AUX Populi

the bellow + the whale return to the show to promote their new EP, “The Noise Still Lingers”. Joining them this time around are collaborators Sarah Anderson, Josh Anderson, Andy Palmer, and Jordan Selander.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from the EP, the first being “My Grave”, and the second, “Same Song”.

Part two in the situationchicago series, this week’s episode features the return of Quiet Pterodactyl and situationchicago’s Trey Elder, as well as new guests Marites Velasquez (Ovef Ow), Jim Tashjian (Hood Smoke), and Shane Merrill (Reggie’s).

“situationchicago” is a record project consisting of 25 bands/artists who have come together to support 25 of Chicago’s live music venues closed indefinitely as a result of the pandemic.

Pressed locally by Smashed Plastic, this double LP is a limited release, available now through December 31st. For more information on the artists involved, venues supported, and how you can help make this project a success, follow situationchicago on Facebook, Instagram, and check out the website, situationchicago.com.

After a much needed (and very long) break, Andy is back to promote “situationchicago”, a record project consisting of 25 bands/artists who have come together to support 25 of Chicago’s live music venues closed indefinitely as a result of the pandemic.

Pressed locally by Smashed Plastic, this double LP is a limited release, available now through December 31st. For more information on the artists involved, venues supported, and how you can help make this project a success, follow situationchicago on Facebook, Instagram, and check out the website, situationchicago.com.

This is the first part in a two part series covering situationchicago. This week’s episode features Quiet Pterodactyl and situationchicago’s Trey Elder, situationchicago participating artists Leslie Beukelman (The Oh Yeahs) and Al Tamper, and talent buyers Dan Apodaca (Schubas + Lincoln Hall) and Joe Carsello (Metro).

Host of AUX Populi, Andy King, gives a brief update on the future of the show, the benefits of taking mental health breaks when you need to, his new podcast If You Need Me, his new cooking blog Table Scraps, and new music that’s been released during the summer that you can find on the AUX release calendar.

Thank you everyone who listens to the show, and keep an eye out for new episodes soon.

This week, Andy is joined by Kylie and Zack from the band The Mild West. Riding high off the release of an impressive recent single, Kylie walks Andy through his onstage antics, Zack reveals his childhood passion of becoming a shortstop, and then both speak to the intelligence of the band and their collective use of big league words.

Stay tuned after the episode for the band’s most recent single, titled “Glow”.

This week, singer-songwriter Grant Milliren talks to Andy about time management, his aversion to surface level emotion, and what he’s learned about himself and others while hosting his own podcast, The Grant Milliren Show.

Stay tuned after the show for two tracks from Grant Milliren, the first being “Far Away”, and the second, “Inside My Head”.

This week, singer-songwriter Phillip-Michael Scales joins Andy to talk about his signature sound, getting comfortable with a brand, and why he shouldn’t be blamed for what Nathan did. His recent single, “Find a Way”, can be found on Apple Music, Spotify, and most music streaming services (along with the rest of his discography).

Stay tuned after the show for two tracks from Phillip-Michael, the first being his recent single “Find a Way”, and the second being the song “Shame” from his 2018 EP, Sinner Songwriter.

AUX Populi returns this after a two week break during a time of cultural crisis in the United States. Singer-songwriters Kristen & Matt from the alt-pop duo Like Language join Andy to talk about marriage, music, depression, anxiety, and diminishing racial disparity by keeping the conversation going past the point of fashionability.

Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from Like Language, the first being their recent single “Used to Be Something”, followed by “So in the End” from their 2019 album Whatever You Want.

This week, Chicago Sound Check’s Brian Shamie sits down for a remote episode to talk about running Chicago Sound Check for the past year, what’s changed about being a music journalist during the pandemic, and who Chicago Sound Check has highlighted recently with its hour long Instagram livestream concerts.

This week, Andy is joined by fellow AUX Audio podcast host Jake Fisher, from the podcast Wake & Jake. You can join Jake every Monday as he discusses life, talks about movies, recommends music, and improvises some introspective soundscapes to get your week started right. And now, starting this week, you can also subscribe to Wake & Jake on Patreon for exclusive bonus content.

Stay tuned after the show for a new track from Jake’s band Perennial, titled “Piledrive”, off their upcoming album Rain Chamber.