Podcasts on the topic of “Interviews” 97 results

Artist Interviews Ovef Ow

Marites, Nick, and Kyla of Ovef Ow recently came by the CHIRP studios to sit down with Features Director Amelia Hruby. They dish on what "ovef ow" means, how the band got started, and all the work on their new EP.

Catch Ovef Ow live at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday 8/16.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

photo by Jeremy Farmer

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Artist Interviews Vagabon

No one knows what you're capable of but you. Stay true to that. If you feel like you can do it, then you probably can.

Features Director Amelia Hruby caught up with Laetitia Tamko aka Vagabon at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. They chat about how it feels to be in the right place, being hard on yourself, and her advice for budding musicians.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

photo by Ebru Yildiz

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Artist Interviews Lili K

Local artist Lili K stopped by the CHIRP studios to check in with Features Director Amelia Hruby. They talked about the relationship between collaboration and maintaining your own voice, music that defies genres, and performing in a post-Trump era.

​produced by Jenn Rourke 

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Artist Interviews Weatherman

Features Director Amelia Hruby recently caught up with Annie, Jason, and Josh of local minimalist pop group Weatherman. They talk about how the band got together, their upcoming record, and the future of the group as members move across land and sea.

Weatherman EP releases on July 28th, and you can see Weatherman live at their EP release show at Constellation on July 29th.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews BJ the Chicago Kid

CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby caught up with local legend BJ the Chicago Kid at Mamby on the Beach this summer. They chat about his recent Grammy nominations, Chicago's "realness," and the album he calls an "audio-blunt."

produced by Amanda Mayo

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Artist Interviews Dream Version

Alec of local band Dream Version recently sad down in the CHIRP Studios with Andrew Meriweather to discuss the band's origin and their upcoming album Fight Fair (out 7/7/17).

Catch Dream Version live at their record release show on Saturday, July 8th at Lincoln Hall! (infomation here)

produced by Brian Szpak

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Artist Interviews In Conversation: Jash and Lulu on the Trans Lib Comp

This spring local artist Jash Huggins (formerly of Evasive Backflip, now performing solo) organized the production of the Trans Lib Comp, a compilation tape featuring trans, gender non-comforming (gnc) and non-binary (nb) artists mostly based in Chicago. In this conversation Lulu (of The Just Luckies and The Cute Tops) joins Jash to discuss the comp and the state of the Chicago music scene for trans/gnc/nb artists.

You can find the comp on Bandcamp here, and read an interview with just Jash on the CHIRP blog here.

​produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Anti/Beyond

"When I find myself in train stations and airports, it seems like a little window into the rest of my life. In my day to day life, I'm kind of just going along, but when I'm in a train station waiting for a train, I feel like my life opens up. That feeling is what I was trying to capture in the album."

Local artist Andy Masters aka Anti/Beyond stopped by the CHIRP studios to discuss his self-titled album, the role of transportation in his work, and sexual ambiguity with CHIRP Features Director Amelia Hruby.

You can see Anti/Beyond at this month's CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Wednesday, June 28th! Details here.

produced by Brad Helm

art by Julius DC Bautiste

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Artist Interviews Ravyn Lenae

Local artist Ravyn Lenae recently stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with Features Director Amelia Hruby. They discuss her recent high school graduation, her latest EP, and the role of colors in her work.

You can see Ravyn Lenae at Mamby On The Beach on June 24th. She's performing on the Beach Stage at 2:30pm.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews In Conversation: Impulsive Hearts & Fauvely

This spring local artists Danielle Sines of Impulsive Hearts and Sophie Leigh of Fauvely collaborated on a cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's song "Ohio." In this podcast episode, they join CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby in the CHIRP studios for a conversation about the cover, the current political climate, and being a woman in the Chicago music scene.

You can find the "Ohio" cover here.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Bunny

Local band Bunny stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with CHIRP volunteer Jennifer Roger. They fill us in on the origins of the band, their favorite local artists, and the ideas behind their aesthetic.

produced by Joseph Griffin

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Artist Interviews Mykele Deville

Local hip hop artist, actor and poet Mykele Deville stopped by the CHIRP studios before his recent Red Bull Sound Select show to chat with CHIRP volunteer Amanda Dabandons. They talk about the influence of the city, women, and diy culture on his work and art.

produced by Brian Spzak

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Artist Interviews Crown Larks

Local band Crown Larks recently sat down with CHIRP volunteer Amanda Dabandons in the CHIRP studios to talk about their upcoming album, touring, and one bleak night in Phoenix.

See Crown Larks live at their album release show on 5/6 at the Empty Bottle.

produced by Jessi DiBartolomeo

photo by Greg Reigh

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Artist Interviews The Bingers

Teddy, Ronnie and Jackie of local band The Bingers stopped by the CHIRP studios to talk with Features Co-Director Amelia Hruby about their new (and first!) LP Stay Satisfied, the haunted basements they've recorded in, and how to say "bingers."

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Lucille Furs

Lucille Furs (fka Shah Jahan) recently stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with Features Co-Director Amelia Hruby. They talk about how the band got together, their first three songs, and how hard it is to rename a band.

produced by Amelia Hruby (@ladyameliaa)

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Artist Interviews Half Gringa

Half Gringa is the brainchild of local artist Izzy Olive. She stopped by the CHIRP studios to chat with CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby about what it means to be "half gringa" and the space between her mother's homeland of Venezuela and her upbringing in the United States.

produced by Andrew Meriweather

photo by Maren Celest

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Artist Interviews Nest

Local band Nest caught up with CHIRP volunteer Julie Mueller at the CHIRP studios. They talked about the band's 90s influences, their favorite places to play in Chicago, and what it's like to listen to music on vinyl versus digitally.

produced by Amanda Mayo (@AmandaRMayo)

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Artist Interviews Pylon Reenactment Society

CHIRP volunteer Marites Velasquez talks with Pylon Reenactment Society member Vanessa Briscoe Hay about what it's like to continue performing after losing a band member (Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley died in 2009), how Athens became a center of independent arts in the South, and Vanessa's unique vocal stylings.

produced by Marites Velasquez and Amanda Roscoe Mayo

photo by Mike White

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Artist Interviews Trevor Shelley de Brauw

CHIRP volunteer Shawna Kaiser recently sat down with Trevor Shelley de Brauw (of Pelican) in the CHIRP studios to discuss his new solo album, Uptown. They chat about "epic" sounds, the anxious origins of the album, and getting things done.

produced by Joseph Griffin

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Artist Interviews Bleach Party

CHIRP DJ Andy Weber met up with the members of Bleach Party to chat about the Craigslist origins of the band, working with local label Tall Pat, and what they've been listening to lately.

Produced by Cyrus Leddy.

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