Category: Episodes
Cultivate festival celebrates cannabis culture from 8/25-8/27 (Episode 869)
Cultivate is the first-ever three-day cannabis music festival, and it’s coming up soon, from August 25-August 27. The event will be at the Nursery, a cutting-edge venue by the Green Line stop at 1800 W Lake Street. This first-time event…
Ovef Ow eats tacos in advance of ‘Vs. the Worm’ release (Episode 868)
Marites Velasquez (bass, vocals) and Nick Barnett (guitar) of Ovef Ow, an eclectic and cool Chicago band, jump in the car for this episode. Ovef Ow will release their first full-length album, “Vs. the Worm,” and will play a free…
Nathan Graham previews debut album, ‘Saint of Second Chances’ (Episode 867)
I love Nathan Graham. The singer/songwriter returns to Car Con Carne for his 6th appearance, as he prepares to release his debut album, “Saint of Second Chances.” We talk a lot about the album’s first single, which Nathan performed live…
Support an ‘adult picture book’ that’s ‘full of swears’: Shut Up and Feel (Episode 866)
Award-winning creative duo DJ Corchin and Dan Dougherty are currently crowdfunding “Shut Up and Feel: An Adult Picture Book on Emotions,” a book that’s “relatable, hilarious, and has a lot of swears. A bold, picture book approach to the messy…
90s alt rock favorites Too Much Joy coming back to Chicago (Episode 865)
Too Much Joy returns to the Chicago area for the first time since the late 90s! The band plays Blue Island Beer Company on September 16 for a can’t-miss show that also includes a performance from Jon Langford and Sally…
Achings (Episode 864)
Achings is an East coast-based indie band who just put out their first full length album …All These Shapes, All These Days. The songs are meant to capture “the various types and tones of connections past and present, and their…
Miirrors reflect (heh) on debut album (Episode 863)
On the heels of the debut Miirrors album, “Motion and Picture,” the band joined me for hot dogs to talk about their songs, their origins and what’s next for the band. See Miirrors at GMan on Friday 7/28/23! Car Con…
The Evictions chat about vinyl release, eat hot dogs (Episode 862)
Days before the Evictions release their long-awaited self-titled vinyl album, Johnny Wator and Chris Polish join me for hot dogs and conversation about the album. We also talk about the band’s history, ZZ Top, shocking things we’ve seen in Chicago,…
Blue Meanies reunite for rare concert appearance (Episode 861)
Chicago favorites the Blue Meanies return for a rare reunion show at Concord Music Hall Saturday 7/22/23! The band’s getting back together for a set of their early stuff… the songs that hooked us all on the band in the…
Why Naked Raygun? (Episode 860)
With the Naked Raygun tribute album, “Godspeed,” coming out on 7/28, I thought I’d ask a few friends/”Godspeed” contributors to answer the question, “Why Naked Raygun?” The ad hoc panel includes Steev from Death and Memphis, Pete Mittler from the…
