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CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 25 - July 31)
Upcoming Events:
- Thursday August 4 - Sunday August 7: CHIRP Radio is at Out of Space: Canal Shores
- Sunday August 7: It's the Pig Swig Record Dig at Schubas
- Saturday August 13: CHIRP Radio welcomes Bev Rage & The Drinks to Schubas
- Saturday August 13 - Sunday August 14: CHIRP Radio is at the Thirsty Ears Festival
- Tuesday August 16: CHIRP Radio welcomes Rosie Tucker to Schubas
- Wednesday August 17: CHIRP Radio welcomes the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio to Evanston SPACE (2 sets)
- Thursday August 18: CHIRP Radio welcomes El Ten Eleven to Evanston SPACE (2 sets)
- Friday August 19: CHIRP Radio welcomes River Whyless to Evanston SPACE
- Friday August 19 - Sunday August 21: CHIRP Radio is at the Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest
- Friday August 19 - Sunday August 21: CHIRP Radio is at Ribfest Chicago
On the Podcast:
- Mick R interviews Chicago producer and game developer Zvrra
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 7/11/22:
black midi – Hellfire (Rough Trade)
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 18 - July 24)
Upcoming Events:
- Friday July 22 - Sunday July 24: CHIRP Radio is at Wicker Park Fest
- Saturday August 13: CHIRP Radio welcomes Bev Rage & The Drinks to Schubas
- Saturday August 13 - Sunday August 14: CHIRP Radio is at the Thirsty Ears Festival
On the Podcast:
- Mick R interviews Quin Kirchner
- Mike N chats with Josh Kantor
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 7/11/22:
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance (Matador)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 11 - July 17)
Upcoming Events:
- Friday July 15th - Sunday July 17th: It's the CHIRP Radio Record Fair at Pitchfork 2022
- Saturday July 16: CHIRP Radio welcomes Laua Veirs to the Old Town School of Folk Music
- Saturday August 13: CHIRP Radio welcomes Bev Rage & The Drinks to Schubas
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 7/4/22:
Zola Jesus – Arkhon (Sacred Bones)
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 4 - July 10)
Upcoming Events:
- Friday July 8 - Sunday July 10: CHIRP Radio is at the Square Roots Festival 2022
- Saturday July 9: CHIRP Readio welcomes Deep Sea Diver and Waltzer to Evanston SPACE
- Friday July 15th - Sunday July 17th: It's the CHIRP Radio Record Fair at Pitchfork 2022
- Saturday July 16: CHIRP Radio welcomes Laua Veirs to the Old Town School of Folk Music
On the Blog:
- Clarence E reviews the new minisries Pistol
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 6/27/22:
Bartees Strange – Farm to Table (4AD)
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesSex, Drugs, and You Know What: “Pistol” Review
In only a few years, we’ll mark the 50th anniversary of the rise and fall of that Punk-est of Punk bands, The Sex Pistols. Assembled in London during the economic and social upheaval of the 1970s, the band didn’t invent Punk music, but they were at the right place at the right time to briefly become its biggest spectacle and make a brief but lasting impression on other musicians and music fans.
There are lots of accounts of the band’s history, both written and filmed. The latest to enter the collection is Pistol, a six-part miniseries directed by Danny Boyle, whose body of work includes Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, and Slumdog Millionaire.