AUX Populi

On this week’s remote episode, Andy is joined by drummer Parker Simonaitis, from the band Ember Oceans. With “a colorful synth-rock sound…blending the raw indie energy of the Midwest with the reflective detail of modern pop”, their second full length album is due out later this summer, on July 31st.

Stay tuned after the episode for their most recent single, titled “Cheap Flights (Hawaii)”.

Musician Dean Sinclair returns to the show to talk about his new collaborative solo project, Deanie Boy. His debut double track single, “New York”, is available on Apple Music, Spotify, and most major streaming services starting May 8th.

Stay tuned after the show for an exclusive look at this single, featuring both tracks, “New York” and “Your Side”.

This episode also opens with the live reading of a personal essay from The Bellow + The Whale​’s Bianca Goyette, titled "A Note on Being an Indie Musician in a New Form of Reality."

After a break from recording during quarantine, AUX Populi is finally back with its first remote episode, featuring lead singer Ryan Argast from the band Marina City. Described as “indie pop with an R&B twist”, you can find Marina City’s latest EP “The Crush” on most major streaming services.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from Marina City, the first being the song “Life” from The Crush, followed by their recent cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”.

This week, Andy is joined by Chris, Aidan, John, and Robbie from the band Today's Trade. A rock band with jam band vibes, it’s been five years of hard work to get to their released EP, “Revisited”. A thoughtful remaster of past tracks and fan favorites, the EP is available through Apple Music, Spotify, and most major streaming services. You can also catch them live on April 18th at AUX Art House Presents: Stories We Tell Others.

Stay tuned after the show for two tracks from their EP, the first being “Wide Awake”, and the second, “Femme Fatale”.

On this week’s episode, Andy is joined by Taylor, Ken, Colin, Mike, and Jason from the rock band The Million Reasons. Coming off a busy February that involved the release of their new EP “If Not for the Fire" and a packed EP release show at Martyrs’ in Chicago, the band highlights some of their most recent changes, and how they weathered what could have been a difficult transition.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from their recent EP, the first being the eponymous “If Not for the Fire”, and the second, “No North Star”.

This week, Andy is joined by singer-songwriter/musician Sammy Cannillo, and her collaborator/producer Joe Marcus. Sammy is currently working on her latest EP, with Joe, and you can hear her soon to be released single “Sleep On It” at the backend of this end episode.

You can also stay tuned after to the episode to hear Sammy’s last single, “What Happened”.

This week on the show, Andy has a tangent-laden conversation with the mysterious Tristan Zemtseff. A multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, Tristan now helms the math rock/indie band Glass Noose as a solo project. The latest album from Glass Noose, “No More Dignity”, was released NYE 2019, and is available from Apple Music, Spotify, and most major streaming services.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from this album, the first being “One-Sided Equation”, and the other “Better Than Before, Bad as it Ever Was”.

For this episode, Andy is joined by Professor Doug Beach and Andrew Steininger from the Elmhurst College Jazz Band and Jazz Festival. With the 53rd Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival only a couple weeks away, Doug and Andrew sat down to discuss the history of the jazz band, the jazz fest, and why Elmhurst may be a hub for jazz music.

Stay tuned after the show for two live recordings from the Elmhurst College Jazz Band, the first being “Front Runner”, and the second “A Night in Tunisia”.

This week, Andy sits down with Bryan and Antonio from the band Grey Shore Avenue. It’s a first for AUX Populi, with Bryan live in the room, and Antonio coming in over speaker phone. With new music on the way, they discuss the influence of mental health, changes in band structure, and the future of Grey Shore Avenue moving forward.

Stay tuned after the episode for two instrumental tracks, the first being “Catastrophize”, and the second “Highway Robbery”.

This week, Andy is joined by Ryan, Nico, Nick, and Jake from the band Tiny Kingdoms. Billed as an alternative rock band that can do so much more, their recently released EP “Rose Gold | Coasting” is now available through most major streaming services, and can be heard in it entirety at the backend of this episode.