Tag: Chicago
Video – Yes Factory plays two songs in the car
Yes Factory made the trip down 90 from Rockford to play live and chat outside Superdawg!
Video – MS SUCKS! Kaustubh ‘Stubhy’ Pandav of Lucky Boys Confusion talks about living with MS
Stubhy and Brad from Hoodie Life come on Car Con Carne to talk about Stubhy’s MS diagnosis, living with the disease and the MS Sucks benefit show happening at Bottom Lounge in Chicago
Digging into Dan Vapid’s punk rock resume – Dan Vapid and the Cheats (Episode 286)
Dan Vapid’s been around the punk rock block for decades now, creating indelible music with bands like Screeching Weasel, the Methadones, Riverdales, the Queers and Sludgeworth. After road tripping across Illinois, he pulled up in front of the Forge in…
He’s in John Mayer’s band! He has a must-hear solo career! He’s won a Grammy! Guitarist Isaiah Sharkey (Episode 248)
This week, guitar great/Grammy winner/John Mayer band member Isaiah Sharkey joins me for phenomenal food from Stefani Prime (6755 N. Cicero). Here’s what we discussed over steak sandwiches, risotto and charcuterie (thanks, Anthony!): The best Steely Dan album. Isaiah’s fantastic…
Celebrating a ‘Cruel Summer’ with KrashKarma (Episode 245)
KrashKarma (Niki and Ralf) returned to Car Con Carne as they stopped through Chicago to play a show at Live Wire (love that place)! One of the in-car highlights was their performing an acoustic version of their cover of Bananarama’s…
Taking a sex-positive approach to ‘Wizard of Oz’: PS Burlesque (Episode 238)
The women of PS Burlesque join me this week in advance of their new show, “Dorothy Does Oz,” a Wizard of Oz-themed nerdlesque.
DJ Chanté Linwood: ‘If you want something, you’ll do it… you’ll find a way to get it done.” (Episode 237)
DJ/actor/comedian Chanté Linwood joined me for amazing food from Haymarket Pub & Brewery (737 W. Randolph). And yes, Haymarket is a Car Con Carne favorite!
Backstage at Cirque du Soleil “VOLTA” (Episode 236)
Cirque du Soleil “VOLTA” is, on the surface, a circus; a big top amalgam of a number of circus-type acts and feats. But it seems reductive to leave the description there. I was given deep, “in the trenches” access to…
Hard Rock Cafe: Love All Serve All, Music for Life, Take Time to Be Kind, All is One (Episode 234)
Hard Rock Cafe: Chicago has been in River North for 33 years; its sign is one of the most iconic landmarks in downtown Chicago. Now, decades into the chain’s history, the menu has been completely revamped.
From unrequited love to ‘first-time man sluts’: ‘I Saw You’ reads Chicago personal ads (Episode 232)
“I Saw You” is a gut-busting, live performance comedy show of real Chicago personals held the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Town Hall Pub (3340 N. Halsted).
