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CHIRP Podcasts
Artist Interviews Air Credits
Local group Air Credits (aka Hood Internet & ShowYouSuck) recently stopped by the CHIRP studios to sit down with Features Director Amelia Hruby. They discussed the post-apocalyptic premise for their first album Broadcasted and how it feels to be making overtly political music in the current climate. (Hint: awesome.)
You can catch Air Credits live in Chicago on February 19th at the Empty Bottle for a Red Bull Sound Select show with Dan Deacon and Marijuana Deathsquad.
produced by Amelia Hruby (@ajhruby)
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Artist Interviews King Khan & BBQ
Rock and roll duo King Khan & BBQ caught up with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson and Amanda Dabandons in the Empty Bottle basement before their sold out show last year. They talked about their love of diva cups, living without fear in fearful times, and growing up but not really growing up.
produced by Dylan Peterson (@_dylanclub_)
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Artist Interviews Matchess
"So much of our lives are rationalized and routinized, and everything seems kind of known or knowable. So anything that feels like it's not quite knowable is what I like to do creatively. ... When there's no explanation for something, that's where I like to let my mind and my music stay."
Last fall, Whitney Johnson came to the CHIRP studios to talk with Amelia Hruby about Johnson's solo electronic project, Matchess. They discuss how she builds the multi-layered structures of her songs, the inspiration she draws from industrial field recordings, and what magic happens when you listen to repetitive sounds over and over again.
produced by Amelia Hruby (@ajhruby)
photo by Jeremy Deputat
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First Time First Gig - Elle Quintana
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If good stories come from a riotous life, Elle’s background is just the thing. Born in Albuquerque, she traveled her whole life, which involved attending 22 different schools, before landing in Chicago 20 years ago. She’s been a talent buyer (translation: books bands) for 17 years, and loves whiskey, taking naps, bad decisions, and her daughter. In 1980 at Washington Elementary in Kalamazoo, MI, she won student of the month. She considers that the pinnacle of her success.
produced by Brian Heath and Dan Epstein
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First Time First Gig - Megan Ensley
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Megan is a writer, actor, singer, political activist, and aspiring psychologist. She sings with the band, The Mashed Potatoes, has performed in numerous cabarets with Brown Paper Box Co., and has told stories for Story Lab Chicago and TUTA Theatre. She has also been a performer, writer, and director for various sketch comedy shows at The Second City Training Center and Stage 773. When not performing, Megan can be found working on graduate school applications to become a clinical psychologist.
produced by Brian Heath and Dan Epstein
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