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CHIRP Podcasts
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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Story Week Story Week Festival: Stuart Dybek
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 author and poet Stuart Dybek.
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Artist Interviews Tall Walker
CHIRP Radio’s Katie Owens met up with Chicago rockers, Tall Walker, for an exclusive CHIRP Radio interview in Noble Square. Tall Walker spoke about expanding the band for live shows, its connection with Christian music, and its dramatic writing style.
Tall Walker released its self-titled EP in December 2013 and will play Subterranean on May 1 as part of CIMM Fest 2014.
Produced by: Ben Buddig
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News Performing Artist Alisa Rosenthal
Chicago writer & performer, Alisa Rosenthal sat down with Bobby Evers and Jessi D after a performance of her variety act, "The Plucky Show," to discuss her stage persona and what it's like to assemble independent theatre in Chicago. The conversation took place as they were striking set, and a series of puppets were enclosed in a dark bag.
The next performance of "The Plucky Show" will take place Thursday April 10 at Gorilla Tango.
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Artist Interviews The Luck of Eden Hall
As a working band in Chicago for over 20 years, The Luck of Eden Hall has fans the likes of Billy Corgan and Jim DeRogatis. The Luck of Eden Hall are juggling several projects, but made time to sit down with CHIRP DJ Julie Mueller to discuss their artistic process and what's changed about being a band in the last twenty years.
The Luck of Eden Hall released their eigthth full length, Victoria Moon, in September 2013. You can catch them live at Crabstock USA Festival of Psychedelia on April 11th, in Hamden, CT and at Vintage Vinyl in Evanston for an in-store performance on Record Store Day (4/19).
Produced by: Julie Mueller and Eugene Cabanban
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