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Artist Interviews Girl Group Chicago

Shana East, Megan Kasten, Carrie Shemanski, and Kate Walsh of Girl Group Chicago met with CHIRP DJ Jessi D at the bands' headquarters/Shana's living space in Avondale. They all tried really hard not to laugh through the whole interview, and discussed reclaiming and reinterpreting 1960's hits with a modern feminist perspective, cultivating a social support system focusing on empowering women and the community formed as a result of their 20+ member, all-girl band.

You can catch Girl Group Chicago next at The Hideout for a special NYE show.

produced by Bri O'Reilly

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Artist Interviews Velcro Lewis Group

CHIRP’s Alli Klein met with Chicago’s own Velcro Lewis Group at their West Loop studio, Frogg Mountain, to discuss their new record Open The Sky, producing it themselves (a difficult task for a legally blind frontman), inspiring moments from visiting the Stax museum, their goals, and cassette tapes.

Velcro Lewis Group's Holiday Freakout is happening on December 13th at the Liar's Club.

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Artist Interviews Mount Kimbie

Before their show at Lincoln Hall, Kai Campos and Dominic Maker (Mount Kimbie) sat down with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson. Dylan asked the duo about trailblazing the post-dubstep genre, and they talked about trying to make their sophmore release both challenging and accessible, so listeners can still dance to melancholy beats.

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Artist Interviews The Ivorys

CHIRP's Shelby Hagstrom caught up with Brendan, Sam, and Neil of The Ivorys at the CHIRP studio. They discussed being signed to the Record Breaker Music Label, spending 10k on champagne, and their music model of focusing on singles.

The Ivorys' next show is at Schubas on Wednesday, December 4th.

produced by Liz Anderson

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Artist Interviews ShowYouSuck

CHIRP's Cher Vincent sat down with Clinton Sandifer, a.k.a. ShowYouSuck, at his home in Edgewater. Kindred spirits in their love for the early MTV days, they discussed discovering hip-hop later in life, Clinton's social awkwardness, and internalizing awesome moments.

produced by Mickey Capper

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