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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesJoin Us for the Ravenswood ArtWalk Tour of Arts and Industry This Weekend!
(Poster design by Laura Matzen)
Ravenswood Avenue is one of the most unique thoroughfares in Chicago. Strategically tucked between the busier and noisier North Side streets, tree-lined Ravenswood is a parallel oasis of commercial and creative activity, an urban planner’s dream come true.
The numerous artists and artisans who work on the avenue will be on display when Ravenswood ArtWalk presents the 13th annual Tour of Arts & Industry on October 4th and 5th from 11:00am to 7:00pm (6:00pm on Sunday). Over 150 artists will be featured as they open their studios and display offices to the public for free. There will also be a street festival on Saturday, the Ravensood Artwalk Detour, which will feature live music, a craft beer garden, and a food truck roundup. CHIRP Radio will have a table there too, while also providing music to accompany your day!
Autumn is in the air, and this is a perfect way to spend what’s going to be a wonderful weekend inside and out before Winter sets in once again. See you there!
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesRediscovering Our Record Collections: Music from the Motion Picture “Pulp Fiction”
There was a point in my life where I wanted to be a filmmaker. I still might be one at some point. Who knows? If it wasn’t for my obsession with music, I might have been a textbook cinephile by now, as intrigued by new releases and upcoming film festivals as I am now about new album releases and who’s on the program at the next big music festival.
I still have a strong interest in movies, though, and the picture that got it all started for me was Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. This was the movie that not only fascinated me to no end with it’s singularly unique style (made up of entirely of, I would soon learn, styles copied from a lot of other films), but also got me interested in movies as more than just something to stare at while I stuffed my face with popcorn.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: Empires
After going the DIY route for a while, Chicago band Empires has signed on with Island Records for their 3rd album Orphan. You can hear this album in heavy rotation this week on CHIRP Radio!
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesDon’t Miss the Homeroom Chicago Songwriter Showcase on Thursday October 2nd
(Poster art by Matthew Kohnhorst)
CHIRP Radio is proud to team with Homeroom Chicago, an independent, nonprofit arts programming group, in presenting the first in a series of Songwriter Showcases at Columbia College’s HAUS at the Quincy Wong Center (623 S. Wabash). These showcases will give audience members the opportunity to listen to these songwriters perform in an intimate setting without a backing band as well as interact with artists as they talk about their songwriting process and influences. This is a great chance to hear about the technique and philosophy of songwriting from working musicians who are willing to share their love of their art and craft.
This Thursday, October 2nd, features performances and talks with J.C. Brooks, Kate Adams, Odea, and Isaiah Oby. Go to Homeroom Chicago’s Web site for more information.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWhat Was at The Top of CHIRP’s Charts One Year Ago This Week?
These were the albums at the top of CHIRP Radio's charts the last week of September one year ago...
1. King Khan & The Shrines - Idle No More (Merge)