Radio One Chicago

This week we talk to MCs about the business and how they maneuver through all of it. Fluffy, Resse P, Fury, and Miss Chiff join us and even do a little cypher for us.

A couple of friends join us to help out around the show.

Melkbelly is a 4 piece noise-rock band from Chicago. The group is made up of Red Delicious, folk mystery from Providence, RI, one-half of Ree-Yees, the electronic noise/drum duo out of Kansas, and the Winters wargs, Bart and Liam.

This week's music guest, Swimsuit Addition!!!!

This is CIMMfest, the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival—a four-day showcase of outstanding films, energetic concerts, visually stunning VJ/DJ sets, lively Q&A’s, daring live score performances, industry panels and presentations…anything to show just what movies and music mean to each other. Each Spring filmmakers, musicians, and their passionate fans alike, descend upon Wicker Park and Logan Square, two of Chicago’s most eclectic, vibrant neighborhoods. That’s where CIMMfest takes place—the films by day, the live music by night—at theaters, galleries, bars, concert spaces, and some of the city’s most storied venues. The films come from all countries and cultures, and range from documentaries to fiction to concert films to shorts to music videos. They just have to be about music and/or use music in a creative, integral way. The live performances are inspired by film or feature visual accompaniment. In 2013, CIMMfest expanded its music section to include more than fifty bands, twenty venues and a

Mike Petruccelli is a songwriter and musician located in Chicago, IL. He is an Ohio native and graduated from Ohio University for audio production. He has a minor in music as well. He arrived in Chicago in the summer of 2010 and has been playing shows and causing trouble since early 2011. His music has been released on Death to False Hope Records and also featured on compilations for Artistic Integrity Records and Johann’s Face Records. His bands Rapids and Tens both started in 2014 and are both currently active, playing around the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest. His latest release “Don’t Make This Weird” was released in January of 2016 and it was featured on AV Club, Punktastic’s POV segment, and Chicago Music. It took him 3.5 years to complete and is a labor of love.

DIMWAVES is a four piece rock n roll outfit that writes catchy yet dark songs in the veins of 80s new wave and contemporary. And not necessarily on purpose. It’s like something you recognize, except it’s totally new and satisfying. These boys have played music together throughout the years in various Chicago acts such as Gypsyblood and Karma with a K. They play loud and proud. March 26th @ Metro marks their third live show as DIMWAVES. Anticipate a rockin’ debut record this summer 2016.

Astro Samurai from the absence of space and time. Soul visions and intergalactic projections. This alternative band has been tearing up the Chicago music scene since their debut in winter of 2015. Their intricate music has hit the stages of Double Door, Reggie’s Rock Club, and Lincoln Hall. Inspired by the likes of D’ Angelo, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Erykah Badu, this band promises a dynasty of fresh, soulful, sweet, psychedelic music.

Tiny Fireflies are an electronic dream pop band that layer vintage synthesizers and drum machines underneath the airy vocals of songwriter, Kristine Capua. Although based in Chicago, their debut record, ‘The Space Between’ was produced with the Transatlantic assistance of Ian Catt (Saint Etienne, The Field Mice) in London. The result is a collection of lush, kinetic songs that represent where Tiny Fireflies are now as musicians and as people.

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Frontwoman Fest - April 9th at Burlington Melkbelly Celine Neon KO Yoko and the Ohno's Fury Lykanthea Daymaker Ultrahazard Axons Spaces of Disappearance Bloodhype Beat Drun Juel Azieb Abraha Miss Chiff Impulsive Hearts

DownVega is an indie-pop trio from Chicago, Illinois, comprised of producer Jimmy Con (Comasoft, Ghosthouse), vocalist Beccy Schneider and Sam Lalk on bass. Brought together through a chance connection via craigslist, Beccy stumbled upon Jimmy’s ad soliciting a vocalist for a studio project. The two began writing in the spring of 2015 for their debut EP to be released on independent Toronto imprint, The Marigold Label. Drawing on the influence of artists like Chvrches, FKA Twigs and Whitney Houston, DownVega’s powerful debut single “Give You My Love” weaves Beccy’s sultry vocals with crystalline synthesizers and bold beats. The song evokes the tension of desire with lyrics of sympathetic longing — potent enough to glow in the dark.

Impulsive Hearts is Danielle Sines. She sings, shouts, plays guitar and synth, and records noises on tape recorders. She likes melodies that remind her of summertime. John Paul plays bass, guitar, saxophone, keys, and sings. Dan Julian plays percussion.

My Gold Mask started as an experimental home recording project between longstanding collaborators Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo. Since then the bands music has been featured in numerous blogs, fashion shows and on tv. But My Gold Mask’s true passion and focus has always been exploring new musical territory and growing as artists. Not concerned with classifications, My Gold Mask’s songs bring to mind their own unique blend of cross boundary influences while a unifying “dark pop” undercurrent threads together their ever growing catalog. In 2013 Gretta and Jack were joined by drummer James Andrew, who along with longtime producer Balthazar de Ley, has helped push the band into more electronic territory. Currently the band is focused on releasing a series of digital singles that piece by piece are completing a larger tapestry. With the additional help of producer Sanford Parker and remixes featuring some of the bands favorite artists, these singles point to the future of My Gold Mask as they continue their

Vell Da General, Cojack, and Madman drop by the studio for our monthly cypher!

Malafacha is a Ska band with Reggae and Latin rhythms that was formed in 2003 in Pilsen’s Hispanic Bohemian neighborhood in Chicago, IL. Malafacha has 10 members, Moises- lead voice, Alejandro-drums, Ivan-sax and alto choirs, Ezequiel-bass, Abad-trombon, Jorge P. -trumpet, Armando-percussions, Jorge B. -timbales, Isaac-guitar and Charlie 1st guitar. All different personalities and musical tendencies between the band members has brought the band to obtain an original sound with a base of Ska, Reggae and Latin rhythms mixed with Punk, Metal, Cumbia, Rock, Disco and an endless fusion of genres that makes of Malafacha an unique band.

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.

Oh yeah, it’s back. Returning to the Empty Bottle for the first time since December 2014 is WAFFLE FEST, in it’s sixth incarnation, and it’s bigger and better than ever. This delicious hip-hop showcase is organized and hosted by AWDAZCATE, aka SHAWN CHILDRESS. The show, which starts at 9pm, and will feature short sets by Jeremiah Jae, 7oddz, D2G, Pinqy Ring, Slot A, Mic Terror (Treated Crew), Milly Mango, Vapor Eyes, Encyclopedia Brown, Nikko McFadden, Finale. The evening will also feature comedy by Jason Earl Folks, as well as special guest performances, and music DJed by VAPOR EYES throughout the night.

The Chicago-area band has a catalog of “roughed-up power pop” with a quantity that is only outdone by its quality. Its 2010 premier album, “The Bishop,” initiated what would be a fast-growing career, followed close behind by the 2011 release of “Five Minutes of Panic and Thrills.” The latter album showcases the depth and range of the band’s songwriting talents with power pop rockers like “Promises Made” and “The Least”; ballads such as “Timebomb”; and the introspective, neo-psychedelic mood song “Mice and Elephants.” In 2013, when the self-titled “The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club” hit the scene, the band began to truly come into its own and achieve critical acclaim.

It’s not often that your number-one fan gets to join your band, but such is the case with Sequoia, a math-centric, riff-heavy quartet hailing from Chicago. With two full-lengths under their belt prior to 2011, crafting a thunderous, propulsive buzz within the same ballpark as bands like Shiner or No Knife, longtime Sequoia follower and guitarist Cully Johnson joined vocalist/guitarist Wade Work, bassist Tim Jepsen and drummer Dan Wagner, and the band became their strongest incarnation yet.