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This week on the show, it’s Kat & Tony from Broken Robots and Hot Mess Records. They stop by to discuss making the best out of some bad situations, what it’s like to set up a record production label, and their upcoming song “Runaway” (and accompanying music video), due out on October 31st.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from their previously released EP, The Escape Artist. The first track being “Dimes and Quarters”, and the second, “Mockingbird”.

On the show this week are Corey, Venus, and Konstantin from Moritat. Together as a band for over ten years, they’ve found a comfortable and democratic way of working with each other, and despite the pandemic setting them back a bit, they’re finally ready to release some new music.

Stay tuned after the episode for their most recent single, “Weapons”.

The Nora Marks boys return for another recording this week to discuss what they’ve been up to since the last time they were on the show, impactful dreams, and the need for occasional decompression. Their new album, Opt Out, is available through most streaming services starting Oct. 1st. Album produced by Hot Mess Records, and distributed by Take a Hike Records.

See Nora Marks live, alongside Broken Robots and The God Awful Small Affairs, on Oct. 2nd at Golden Dagger in Chicago for the Opt Out release show.

Stay tuned after the episode for the previously released single from Opt Out, “Epiphany I’ve Had Before”.

This week, Matt Derda joins Andy on the show to talk about his new single “Moonshine”, growing up in West Virginia, time spent learning improv, and then makes good on several storytelling promises.

Stay tuned after the episode for the single "Moonshine”, from Matt Derda & The High Watts.

This week, Andy is joined by Kelly and Stevan from Separate Waves to talk about their ongoing art and music showcase. Separate Waves II, the recent incarnation of Separate Waves, is happening on July 16th & 17th at Throop Studio in Chicago.

This week, nice boy Andrew Robert Palmer returns to the show to talk about anxieties, imposter syndrome, and his new record, “ARP & The Nice Boys”.

Stay tuned after the episode for a track from the record, titled “Signs of Weakness.”

This week, the second part of our two part series covering Quiet Pterodactyl’s charity LP situationchicago 2 (benefitting the CIVL SAVE Emergency Relief Fund), featuring Quiet Pterodactyl’s Trey Elder, along with Erin McDougald and Brian McSweeney.

This week, Quiet Pterodactyl’s Trey Elder returns to the show, along with first time guests Fess Grandiose and V.V. Lightbody, to promote the second situationchicago charity LP, now benefitting the CIVL SAVE Emergency Relief Fund.

This week, singer-songwriter Ngozzi joins Andy to talk about her upcoming single “You”, dropping on May 14th (along with an accompanying music video).

Stay tuned after the episode for Ngozzi’s previously released singled, “Just a Girl”.

This week, Andy sat down with Justice Hill to talk about space, never saying something is impossible, and Justice’s debut album, “Room with a View”.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from the album, the first being “Outta This”, and the second, “Empathy Machine”.