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Chicago Theatre Off Book Chicago Theatre Off Book: May 31, 2013 Ed.

Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book is joined by our friends and fellow theatre critics; Dan Jakes, Oliver Sava and Anderson Lawfer, to predict the 2013 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards. The Jeff Awards will be announced on Monday, June 3rd at the Park West ceremony extravaganza.

This show was a fun way to finish our Chicago Theatre Off Book run. Thank you to all our listeners, Oliver, Dan, Anderson, our past guests, Elliot, Tommy, Paul, CHIRP, Clarence, and the entire Chicago theatre community. We had a blast and we'll see you soon at the theatre.

Shot phrase of the day: Jeff Committee

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Artist Interviews My Gold Mask

Chicago's My Gold Mask met with CHIRP's Blake Burkhart to talk about their strangely dark pop music, the unpredictable aspects of SXSW, and being weird without being The Residents.

My Gold Mask's summer 2013 tour finds the band co-headlining with another Chicago favorite, California Wives. They play The Hideout on June 21st.

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Artist Interviews Kisses

Soon-to-be newlyweds Jesse Kivel and Kinzi Edmundson are LA's Kisses. CHIRP's Dylan Peterson met with the couple in Austin during SXSW where they talked about the affect their relationship has on their music, writing makeout songs for teenagers, and the 80s sub-genre that has the biggest influence on their style.

Kisses' debut Chicago show is set for June 14th at City Winery.

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Chicago Theatre Off Book Chicago Theatre Off Book: May 17, 2013 Ed.

Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book reviews "Still Alice" at Lookingglass Theatre and "Lake Effect" at Silk Road Rising. Our special guest is Joshua Aaron Weinstein, Executive Director at LiveWire Chicago Theatre.

This May 17th episode of Chicago Theatre Off Book was partially underwritten by Marty's Martini Bar.

Shot word of the day: fascinating

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Artist Interviews Super Happy Fun Club

The Super Happy Fun Club is pure power-pop from Chicago. CHIRP's Craig Andrew Smith talked with the guys about their favorite music venues in Chicago, finding a fanbase in Europe, and stepping things up for their sophmore album.