Apr 28, 2022
The Chicago Rum Fest is this Saturday at Logan Square Auditorium (2538 N. Kedzie). Joining me to talk about the event, as well as their own spectacular line of spirits, are Jeff Yosowitz and Bob Windy of Star Union Spirits. The Peru, IL distillery is cranking out award-winning spirits that you will absolutely love....
Apr 26, 2022
David McMillin of Fort Frances returns to Car Con Carne, as the band’s new song, “If You Look Hard Enough” is gathering attention. The song is the band’s self-described “most optimistic” tune yet, and it's available in two versions: full band and piano/solo. You should listen to both.
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Apr 25, 2022
For this episode, I’m joined by the fiercely talented Liv Warfield. Liv’s a powerful solo artist who is perhaps best known as a member of Prince’s backing band, New Power Generation (NPG). We talked about her time and memories with Prince, what it meant to play last week’s show at Paisley Park, and Liv’s...
Apr 21, 2022
Diplomats of Solid Sound are Iowa City’s Ambassadors of Funk and Soul. With over 50 million streams to their credit, it’s clear that music fans crave the neo soul/r&b/funk sounds the band delivers.
With a new EP on the way Friday (“The Live EP”) and a performance coming up in June (Pravda Fest at Sketchbook),...
Apr 20, 2022
With their band, the God Awful Small Affairs, recently renamed Leonora, Missy Preston comes on Car Con Carne to talk about the very first Leonora song, “Wrong Car.” The self-described “subverted murder ballad” is the perfect launching point for this new artist statement (and it’s available for streaming...