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Artist Interviews Foxygen

Dylan Peterson sat down in the grass with Foxygen's Sam France while he was learning how to play dice with a couple random Pitchfork Fest-goers. They talked about the aggressive meta-method acting in Foxygen's live shows, Sam's favorite hip-hop acts, and staying healthy amidst the darkness.

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Artist Interviews Waxahatchee

Get to know Katie Crutchfield, aka Waxahatchee, with CHIRP's Cher Vincent. Katie talked about the benefits of getting her start in the DIY scene, and the difference between writing about childhood's nostalgias versus adulthood's heartbreaks. Waxahatchee plays Lincoln Hall with Screaming Females on September 25th.

produced by Liz Anderson

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Artist Interviews Trail of Dead

Blake Burkhart interviewed Conrad Keely, lead singer of ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, at the 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival. They talked about refusing to let music-making become work, learning how to make better art with age, and shooting down the YOLO cliches of rock and roll.

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Artist Interviews Oshwa

CHIRP's Katie Owens took a trip down to Pilsen to meet Chicago's mathy indie-pop reps, Oshwa. Before heading off on a month-long tour, the band took a moment to talk about the origins of their name, how living in Pilsen affects their sound, and the power of Reddit. Their debut full-length album, Chamomille Crush, came out August 8th, 2013, via Naked Ally Records.

Produced by: Bri O'Reilly

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Artist Interviews Run the Jewels

CHIRP's Dylan Peterson met up with El-P and Killer Mike before their performances at the 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival. They talked about their plans to make a few more albums as a rap duo, getting their own beer from Goose Island, partying with Andrew W.K., and the non-stop summer camp that is Run the Jewels.

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