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Artist Interviews The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Kip Berman, frontman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, sat down with Dylan Peterson down in the basement of the Empty Bottle before the band's sold-out show. They talked about how 90s irreverence was kind of annoying, gifs vs "jifs," feeling self-conscious in sunglasses, Kip said "cumshot" out loud, and Hot Doug's*. The band's new album, Days of Abandon, is out this week via Yebo.
*interview recorded prior to announcement of Hot Doug's closing
produced by Dylan Peterson
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Person of Interest Person of Interest: Michael Powell
Where: Skokie
"It's not just a ride home."
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Artist Interviews Perfect Pussy
Before their show at Township, some of the guys from Perfect Pussy stepped outside to hang out with CHIRP's Cher Vincent. They talked about naming songs after numbers, how to make a recording sound like you're playing in a tunnel, and almost getting Mom to be in the interview. Perfect Pussy play the Pitchfork Music Festival 2014. Happy Mother's Day!
produced by Kwame Shorter
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Story Week Story Week Festival: Barry Gifford
From Sunday, March 16 through Friday, March 21, the Columbia College Chicago Department of Creative Writing presented its 18th Annual Story Week Festival of Writers. Story Week 2014 offered six days jam-packed with readings, conversations with authors, panels, performances, and book signings at venues throughout Chicago—all free and open to the public.
This podcast features novelist, poet, and playwright Barry Gifford.
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Artist Interviews Small Black
Over beers in the green room at Schuba's, CHIRP DJ Jessi D sat down with Josh Kolenik of Small Black before their Chicago show. They talked R&B versus chillwave, not over-thinking the editing process, and paying homage to 90s hip hop with mixtapes.
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