AudPod

<p>Sage talks about writing and recording her new album Blood Cells, providing background on her personal experiences, certain Special Sound Moments in the album, and how she approaches lyrics vs. music.</p><p>The track...

<p>Noah and Nelson talk about improvising together, reflect on recent influences, and defend the virtues of the cassette tape.</p><p>The track included at the end of this episode is “Channel Resolution," from the duo's...

<p>Carmen Abelson, Hannah Christiansen, and Isidora Nojkovic of the Chicago-based Varo String Quartet (which also includes Lena Vidulich) talk about their first season as a newly-formed quartet and their upcoming...

<p>DeCarlo Jackson and Rick Haneman of the Twin Cities-based indie jazz group HEYARLO talk about recent releases, their evolution as a group, and upcoming summer shows.</p><p>The single at the end of this episode is...

<p>The “founding contributor and champion of the Weirdo Industrial Complex,” Tim Kaiser makes, performs with, and records his own electronic musical instruments. He's based in Duluth, MN, but will be venturing to cities...

<p>Nashville-based sound artist and improvising multi-instrumentalist Jayve Montgomery (also known as Abstract Black) talks about how deep listening has informed the sounds on his new tape, Breathing With Each Ear (Hour...

<p>Amanda Beaune (violin), Zaira Castillo (piano), and Isidora Nojkovic (cello) of the recently-formed, Chicago-based Codex Trio discuss their upcoming September 12 program for New Music Chicago's Impromptu...

<p>Chicago-based quartet a Light Sleeper discuss their new album Equaeverpoise (out on Cuneiform Records), their writing process, and how improvisation informs that process.</p><p>The tune included at the end of this...

<p>Albuquerque-based shoegaze guitarist David Castillo (aka SOMNILOQUIST) talks about their songwriting process, their relationship to visual aesthetics, and their upcoming split release with fellow ABQ act ōverwhelm...

<p>The pod returns! We're restarting AudPod with the Minneapolis-based Anita Velveeta, whose new genre-elusive album Western Amphibians came out in March 2023. </p><p>Included song: “Put Me in My Place” (from Western...

<p>Jazz trumpet player and composer Emily Kuhn talks about the writing and recording process for her upcoming debut album, Sky Stories, and her collaboration with different musicians and ensembles in Chicago.</p>...

<p>Audrey and the Spooky Boo gang talk about the band's forthcoming concept album Cult Classic, how a band can be a cult, and recording during COVID-19.</p> <p>Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig</p>

<p>Audrey visits and talks with the artists of Royal Sessions, who have been jamming together every week for the past month or so in a socially-distant, outdoor setting in Jackson Park. </p> <p>Instagram...

<p>The bois of ~Nois are back on the pod to deliver some exciting news! Join Hunter Bockes, János Csontos, Jordan Lulloff, and Brandon Quarles as they discuss a recent project they're finally ready to unveil.</p>...

<p>Katie Wood talks about the recently-formed collective's goal of providing information, connection and perspective amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they hope to create something long-lasting that can address and...