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R&B artist/rapper Bianca Shaw meets me in Hyde Park this week for conversation over Nashville Hot Chicken at the Budlong. Car Con Carne has a long and loving relationship with the Budlong, dating all the way back to Episode 48: https://carconcarne.com/2016/02/sweating-out-hot-chicken-with-the-budlongs-jared-leonard/

Bianca may very well represent the future of R&B, so introduce yourself to her and her music now!

• Her latest EP, “Exhale.”
• Bianca used to be an introvert.
• Her status as the first signing on Taylor Bennett’s label.
• How she got discovered.
• Budlong pickles are delicious, and worth sharing.
• The literal music approach behind the song “Bipolar.”
• The song “Magneto”: Is Bianca an X-Men fan?
• The EP closer, “Best Idea,” and the thematic fit at the end of the EP.
• Bianca’s interest in broadcasting and network news.
• Bianca’s early music.
• The only thing children want to eat is chicken nuggets.

Car Con Carne is presented by the Autobarn Mazda of Evanston.