Category: Joliet
2026 Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony set for 9/27 (Episode 1142)
In this episode, Car Con Carne heads to Joliet for a special live conversation from inside the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (9 W. Cass St.). Founder Ron Romero joins me to preview the 2026 Illinois Rock…
Inside the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (Episode 1115)
In this episode of Car Con Carne, James heads to downtown Joliet to step inside a three-story vault of local musical history. He sits down with founder Ron Romero to explore how a “germ of an idea” from 2012 evolved…
IL Hot Sauce Expo 2022 set to melt the Forge on 7/23 and 7/24 (Episode 752)
Presenting… the 3rd Annual IL Hot Sauce Expo. This is going to be a seriously fun event… I mean, “bobbing for reaper peppers,” craft beer, lucha wrestling and free hot sauce tastings? Count me in. The IL Hot Sauce Expo…
A live performance before heading to prison: Zombie Schoolboy at the Old Joliet Prison (Episode 282)
Craig and Billy of Zombie Schoolboy joined me outside the gates of the Old Joliet Prison for a podcast in the “bad” part of Joliet. They played an acoustic version of “Hey California” in the car before we drove around…
