How I spent my holiday weekend: Lollygagger and Bizarro & Son outside Liar’s Club (Episode 766)
Chicago band Lollygagger (Matt, Michael & Kinsey) and Chris from family-run kitchen Bizarro & Son joined me the night before Labor Day for a fun (and funny) chat about food and music (the Car Con Carne cornerstones). We talked about…
The most ‘Chicago’ wine event ever: WINE RIVAL (Episode 765)
WINE RIVAL (formerly Somm Madness) returns to Chicago on Thursday 9/22. Happening at Venue West (221 N. Paulina St.), the event brings together the nation’s sommelier community and wine aficionados for a blind tasting tournament. WINE RIVAL creator Adam Sweders…
Model Stranger eats Wolcott Tap wings (Episode 764)
Model Stranger joins me for food from Wolcott Tap (1834 W. Montrose). Wolcott Tap Owner/Founder Turan Yon sat shotgun as we ate jerk wings and mac and cheese squares while talking music. Food and music are Car Con Carne’s core…
Moon Kissed previews next month’s Riot Fest performance (Episode 763)
Moon Kissed is a New York band that makes smart synth pop with attitude and swagger… and has something to say, too! See Moon Kissed when they come back to Chicago for Riot Fest on Sunday September 18. Moon Kissed…
The Studio brings nightly live music to Lockport (Episode 762)
For this episode, I visited The Studio in Lockport (900 South State Street) to interview owner Laura Felker (also of The Simple Remedy) and Eddie Ryan of The Simple Remedy (also a big supporter in The Studio’s evolution). While eating…
Last days of guitar paradise Songbirds Museum told in new documentary (Episode 761)
Songbirds, a museum that housed the most rare and wonderful examples of the guitar, opened a few years ago, only to be brought to a swift end by COVID. Documentary filmmaker Dagan W. Beckett chronicles the sad end of the…
The ‘friendliest, sexiest, and gayest band in Chicago’: Bev Rage and the Drinks (Episode 760)
Meet Bev Rage and the Drinks: Their second album, “Exes and Hexes,” comes out Saturday and they’ll be celebrating with an album release show on that same day at Schubas! Now is the time to go solar! Introducing Transparent Solar….
Comics legend Bill Sienkiewicz (Episode 759)
Comic creator BILL SIENKIEWICZ (Sin-KEV-itch) is an Eisner Award-winner for his work on DC Comics’ The Sandman: Endless Nights. He’s also a two time Emmy nominee for his production and character design on the TV series Where In the World…
Alternative music pioneers FISHBONE return to Chicago on 9/3/22 (Episode 758)
As music fans, our relationship with Fishbone has outlasted most of our personal and in some cases, familial relationships. From that first EP in 1985 through countless, life affirming, get up and move live shows, including some amazing album plays…
Local Motive & Badcandy at Eris Brewery and Cider House (Episode 757)
First off, I swear it wasn’t my idea to put the dudes in the front seats and the women in the backseats. I knew it was going to be terrible optics. Dammit. This episode was a blast. I was joined…
