Erik Roldan writes
Village is a Chicago-based, four piece rock band with earthy edges. Their music puts guitars in front, backed by vocals that remind me of Material Issue’s Jim Ellison. CHIRP is very happy to co-present their Coach House Sounds Session, available for stream at coachhousesounds.com starting Tuesday, December 13th!
What the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in a basement?
I tracked/demo’d the Local Moves’ album in my girlfriends old basement apartment. Not sure if that classifies as dumb though. I try to avoid dumb situations.
There’s More…
Erik Roldan writes
Since 1977, Wire has been reinventing its sound through experimentation – even though they emerged out of the British punk scene, they always resisted categorization. In 2002, they started their own record and distribution label and have continued their evolution towards elder pioneers that are still restless and curious.
In the following interview, CHIRP DJ Erik Roldan sat down with Wire’s lead singer Colin Newman to talk about their history, their future and what makes them so special.
CLICK TO LISTEN:
(original audio source)
There’s More…
Erik Roldan writes
On Tuesday, November 7th, CHIRP + Coach House Sounds present Bare Mutant’s live session, available for stream and download at www.coachhousesounds.com . CHIRP is very proud to present this new project from The Ponys‘ Jered Gummere, which includes members of The 1900′s and Mannequin Men. Listen to CHIRPradio.org for preview tracks and check out the ALL CAPS interview below!
1. What the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in a basement?
I USED TO HAVE MY FRIENDS OVER ON WEDNESDAYS WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL TO SMOKE BONGS AND WATCH 90210 AND MELROSE PLACE IN
There’s More…
Erik Roldan writes
Did you like our Fall Pledge Drive T-Shirt? It was designed by Chicago-based illustrator Laura Szumowski. We chose her design for it’s clever, layered point of view — qualities you’ll find throughout her body of work. I spoke to her about her business (Zoo-Mouse-Key Press ), her mission, and living in Chicago. Thanks so much for your design, Laura!
Your T-shirt design for CHIRP is a hit! Tell me about your inspiration for the design.
Most of my work is fact-based, so I like to start out with a bit of research to see where it takes me. I looked up “chirp” and discovered it’s a signal used in sonar. A humpback whale seemed like a great way to illustrate sonar. I also drew the sonar pulses to mimic an LP, although it’s not particularly noticeable, but I like that it’s there if you look for it.
There’s More…
Erik Roldan writes
New York based band, The Dig , mines the recent history of indie-rock, using their youth to reinterpret the strengths of Julian Casablancas and adding some more control. CHIRP is very excited to present their session for Coach House Sounds, to be released on Tuesday, September 20 at www.coachhousesounds.com . Listen to CHIRPRadio.org to hear tracks from this session be sure to check out The Dig when they play at Schubas on Thursday September 22, 2010.
What the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in a basement?
We’ve done a lot of stupid things in many different places. The basement question reminds me of an incident that took place while we were on tour this past May. We had finished playing a show in Arizona and we were supposed to stay at Baldy’s (aka David our guitar/vocals) aunt and uncle’s house. We typed the adress into the GPS but we were wrong about whether it was supposed to be st., ave, ln, or whatever it was supposed to be. So we pull up to this house which we think is Baldy’s aunt’s house. The Basement door happens to be unlocked, just like his aunt said it was supposed to be. So we start strollin through the basement makin ourselves at home, unloading in the bathroom, that kind of thing. Then one of us notices pictures of a nice happy Chinese couple and their nice happy chinese kids. And we say to baldy “oh, hhhmm, I didnt know your aunt was chinese”. Baldy being a distinctly Caucasian male turns around and says “Huh?, what the fu*k?, we gotta get the hell out of here”. So we bolt out of the basement hop back into our white criminal looking van and peel out of the culdesac. Turns out we had the wrong house….
There’s More…
Article Categories
Adam Yauch,
Alice Cooper,
Andy Partridge,
Appearances,
Architecture In Helsinki,
Aretha Franklin,
Art Brut,
Artist Spotlight,
Battles,
Beauty Bar,
Beck,
Belle & Sebastian,
Best Of 2009,
Best Of 2010,
Best Of 2011,
Big Freedia,
Bill Stevenson,
Biz Markie,
Blake Schwarzenbach,
Bobby Conn,
Bon Iver,
Bottom Lounge,
Braid,
Brownsville Station,
Buck Owens,
Cadillac Palace,
Cat Power,
Chan Marshall,
Charlie Christian,
Chicago,
Chicago Bands,
Chicago Filmmakers,
Chirp Night At The Whistler,
Chirpradio,
Chk Chk Chk,
Chris Difford,
Coach House Sounds,
Colin Blunstone,
Colin Newman,
Comedy,
Community,
Concerts,
Contests,
Crocodiles,
Curtis Mayfield,
Cymbals Eat Guitars,
D. Boon,
Dan Smith,
Dave Davies,
David Bazan,
David Vandervelde,
David Wicik,
Death Cab For Cutie,
Death Set,
Debbie Harry,
Deerhoof,
Democracy Burlesque,
Double Door,
Doves,
Dum Dum Girls,
Ed Schrader's Music Beat,
Eleanor Friedberger,
Empty Bottle,
Evan Dando,
Evanston Space,
Friendly Fires,
Fundraiser,
Future Islands,
Gang Gang Dance,
Geoff Barrow,
George Clinton,
George Harrison,
Giveaways,
Gold Panda,
Graham Parker,
Gram Parsons,
Grrrl On Grrrl,
Guy Picciotto,
H.r.,
Harvey Pekar,
Hideout,
High Places,
Hollows,
Ian Curtis,
Industry,
Interview,
Ipod,
Ipod Shuffle,
J. Mascis,
James Williamson,
Janet Weiss,
Japandroids,
Javelin,
Jello Biafra,
Joan Of Arc,
Jodie Foster,
Joe Lally,
John Deacon,
John Waters,
John Zorn,
Judson Claiborne,
Kathy Valentine,
Kelley Deal,
Kim Deal,
Kmfdm,
Kurt Vile,
Ladyfest Midwest,
Laura Szumowski,
Lincoln Hall,
Lists,
Ll Cool J,
Local Community Radio Act,
Local Music,
Lonely Forest,
Lpfm,
Lux Interior,
Marc Bolan,
Matt Kimmel,
Maureen Tucker,
Memory Tapes,
Metro,
Michael Lux & The Bad Sons,
Midwestern Housewife,
Mike Chapman,
Mike Mills,
Miki Berenyi,
Movies,
Mp3,
Mp3 Shuffle,
Music Box,
Naked And Famous,
Neil Finn,
Neil Young,
Neon Marshmellow Fest,
News,
Nina Hagen,
Nostalgia,
Off!,
Off Book,
On The Web,
Otis Redding,
Ozzy Osbourne,
Paul Stanley,
Paul Westerberg,
Personal And The Pizzas,
Phantogram,
Phil Lynott,
Podcast,
Pop Culture,
Portage Theater,
Profiles,
Pymalion Music Festival,
Ray Charles,
Reading List,
Record Fair,
Rediscovering Our Record Collection,
Reggie Watts,
Residencies,
Reviews,
Rhett Miller,
Riv,
Robert Wyatt,
Ryan Adams,
Schubas,
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir,
Seen And Heard,
Serge Gainsbourg,
Seth Feinn,
Shuffle,
Sleepy Sun,
Sonny & The Sunsets,
Spank Rock,
Split Reel,
St. Vincent,
Stephen Morris,
Steve Jones,
Stevie Wonder,
Subterranean,
Suggs,
Syd Barrett,
T-Shirt,
Theater,
The Hold Steady,
The Hood Internet,
The Mayne Stage,
The Mid,
The Sandwitches,
The War On Drugs,
This Week,
Thomas Dolby,
Tim Kinsella,
Tommy James,
Trans Am,
Tricky,
Uic Pavilion,
Vee Dee,
Vic,
Video,
Vincent Price,
Volunteering,
Washed Out,
Webcomics,
Weekly Voyages,
What Community Radio Means To Me,
Whistler,
Wilco,
Will Oldham,
Wire,
Yuck,
Zola Jesus,
Zoo-Mouse-Key Press
→
