Chick Habit

This week, your ears are in for a treat. In this almost two-hour radio special, we bring you three live performances from our inaugural Chick Habit Live performance showcase. On this bill are our friends Hawley Shoffner, Jap Herron, and Ganser. Tune in, turn it up, and enjoy!

After months of coordination, we're finally proud to present the band behind our theme, Blizzard Babies! They join Annabel and Nicholas in the studio to discuss their formation during the winter months of two thousand eleven, and their career since.

Nadia and Alicia from Ganser and Hawley Shoffner sit down with Ashly to talk about the upcoming first Chick Habit Live show (October 2nd at 9pm at Quenchers!) featuring their bands and Jap Herron! We also talk about the need for perfection women often feel in the music industry in order to be taken seriously, their personal histories in music, and more!

Mars and Andy join Ashly to talk about high school band woes, wild tours, "mansplaining", and the difference between sultry and soulful. Plus, a heated discussion covering Kalliope Jones, the teenage girl band that wasn't "sultry" enough.

Danielle and John from Impulsive Hearts sit down to discuss their long history of making music together and their experiences recording and releasing their next record. We also talk about whether singling out musicians for being female is detrimental or helpful to our music scene and experiences.

It's all music, all the time, this week on Chick Habit. Ashly has picked some of her favorite bands from Chicago and around the country, and compiled a hour of great tunes. This specially-crafted, killer playlist is sure to excite your ears.

Ah, the conveniences of modern technology. It's all around us, and sometimes, even inspires a talented group of musicians to name themselves The Cell Phones. In this episode, Ashly is joined by Lindsey Charles, leader of the aforementioned innovative Chicago trio.

It's about to get loud. This week on Chick Habit, Ashly is joined by Donna (of Beat Drun Juel) and Megan (of Bow and Spear) to discuss their musical beginnings, and of course, the intricate balance of instruments known as rock. Like every week, we crank the volume to eleven and rock hard with some of the finest ladies in the scene.

Turn up the volume! In this episode, Melissa Oglesby, founder and director of Girls Rock! Chicago and Carrie Shemanski, a four-year volunteer with the organization, sit down with volunteer coordinator Ashly to talk about camp, the Girls Rock community, and the importance of role models for the future of girls in rock.

It's time to explore the world of independent electronic music with three talented guests. Unlike other genres, where a musician's toolbox is comprised of guitars, pedals, and amplifiers; here, synthesizers reign supreme. We discuss how the talented women behind Volutes, Spaces of Disappearance, and Videobug take their creations on-stage and much more.