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Person of Interest is the personal perspectives series produced by CHIRP Radio News. As a community radio station, we feel it’s necessary to talk to you, your neighbors, your fellow Chicagoans about how news-making events affect you, about how you’re getting along, about what’s on your mind. This series is an attempt to listen to the people around us rather than to those in the headlines. Person of Interest is that person you see on the train or at a cafe or in the park that makes you wonder, “Who are you?” Person of Interest is your barista, your taxi driver, your next door neighbor. It’s not breaking news, but collectively it’s the real story of our city.
Person of Interest Person of Interest: Ian Louisignau
Where: Humboldt Park
"I'd like to keep moving forward and challenging myself."
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Artist Interviews Vampire Weekend
Dylan Peterson met up with Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio at SXSW 2013. In addition to playing bass for one of the most popular indie bands in the world, Chris is also a DJ and producer. Dylan and Chris talked about how DJing can keep a rock star humble, the benefits of going bowling on the weekend, and the possibility that Vampire Weekend might be the Dave Matthews Band of the next generation. Modern Vampires of the City releases May 13th on XL.
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Artist Interviews The Orwells
The Orwells are a rising punk group from Elmhurst. CHIRP’s Katie Owens sat down with them at the CHIRP studio where they talked about navigating the music industry as teenagers, tour pit stop eats, and how DIY spaces contributed to their success. The Orwells released their first album, Remember When, on Autumn Tone Records in 2012, and are one of the few Chicago bands playing at Lollapalooza 2013.
Produced by: Eugene Cabanban
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Chicago Theatre Off Book Chicago Theatre Off Book: April 26, 2013 Ed.
Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book reviews "In A Garden" at A Red Orchid Theatre and "Let Them Eat Chaos" at Second City. Our special guests are Erica Daniels, Associate Artistic Director at Steppenwolf Theatre and Bob Mason, Artistic Associate/Casting Director at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
This April 26th episode of Chicago Theatre Off Book was partially underwritten by Marty's Martini Bar.
Shot word of the day: Actor
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Artist Interviews Poolside
Summer is almost here, which means the daytime-disco of Poolside will soon be gracing mixtapes and DJ sets everywhere. CHIRP's Dylan Peterson got to hang out with Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Paradise after one of their many shows at SXSW in Austin. The guys derided goa trance (then retracted and reversed their opinion), explained how Youtube helped them learn how to cover Neil Young's "Harvest Moon," and declared Body Count's "Cop Killer" the summer anthem of 2013.
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