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Greg Kantowicz writesIn Rotation: Minsk

Dark and heavy but satisfying like your favorite stout, local band Minsk have a brand new album released by Relapse. Their first release since 2009, The Crash and The Draw stands out from its doomy post metal brethren with interesting percussion, layered vocals, and thoughtful progressions. Named after the capital of Belarus, the band found inspiration from the city's remoteness and its history of destruction and rebuilding. Minsk formed in 2002 with roots in Peoria and Chicago and they are currently finishing a tour in Europe with Floor. You can hear them in rotation on CHIRP Radio and at their website www.thesoundofminsk.com.

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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesThe Week That Was and Will Be: What’s Happening at CHIRP Radio (5/4/15)

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The next edition of CHIRP’s Factory Sessions will debut on Wednesday, May 6 at 11:00am Central. This session features Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt of The Sea and Cake. Join our Event Reminder page on Facebook to make sure you don't miss the on-air debut, and look for it on the blog this week!

NEW MEDIA:

Story Week Festival: Turning Issues Into Story
First Time: First Lie
In Rotation: Ghastly Menace
MP3 Shuffle: Happy Birthday, Darcy Wretzky!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

CHIRP Radio welcomes Vetiver & EDJ to the Old Town School of Folk Music on Friday, May 8

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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesFriday MP3 Shuffle: Happy Birthday D’arcy Wretzky Edition

Today is International Workers' Day, a day designated to aknowledge working people across the globe, and originally meant to commemorate the Haymarket Riot that happened in Chicago in 1884. It's also the birthday of D'arcy Wretzky, the original bass player for The Smashing Pumpkins. Although she has kept a relatively low profile recently, Wretzky's place in the annals of Rock history is secure through her work with Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin during a time marked by artistic brilliance and inner turmoil that saw both the peak of Alternative Music's popularity and also its waning years as boy bands and Brittney Spears took over the charts.

Let’s wish D'arcy a Happy Birthday and give a salute to working people everywhere by taking your MP3 player, pushing the Shuffle button, and sharing the first 10 songs your hear…

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Greg Kantowicz writesIn Rotation: Ghastly Menace

Fresh off their performance at Kansas City's Middle of the Map Fest, local band Ghastly Menace are currently in rotation on CHIRP Radio. Their debut album, Songs of Ghastly Menace, was recently released by Kansas City label The Record Machine. Despite their fearsome moniker, it is easy on the ears and full of hooks and power pop harmony.

Ghastly Menace began as Andy Schroeder and Chris Geick and has since blossomed into a six person operation with their first release. According to Schroeder, the process of making the album helped to define everyone's role in the band. Check them out for yourself at ghastlymenace.com and on CHIRP Radio.