Jun 29, 2025
Trever Keith of Face to Face joins me for an interview recorded inside Loud Pizza Records, located inside Salt Shed in Chicago.
The interview happened during Motoblot weekend at Salt Shed, a day before Face to Face’s headlining set on the final night. We covered a lot of the band’s storied history, some ties...
Jun 26, 2025
Wrapping up a spectacular three-month run of live events at Legit Dogs + Ice, my guests for this special recording include Glory Days, Chris Otepka (Heligoats, Troubled Hubble), Chad the Bird, Alex Subak (badcandy) and comedian Eric Oren.
Thanks to everyone at Legit Dogs for making these events and episodes happen - I...
Jun 18, 2025
Nickole Regala, Sophia Williams, and Frankie Sripada of the bluesy, psychedelic, raw and authentic, band Daisychain join me for a chat just days before their album release show (6/20) at Sleeping Village and a week in advance of the release of the new album, “All in a Name.”
This one was recorded outside local...
Jun 10, 2025
Taste of Randolph returns this weekend (June 13-15) for its 28th year! The event happens at ground zero for food in Chicago: Randolph Street, between Peoria and Racine.
To preview this year’s event, I sat down with Julie Darling (West Loop Community Organization President) at Hide+Seek (838 W. Randolph), a standout...
Jun 9, 2025
This episode sees the return of drummer, Mark Esses, who's behind the kit for many bands including Downstait, Night Spice and Flowers for Dorian.
We met at El Vado, a Mexican restaurant in McHenry, and we chatted about:
Balancing Multiple Projects: Besides being the drummer in a bunch of bands, Mark Esses also keeps...