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…

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The CCC1K Liar’s Club promo videos

Sunday, October 13 is going to be unforgettable…

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‘Mix of circus and cabaret acts designed to disturb and delight ‘ (Episode 998)

Sideshow Villains’ Deviant Cabaret brings their mix of circus and cabaret acts ‘designed to disturb and delight’ back to Alhambra Palace (1240 W. Randolph) on Sunday, October 27th. This is the latest project from Dante Ingram, and she joins me…

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DEHD in the Q101 Lounge – Episode 1000

Announcing the fourth and final live event for Car Con Carne 1000: DEHD in the Q101 Lounge! The only way into this one is to register to win at Q101.com. Hope to see you there! I’m very excited about my…

HellsGate Haunted House creator/owner John LaFlamboy, Tim Virgin and James VanOsdol on Car Con Carne
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Braving HellsGate Haunted House with 94.7’s Tim Virgin (Episode 997)

In what’s become a favorite annual tradition, old friend/radio colleague Tim Virgin (94.7 WLS) and I meet up at Hellsgate (hellsgate.com) in Lockport for a trip through the haunt and a podcast conversation with creator/owner John LaFlamboy. I say it…