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Artist Interviews Mourn

Barcelona rock-punk band Mourn caught up with CHIRP's Katie Owens at the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival to talk about the phenomenon of crowds singing the melodies of their songs in gibberish, remembering their very first musical experiences, and the ways in which they hope to make non-audio artforms a greater component of their band.

produced by Cyrus Leddy

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Artist Interviews Towkio

Backstage at a bustling Metro before his sold out record release show for .Wav Theory, Towkio talked with CHIRP's Eddie Sayago about what makes Chicago's hip-hop scene so special, how his style was inspired by house parties, and posting his first songs on Myspace.

Towkio will perform at the Mad Decent Block Party on 9/27.

produced by Eddie Sayago (@EddieSayago)

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Artist Interviews Jessica Pratt

Drag City's Jessica Pratt sat down with Katie Owens at the CHIRP Record Fair after her set at the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival where they talked about performing in settings that aren't condusive to intimate music, living next door to a fancy BDSM place in LA, and playing music for the rest of her life.

produced by Liz Anderson (@liesanderson)

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Artist Interviews Tei Shi

Backstage at the inaugural Mamby On The Beach festival, Tei Shi sat down with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson after playing her very first show in Chicago. The R&B artist talked about getting love from Grimes, the power of minimalism, and what Jack White, James Blake and D'Angelo all have in common with her.

produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)

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Artist Interviews Bully

After their set at the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival, CHIRP's Katie Owens caught up with Nashville's Bully. Katie talked to all of the members in the band about the feminist themes in their music, shouting out Logan Square in one of their songs, and what goes through their heads when cameras are recording their live shows.

In addition to Pitchfork Fest, Bully plays Lollapalooza 2015 as well.

produced by Eugene Cabanban

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