Dec 29, 2024
Appearing at Metro, Saturday, January 4, 2025: Nicholas Tremulis & the Prodigals present Boneyard Rhapsody #65, featuring DJ Joe Shanahan & special guests. This promises to be a wall-rattling, roof-shaking, night of live music.
To preview the event, I met Joe Shanahan (Metro founder) and Nicholas Tremulis in the Metro...
Dec 23, 2024
Gilian from Hi Ho and Birdy from Sweetie jumped in my car at the end of 2024 to talk about their free show at Schubas (also including Reckoner), happening on 12/30/24 (New Year’s Eve Eve).
We’d originally planned to go food-less for this one, but to my surprise they arrived with freshly-baked cookies....
Dec 8, 2024
John E. Streetz, Head of the Streetz Artz Alliance, has been curating craft shows at suburban craft breweries for years. Odds are, you’ve probably been to one (either planned or accidentally). They’re great events that pull in an eclectic mix of area artisans… and are a perfect complement to the...
Dec 6, 2024
Chicago Americana artist Sara Jean Stevens just released a new video for the song “Thaw,” with a new EP, “Lovesick,” to follow on Valentine’s Day. To mark the occasion, she jumped on the podcast to do an absolutely stunning version of the song before our interview.
See Sara in one of her upcoming shows:
Nov 27, 2024
Q101 (101.1FM / WKQX) is back on Chicago’s FM dial, after many confusing and MIA years for the brand. A fresh listen reveals a station in line with what many (or at least I) would argue is a “classic” Q101 look and feel.
Let’s be candid: Terrestrial radio is facing serious headwinds, and its success hinges on...