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CHIRP Podcasts
Artist Interviews Soddy Daisy
Maureen, Joey, Chris, and Christian of local band Soddy Daisy recently spoke with CHIRP's Eddie Sayago about why they named their band after a town they want nothing to do with, the process of making an album from a bunch of songs, and what's trashy about Trashtopia.
produced by Eddie Sayago (@EddieSayago)
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Person of Interest Person of Interest: Hannah Merry and Dylan Slack
Where: West Humboldt Park
“A neighborhood is about community to me and community is engaging with people.”
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Artist Interviews Until the Ribbon Breaks
Pete Lawrie-Winfield, frontman of UK band Until the Ribbon Breaks, met up with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson at the 2015 North Coast Music Festival to talk movies (and how they inform every facet of UTRB), collaborating with Run the Jewels, and how to "start with nothing and end up with something."
Produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)
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Volunteer: Stories of Philanthropy Coaches Carry on a Tradition of Volunteering
Mike Joyce learned how to box when he was young. His volunteer coaches and mentors made such a strong impression on him, he decided to carry on that volunteer tradition when he started the Celtic Boxing Club on Chicago's south side more than 20 years ago.
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Artist Interviews Sao Paulo Underground
Sao Paulo Underground is composed of Chicago's own Rob Mazurek and Brazilian artists Guilherme Granado and Mauricio Takara. When CHIRP's Amanda Roscoe Mayo sat down with the band at a recording studio in Naperville, the conversation was as far-reaching as their geographical roots, spanning the relationship between music and visuals arts, what it means to be a "postmodern orchestra," and their favorite tunes to dance naked to.
produced by Amanda Roscoe Mayo (@AmandaRMayo)
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