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First Time First Chance - Freda Love Smith
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Freda Love Smith is a writer, drummer, and lecturer living in Evanston. She was a founding member and drummer of The Blake Babies with Juliana Hatfield, and has since played with Antenna, The Mysteries of Life, and Some Girls. She interviews musicians about food for Paste and writes about food on her blog,lovesmiths.blogspot.com. Her memoir/cookbook, Red Velvet Underground, is forthcoming on Agate.
Podcast produced by Dan Epstein
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First Time First Chance - Lily Be
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Lily Be is a momma, a nanny, a friend, and a storyteller. She's a wise Mexican badass from Humboldt Park with a straight from the hip style of storytelling that has made her stand out in the storytelling community. She is the first Latina Moth GrandSLAM champion, WNEP Maelstrom champ, The Spotty Truth Late Night Storytelling champ, and host/producer of The Stoop the last Thursday of each month at Rosa's Lounge. There is really nothing a bio can tell you about Lily Be that her stories can't do better.
Podcast produced by Dan Epstein
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Artist Interviews Alex G
Whether he's playing DIY house shows or a sold out Beat Kitchen, Alex G has no problem with living in two different worlds at the same time. He talked with Dylan Peterson about how his guitar-based music is heavily influenced by electronic artists like Aphex Twin and The Knife, and told the story of how his sister turned a dream into the album cover for DSU.
produced by Dylan Peterson
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Person of Interest Person of Interest: Rachel Foster
Where: Little Village
"I just think that the best things in life are things you can't see."
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Artist Interviews Sam Amidon
Nonesuch Records' Sam Amidon sat down with CHIRP's Amanda Roscoe Mayo before his show with Wilco at the Riviera. He talked about his spin on continuing the traditions of American folk music, not being influenced by The Grateful Dead, and why he decided to cover Mariah Carey.
produced by Amanda Roscoe Mayo
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