Win tickets to opening night of GIALLO GELATO at the Logan Theatre!
MOVIE FANS! CINEPHILES! LISTENERS! Win tickets to opening night (Friday, July 18) of GIALLO GELATO, featuring a screening of Autopsy (Armando Crispino)! What’s not to love about this movie? Rome in a heatwave. Suicides stacking up. A forensic pathologist uncovers…
CarConCarne.threadless.com – the NEW SHOP has arrived!
Thanks to my friends at Threadless, the new Car Con Carne shop is open, with products/apparel for all tastes and needs! Thank you for supporting your local independent podcast! SHOP HERE I especially love the coach’s jacket:
Smoking Popes: Song-by-Song through ‘Lovely Stuff’ (Episode 1060)
The Smoking Popes released the excellent “Lovely Stuff” a few months back, which was the perfect excuse to have frontman Josh Caterer return to the show for his 14th (!) time. With the new album top-of-mind, we go song-by song…
Flake Michigan performs in a parking lot (Episode 1059)
Flake Michigan is a self-described, five-person, “Midwest Indie Saxy band from Chicago.” I’m joined by Sergio, Laura, and Dave just days before “Flaketoberfest” at Chop Shop (July 10), where they’ll celebrate the one-year anniversary of their “Ottawa” album. We talk…
Face to Face at Motoblot (Episode 1058)
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…
Live at Legit Dogs – Glory Days, Heligoats, Chad the Bird, badcandy, Eric Oren (Episode 1057)
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…
Gird your loins: The new Daisychain album rips (Episode 1056)
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…
Wrestling music, Night Spice and Flowers for Dorian: go-to drummer Marc Esses (Episode 1054)
This episode sees the return of drummer, Mark Esses, who’s behind the kit for super-cool bands like Downstait, Night Spice and Flowers for Dorian. We met at El Vado, a Mexican restaurant in McHenry, and we chatted about: Balancing Multiple…
Taste of Randolph preview with Spitalfield at Hide+Seek (Episode 1055)
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…
Danimal Farm takes artistic residence in ‘Perseverance Hotel’ (Episode 1053)
Danimal Farm is a solo project created by singer/guitarist Danny Doom, formerly of Milk at Midnight. The album, “Perseverance Hotel,” is a comfortable, sometimes dark, collection of shimmering indie rock and indie pop songs that have stuck with me since…
LIVE EVENT: June 18, 2025 at Legit Dogs and Ice
This one is going to be huge! Join me at Legit Dogs and Ice in South Elgin for a live podcast recording featuring badcandy, Chad the Bird, Chris Otepka (Heligoats, Troubled Hubble), comedian Eric Oren and Glory Days! It’s happening…