Tag: punk rock
Sludgeworth gets overdue ‘Losers of the Year’ vinyl release (Episode 798)
Chicago punk pioneers Sludgeworth (Dan Schafer- vocals, Adam White – guitar, Brian Vermin – drums) joins Car Con Carne right as their 1995 compilation album, “Losers of the Year,” is set for vinyl release (Red Scare) for the very first…
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…
Live from Riot Fest 2019: No Parents (Episode 251)
Zoe and Dee Dee of No Parents joined Car Con Carne backstage after their performance on day one of Riot Fest 2019.
Jim DeRogatis takes on R. Kelly while Vortis takes on greasy tacos (Episode 220)
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
88 Fingers Louie visits Krampus haunted house before heading to Costa Rica (Episode 199)
Chicago punk heroes go to a holiday-themed haunted house and eat burrito bowls in a Mazda CX-9.
‘I got pretty high and Googled how to make hot sauce’: Trying the delicious varieties of Soothsayer hot sauce (Episode 187)
Kyle from Soothsayer Hot Sauce joins me for pizza from the thrice-visited Dante’s Pizza (2825 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618).
‘Someone’s a Car Con ***hole’ – Talking punk rock with Daryl Wilson (Bollweevils) and Denis Buckley (88 Fingers Louie) (Episode 153)
It’s a Chicago punk rock summit as I’m joined by returning guests Daryl Wilson (The Bollweevils) and Denis Buckley (88 Fingers Louie) at Dante’s Pizza. Here’s what we talk about this week: http://traffic.libsyn.com/carconcarnepodcast/88_FL_and_Bollweevils_2018.mp3 Is Denis now tied for most-frequently appearing…
Thanking 88 Fingers Louie singer Denis ‘for being a friend’ (Episode 123)
Denis Buckley, frontman of 88 Fingers Louie, joins me for tacos at El Cid II (2645 Kedzie). http://traffic.libsyn.com/carconcarnepodcast/88fl_revisited.mp3 This week’s episode is sponsored by the good people at BOOST MOBILE. Discussed this week: My first experience with El Cid, during a…
Rise Against bassist Joe Principe shares a pizza in a strip mall lot (Episode 49)
Rise Against’s Joe Principe sits shotgun for a trip to Chicago suburb Downers Grove. We visit Dan’s Pizza, an awesome mom & pop carry-out pizza place tucked into a nondescript strip mall. Over “party cut” pizza and Sprite, Joe talks…
‘Dripping glistening grease’ with 88 Fingers Louie’s Denis Buckley (Episode 43)
For this episode, James is joined by 88 Fingers Louie’s lead singer Denis Buckley. They meet up at Taqueria El Tapatio on the west side of Chicago, which leads to discussions like: “There is grease just rolling down my hand,”…
