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…

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:  

Car Con Carne Episode 1000 is coming this Fall, and you can watch the recordings in three separate free events:   Check out previous anniversary shows: Episode 900 Episode 800 Episode 700 (1) Episode 700 (2) Episode 700 (3) Episode…

Summary 90s Chicago alt rock band Fig Dish returns with first new music in over 27 years. New album, Feels Like the Very First Two Times, releases on 9/6/24 on Forge Again. Preorders available now. Live show: GMan 9/6, tickets on…

Car Con Carne is honored to be a finalist in the Chicago Headline Club’s 2023 Peter Lisagor Awards in the category of Best Arts and Entertainment Reporting (AUDIO). It’s a thrill to mentioned alongside WGN (Bob Sirott) and WBEZ.  

Thank you for your ongoing support of Car Con Carne. I’m proud to share that Car Can Carne was named “Best Music Podcast” in the Chicago Reader’s annual “Best of Chicago” survey for 2023. I appreciate you, and never take…

Announced this morning: Car Con Carne is officially part of the Q101 Podqast Family. I’m thrilled to again be associated with the radio station that launched my media career, and excited that they’re all-in for a digital future. Looking forward…

Car Con Carne is nominated for “Best Music Podcast” in the Chicago Reader’s “Best of 2023” poll, and I’d love your help! You can vote by clicking through to the direct CCC entry here: If you want to copy and…

The Chicago Reader’s “Best of 2022” issue is out, and Car Con Carne took First Place in the “Best Music Podcast” category. Over 800 episodes in, I’m really proud of the work I do on the show … especially as…

Here’s a preview of Episode 800, debuting as an audio and video episode on 12/12/22. For this anniversary episode, I’m featuring 10 memorable moments from the almost-nine years of the show. I intentionally don’t refer to the moments as the…