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Live at Riot Fest 2019: Teenage Bottlerocket (Episode 255)

Ray from Teenage Bottlerocket joined me bright and early on Day 3 of Riot Fest! Car Con Carne is presented by the Autobarn Mazda of Evanston

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Live at Riot Fest 2019: RISE AGAINST returns to Car Con Carne (Episode 254)

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…

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Live from Riot Fest 2019: Anti-Flag (Episode 253)

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.

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Live from Riot Fest 2019: Save Ferris (Episode 252)

The utterly charming Monique Powell of Save Ferris talks about the path her career’s taken and what the future holds for the band.

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Representing Chicago at this year’s Riot Fest: Sincere Engineer (Episode 249)

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

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‘You can take the band out of Hawaii… ” Yesod from Pepper (Live at Riot Fest)

“You can take the band out of Hawaii, but you can’t take the Hawaii out of the band…” Pepper drummer Yesod Williams from Pepper sat down with me at Riot Fest 2016 to talk about the band’s long history. He…

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Columbia College alum crushes it at Riot Fest (Live at Riot Fest)

By the time you hear this episode, Jessica Hernandez may already be an international superstar. It sure feels like it’s going to happen soon. The Detroit star turned heads and won fans in her Riot Fest set (Jessica Hernandez and…

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Girls Against Boys – ‘The future of the band is… a work in progress’ (Live at Riot Fest)

Girls Against Boys are one of the coolest-sounding bands I’ve ever heard, with a menacing bottom-heavy rhythm section, swaggery vocals and a crisp, lacerating guitar that cuts through it all. These days, GVSB is relatively dormant, meaning live performances from…

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The end of Dillinger Escape Plan (live at Riot Fest)

Greg Puciato from Dillinger Escape Plan talks about the end of the band just before he hits the stage at Chicago’s Riot Fest event! What does he think the band’s legacy will be? He explains… http://traffic.libsyn.com/carconcarnepodcast/283218619-carconcarne-the-end-of-dillinger-escape-plan-live-at-riot-fest.mp3 DOWNLOAD Google Play Music…