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Car Con Carne LIVE EVENT! 5/15/25

The next Car Con Carne live event is coming up: Car Con Carne Live Featuring: James VanOsdol Thursday May 15th Legit Dogs & Ice: 322 s. Randall rd. South Elgin, IL 60177 Doors: 6:30pm Event: 8:30pm FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND…

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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:  

UR Mom with James VanOsdol on Car Con Carne
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UR Mom was in my car last night (Episode 1047)

I’m hanging with UR Mom for this episode. Me and UR Mom have a lot to get into, including the just-announced Summerfest date! Maura Wolf (vocals, rhythm guitar), Tommy Hinds (guitar) and Alex O’Malley (drums) joined me to talk about…

Afrofuturistics on Car Con Carne
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Introducing Afrofuturistics (Episode 1046)

Afrofuturistics is “A Chicago Collective of Horns, Bass, Hip Hop Beats” They’re jazz. They’re hip hop. They’re somewhere in between and everywhere around those edges. I met Eric Oldman and Keith Wakefield from the band outside Goat Village (4701 N….

Stavros of the Atlas Moth on Car Con Carne
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Stavros from the Atlas Moth returns (Episode 1045)

Stavros from the Atlas Moth is back for his 4th appearance on Car Con Carne – it’s been over four years, so we were overdue for a chat. The first thing you may notice in this episode is how easy…

Chicago post-hardcore band With Patience on Car Con Carne
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With Patience delivers ‘Triptych’ (Episode 1044)

Post-hardcore trio With Patience release their debut album, “Triptych,” on Friday, 5/9. In advance of that, guitarist/vocalist Chris Wade and bassist/vocalist Lance Curran join me on the lakefront in Rogers Park to talk about the band and album. CHECK OUT…

Monique Powell of Save Ferris on Car Con Carne
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Save Ferris launches tour in Chicago (Episode 1042)

It’s hard to be in a bad mood after a Save Ferris show. They are simply a fun band to see live, and their shows are a great way to kinda forget all the (looks around) madness going on in…

The Spectral Silhouette on Car Con Carne
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Live performance of the Spectral Silhouette Radio Show (Episode 1041)

This is a historic first for the podcast: The cast of the beloved (and rapidly-growing) Spectral Silhouette Radio Show performs a scene created exclusively for Car Con Carne. What is the Spectral Silhouette? Before the performance, I had a great…

Fitzgeralds in Berwyn
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FITZGERALDS celebrates its ‘Historic Place’ acknowledgment (Episode 1043)

(Yes, the episode numbers are out of sequence. It’s a long, not terribly interesting, story.) FITZGERALDS (6615 Roosevelt in Berwyn) was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Park Service at the end of last…

Threadless CEO Jake Nickell
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Threadless CEO Jake Nickell on 25th anniversary (Episode 1040)

Threadless – the online artist community and design marketplace – is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.  Founder and CEO Jake Nickell joins me for char dogs at Poochie’s (a favorite for hot dog fans north of the city) and…

Carla Harvey of Lords of Acid and Butcher Babies
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Carla Harvey is the new Lords of Acid ‘Acid Queen’ (Episode 1039)

I’m joined for this episode by Carla Harvey, who we first came to know through her 15-ish years with the band she co-founded, Butcher Babies. At the beginning of this year, Carla Harvey announced that she’s the new “Acid Queen”…

Gothpop band Comasoft joins James VanOsdol on Car Con Carne
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Comasoft returns with new EP, Cobra Lounge show (Episode 1038)

Comasoft, the “gothy little rock band from Chicago,” is back! Jay and Chris jump in the car to talk with me about the band’s history and future plans. Actually, Chris joined us for the last few minutes, but we were…