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This week we have Alicia from Slut Talk on to school us about feminism. Then we have the return of Girls Rock! Chicago to talk about the upcoming camp that is for ladies, girls, and anyone who identifies as girl. Then we wrap the whole show up with The Flat Rats!

Jamal Science – Bradford Jamal Clark, better known as Jamal Science was born on January 20 1986 in the Northwest side of Chicago. Being the eldest of three boys, he always looked up to his father “Hitman” who was a part of a rap group in the early 90′s. Other emcees that had a great influence on him were Nas & Rakim. By the age of 12, he developed a huge passion for hip-hop. He then went on doing numerous talent shows at Foreman High school. When former classmates are asked what they remember most about Brad, they often reminisce how this kid used to battle everyone all around school. Lunchroom, during class, outside of school, in the halls-you name it the kids done it. He then went into Wilbur Wright College and participated in several open mics, and was featured in the local news paper twice. Sage, The 64th Wonder – Receo Thomas Gibson, also known as Säge, The 64th Wonder is an MC and Producer born in Harvey, IL and raised in Country Club Hills. Throughout his early years Säge would spend his days after s

Born in the Little Village Neighborhood of Chicago Marley Weathers took interest in music while attending Saucedo Scholastic Academy in the city’s Southside. He Joined the school elementary school band in the fourth grade where he picked up the Saxophone. While in the school band he was accepted in a Private Music Program at the time called Merit School of music, where he acquired one on one attention on theory, composition and Performance. At the age of 13 he watched as a Latin Influenced Orchestra named “Sonrisa Tropical” was performing at his elders sisters quince party. He gathered next to them after their performance and asked for some sheet music where the director asked him what he played. Marley told him that he played the saxophone in where the director gave him a business card and told him to call him because he might have a position available to fill if he could handle the part. A few weeks later Marley was performing in clubs all over the city playing the baritone saxophone with the Latin orchestr

While the band has just finished its sixth CD, its four members are no strangers to the Chicago music scene. GO TIME! is comprised of former Prairie Town members Scott Niekelski (composer/lead guitar/vocals), Marko Marketti (bass), Steve Grzenia (percussion) and Paul Schmidt (Guitar) formerly of the Cromulents and the Shifties. GO TIME! officially formed in 2009. The band members have like-minded musical tastes and settled into a harder-edged, power pop groove. Scott is a prolific song writer. “Speak” was released in 2009, “Hit It” in December 2010, “ Boneshaker in January 2012, “Tight Like Wood” in 2013m “Ratsel” in January 2015 and now “Six” in January 2016. Deeply submerged in amped up jangle and buzz, along with a healthy dose of subtle pop riffs GO TIME recorded in their home studio and mastered with Mike Hagler at King Size Sound Labs known for mixing and mastering bands such as Wilco, Neko Case, The New Pornographers, The Redwalls, John Langford, The Mekons, Billy Bragg, Ezra Furman and Caliphone, ju

Singer-songwriter Peter Joly originally from Buffalo NY, began writing and performing live in his late teens. Honing his writing style and live stage show while driving a cab throughout his early/ mid 20’s, Peter relocated to Chicago in 1993 and has performed in and around the city and midwest since that time, gaining attention for his work with the bands Big Breakfast and For Pilots. Peter wrote all of the music for both of these projects. Peter, released his first self titled album in October 2016, an album that features contributions from top local musicians, including Jon Williams, Josh Piet (The Hoyle Brothers), Ryley Walker contributor Charles Rumback, Joe Adamik (Iron & Wine) and Gerald Dowd (Frisbie). All original material, the record was recorded at various studio locations including MINBAL and Strobe Recording in Chicago, and Elecric Lady in New York City (All the songs were mixed and mastered by Phil Joly in Brooklyn, NYC). Peter celebrated the release with a packed house at Chicago’s famous Hide

With their first release on Whelmed Records, Tiny Kingdoms thoroughly covers the modern pop punk & emo spectrum with five tracks that will engross anyone who is listening. The Chicago quartet was named one of AbsolutePunk’s “Absolute 100” bands of 2015 and with the release of Stay, Tiny Kingdoms continues to build on this praise. Ranging from delicate and melodic to energetic and dynamic, Tiny Kingdoms carefully tip-toes between genres as they inject their own unique spin with meticulously crafted guitar work and soaring vocals.

A pairing of styles and passions curated by two well known Chicago artists and performers, Ingénue, as the name implies, brings the melodic innocence of Deep House and the unique sex appeal of Motown R&B together in an effortless wave of genius. Never without a side plot, the two creatives infuse a live show with all original content – mixed, performed and produced on stage. Ingénue caters to one of the fastest growing fan bases in the country…….. those in search of an authentic experience. In the first month of the new year, Ingénue releases the “Winter 2017 Mixtape”……… a 26-track, all original production. With over two hours of new compositions, the artists set the tone for a year of transformative growth and musical development. The foundation of the “2017 Winter Mixtape” album will allow the young talent to expand on their passion and ride the spring into festival season and finally a Fall tour. Pulling on their inspirations, Dylan Hyde Castle and Marc Miller bring their audience into the sexual harmony

100 Options is a regional musical collective formed in Ohio and now bas Pop/R&B singer; songwriter; dancer and self-taught musician Nikki Hayes is not your typical artist. Alongside her natural ability to cross over to any genre of music, she is more of a vocal powerhouse to be reckoned with.

100 Options is a regional musical collective formed in Ohio and now based out of Chicago under the musical direction of Brian Asbury and Goose Diegans.

Bands don’t usually last 15 years. And bands sure as hell don’t usually put out their best record after 15 years. But Sequoia’s never paid much mind to the norm, and they still don’t with their 2016 release “SHOTS”, their first foray into vinyl and finest output to date. Dig in and you’ll find them busting out squalling anthems and running them headlong into apocalyptic instrumentals. The lyrics reflect a growing uncertainty with the world around them and inside their own bodies. Terrifying health scares and true heartbreaks have fueled gray hairs and whiskey nights that drip from the monolithic riffs and Wade Work’s weathered vocals. This is crank-it stuff, sure, but it’s headphone stuff too. It’s backyards in the summer and fireplace huddling in the winter. It’s love and death, smile and cry, lump in your throat and fists in the air rock music.

There’s this album by Sly and the Family Stone called “Fresh”. It’s a sloppy, passionate record with all kinds of technical “problems”. The bass is all fuzzy on some tunes, sometimes you can barely hear the horns, and you can hear Sly giving the engineer directions a couple of tracks. Despite that, or because of it, the record is packed with the kind or raw soul that we could only dream of capturing. We all heard the record at slightly different times, but when we met, we knew we wanted to make that kind of music. Many years, shows and albums later, we’ve covered a lot of ground. After the debut self-titled album was released, we won high marks from Chicago’s Reader, Tribune, and Sun-Times, and were selected by the Chicago Historical Society as the band that “best represented to the contemporary music scene what the Beatles did in their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg.” That last one kind of took our breath away. Getting compared to the Beatles is the kind of thing we only dreamed of.

Hemmingbirds drop by the studio to talk about their final show at Lincoln Hall. Hemmingbirds is an indie alternative rock band from Chicago. The band began as a solo project of singer/guitarist/violist Yoo Soo Kim in the fall of 2009. The recordings from the solo project expanded into what would ultimately become the full-fledged band. In 2012, they released their latest album, “The Vines of Age” and have since been Alternative Press’ AP&R Band of the Day and more.

This week we welcome EGO Jaleel to the show for the first time. He drops by to talk about his latest track. Ego has been into music for as far as he can remember, from singing in pre school graduations to learning to manipulate words to impress the 7th grade girls via poetry. Forced to attend church by his adoptive grandparents, eGo quickly learned to entertain a crowd by becoming one of the soloists in his youth choir. Kirk Franklin ain’t got nothing on this guy. Currently eGo is working diligently to build his catalog and finish his second official project. He’s worked with some pretty cool people, from the likes of Chance The Rapper to producer C Sick to the legendary street wear brand Leaders 1354. In 2016 eGo jumped into putting his ideas into clothes, starting his line Persona Chicago which he filters merchandise through. He also owns a lifestyle brand entitled No Chill Chicago, Chicago over everything. Right?

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