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CHIRP Podcasts
Story Week Story Week Festival: Women In Action - New Plays
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 a panel of female playwrights discussing their latest works, including Lisa Schlesinger, Bonnie Metzker, Ruth Margraff, Charlotte Meehan and Kimberly Senior.
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Story Week Story Week Festival: Literary Rock & Roll
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.
In This podcast, the Metro comes alive with readings by Eric Charles May, Preston L. Allen, and Christine Sneed, and a performance by Street Sounds paying tribute to the late David Hernandez with readings by Achy Obejas, Eduardo Arocho, Marta Collazo, and Carlos Cumpian.
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Artist Interviews Mark McGuire
Former Emeralds guitarist Mark McGuire talked with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson before opening for The War On Drugs at the Metro. Over a cup of coffee at Uncommon Ground they discussed spirituality in music, an artist's greatest enemy, and the Nu New Age.
Mark McGuire plays Empty Bottle on Friday, April 18th.
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Artist Interviews Twin Peaks
CHIRP Radio’s Katie Owens stopped by The Observatory to catch up with Twin Peaks while on a break from recording their upcoming album. Twin Peaks gave us the scoop on a side project known as Twin Hits, self-imposed pressure, getting signed and they even assigned music homework.
Twin Peaks plays an already sold out show at Lincoln Hall on Tuesday, April 1 with The Orwells. You can also catch Twin Peaks at the Pitchfork Music Festival this July.
Produced by: Eugene Cabanban
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Artist Interviews White Mystery
CHIRP's Kelsey Phillips sat down with Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White, brother/sister duo of Chicago's own White Mystery. They met up in the back of Reckless Records in Wicker Park following an in-store set that packed the house. White Mystery tells us what it was like growing up in the Chicago music scene, talks about going to their first show, and shares some DIY tips.
White Mystery releases their fourth full-length, self-released album, Dubble Dragon, on April 20. You can catch White Mystery next at the Emporium on April 4.
Produced by: Colleen Pellissier
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