Car Con Carne

The first-ever H.O.O.F. (Hands Off Our Fest) happens on Saturday, September 30 at Blue Island Beer Company (13357 Olde Western Avenue, Blue Island). Appearing on the bill are:   Sweetie Hayley and the Crushers Won’t Stay Dead Heet Death Hi Ho Sex Dream Sleeping Villains Shannon Candy   … as well as a drag show and flash tattoos by Teddi Garson.   I recorded this episode in Blue Island Beer Company with three of the performers: Birdy (Sweetie), Shannon Candy and Rachael Villa (Sleeping Villains). Birdy is also the organizer of the event, so she explains the genesis of the event and how it’s meant to create positive vibes and bring community together.   We talk a lot about the journey of women musicians within the “scene,” and the things they don’t feel comfortable calling out or addressing.   H.O.O.F is going to be a fantastic event, and I hope you’ll consider spending your Saturday afternoon/evening at Blue Island Beer Company! Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure

Matt Baron of Young Man in a Hurry joins me for hot dogs at U Dawg U in Northfield. We talk about the new album, “Actor Brought a Vice,” and the unorthodox way it was recorded and produced.   We also cover the heavy duty list of musicians who contributed to the album, the single with a strange spelling (“Fauucet”), and driving in Skokie.   See Young Man in a Hurry at Constellation on October 14, 2023.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece. __ Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out! Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park.  

Sadly, Hotline TNT was one of the bands that got cut on Day Three of Riot Fest due to extreme weather. Happily, Will Anderson was onsite the night before, and I took the occasion to learn more about the band and to talk about the upcoming Third Man release, “Cartwheel.”   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece. __ Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out! Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park.       __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net). Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your ener

This wasn’t the interview I’d set out to have with Smoking Popes frontman Josh Caterer. Smoking Popes were set to play an early slot on Day Three of Riot Fest; unfortunately the weather had other plans for the band. Flash flooding in the Chicago area forced Riot Fest organizers to push back the door time from 1pm - 3pm. As a result, a handful of earlier bands were 86’d from the line up, including the Popes. I ran into Josh as he got the text to say that a force majeure had forced them off the schedule. Shortly after that, we sat down for an interview, three hours earlier than originally planned. While the weather thwarted the Popes (their legion of fans), we can feel excited about what’s ahead, including lots more new music! I love having Josh on the show; I’m a fan of his music and him personally.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY

Daryl of Snapcase talks backstage at Riot Fest 2023 about the band’s history, his approach to singing and performing, and whether we can expect more activity from Snapcase. Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?     Easy Automation will help you find the cu

Cobe Williams, Director of Programs -Cure Violence Global, talks about his non-profit organization's mission at Riot Fest 2023.   Stopping violence is a need and desire everyone shares. Cure Violence Global’s mission is to interrupt the transmission of violence and change social norms.  Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of m

Screaming Females (Marissa, Jarrett and Mike) joined me for a backstage chat at Riot Fest 2023. Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?     Easy Automation will help you find the customized solution that’s right for you. Their team has 30 years of collective

Rob Felicetti of Bowling for Soup talks with Car Con Carne backstage at Riot Fest 2023.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?     Easy Automation will help you find the customized solution that’s right for you. Their team has 30 years of collective experi

Dan and Brian of Sludgeworth talked with Car Con Carne before closing the Rebel Stage at Riot Fest. Just so we’re not burying the lede: They’re making new music!!   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?     Easy Automation will help you find the customized

With the new album, “Charmed,” now available and their Riot Fest performance behind them, I caught up with the Aquadolls backstage at Riot Fest 2023.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?     Easy Automation will help you find the customized solution that

The four members of Fea joined me for a backstage conversation at Riot Fest 2023.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?     Easy Automation will help you find the customized solution that’s right for you. Their team has 30 years of collective experience i

It’s been 20 years since Spitalfield released their breakthrough album, “Remember Right Now.” To celebrate, I sat down with Mark and TJ of Spitalfield in front of a live audience at Beard & Belly in Edgewater for a longform Q&A about the band and the album anniversary.   Thanks to Beard and Belly for the hospitality!   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! What bands does she see? What clubs does she see them in? Read the book and find out!   Get a copy wherever you buy books, or get a signed copy Sun, Oct 1 at Loud Pizza Records, in Highland Park. __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a t

It’s long been my belief that writing has fallen off a cliff: Social media is littered with misspellings and bad grammar.  Worse, the people who should be getting it right … media and journalists, are representing their brands with a shocking amount of typos, run-on sentences and incorrect grammar.    Brian Moore is here to help! He’s an editor (ex-RedEye, Tribune Publishing) copywriter, marketer, writer and social media pro who also answers to “Grumpy Grammar Guru.”  Brian came prepared with some general tips we can all follow to improve our writing. If you spend any time on social media, this episode can help you!   In addition to those tips, we discuss:   *The ‘memeification’ of America *Using profanity in writing *Vinyls vs. Records *”I before E, except after C”: BULLSHIT. *Unnecessary apostrophes in plural words *Use profanity with purpose… you fucker. *STOP SAYING “VERY” AND “REALLY” Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see hi

Liv Warfield returns to Car Con Carne just as she’s about to release her first new studio album in nine years (“The Edge”).   She recommended we go for Ethiopian food for the chat, and we had amazing food from Ethiopian Diamond in Edgewater (6120 N. Broadway). As we ate (with our hands), we talked about the new album, Liv’s frame of mind, influencer culture; and, of course… Prince.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! Get your copy from Amazon, or wherever awesome books are sold.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while

The band formerly known as Radar is now Radar Waves. The trash rock power trio been around for over a decade… if you’re listening to this in time, go suppor them Harvest Fest in Plainfield on Sunday, September 10. Otherwise, you can see them open for Jimmie’s Chicken Shack October 20th at Heroes West in Lemont. Enjoy "Ain't Scared": It's awesome, and it's today's Snack!   Hear more at radarwaves.bandcamp.com  

Richard Patrick and Jonny Radtke of Filter talked with Car Con Carne before the Tinley Park date of the “Freaks on Parade” tour (Rob Zombie / Alice Cooper / Ministry / Filter).    The conversation happened weeks after the release of the new Filter album, “The Algorithm,” a high water mark for a band with an already-strong catalog and history.   Covered in this episode: * The tour (“no stinkers in the bunch”) * Richard’s reconciliation with Trent Reznor, and the subsequent good vibes * “The Algorithm” - The songs, and the stories behind their creation. * Sharing personal and political thoughts in song: Does Richard ever think he should be more abstract? * The unlikely music discovery Richard made that led to cool sounds and moments on “The Algorithm.” * The perils and legit horrors attached to celebrity.   I really enjoyed and got a lot out of this conversation … hope you enjoy it! Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work an

I’m joined by Kira Leadholm of Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen’s Club, recorded outside Middle Eastern Bakery on Foster/Clark.   We talk about the forthcoming album release (9/8) and the release show at Golden Dagger the following week.   We also talk about the fictional backstory behind the band name, fainting in public and Lady Gaga.   Get to know Madame Reaper and the Gentlemen’s Club, then be sure to stream the album and see the band in September!   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit Alex Ross on YouTube! Be sure to also visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! Get your copy from Amazon, or wherever awesome books are sold.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net).   Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a tru

Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer returns to Car Con Carne at an exciting time: The band just played Lollapalooza, and the new album (“Cheap Grills”) is set to arrive on September 22.   Deanna and I caught up over corn dogs (naturally), weeks before the launch of the new album and her first-ever headlining tour. ##   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments and pop culture! Get your copy from Amazon, or wherever awesome books are sold.   __ Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Easy Automation (easy-automation.net). Are you a home owner? Are you ready for a truly “smart home?” Doesn’t the idea of minimizing your energy usage while maximizing your comfort sound good?   Easy Automation will help you find the customized solution that’s rig

Car Con Carne visits Plainfield, IL for a visit to Black Dog Vinyl Cafe (16108 South Rt 59, Plainfield, IL 60586). The cafe/live music venue/record store/bar is a focal point for the SW suburban music community, and my trip there was long overdue.   Black Dog Vinyl Cafe owner Mike Marchetti and musician/frequent Black Dog Vinyl Cafe performer Jason Benefield jumped in the car to chat. Mike brought breakfast paninis and coffee to keep the conversation moving, and they were delicious!   We talked about the vinyl retail business and the community that’s developed around the cafe/store/venue. After Mike jumped out to take care of his business, Jason grabbed his acoustic guitar to perform “Chicago Song.”   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90daysinthe90s.com), by Andy Frye. Take the “Grey Line” back in time to 90s Chicago and relive all the music, moments

It was an absolute pleasure to have comedian Kyle Kinane join me for a chat about comedy, his hilarious new “Shocks and Struts” special, and the planet-friendly taste treat, Takis. We cover a lot of ground, though here are some overarching topics: shitty jobs in Addison AI and Chat GPT  Takis Podcasting and comedy Autumn Punk rock and music Suburban anti-nuke missiles JAGOFF! Shocks and Struts Addison nightlife Comedy clubs Gratitude  See Kyle live this Fall: Pabst Theater in Milwaukee - 10/7 Kinanesgiving Thalia Hall 11/20 & 11/21 There was an issue with the video recording, which I explain at the top of the YouTube and Facebook versions of this episode. I tried to overwhelm you with visuals so you didn’t feel like you were missing out.   Kyle rules. He’s easily one of the funniest people I’ll ever meet.   ## Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Visit alexrossart.com to see his work and get your hands on an original piece.   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by NINETY DAYS IN THE '90s (www.90