Category: Episodes
Band to know: Chicago’s Ballroom Boxer (Episode 456)
Happy Monday! Ballroom Boxer, “the Bill Murray of rock n roll,” is putting out a new EP next week. We’re talking about that, as well as other flights of fancy, on tonight’s Car Con Carne recording. Car Con Carne is…
What does the future hold for the concert business? My chat with concert biz exec Jon Reens (Episode 455)
What’s the future of live music? How bad are things, and when will they get better? I don’t know if my guest tonight will have the answers, but I trust him to come closest to delivering them. Jon Reens, a…
Lost album: Vigil (S/T). Interview with Vigil bassist Gregg Maizel (Episode 454)
Ever think back to a band from your childhood that you hadn’t thought of in years? Have you had it happen where, once you remembered them, you found out that they essentially didn’t exist on the internet? That’s my experience…
YIKES! Enjoy an ice cold ‘diet punk’ with Guardrail (Episode 453)
When you want punk rock, but without all the empty calories, choose diet punk! Self-proclaimed “diet punk band” Guardrail joins me in advance of their forthcoming “YIKES” EP. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services
From Live Aid to ‘Lockdown Club’: Midge Ure (Episode 452)
Live Aid. Band Aid. Ultravox. Visage. Rich Kids. Solo. Midge Ure is a musical giant, and he joins me today on Car Con Carne. Be sure to sign up for Midge’s Backstage Lockdown Club on Patreon, to get access to Q&A sessions,…
‘Bringing comfort & joy to Chicago hospital patients through the power of live music’ -Sharing Notes (Episode 451)
Sharing Notes is “an organization devoted to bringing comfort and joy to Chicago hospital patients through the power of live music.” This Sunday, I’ll be hosting the Sharing Notes Digital Salon concert event to raise funds and awareness for the…
Brace yourself… for the MUSEUM OF TERROR (Episode 450)
Spooky season is right around the corner! 6th Dimension Space + Gallery is hosting a horror pop-up next month: THE MUSEUM OF TERROR! 6th Dimension founder Renee joins me tonight to talk about what to expect! Car Con Carne is…
‘COLD WAVES’ festival moves online: Organizers Jason and Kelly Britton Novak (Episode 449)
COLD WAVES returns next weekend for the “Lost Weekend” virtual event. Event organizers Jason Novak and Kelly Britton Novak join me for a preview and to talk about the history of COLD WAVES. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H…
Reviewing 50 Chicago hot dog joints in 50 days: Author Dennis Foley (Episode 448)
I chatted tonight with author Dennis Foley about his new book, “No Ketchup Chicago’s Top 50 Hot Dogs and The Stories Behind Them!” This episode is so authentically Chicago, it called me “jagoff” after I clicked “save.” Car Con Carne…
Shades Apart returns after 19-year hiatus with ‘Eternal Echo’ (Episode 447)
Shades Apart has been missed. The east coast band (“Valentine,” “Tainted Love,” etc.) went dormant for close to two decades, before reemerging last week with a superior new album (“Eternal Echo”). So… where have they been? Why a new album?…
