Joe Principe of Rise Against talked with Car Con Carne before the band absolutely owned Riot Fest 2019. We talked about the band’s 20-year history, their trend of only playing iconic Chicago locations and the “Ghost Notes” show. We also…

Justin and Pat from Anti-Flag talk politics, community, their 20-year history, the spirit of punk rock and the obvious trilogy that will never come to be.

Zoe and Dee Dee of No Parents joined Car Con Carne backstage after their performance on day one of Riot Fest 2019.

If you’re celebrating an anniversary, these are the guys you wanna celebrate with.

Sincere Engineer is on Car Con Carne before playing this year’s Riot Fest!

Showoff released their self-titled major label debut 20 years ago. With only an hour to go before taking the stage to celebrate the album’s anniversary at Beat Kitchen, Chris, Dan and Dave jumped into my car. Discussed in this episode:…

The band Vortis jumps in my car, and I spend some extra time talking with music journalist friend Jim DeRogatis about the R. Kelly story he broke

Excellent Chicago band. Iconic Chicago pizza.

Another in-car performance! Another killer Chicago area craft brewery!

Chicago stories told by a guy who’s seen and done it all