Artist Interviews Lucille Furs

Lucille Furs (fka Shah Jahan) recently stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with Features Co-Director Amelia Hruby. They talk about how the band got together, their first three songs, and how hard it is to rename a band.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Half Gringa

Half Gringa is the brainchild of local artist Izzy Olive. She stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby about what it means to be "half gringa" and the space between her mother's homeland of Venezuela and her upbringing in the United States.

produced by Andrew Meriweather

photo by Maren Celest

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Artist Interviews Nest

Local band Nest caught up with CHIRP volunteer Julie Mueller at the CHIRP studios. They talked about the band's 90s influences, their favorite places to play in Chicago, and what it's like to listen to music on vinyl versus digitally.

produced by Amanda Mayo (@AmandaRMayo)

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Artist Interviews The Radio Dept.

Before their show at Thalia Hall, The Radio Dept. sat down with Jennifer Roger to talk about unintentionally making a political album, starting their own label, and the experiencing the extremes of Chicago.

produced by Joseph Griffin (@griffjc)
interview by Jennifer Roger (@jenn_roger)

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Artist Interviews Pylon Reenactment Society

CHIRP volunteer Marites Velasquez talks with Pylon Reenactment Society member Vanessa Briscoe Hay about what it's like to continue performing after losing a band member (Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley died in 2009), how Athens became a center of independent arts in the South, and Vanessa's unique vocal stylings.

produced by Marites Velasquez and Amanda Roscoe Mayo

photo by Mike White

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