Category: Quarantine Con Carne
‘Trashy suburban rock duo’ readies ‘Bloody Disco’: SKYD (Episode 484)
Chicago area duo SKYD (Derek & Skyler) are releasing a new single on Halloween called “Bloody Disco.” We get into that, writing and creating during the pandemic, video games, narcotic vibes and more on this week’s episode! Sponsored by C&H…
Smoking Popes frontman Josh Caterer prepares to record live album from The Hideout (Episode 483)
Miss live music? Me too. Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes) is livestreaming the recording of a live album from the Hideout tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Rounding out his formed-during-the-pandemic band are Chicago music A-listers John San Juan and John Perrin. Get your…
The pandemic, broken down day-by-day: Author/Editor Jon Sternfeld (Episode 480)
COVID-19 has defined the way we think and exist in 2020. As history continues to unfold, the first several months of the pandemic have already been committed to print. “UNPREPARED: America in the Time of Coronavirus” is a new, oral-history-style,…
From ‘Permanent Waves’ to ‘Presto’: Rush in the 1980s with author Martin Popoff (Episode 479)
Drawn like moths, we drift into the city The timeless old attraction Cruising for the action Lit up like a firefly Just to feel the living night Author Martin Popoff is a longtime chronicler of RUSH, and has just…
Celebrating 30 years of Pegboy (Episode 478)
30 years of Pegboy demand a celebration! The band performs in a drive-in show tomorrow night in Bridgeview (get tickets at chicagodrivein.com), and are chatting with me (and special guest Daryl Wilson of the Bollweevils) tonight for Car Con Carne!…
Let’s enjoy a Fistful of Bourbon (Episode 477)
There’s a new bourbon in town, and it’s a damn fistful. Fistful of Bourbon US Ambassador Anthony Bohlinger brings a little “Spaghetti Western” flavor to tonight’s podcast recording. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services. Pegboy celebrates their…
Comedy is medicinal: The standup comedy of Dr. Bill Miller (Episode 476)
Dr. Bill Miller is, in fact, a real doctor. He’s also a killer stand-up comic who’s headlining Zanies in Chicago Friday-Sunday night. Mask up and tune in to Episode 476. The doctor’s in the house. Car Con Carne is sponsored…
Dead Bars release fantastic live album with zero edits: John Maiello (Episode 475)
Seattle band Dead Bars puts big melodies into short, fast packages that make us want to drink beer. This is well done, blue collar punk rock. Now that the band’s released the live album, “Live at White Eagle Hall,” I’m…
Ghost stories and chocolate & Scotch pairings: Glenrothes (Episode 474)
Is the Glenrothes distillery in Scotland haunted? The ghost of Glenrothes continues to float around conversations about the distillery, and Edrington market manager Sri Rao is here today to explain. Sri also walks through some decadent Glenrothes and Highland Park…
‘Sound Opinions’ hosts Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis (Episode 473)
Music journalism simply doesn’t get any better than Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. In the time I took to type this, the Chicago-based rock critics/authors/“Sound Opinions” hosts have forgotten more about music than most people will learn in their lifetimes….
