Assistant Features Director Ari Mejia spoke with Amber Mark at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. They dove into her identity as an artist and how place informs music, plus Amber gave a hot take on her recent global tour.

Produced by Brian Szpak

CHIRP interviewer Jessi D chats with Julia Jacklin in advance of her sold out concert at Schubas. They discuss how to preserve tiny moments in time within songs, feeling disconnected from yourself, finding balance on tour, and much more.

Produced by Jessi D

Assistant Director of Features Ari Mejia chats at the Chirp studio with local dj Ariel Zetina.  They go deep on Ariel's road to djing, influences, and living her dreams.  

Produced by Ari Mejia

Erin spends her days training and consulting, and her evenings baking and snuggling with her pets and husband. She hasn't been on the stage in a while, but enjoys a regular crooning of Rat Pack songs to unsuspecting bystanders. It's exciting for Erin to be performing again, but is curious what may be next for her...probably snuggling.

Event produced and directed by Julie Mueller with Assistant Producer Bobby Evers and Host Jenn Sodini. Podcast recorded by Brian Heath. Produced and edited by Jenn Rourke.

Members of Dengue Fever chat with CHIRP interviewer Mick Reed about their involvement in Cambodian Rock Band - a play by Lauren Yee. They also discuss their inspiration to form the band from a project in Cambodia that took place in the 1960s and how this rock music has real staying power as well as the origins of Cambodian Psych Rock.

 

Produced by Joseph Griffin

Stuti Sharma is an immigrant artist, stand up comic, clumsy poet, and educator based in Chicago. She's a poet in residence with the Chicago Poetry Center. She loves puns and runs a donut review instagram (do_or_doughnut) and you can catch her around the city doing shows.

Event produced and directed by Julie Mueller with Assistant Producer Bobby Evers and Host Jenn Sodini. Podcast recorded by Brian Heath. Produced and edited by Jenn Rourke.

Interviewer Mick Reed chats with Chicago band Hitter at the Chirp studio.  You'll hear about their 80's metal inspirations and what bands they're excited about now.

Produced by Robert Patterson

Features interviewer Elizabeth Dieterich chats with Harriet Pillbeam, otherwise known as Hatchie, in advance of her opening set for Girlpool at Lincoln Hall. They discuss connecting music with formative, nostalgic experiences, what it means to create smartly written pop music, and her upcoming album Keepsake.

Produced by: Elizabeth Dieterich

Miranda Phelps interviews charming local band Girl K at the Chirp studio to talk deep on their new acclaim, the magic behind their songwriting, and time traveling ghosts.

Produced by Robert Patterson

Photo credit: Xitlaly Viveros

When Dan Vidmar of Shy Girls was getting started, sending demos around a friend mentioned in jest that he sounded like a 'shy girl.' Features interviewer Miranda Phelps sat down with Dan just before taking the state at Subterranean in Chicago. Listen to the full origin story, current touring vibes - including die-hard traveling fans, and tracing vulnerability to the music on and off the stage....and more!

 

Produced by Robert Patterson