Artist Interviews Kweku Collins

After opening Lollapalooza 2017, Evanston native Kweku Collins met up with Dylan Peterson to talk about moving into a segregated Chicago, channeling Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and making music about Dylan's girlfriend, Rose.

Kweku Collins makes his homecoming at Space on November 25th, for Red Bull Sound Select's 30 Days in Chicago.

produced by Dylan Peterson (@_dylanclub_)

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Artist Interviews The Drums

On Abysmal Thoughts, Jonny Pierce is The Drums. Pierce met up with Dylan Peterson at Lollapalooza 2017 to talk about taking sole ownership of the project, and what it taught him about trusting his inner artist. They talk about the horribleness of evangelical Christianity's fake love, not being afraid to speak up for yourself, and hoping that it rains at the festival (it did.).

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Artist Interviews Frankie Cosmos

Greta Kline met up with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson before Frankie Cosmos played at the 2017 Pitchfork Music Festival to talk about the long and short of songwriting, how Bob Dylan and Bandcamp influence her music, and her favorite donut spot in Chicago.

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Artist Interviews Sunjacket

Between one of their many shows at SXSW 2017, Sunjacket met up with Dylan Peterson in Austin, Texas, to talk about how important the festival still is for a young band, working as freelancers in order to have better gear, and not having fun at Six Flags.

Sunjacket plays Schubas on June 21st.

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Artist Interviews Jens Lekman

"All of the songs are emotionally autobiographical," Jens Lekman explains of the tension between fiction and non-fiction in his songwriting. Dylan Peterson met Jens before his show at the Metro to talk about working at weddings while feeling cynical about love, learning how to become your own role model in your 30s, and being in Chicago the night the Cubs won the World Series.

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Artist Interviews Colleen Green

SXSW veteran Colleen Green talked with Dylan Peterson before playing a solo set, and with The Memories, at Burgermania 2017 at Hotel Vegas. Colleen and Dylan talked about Adam Sandler movies, their first guitar riffs and CDs, quitting weed and growing up.

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Artist Interviews Cloud Nothings

Two Dylans got together backstage at Thalia Hall to talk about ghost stories, zines at Quimby's, and rock and roll parents. Dylan Baldi is the frontman of Cloud Nothings, and Dylan Peterson is the Features Director at CHIRP. Cloud Nothings' 2017 album Life Without Sound is out now on Carpark Records.

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Artist Interviews King Khan & BBQ

Rock and roll duo King Khan & BBQ caught up with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson and Amanda Dabandons in the Empty Bottle basement before their sold out show last year. They talked about their love of diva cups, living without fear in fearful times, and growing up but not really growing up.

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Artist Interviews Porches

CHIRP's Dylan Peterson caught up with Aaron Maine of Porches before his band played a sold out Subterranean. They talked about the way Dev Hynes encapsulates the embraced outsider in New York music, being scared at rest stops when touring through rural America, and having a personal style that could offend the sensibilities of Trump supporters.

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Artist Interviews How To Dress Well

A lot has changed for Tom Krell. CHIRP's Dylan Peterson talked with him on the eve of the 2016 How To Dress Well tour that kicked off at Bottom Lounge, the same day his fourth full-length album, Care, released via Domino Records. They discussed the importance of play, embarrassment, tenderness, and Twitter.

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Artist Interviews Potty Mouth

Abby, Victoria, and Ally are Potty Mouth. They made their major music festival debut at Lollapalooza 2016, and CHIRP's Dylan Peterson was there to talk to them about it. They also ruminated over all the nostalgic 90s music that inspires their brand of pop rock, and how they deal with mansplaining in the music industry.

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Artist Interviews Bloc Party

Bloc Party has changed. Dylan Peterson caught up with founding member Russell Lissack and new drummer Louise Bartle at Lollapalooza 2016 to talk about all the changes the band has seen in the world, in the music industry, and in the band itself since Bloc Party formed over a decade ago.

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Artist Interviews Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

On the Sunday morning of Mamby on the Beach, Thao Nguyen sat down with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson before her set at the festival. They talked about the goal behind making Funny or Die videos, the bonds that form from making music with other women, and taking pride in "leaving nothing in the tank." Thao & The Get Down Stay Down released A Man Alive via Ribbon Music in 2016.

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Artist Interviews La Sera

Katy Goodman and Todd Wisenbaker are not only collaborators, they are newly married and have made La Sera a husband-and-wife project. Before their show at the Empty Bottle, CHIRP's Dylan Peterson talked to the couple about their other collaborations with Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis and Greta Morgan, they confirm that country is punk, and discuss how cool it is that women are making the best music in the world.

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Artist Interviews Stealing Sheep

UK's Stealing Sheep played a few shows in the states for SXSW 2016 and Dylan Peterson had the opportunity to catch one of their sets in Austin and hang out with Emily, Lucy and Becky. They talked about their girl power and taking inspiration from pop surrealism, and they bedazzled Dylan during the interview.

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Artist Interviews Jessy Lanza

Dylan Peterson caught up with Jessy Lanza before her show at the Metro with Junior Boys, of whom Jessy cites as major inspirations along with Steely Dan, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Lol Creme. They talked about being an outsider in spite of pop pursuits, and no longer feeling lonely on tour.

CHIRP Welcomes Jessy Lanza to the Empty Bottle this Thursday, June 16th.

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Artist Interviews Japanese Breakfast

After one of her showcases at SXSW 2016, Michelle Zauner sat down with CHIRP's Dylan Peterson to talk about Japanese Breakfast. They discussed the thriving music scene in Philadelphia, how Michelle's mom's "meaning making" inspired her songwriting process, and the childhood dog that showed Michelle what grieving can look like.

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Artist Interviews Julien Baker

Amongst the grackles of Austin, Texas, Julien Baker and CHIRP's Dylan Peterson found shelter from the rain to talk about making type-B music with a type-A personality, "In Christ Alone" in "Go Home," and coming out at church. This interview was conducted at the SXSW Music Festival in 2016.

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