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CHIRP Podcasts
Artist Interviews Cate Le Bon
Before her headlining show at Schubas, Cate Le Bon talked with CHIRP's Melanie Kruvelis about her new label home of Drag City, the childhood dreams that inspired her journey to become a musician, and Cate teaches Melanie a little Welsh.
produced by Melanie Kruvelis (@internetmelanie)
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First Time First Deal - avery r. young
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Interdisciplinary artist and educator avery r. young is a 3Arts Awardee and one of four executives for The Floating Museum. His poetry and prose are featured in several anthologies and periodicals including; Berkeley Poetry Review 49, Poetry Magazine and photographer Cecil McDonald Jr’s In The Company of Black. He is the featured vocalist on flouist Nicole Mitchell’s Mandorla Awakening (FPE Records) and is currently touring with her Black Earth Ensemble and his funk/soul band de deacon board. Young’s latest full length recording, tubman (FPE Records) is the soundtrack to his first collection of poems, neckbone: visual verses (Northwestern University Press).
podcast produced by Brian Heath
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Artist Interviews Impulsive Hearts
Sometimes cold Chicago winters inspire some sunny summer music. CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby hung out with Danielle and Dan of Impulsive Hearts before their show at the Beat Kitchen to discuss their recent, debut album Sorry in the Summer. They talked about recording the album in a house without appliances, their favorite tracks to play live, and what it means to be sorry in the summer.
produced by Jim Burchill
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First Time First Deal - Chris Meister
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Christopher Meister is a CHIRP DJ, actor, writer, improvisor, former slam poet, and maker of fine jellies, jams, and chutneys. Recently, Chris was last seen in the New Stages production of Mother Road at the Goodman. On TV, you may have seen Chris portraying various cops, drunks, or Dads on such shows as Chicago Fire, Sirens, Chicago PD, The Chicago Code, really anything with a Chicago in the title. He may also be seen endorsing products he never actually uses. Chris also is an award winning filmmaker with films playing in Sundance, SXSW, Hamptons International film festivals among others. Chris has been the host of "The Riff Hypnotic" on CHIRPradio.org for a little over three years. He believes his best job ever was getting pigs drunk for science.
podcast produced by Brian Heath
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Artist Interviews Stealing Sheep
UK's Stealing Sheep played a few shows in the states for SXSW 2016 and Dylan Peterson had the opportunity to catch one of their sets in Austin and hang out with Emily, Lucy and Becky. They talked about their girl power and taking inspiration from pop surrealism, and they bedazzled Dylan during the interview.
produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)
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