Assistant Director of Features Ari Mejia interviews Chicago local band Mermaid N.V. They discuss mermaids as powerful femme representation, why black and brown punk spaces rule, and the taboo subject of their most beloved song.

Produced by Ari Mejia

CHIRP interviewer Mick Reed chats with Jonny Pierce of The Drums, fresh off the heels of releasing their new album Brutalism. They discuss what it means to be vulnerable, finding community within the music world, and creating a global fan base.

Produced by Kyle White-Sullivan

While Chicago was slogging through it’s first heat wave of 2019, Features interviewers Ari Mejia and Jessi D braved the extreme weather conditions to interview Amber Mark, Jay Som, and Amen Dunes at Pitchfork Music Festival. This program consists of excerpts from each interview.

Produced by Robert Patterson

Listen here for the full-length interview with Amber Mark.

Listen here for the full-length interview with Jay Som.

Listen here for the full-length interview with Amen Dunes.

At this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, CHIRP Features interviewer Jessi D met up with frontman Damon McMahon to dig into the revelatory emotional warfare that is Amen Dunes. They talk about Freedom, making music, and a recent statement Damon made to the press about a previous misinformed “call-out” in 2014.

Produced by Amanda Roscoe Mayo

Features interviewer Jessi D caught up with Jay Som on a very windy first day of Pitchfork Music Festival to chat about music as a creative outlet, her much anticipated release Anak Ko, how that name came about, and how touring with other Asian-American female musicians changed her life.

Produced by Eugene Cabanban

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