Beer Nuts return like Brigadoon for St. Patrick’s Day (Episode 1028)
Chicago’s favorite hard-drinking, hard-partying, inspirers-of-bad-decisions, band is back. The Beer Nuts will play an early show on St. Patrick’s Day at Liar’s Club (with opening act One for the Ditch). Joining me to preview the show outside Liar’s Club are…
RIP Joey Molland (Badfinger): 6/21/47-3/1/25
RIP Joey Molland of Badfinger. It was an honor to talk with him in 2021 about his career and all those wonderful songs that became a blueprint for power pop music. No matter what you are I will always be…
A River runs through Arlington Heights – wht.rbbt.obj singer at Tuscan (Episode 1027)
River Toussaint Rabbitte is the frontwoman of wht.rbbt.obj, a favorite artist of this podcast, and she’s getting ready to release a solo single called “Put Down For Love” – “a slow-burning Pop/R&B ballad that drips with passion, submission, and the…
Imagine a ‘pre-dawn tryst while listening to 80s AM radio’: Bronze (Episode 1026)
This episode is smooth. I sat down with Scott McGaughey (vocals) and Dylan Ryan (piano, synth, drums, string & horn arrangements) of the soft synth-pop Chicago band BRONZE for a conversation in the green room of beloved local venue The…
Hypnotist Chris Jones puts Bollweevils, Lucky Boys Confusion singers under his spell (Episode 1025)
This one is arguably best enjoyed in its video form (YouTube/Facebook). Over another delicious dinner from Byron’s (1701 West Lawrence), I’m joined by hypnotist Chris Jones and returning favorites Dr. Daryl Wilson (the Bollweevils) and Stubhy (Lucky Boys Confusion). Chris…
Like father, like daughter: Brian Krumm and Hazel Krumm (Episode 1024)
Something we see repeatedly is that the gift, thrill and occasional curse of music is passed down from parents to their kids … and that’s what we have on display for this episode. I’m joined for Episode 1024 by Brian…
Exploring Lombard’s underground (no, really) with Unmasked Coven and James the Boneless (Episode 1023)
There’s cool shit happening in Lombard. For this episode, I had a chat with four interesting and amazing creatives: From the Unmasked Coven, a queer + neurodivergent-owned space: owners Sarah and Faeth. Also from Unmasked Coven: Jesse, the person behind…
Dyslexicon shows fangs with ‘Dracula at Sea’ (Episode 1022)
Dyslexicon is the soul-searching and emotionally-driven creative outlet of multi-instrumentalist Dan Hart. It’s metal. It’s punk. It’s prog. It’s cool. Dan joins me just as the second Dyslexicon album, Dracula at Sea, is available for streaming. At one point during…
The Flip Side: Where Chicago Rocked (Episode 1021)
I love a good record store, and for this episode, I’m focused one of the greatest record stores in Chicago history: The Flip Side. The Flip Side: Where Chicago Rocked is a new book about the birth, innovation, success and…
Milwaukee band Seances conjures up modern post-punk (Episode 1020)
I’m a sucker for broody, synthy, hooky post-punk, and that’s what you’ll get on the debut from Milwaukee band Seances. The album, “Power is a Phantom,” comes out on February 13th, and I’m joined for lunch by Eric Arsnow -singer,…
