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Artist Interviews Marlana Interview

This week for the CHIRP Radio Podcast, Co-Director Mick R. spoke with singer-songwriter and Milo Green alum. Marlana about her new EP At Least I Tried, her creative process, and how she has been coping in the age of COVID.

You can purchase Marlana's new album from Play Count Recordings.

Produced by Jenn Rourke

Photo Credit: Jonah Small

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Topics: artist interviews, chirpradio, interviews, jenn rourke, marlana, mick r., podcasts

Artist Interviews Clearance Interview

Features Director Sarah Brooks interviews Clearance, Chicago local band last featured on the podcast a few years back. Sarah catches us up on what they've been doing in the past few years, songwriting, touring, and their new album.

Producer: Eugene Cabanban

Photo Credit: Alexis Viscius

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Artist Interviews Rayland Baxter

Rayland Baxter hails from Nashville but has made his home on the rode touring his 2015 release Imaginary Man for the past couple of years. Features Director Amanda Roscoe Mayo met up with him at Lincoln Hall to discuss new music, getting to the bottom of why he always wears a hat, and the story behind the capital “L” found in all of Rayland’s correspondence. Tune in to hear more about recalling memories from voice memos and how he connects to the songwriting process.

Produced by Amanda Roscoe Mayo (@AmandaRMayo)

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Topics: amanda roscoe mayo, chirpradio, interview, lincoln hall, rayland baxter

Artist Interviews Negative Scanner

CHIRP's Eddie Sayago recently met up with local band Negative Scanner in the CHIRP studios to discuss their dream tour mates (heads up, Nicki Minaj), the accessibility of music on the internet, and their favorite fan encounters. 

Produced by Eugene Cabanban

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Topics: chicago music, chirpradio, local music, music

First Time First Move - Dana Norris

Contains explicit language

This piece is a story told by Dana Norris for our show First Move. Dana is the founder of the Story Club, a monthly storytelling show in Chicago, Boston, and Minneapolis. She is the editor-in-chief of Story Club Magazine, and she teaches at StoryStudio Chicago. She has published with McSweeney's, The Rumpus, the Tampa Review,and her stories have been featured on Chicago Public Radio. Her schedule of upcoming performances is on her website.

Check out The First Time: First Impression on July 9 at Martyr's.

 

Podcast produced by Dan Epstein, photo by Sarah Avampato

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Topics: chicago, chirpradio, dana norris, live lit, older boyfriend, shoop, storytelling, summer job, virgin, waitress