Category: Onsite recording
Jon Langford previews Pine Valley Cosmonauts tribute to Tom Waits at the Hideout (Episode 632)
Pine Valley Cosmonauts’ new album, “The Closing Time,” is a song-for-song recreation of Tom Waits’ debut album, “Closing Time.” “Patron saint of Chicago music” Jon Langford returns to Car Con Carne to preview the album, and its release show at…

Author: carconcarne Published Date: June 12, 2021
Record Store Day live from Siren Records (Episode 620)
Record Store Day, 6/12/21: I recorded this one from the front of Siren Records in McHenry, just as the doors opened at 8 a.m. I talked with owner Bill Linquist about the state of record store retail, the pros and…

Author: carconcarne Published Date: June 7, 2021
The FEW Spirits distillery tour and conversation with Paul Hletko (Episode 617)
Evanston was a hotbed for the temperance movement and remained a dry town for many decades. These days, it’s home to one of our favorite distilleries, the very-local and very-excellent FEW Spirits. We went onsite to the distillery for a…