Category: Episodes
Riot Fest 2022: Lucky Boys Confusion (Episode 772)
Stubhy and Adam of LBC talk to Car Con Carne after their triumphant hometown set at Riot Fest 2022. Car Con Carne’s featured sponsor is SopelSolar.com. Now is the time to go solar! Introducing Transparent Solar. With zero money down, …
Riot Fest 2022: Boston Manor (Episode 771)
Mike from Boston Manor talks backstage at Riot Fest 2022 Car Con Carne’s featured sponsor is SopelSolar.com. Now is the time to go solar! Introducing Transparent Solar. With zero money down, you can go solar and enjoy benefits like a…
Riot Fest 2022: Wargasm UK (Episode 770)
Sam Matlock and Milkie Way of Wargasm UK talk backstage at Riot Fest 2022 Car Con Carne’s featured sponsor is SopelSolar.com. Now is the time to go solar! Introducing Transparent Solar. With zero money down, you can go solar and…
Riot Fest 2022: Sincere Engineer (Episode 769)
Deanna of Sincere Engineer talks to Car Con Carne after playing an emotional set in front of a hometown crowd. Car Con Carne’s featured sponsor is SopelSolar.com. Now is the time to go solar! Introducing Transparent Solar. With zero money…
Destination: 1990s Chicago. Exploring ‘Ninety Days in the 90s’ with author Andy Frye (Episode 768)
Chicago-based writer and author of “Ninety Days in the 90s,” Andy Frye is the guest on this episode. We talk at length about the inspiration behind his first fiction book: The Chicago music scene of the 1990s. We get into…
Live performance/interview: TAR at Smashed Plastic (Episode 767)
John Mohr of the legendary Chicago indie band TAR jumps in the car for a special episode recorded on the loading dock of Smashed Plastic. After our chat, he grabbed his guitar and was joined by guitarist John Symanski for…
How I spent my holiday weekend: Lollygagger and Bizarro & Son outside Liar’s Club (Episode 766)
Chicago band Lollygagger (Matt, Michael & Kinsey) and Chris from family-run kitchen Bizarro & Son joined me the night before Labor Day for a fun (and funny) chat about food and music (the Car Con Carne cornerstones). We talked about…
The most ‘Chicago’ wine event ever: WINE RIVAL (Episode 765)
WINE RIVAL (formerly Somm Madness) returns to Chicago on Thursday 9/22. Happening at Venue West (221 N. Paulina St.), the event brings together the nation’s sommelier community and wine aficionados for a blind tasting tournament. WINE RIVAL creator Adam Sweders…
Model Stranger eats Wolcott Tap wings (Episode 764)
Model Stranger joins me for food from Wolcott Tap (1834 W. Montrose). Wolcott Tap Owner/Founder Turan Yon sat shotgun as we ate jerk wings and mac and cheese squares while talking music. Food and music are Car Con Carne’s core…
Moon Kissed previews next month’s Riot Fest performance (Episode 763)
Moon Kissed is a New York band that makes smart synth pop with attitude and swagger… and has something to say, too! See Moon Kissed when they come back to Chicago for Riot Fest on Sunday September 18. Moon Kissed…
