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The CHIRP Blog
Erin Van Ness writesHelp Support CHIRP and Get a Little Something for Yourself Too
Did you know CHIRP gets a portion of the proceeds from all your Insound purchases?
It’s true! Just visit http://chirpradio.org/insound to make a purchase and part of your sale will come back to CHIRP. What’s even better than that? Use code fallbreezes10 before October 15, and you’ll get 10% off your entire order too!
Insound is an online store that stocks a variety of LPs, CDs, downloads, and other media, including the lastest release from Chicago rock heroes Wilco, The Whole Love. It’s a great way to grab new music from the comfort of home while supporting your favorite independent radio station.
It’s a win for CHIRP and a win for you! But, hurry because this offer expires October 15. Just visit http://chirpradio.org/insound today!
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesTHIS WEEKEND: Ravenswood ArtWalk
Ravenswood Avenue is one of the most unique thoroughfares in Chicago. Strategically tucked between the busier and noisier streets on the North Side, tree-lined Ravenswood is a parallel oasis of commercial and creative activity, an urban planner’s dream come true.
This weekend the numerous artists who work on the avenue will be on display at the 10th annual Ravenswood ArtWalk. Over 40 studios will be open to the public for free. There will also be live music, presentations, film screenings, local food, beer by Goose Island, and the RAW Street Fair. Enjoy the rooftop lounge and sculpture garden, as well as a trolley service that will provide architectural tours.
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!
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 & 2 / Ravenswood Avenue, between Addison & Lawrence / 11:00am – 7:00pm (Sat.) – 6:00pm (Sun.) / All Ages
Erin Van Ness writesLast chance to help CHIRP fatten up for the long winter ahead!
If you’re one of the amazing people who has already become a CHIRP member in the last two weeks, helping us raise $7,570 towards our $10,000 goal, we would like to extend a warm and heartfelt THANK YOU! Supporters like you who value this station enough to contribute your own hard-earned cash to the cause make this station possible.
If you haven’t had the chance to become a member during the campaign, or if you’ve been meaning to give and just somehow keep putting it off, don’t wait! The time to act is NOW. You have one last day, one last chance, to step up and help CHIRP reach our goal. We are SO CLOSE to making this goal a reality, and we simply cannot do it without your help.
We make giving easy. Just visit http://chirpradio.org/donatenow today!
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Marc Bolan Edition
He got his start in the psychedelic band John’s Children, quickly taking control of the band. He then left to form the folky Tyrannosaurus Rex, taking a large inspiration from the fey side of The Kinks, with a heaping helping of hippie affectation. Slowly but surealy, more traditional rock and roll influences came into the mix, and he went beyond having just a bongo player, adding a drummer who played simple beats. Shortening the band’s name to T. Rex, the simple songs became the blueprint for glam rock. Although T. Rex is a one-hit wonder here in America, in England they were perhaps the biggest band in the land in the years immediately following The Beatles’ break up. After a stunning peak, with classic singles and albums such as Electric Warrior and The Slider, Bolan’s magic dissipated. We’ll never know if he could have made a comeback, as he died in a car accident in 1977 (the car driven by his wife, Gloria Jones, of “Tainted Love” fame). Let’s pay tribute to the man with the corkscrew hair by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle, and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.
Wayne Smith writesTONIGHT: Get ready for Belle & Sebastian Night 2011 at Darkroom!
CHIRP Radio is proud to present 2011’s Belle & Sebastian Night – All Belle, All Night – at Darkroom. Inspired by a nod in the movie High Fidelity and the mod-style design of the band’s album art, Belle & Sebastian Night delights the crowd with the music of Belle & Sebastian performed by various local bands and DJ’s. 2011’s event features an all Belle live performance by CONASTA w/ special guests, DJ sets by Heaven Malone, & DJ Elia of “This is England,” as well as Belle & Sebastian giveaways by Matador Records and a Mod vintage photo booth that will make this event a hit!
darkroom / 2210 W Chicago / 8pm-2am / 21+