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E. Malcolm Martinez writesJoin Us for Sun Kil Moon at the Old Town School of Folk Music on 10/3!
Sun Kil Moon, aka Mark Kozelek, performs his plaintive, haunting, poetically rambling and often autobiographical songs at the Old Town School of Folk Music (4544 N Lincoln Ave) on Tuesday, October 3rd at 8pm.
Former frontman for the San Francisco band Red House Painters, Kozolek formed Sun Kil Moon in 2002. The band’s debut, Ghosts Of The Great Highway (2003, Jetset Records) was greatly received by critics and audiences alike but the band’s largest success was the highly acclaimed Benji (2014, Caldo Verde Records), which produced the alternative radio hit "Ben’s My Friend" as well as multiple references to Panera Bread.
Sun Kil Moon is touring in support of its latest release, Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood (2017, Caldo Verde Records). A prolific songwriter with numerous solo releases and collaborations, Caldo Verde will release Kozelek’s latest, a collaborative collection entitled Mark Kozelek with Ben Boye and Jim White, on October 5th. The album will stream on Kozelek’s website in the days before its release. Sun Kil Moon will be joined at The Old Town School by Magik Magik Orchestra, Steve Shelley (drums) and Josh Haden (bass).
Tony Breed writesThat Night: This Must Be the Place
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writes@CHIRPRadio (Week of September 25)
Special Announcements
- THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! to everyone who contributed to our successful Fall fundraising campaign! Thanks to your contributions, we’ve exceeded our goal. Your support keeps us rocking!
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, Sept. 27: New Volunteer meeting @ Sulzer Regional Library
- Wednesday, Sept. 27: CHIRP Night at the Whistler featuring Minor Moon with Flamingo Rodeo
- Saturday, Sept. 30: CHIRP @ Apple Fest in Lincoln Square
- Sunday, Oct. 1: CHIRP @ the Chicago Book Expo
New Media
- Dylan Peterson talks to The Drums
SKaiser writes@CHIRPRadio (Week of September 18)
UPCOMING EVENTS
- CHIRP is excited to welcome the corduroy-clad brainchild of London-based J. Willgoose, Esq. Public Service Broadcasting to Schubas (3159 N Southport) on Tuesday, September 19th | 8:00 PM | 21+
- Enjoy a group album listening experience September 24th at Saturday Audio Exchange (1021 W Belmont Ave) for Classic Album Sundays! This week we will feature Björk’s classic “Homogenic” for its 20th anniversary. | 5:30 PM | All Ages
NEW MEDIA
- An Interview with Matt Brooks of Sofar Sounds by Candice Triche
- Andrew Meriweather interviews Evan Hall of Pinegrove at Pitchfork music festival
- The Moses Gun came up In Rotation
- Album Review: "Strange New Universe" by C.H.E.W
- Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing bring the weekly cinematic conversation with The Fourth Wall: The Levelling
- Local band Big Sadie visited the CHIRP studios to talk to CHIRP volunteer Amanda Mayo
candylocs writesAn Interview With Matt Brooks of Sofar Sounds
written by Candice Triche
Inspiration to pursue your passion can come from places we least expect. When I went to my first Sofar Sounds show, I was both impressed and in awe of how effortless it all seemed to go down. Putting together a secret show, wrangling a curious crowd and making sure the bands are set to go cannot be done without knowing a thing or two and hard work.
Matt Brooks is the City Director for Sofar Sounds Chicago market, and along with a stellar group of others, they put together awesome shows multiple times a month around the city of Chicago. I was hooked since that first show in October and have been to a few more since then. Discovering new bands, meeting new people, and dancing without a care (BYOB!), has made for many a great weeknight for me this summer!
From my first experience, Matt has been front and center, meeting and greeting, and making things happen. On Sept 20th, Sofar will be debuting a series of shows across the world, including 8 shows in Chicago, that will surely put them on top of intimate music venues everywhere and will be talked about for a long time to come. They are indeed changing the way we listen to live music, one show at a time.
Before the big show in September, I wanted to get his take on how he started and why he has such a passion for Sofar Sounds.
What was your first Sofar Sounds show/experience?
The first Sofar Sounds show I ever attended was in Chicago on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2015. I was attending in preparations of starting up a new Sofar city in Indianapolis, and this experience immediately thrust me into the wonderful community that I have the pleasure of working with every day now. The show was a beautiful, unfamiliar, yet refreshing experience that only gets more special as time goes on. We hosted in the Sq3 Whiteroom, a beautiful studio space run by a friend of ours near Goose Island that is no longer in that location, though we certainly miss it. The artists were SKYLR, KSRA, and Quinn Tsan, some of which still perform with us today. I can remember this distinct moment that is not so uncommon at Sofar shows, when I felt like I had discovered the best kept secret in the city.