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Local H: ‘PJ Soles,’ track-by-track (Episode 1005)

Hey, hello, how was your day? “Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles,” originally released 20 years ago, has grown to become a fan-favorite Local H album, and remains the favorite of band leader Scott Lucas. In his words, “P.J. Soles” was…

Quiet Pterodactyl founder Trey Elder and avant garde jazz artist Angel Bat Dawid on Car Con Carne with James VanOsdol
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Quiet Pterodactyl celebrates 5 years with Angel Bat Dawid at Jerry’s (Episode 1004)

Quiet Pterodactyl celebrates five years of non-profit work providing music and arts experience and education to the Chicago community. Founder and President Trey Elder joins us for this episode. Also joining us is Angel Bat Dawid, a remarkable composer, clarinetist,…

You Died founder/frontman/songwriter Fred Frey appears on Car Con Carne with James VanOsdol
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You Died brings the ‘post-apocalyptic cyberpunk dance party’ (Episode 1003)

“I’m ready to go if you’re ready to go-whoa.” You Died’s new album, “Machine Learning,” is out, and Fred Frey from the band returns to Car Con Carne to talk about it. See You Died in their record release show…

Chicago band Damager interviews with Car Con Carne, hosted by James VanOsdol
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Damager prepares to ‘rock forever or else’ (Episode 1002)

Damager (Dan Stewart, Garrison Krotz, Ryan Pollock, Adam White) just released their full debut album, “Forever or Else,” and jumped in the car to talk about it. We talk about the “red thread” that ties the songs together, the “Chicago-ness”…

Jazz star Chris Greene at Prairie Moon in Evanston
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Jazz star Chris Greene at Prairie Moon Evanston (Episode 1001)

Chris Greene is one of Chicago’s A-list sax players, and his band, Chris Greene Quartet, just put out their first album in 7 years, “Conversance.” It’s also the first-ever jazz release for long-running local indie label Pravda Records, and it’s…

clubdrugs interviewed for Car Con Carne Episode 1000 at Liar's Club in Chicago
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Episode 1000 – Pt. 3 (DEHD, AM Taxi, Siren Records, Showoff, clubdrugs)

Welcome to the third and final part of the Episode 1000 anniversary episode, recorded at live events held at four locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area. My original idea was to combine all the interviews and performances into one single…

Smoking Popes frontman Josh Caterer performing at Car Con Carne's Episode 1000 event at Liar's Club in Chicago
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Episode 1000 – Pt. 2 (Josh Caterer, Liar’s Club, wht.rbbt.obj, Mike Stricker, Steve Silver, Bellhead)

Welcome to the second part of the three-volume Episode 1000 anniversary episode, recorded at live events held at four locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area. My original idea was to combine all the interviews and performances into one single release….

The Effigies join James VanOsdol for Car Con Carne Episode 1000
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Episode 1000 – Pt. 1 (Black & Blue Hearts, Ike Reilly, Kevin Kellam, Ooozin’ Ahhhs, the Effigies)

Welcome to the first of a three volume Episode 1000 anniversary episode recorded at live events held at four locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area. The next two volumes will be released over the next two days. My original idea…

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1000 episodes: The infographic!

It took 999 episodes to get to this point. Stats were compiled by hand and should not be considered scientific or absolute.

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SubT and Beat Kitchen owner Robert Gomez (Episode 999)

This episode is brought to you by stubborn tenacity. SubT and Beat Kitchen are two of Chicago’s favorite music rooms, and for good reason. Both are embedded in their respective neighborhoods (Wicker Park and Roscoe Village, respectively), have warmth and…