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Artist Interviews The Bingers

Teddy, Ronnie and Jackie of local band The Bingers stopped by the CHIRP studios to talk with Features Co-Director Amelia Hruby about their new (and first!) LP Stay Satisfied, the haunted basements they've recorded in, and how to say "bingers."

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Colleen Green

SXSW veteran Colleen Green talked with Dylan Peterson before playing a solo set, and with The Memories, at Burgermania 2017 at Hotel Vegas. Colleen and Dylan talked about Adam Sandler movies, their first guitar riffs and CDs, quitting weed and growing up.

produced by Dylan Peterson (@_dylanclub_)

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Artist Interviews Lucille Furs

Lucille Furs (fka Shah Jahan) recently stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with Features Co-Director Amelia Hruby. They talk about how the band got together, their first three songs, and how hard it is to rename a band.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Half Gringa

Half Gringa is the brainchild of local artist Izzy Olive. She stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby about what it means to be "half gringa" and the space between her mother's homeland of Venezuela and her upbringing in the United States.

produced by Andrew Meriweather

photo by Maren Celest

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Artist Interviews Nest

Local band Nest caught up with CHIRP volunteer Julie Mueller at the CHIRP studios. They talked about the band's 90s influences, their favorite places to play in Chicago, and what it's like to listen to music on vinyl versus digitally.

produced by Amanda Mayo (@AmandaRMayo)

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