Category: Episodes
David Singer’s ‘The Cost of Living’ turns 25 (Episode 1008)
David Singer is one of Chicago’s most versatile artists: he’s a songwriter, performer, filmmaker, screenwriter and podcaster. He’s also a founding Board Member and President of Intonation. He’s back on Car Con Carne as his first solo album, “The Cost…
Q101 Program Director James Kurdziel (Episode 1-0-1-1)
Q101 (101.1FM / WKQX) is back on Chicago’s FM dial, after many confusing and MIA years for the brand. A fresh listen reveals a station in line with what many (or at least I) would argue is a “classic” Q101…
Marina City frontman experiences Johnnie’s Italian beef for 1st time (Episode 1007)
Ryan Argast of Marina City returns to Car Con Carne for Italian beef sandwiches at the iconic Johnnie’s Beef. We eat the beefs while wearing rubber exam gloves, but I swear it’s normal behavior. We spent some time chatting about…
50K Check celebrates vinyl release of debut (Episode 1K6)
50K Check celebrates the vinyl release of “50 Thousand Dollar Check” with an event at Shuga on December 13. To talk about the album (and band) are members Mason Payne (guitar), Kisira Hill (bass) and Kelly Torch (vocals). As we…
Local H: ‘PJ Soles,’ track-by-track (Episode 1005)
Hey, hello, how was your day? “Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles,” originally released 20 years ago, has grown to become a fan-favorite Local H album, and remains the favorite of band leader Scott Lucas. In his words, “P.J. Soles” was…
Quiet Pterodactyl celebrates 5 years with Angel Bat Dawid at Jerry’s (Episode 1004)
Quiet Pterodactyl celebrates five years of non-profit work providing music and arts experience and education to the Chicago community. Founder and President Trey Elder joins us for this episode. Also joining us is Angel Bat Dawid, a remarkable composer, clarinetist,…
You Died brings the ‘post-apocalyptic cyberpunk dance party’ (Episode 1003)
“I’m ready to go if you’re ready to go-whoa.” You Died’s new album, “Machine Learning,” is out, and Fred Frey from the band returns to Car Con Carne to talk about it. See You Died in their record release show…
Damager prepares to ‘rock forever or else’ (Episode 1002)
Damager (Dan Stewart, Garrison Krotz, Ryan Pollock, Adam White) just released their full debut album, “Forever or Else,” and jumped in the car to talk about it. We talk about the “red thread” that ties the songs together, the “Chicago-ness”…
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…
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…
