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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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Artist Interviews The Congregation

CHIRP Radio's Shelby Hagstrom headed west for a meet up with local soul band, The Congregation, at their practice space in Oak Park. Shelby shifted momentum, displacing the conversation, exposing a secret double life and later receiving counsel on the best alternative to Lollapalooza.

Be on the lookout for The Congregation’s new record, Record Collection, releasing this fall. The Congregation play Navy Pier’s Beer Garden on August 1.

Produced by Brian W. Heath

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Artist Interviews Cathedrals

CHIRP's Shelby Hagstrom sat down with San Francisco's Cathedrals before their headlining show at Schubas. She talked with the electronic band about their background in folk music, their recording process of "vocal playgrounding," and what it's like to go on their first official tour of North America.

Produced by Brian Szpak
Interview by Shelby Hagstrom (@madtwngirl84)
 

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