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On Tues 3/17, 7pm at @beermiscuous.bsky.social, CHIRP Music Trivia is Going Green on St Patrick's Day! Hosted by CHIRP Blog writer Noah Haynes, show off your music knowledge & make the competition green with envy!
📅 Tuesday, Mar 17 | 7:00PM
📍 2812 N Lincoln, Chicago
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Swiss singer-songwriter Vendredi Sur Mer takes the stage at Lincoln Hall on Thursday, 3/12! Fingy starts the show at 8pm.
MORE INFO: lh-st.com/shows/03-12-...
ENTER TO WIN TICKETS: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NYC producer Mindchatter heads to Chicago's Ramova Theatre on Thursday, 3/12! The night gets started at 9:30pm.
MORE INFO + MEET AND GREET: www.tixr.com/groups/ramov...
ENTER TO WIN TICKETS: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Here's the playlist for my @chirpradio.org show this morning. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm back on next Saturday, 9-Noon (CDT).
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i’ll be telling my bicycle origin story at this @chirpradio.org event next week and i would love to see you there firsttime.chirpradio.org
Join us in welcoming Rudy Vecchia-Zeitz (they/he) as our next reader for the First Time: First Attempt at @MartyrsLive on Wednesday, March 11.
Rudy is a trans-nonbinary activist dedicated to work in sexual violence response and prevention.
Tickets are available at firsttime.chirpradio.org
We’re excited to have Jasmine Davila as a storyteller at our First Time show on 3/11 at Martyrs.
Jasmine has performed in live lit shows of all kinds, including Write Club, Tuesday Funk, and the show she produces and hosts—MISS SPOKEN.
Tickets at firsttime.chirpradio.org
Join us at @MartyrsLive for CHIRP's First Time show featuring poet Cean Gamalinda!
Tickets are available at firsttime.chirpradio.org. Grab one before we sell out! You don’t want to miss this show.
Thanks to the No Wristbands: We Drink for Free Collective for their generous support of the show.
Rev. Jason Lydon will join us as a storyteller at our next First Time show at @MartyrsLive on March 11th.
Jason Lydon is a Chicago-based Bostonian with a passion for getting people free from cages of all kinds!
Tickets are available at firsttime.chirpradio.org
San Francisco punks Spiritual Cramp take the stage at Lincoln Hall on Sunday, 3/8! This stacked bill kicks off at 7:30pm with GUV, Imploders, and Fuerza Bruta.
MORE INFO: buff.ly/4M8MRI9
ENTER TO WIN TICKETS: buff.ly/NEw1zzm
This Saturday, the one and only Peaches returns to Chicago's Vic Theatre on her "No Lube So Rude" tour! Cortisa Star kicks the night off at 8pm.
MORE INFO: www.axs.com/events/11716...
WIN TICKETS: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're thrilled to have Erin Watson as our next featured reader for The First Time: First Attempt on 3/11 at Martyrs'! A queer Southern person living in Chicago, Erin enjoys making zines, riding bikes, and co-hosting the Tuesday Funk series at Hopleaf. Tickets to the show: firsttime.chirpradio.org
Here are the Top 10 Albums/Artists we've played this week at CHIRP!
Altin Gün
Hazel City
@lucid-express.bsky.social
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
@ratboysband.bsky.social
Mariachi El Bronx
GUV
Sotomayor
Annabelle Chairlegs
@viennaviennamusic.bsky.social
Full charts: chirpradio.org/charts
Join us in welcoming Noureen Hashim-Jiwani as our next reader at The First Time: First Attempt at @Martyrslive on 3/11!
Noureen is a senior policy executive and public servant who believes government should empower communities rather than manage them. Tickets to the show: firsttime.chirpradio.org
CHIRP is proud to support the Ragbagalia Arts Festival!
Ragbagalia is hosting a fundraiser on March 13th for the festival taking place in May 2026, w/ performances by Melter, Lemon Knife, + Please Return.
📅 Friday, Mar 13 | Doors 8PM/Show 8:30PM
📍5062 N Lincoln Ave
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Join us upstairs at Schubas this Wednesday, 3/4 for the next installment of Both Sides Now! Doors open at 7:30pm.
This month, CHIRP DJ Alex Archibeque brings you "In My Element":
Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit (1976)
Air - Moon Safari (1998)
Beck - Sea Change (2002)
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Last chance to fill out our audience survey!
You'll help CHIRP & other independent media outlets across the city learn more about your expectations, preferences and opinions.
Fill out the survey by Sunday night: chirpradio.org/survey
Thanks!
Our live lit and storytelling show, The First Time is under 2-weeks away. Join us on Wednesday, 3/11 at Martyrs!
This time around the theme is “first attempt.”
Get tix: firsttime.chirpradio.org
RSVP on Partiful: buff.ly/pi1zRX2
Thanks to our sponsor nowristbands.com.
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#livelit #Chicago
Austin, TX-based Annabelle Chairlegs takes the top spot on this week's CHIRP Charts.
Annabelle Chairlegs
@ratboysband.bsky.social
By Storm
GUV
Owelu Dreamhouse
Wild Trout
@jopassed.bsky.social
Angel Du$t
Groovy Magic
Jane Remover
Find our full charts at: chirpradio.org/charts
#musicsky
The Church - Reptile Coil - Windowpane Puma Blue - Hush Golden Smog - Pecan Pie Marta Del Grandi - Antarctica Michelle Blades - Show & Tell Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Sleaford Mods - Megaton Wartime - The Whole Truth IDK - C.O.P Fantasma Negra - Bliss Almost There But Not Really - So Slow Organ Wolf - Off the Cuff The Creatures - Say Depeche Mode - One Caress Johnny Marr - I Feel You Laibach - Allgorhythm Buzz Kull - Just A Memory Mandy, Indiana - Cursive Converge - Bad Faith ACTORS - CTRL Meat Beat Manifesto - Dog Star Man Pocket Of Lollipops - Be your own detective Kim Gordon - NOT TODAY Broken Left Foot - Background Hum BassKase + SLOW - One Eon Bungee Jumpers - Hole Spread Joy - Music for the Body Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Peel Session, November 1979)
The Church - Reptile Coil - Windowpane Puma Blue - Hush Golden Smog - Pecan Pie Marta Del Grandi - Antarctica Michelle Blades - Show & Tell Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Sleaford Mods - Megaton Wartime - The Whole Truth IDK - C.O.P Fantasma Negra - Bliss Almost There But Not Really - So Slow Organ Wolf - Off the Cuff The Creatures - Say Depeche Mode - One Caress Johnny Marr - I Feel You Laibach - Allgorhythm Buzz Kull - Just A Memory Mandy, Indiana - Cursive Converge - Bad Faith ACTORS - CTRL Meat Beat Manifesto - Dog Star Man Pocket Of Lollipops - Be your own detective Kim Gordon - NOT TODAY Broken Left Foot - Background Hum BassKase + SLOW - One Eon Bungee Jumpers - Hole Spread Joy - Music for the Body Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Peel Session, November 1979)
Thursday's @chirpradio.org set list, which you can listen back at chirpradio.org/dj/9868. Next week, not only will I have my Regular Show on Thursday 8-10pm CST but I'm also filling in for DJ Jim Mulvaney on Saturday 4-6pm CST. Tune in!
This week in CHIRP podcasts, features contributor Bobby Evers speaks with Minneapolis-based singer, rapper, musician, and writer @dessadarling.bsky.social
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Join us for the next CHIRP "First Time" series at Martyrs on March 11th at 7:30pm! The theme is 'First Attempt' featuring 6 readers sharing true stories along with songs performed by our fab house band, The First Time Three! firsttime.chirpradio.org
Chicago's own Shemekia Copeland brings the blues to Evanston SPACE for a SOLD OUT show on Friday, 2/27, and CHIRP wants to get you there! This all-ages show gets started at 8pm.
ENTER TO WIN TICKETS: forms.gle/DXwR7ymGZHxn...
MORE INFO: www.ticketweb.com/event/sold-o...
Enjoy An Evening with Cat Power on Friday, 2/27 at the Riviera Theatre! This all-ages show starts at 7:30pm.
ENTER TO WIN TICKETS: forms.gle/rcu8Si6omTkE...
MORE INFO: www.axs.com/events/12062...
CHIRP Welcomes Brooklyn-based disco-funk trio Say She She at Thalia Hall this Thursday, 2/26! Grab your tickets today!
Londoners Franc Moody head to the Ramova Theatre on Wednesday, 2/25! This 18+ show gets started at 9:30pm with Blesstonio.
ENTER TO WIN TICKETS: forms.gle/Rd6Q5WF4Kt17...
Chicago indie rockers Ratboys lead the CHIRP Charts this week!
@ratboysband.bsky.social
@mandyindiana.bsky.social
By Storm
Immaterialize
Annabelle Chairlegs
Kula Shaker
Groovy Magic
Puma Blue
Beverly Glenn-Copeland
YARD
Find our full charts at: chirpradio.org/charts
#musicsky
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