarence Ewing (listen to his radio show on Sundays form 2pm-4pm Central Time) and Kevin Fullam (film blogger and podcaster extraordinarie).]
CE: Hello, Kevin! Here it is, our new series where we’re going to talk about the movies. Many thanks for conceiving of this idea. I feel like, in our own small way, we can carry on in the Chicago tradition of Siskel and Ebert and, through conversation and kicking around ideas, gain some insight into a subject we enjoy.
I thought we could start things off by talking about movies in general. There was a time when I was almost as obsessed with movies as I was (and still am) with music. I even got THIS CLOSE to getting my own film production company off the ground a bunch of years ago. It fell apart like most startups with no money tend to do, but I learned some valuable lessons from the experience, as well as an appreciation for how hard it is to finance and make even the smallest, lowest-budget project.
jimkirkhoff@mac.com writesPhotos: Pool Holograph and Courtship at CHIRP Night at The Whistler (2/22/17)
[photos by Jim Kirkhoff]
We had another fantastic night of music at CHIRP Night at The Whistler. The February 2017 editions featured local bands Pool Holograph and Courtship, who we'd like to give much thanks for joining us! Check out the pics below, and make plans to join us this month when Scotch the Filmmaker and Coleslaw take the stage (details here)!
CHIRP DJ writesCHIRP Factory Session - NE-HI
Our special guests for FACT013 are longtime CHIRP Radio favorites NE-HI! The band joined us in our factory studio building to record this exclusive live session, featuting songs from their brand new ablum Offers on Grand Jury records. The Chicago quartet is made up of Alex Otake on Drums, Jason Balla on Guitar, James Weir on Bass, and Michael Wells on Guitar. This session was recorded on location at the CHIRP studio building by Mike Lust of Manor Mobile Recording. Video of the full session was captured & edited by Big Foot Media.
1. Out of Reach
2. Sisters
3. Offers
4. Stay Young
NE-HI>>
Grand Jury Music>>
Big Foot Media>>
Manor Mobile Recording>>
Layne Lindroth writesConcert Review: The Head and the Heart at the Peoria Civic Center (2/24/17)
Text and pictures by Layne Lindroth
“Are you enjoying this? We’re trying, I think we’re playing pretty good,” Julien Ehrlich, drummer and lead singer of Whitney innocently asked, drawing laughs from The Head and the Heart fans fumbling for their seats. Ehrlich’s easygoing banter between songs reflected the youthful personality and kaleidoscopic tones of Whitney’s debut LP, Light Upon the Lake.
The darkened Peoria Civic Center crowd continued to collectively bob their heads until the six-piece dove into a cover of NRBQ’s “Magnet”, before which Ehrlich joked again, “You can dance if you want, but I wouldn’t stand up if I were you.” Nevertheless, small groups of new fans jumped to their feet to bounce along, adding some much needed energy to the now packed venue. But it was the bursting trumpet solo that made the room explode with excitement, summoning hoots and hollers from every corner of the theater. Whitney closed their set how every opening act aspires to, with the audience on their feet, singing along to their latest single (“No Woman,” in this case), and excited, of course, for The Head and the Heart.
