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Raw. Primal. Awesome. Black metal project Annihilus returns with the follow-up to last year’s celebrated “Ghanima” release with “Follow a Song From the Sky.” Luca Cimarusti joins me to talk about forging the album during sheltering-in-place, why the band name should make Marvel Comics fans happy, and where Annihilus fits in the Chicago music landscape.   The show kicks off this week with one Car Con Carne announcement and one Car Con Carne-adjacent announcement!

"Committed for insanity and crimes against the soulThe worst crime that I ever did was play some rock 'n roll."   The Stranglers have been around for over four decades and have seen and done it all. In the early days, they opened for the first British tours for Patti Smith and Ramones.   Sonically, their music has defiantly skirted definition, though “post punk” is probably a safe way to describe them.  The past year was rough for the band: Keyboardist Dave Greenfield, a guy whose playing was critical to the Stranglers overall vibe, died after contracting COVID while he was receiving treatment for a heart ailment. The band had recorded 8 tracks with Greenfield before his death which helped build the foundation for their 18th album, “Dark Matters.”   Joining me to talk about the storied past of the Stranglers, and the Dark Matters future, is long-running bassist, songwriter and singer Jean-Jacques Burnel!

Anti-Flag is one of America’s most tireless activist voices in music, and they have a kindred spirit in Chicago’s Blind Adam and the Federal League.    Blind Adam and the Federal League return with their new album, An Act of Desperation, on September 10th on the A-F label.   Here tonight to talk about the album’s release are Blind Adam and Chris #2 from Anti-Flag.  Besides the Blind Adam album coming out on A-F, Chris produced and engineered it.   Chris had a shaky Zoom connection, but that’s just life in 2021.

It’s a sports packed edition of The Daily Life of Frank! This week Frank talks about the Field of Dreams game, his beloved Chicago Bears being back, food galore, vacation time, and more!

Frank has some unwelcome visitors inside his Dadcave that thinks have finally left. Plus, animals are overrunning his deck, where he thinks his son is getting his attitude from, heading on vacation, and much more!

Oh, man. Crushed By Giants rules. I spent the afternoon with Marketing Director Joe Steigerwald, Head Brewer David Kerns and Head Chef Enrique Roman. I got to watch Crushed By Giants in motion, but more importantly, I got to sample everything.   For locals who are iffy on spending time in River North, this is a true destination for you. For tourists visiting our fair city, maybe skip that trip to the chains and spend some time with a Bad Day Remedy Imperial West Coast IPA.   Crushed By Giants is at 601 N. Rush down-freaking-town.

The Rambler Kitchen + Tap (4128 N. Lincoln) has become a fast favorite over the past two years. Owner Kyle Bagley is here to talk about his business, and to show off THE GIANT PORK TENDERLOIN SANDWICH

Live streaming is back on Car Con Carne! We're live from Temperance Beer Co. (2000 Dempster) in Evanston! Joining me for today's chat is the delightful Mr. Agitator of V is for Villains. Will he enjoy a Greenwood Beach Blonde Ale, the Temperance summer beer? Will he scare away the locals? Will he catch us up on what's coming from the band? Watch and/or listen and find out! Thanks to Temperance for their hospitality.

Frank shares how he and his son are walking buddies, almost showing too much to the neighbor, masks are back, the Olympics, and more!

Concert photographers are facing increasingly more oppressive "rights grabs." And that's how tonight's conversation with photographer Bobby Talamine and entertainment lawyer Ilya Zlatkin (of Zlatkin Wong) started. We covered the release forms photographers have to sign in order to shoot a show, "fair use" and its role in our digital lives, and what a photographer like Bobby can do for his career moving forward. This is a long one, folks, but only because it's super interesting. Thanks for watching/listening! Car Con Carne is sponsored by Siren Records McHenry.