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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesKiss Winter Goodbye With a Weekend of Great Music at Lincoln Hall
According to the calendar, March is next week. We're matking the end of the winter months with a weekend of music featuring two fantastic acts performing at Lincoln Hall.
Ratboys takes the stageTONITE at 9:00pm!
Telefon Tel Aviv performs Satuesday Febr. 29th at 9:00pm!
CHIRP Radio is proud to present these artists in our ongoing celebration of our 10th anniversary and our great city's Year of Chicago Music. Check Lincon Hall's Web site for ticket information.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Night at The Whistler Is This Wednesday Feat. SunSurfers and Gums!
What better way to brave the last of the winter weather than to check out the next edition of CHIRP Night at The Whistler this Wednesday? Local Chicago bands SunSurfers and Gums will take the stage for an evening of great music and great cocktails. A portion of the proceeds supports CHIRP Radio. The Whistler is located at 2421 N Milwaukee Ave 60647. Join us!
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writes@CHIRPRadio (Week of February 24)
EVENTS
- Wednesday February 26: It's CHIRP Night at the Whistler with Sunsurfers and Gums
- Friday February 28: CHIRP Radio welcomes Ratboys to Lincoln Hall
- Saturday February 29: CHIRP Radio welcomes Telefon Tel Aviv to Lincoln Hall
NEW MEDIA
- Mick Reed chats with Molly, singer and creator of Uma Bloo
- First Time: First Choice with Steve Reidell
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Elizabeth interviews Frances Quinlan
SKaiser writes@CHIRPRadio (week of February 17)
NEW MEDIA
- Take Two: “(Simply) The Best” (Bonnie Tyler vs. Tina Turner vs. Noah Reid) by Eddie Sayago
- The 92nd Annual Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees in Review by Kyle Sanders
- The Fourth Wall: Best of 2019 by Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing
Kevin Fullam writesThe Fourth Wall: Best of 2019
Welcome to The Fourth Wall, CHIRP's e-conversation on cinema. This week's subject is 2019 in Review.]
This edition is written by CHIRP Radio volunteers Kevin Fullam and Clarence Ewing.
Kevin:
I know, I know. It's been a while. I have no excuse. Actually, can my excuse be that 2019 was a sh*tty year for cinema? I looked back on our Best of 2018 list, and I had a fully-fleshed-out Top 10 -- with Honorable Mentions, even! This past year, there were no fewer than seven films that I wanted to walk out on (but only actually left Booksmart, which was the most egregious offender). The complete list:
The Favourite
Transit
Luz
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
High Life
Booksmart
The Lighthouse
At least San Francisco and The Lighthouse were visually interesting? In the case of the former, I think the tale choked on its stylization, while with the latter, I was reminded of Kill List, an excellent Irish film (I later discovered) that I was unable to parse in theaters due to the thick Irish accents and lack of subtitles; I gleaned very little through the audial soup that was The Lighthouse's Willem Dafoe peculiar brogue.
[*Booksmart's saving grace was that it became abundantly clear to me very quickly that the tale was absolutely not my preferred brand of comedy. Humor is, of course, subjective.]