CHIRP Radio Podcasts

CHIRP volunteer Marites Velasquez caught up with local band Lala Lala at the CHIRP studios this fall. They chat about how the band came together, how Chicago has influenced their music, and whether they'd ever want to be famous. produced by Marites Velasquez

Before their highly anticipated reunion show at Double Door, Letters to Cleo took a few minutes to talk with CHIRP's Marites Velasquez about finding unlikely new fans because of jokes on Parks and Recreation, breaking up after being in 10 Thing I Hate About You, and making more 90s music two decades later produced by Marites Velasquez (@msmarites)

CHIRP volunteer Eddie Sayago caught up with local band Post Animal after a sold-out show at Cole's. They spoke about how the band came together, imagining themselves as an 18-piece group, and the fame that came along with Stranger Things. produced by Jim Burchill

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. produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)

Pat, Phil, and Anthony of local band Horrible recently came by the CHIRP studios to chat with CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby about their debut EP, Is It Even Music, Really?. They discussed how they named the band, their most terrible shows, and a series of horrible puns. Catch them at Quenchers on Saturday, December 10th. produced by Amelia Hruby (@ajhruby)

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. produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)

Daniel Knox is a local singer-songwriter and a projectionist at the Music Box Theatre. In this interview, CHIRP volunteer Eve Szokolai speaks to Knox about how he started playing music on pianos in historic hotels, the ways long walks at nights have inspired his songs, and his desire to create films. produced by Eve Szokolai

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. produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)

explicit language The First Time Four is the house band at CHIRP’s quarterly storytelling series, The First Time. Steve Frisbie, Liam Davis, Gerald Dowd, and Scott Stevenson bring their considerable talent and experience together to provide a musical component to the series. But they’re more than just a cover band. They’re an essential part of the First Time experience. produced by Dan Epstein (@radiovespa)

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and comedian from Chicago. She has written both pop culture criticism and personal essays for The AV Club, Brooklyn Magazine, Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, and Jezebel, among several  others. She can be seen performing stand-up around the city, most notably as a resident of the monthly Bell Hop showcase with Ian Abramson at the Virgin Hotel. She currently works as the Digital Editor at The Onion.   produced by Dan Epstein and Brian Heath

Chicago band Yeesh came by the CHIRP studios to chat with CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby just after the release of their second album, Confirmation Bias, on Tiny Engines. They spoke about the making of the album, how the band got started back in 2010, and what exactly does (or doesn't) happen when you call the Yeesh hotline (646-38-YEESH). produced by Amelia Hruby (@ajhruby)

explicit language Terry Gant of the South Side Gants, is the owner of Third Coast Comics in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, on Loyola’s Lakeshore Campus. The shop started in 2005 as an online comic book store, specializing in graphic novels.The original business model of local delivery of comics to you at your home, workplace or favorite bar resembled the business model of an industrious drug dealer and proved to be just as sustainable. In the summer of 2008 Third Coast Comics became a “Brick and Mortar” operation in Edgewater and this past winter moved to Rogers Park on Sheridan Rd. Terry earned his BA in Marketing (focusing on geeks) from DePaul University and would consider a MA in Marketing (again to geeks) if he ever planned to get another day job, which he hopes he never has to do. Terry is 50% of all of the African American comic book retailers in the Midwest and has been paid to play Dungeons & Dragons. He has also parlayed all of his nerd cred into about 30 minutes and 20 seconds on both NPR and Good Morning America this year. Terry currently lives in Evanston, IL with his very patient and understanding wife. In an alternate universe they have 3 daughters named Beckah, Katy and Norway.   produced by Dan Epstein and Brian Heath

After their set at the 2016 Pitchfork Music Festival, Daniel and Adam of Dublin-based group Girl Band caught up with CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby. They talked about what it was like to play noise punk outside mid-afternoon on a sunny day, how food has inspired some of their lyrics, and what girls they might invite to join Girl Band. produced by Amelia Hruby (@ajhruby)

explicit language Maggie Kubley is a multidisciplinary performer and musician who creates confessional solo theater pieces and performative piano pop and aggressive girl pop as part of Celine Neon, a grime pop duo out of Chicago. Since 2006, Kubley has performed both her music and theater projects in a wide variety of venues, bars, living rooms, clubs, basements, and theaters throughout the city. Her work focuses primarily on love, death, addict tendencies, and sex/romance and has has been featured in the The Chicago Tribune, Chicagoist, The Redeye, and Gaperʼs Block.   produced by Dan Epstein and Brian Heath

CHIRP volunteer Marites Velasquez sits down with local band Lifestyles to talk about inspirations for their debut album, how it builds and breaks from other projects the band members are involved in (Foul Tip, Lil Tits, Touched by Ghoul), and whether or not Lifestyles is a "supergroup." produced by Marites Velasquez