Episodes
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Marco Aziel, also known as Aaron, and his musical partner Travis Anderson are two great big hearts on the sleeves of southeastern Michigan’s musical world and together make up the emo-adjacent band, Daddy and the Long Legs. The two-person outfit glimmers with youthful resilience and curiosity, and it glows with a strong balancing force of beyond-their-years wisdom and emotional weight.
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Learn more about The Local Glow at www.thelocalglow.com; listen to Daddy and the Long Legs’ new album at daddyandthelonglegs.bandcamp.com; learn more about In The Band at inthebandstudio.com
Production music by Lowell Shaffer of IT( (itmusic9.bandcamp.com) and Frail Body (frailbodyil.bandcamp.com) as well as Tariq Shihadah (discoverermusic.com).
Outro song “Restless Sleeper” by Fay Ray (fayray.bandcamp.com).
Produced by Tariq Shihadah, Brian Doherty, Victoria Thomas, and Fredd Villa. Original performance mixed by Fredd Villa.
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Art is intimate, and don’t mistake it, art is a choice. And it’s a hard choice to make, because intimacy is hard. It’s elusive, unknown, it bites. In today’s episode, we foray into this tenuous and fearsome space, featuring six poets from around the Midwest and beyond, exploring intimacy in its various forms and stages. We’ll hear poems about intimacy, new and old, close in proximity and close in heart, about the color it paints on an ordinary life, and the void it leaves when it vanishes. Poems that are vulnerable and honest, some that wonder and some that ache.
Featured Poets:
Holly McDermott - @worksbyham, hammade.org Dominick Duda - @literarally, gumroad.com/literarally Nishat Ahmed - @thenishfish, twich.tv/thenishfish Topher Leon - @topherleon, pridefilmsandplays.com (Topher will be directing the world premiere of Desire in a Tinier House, with Pride Films & Plays here in Chicago, running May 30-June 29; find more at pridefilmsandplays.com) Rachel Egly - rachelegly.wordpress.com. Kim Addonizio - kimaddonizio.com (learn more about Kim’s in-person and online poetry workshops on her website)Learn more about The Local Glow at www.thelocalglow.com.
Production music by Snayl (snayl1.bandcamp.com), NAAL (naalmusic.com), and sailbear (sailbear.bandcamp.com).
Outro song “Queen Anne’s Lace” by Bailey Minzenberger, available on Spotify.
Produced by Tariq Shihadah and Victoria Thomas
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The open mic night is a celebration of talent as it showcases personality. It’s a testing ground, providing validation for the bedroom artist, and it’s a lab for the experimenting veteran. It’s a place to support and be supported, a place to laugh and to be moved, by whoever happens to come through the door that night…’cause you never can know what to expect.
Special thanks to Santos Ramos and Mike Vivirito from Two Brothers and Eric Quigley from Uncommon Ground for their contributions to the episode.
Featured single “Not Another Love Song” by Nikki Morgan, www.nikkimorganmusic.com.
Learn more about The Local Glow at www.thelocalglow.com.
Production music by Snayl (snayl1.bandcamp.com).
Check out Megan Sontag’s photography at @shutterblade and www.sontagphotography.com.
Produced by Brian Doherty and Tariq Shihadah
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Samantha Jordan, AKA FURY, is writing the soundtrack for a revolution. It started in her grandfather’s church, where she learned that music can be a feeling. That it’s not just words and melodies, but it’s got a soul that can spread far and wide, breathing life into communities and culture. With a revival of the lyricism and purpose of the Golden Age of Hip Hop, FURY brings a monsoon of vision and passion. Like a prescription for the ills of the world, she declares “What I’m doin’ is reducin’ the pollution on the airwaves.”
Learn more about FURY at www.furyhiphop.com.
Learn more about The Local Glow at www.thelocalglow.com.
Production music by Snayl (snayl1.bandcamp.com), outro music by All Over the Place (allovertheplace.bandcamp.com).
Music mixing by Tariq Shihadah, music mastering by Joni Elfers.
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First Gig Rock Camp is a summertime gem found in a few cities around Central Illinois. The week long day camp brings in young kids from around the region to get together, and try on the rock star life for a few days. From learning songs, to photo shoots, to radio interviews, to Skype sessions where national musicians share stories of life on the road and how to find success in music, First Gig brings the stage to the next generation of hometown heroes.
Learn more about First Gig Rock Camp on their website.
Learn more about The Local Glow on our website.
Production music by Snayl, outro music by Dead Lucid.
Special thanks to Guido Esteves, Mayah Bickers, and Deane Geiken.
Produced by Tariq Shihadah.
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Chris Bernstorf, a Taylor, Michigan resident, explores painful and beautiful realities through his high-energy, passionate spoken word poetry. There's a breathless urgency in his work, evident in the hard-hitting lines that tore through the silent living room at a DIY show one night in Uptown, Chicago last winter when we met him. He's a bright-eyed young punk with a few hundred shows across the country under his belt, an audacious and timely voice, and a spiritual life that guides him along the way.
Learn more about Chris on his website.
Learn more about The Local Glow on our website.
Music provided by bread internet.
Produced by Tariq Shihadah.
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Our team has recently grown from 1 to 4, and our vision has grown even more. We've just announced the launch of Season 2 of the podcast to be November 12th, and we are exhilarated to share all new stories, performances, and more. This season will feature an exceptional line-up of narrative explorations of community experiences, passionate showcase performances by musicians and poets from around the country, and in-depth looks at the creative world around us.
Support the season launch on Kickstarter!
Visit our brand new website
Music by Snayl and FURY
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There’s something undeniably charming about the homespun music of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania post-something or other folk band Birthrates. The duo band embodies a few of the things I love most about the DIY music spirit: it’s the undying urge to make music mean something, and the conviction to take care of the people around you. Their music is energetic, but it’s not in a hurry, it’s casual, but not coarse. And there’s a salient fear that braids itself through the lines of each song that seems to capture the burden of so many young folks in music as they bellow:
“You know I’m not religious, not even a bit. But I’d like to know that when I go, if there’s a candle for me, someone’ll keep it lit.”
Purchase this performance on Bandcamp.
Birthrates on Facebook and their Website.--
Original music provided by IT( and Tariq Shihadah.
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Today, we want us to celebrate the beautiful, chaotic humans that make up the hands and feet of our communities, and to take a minute to hear from the listeners.
Send us your stories at [email protected]!
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This episode features original music by The Dream Masons, String Machine, Naal, and Lonesome Animals.
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Usually when he’s on stage, Evan is bursting with energy, fingers dancing along the fretboard of his guitar while horns blast in the background over a complex, math-y rhythm section. You’ll probably be bobbing your head and sweating next time you hear him perform, but today we get a glimpse into the more delicate side of this entertainer. Evan plays through some stripped-down versions of his band, The Phantom Broadcast’s tunes, and he and Tariq discuss what it means to find rest and refuge in music.
Purchase this performance on Bandcamp.
The Phantom Broadcast on Facebook and their Website.--
Original music provided by IT( and Snayl.
Find The Local Glow on Facebook and Patreon, or email us at [email protected]!
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“That feeling...when your only friend in the whole-wide-world is a giant mythological bird.”
Rebecca Jasso has a voice that fits so naturally with the classic voices of American folk music--timeless, free, and curiously familiar. Her music, soft but engaging, will take you along with her, into the wintry forests of her latest project, a “fantasy folk” concept album. Today’s episode will introduce you to Rebecca and her music, and will give you a look into the life of a model Midwestern folk singer/songwriter.
Purchase this performance on Bandcamp.
Rebecca Jasso on Facebook.
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Original music provided by IT( and Snayl.
Find The Local Glow on Facebook and Patreon, or email us at [email protected]!
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“We believe that at the center of liberation is radical love for each other and ourselves.”
These are the words of the creators of Fed Up Fest, an annual queer and trans punk and hardcore festival that takes place every summer in Chicago, Illinois. Today we'll be talking with Masha, Ash, and E, three active members of the Fed Up Fest collective, about the fest and the Midwest's queer and trans punk culture behind it.
The fest will be taking place July 28-30 this year (2017). It's not too late to pick up a ticket! Visit their event page for more information on how to join the party.
Learn more about Fed Up Fest here!
Check out El Rescate's website.
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Original music provided by Naal.
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Central Illinois...to many it's just the wide, flat, corn-rife space between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. However, deep in within the corn-maze lies Champaign-Urbana, one of the top destinations in the state for local music.
Boswell Hutson, a booker and promoter from the area tells introduces us to the town and its local culture, as well as how that culture is changing and how the DIY scene is fighting the good fight to keep local music alive.
Original music provided by Snayl.
Find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/TheLocalGlow/
Contact us at: [email protected]
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Sarah Garner (aka Trees Wanna Fly) crafts folk tunes that are sometimes energetic, sometimes slyly sarcastic, and always hauntingly beautiful. As we dive deeper with Sarah into the meanings and inspirations behind her music we encounter themes of anxiety, faith, and...post-apocalyptic parenting. In addition to writing music, Sarah also sells handmade, wearable items on Etsy and is currently serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Purchase this performance on Bandcamp.
Check out Sarah’s Etsy Shop.
Original music provided by IT( and Snayl.
Find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/TheLocalGlow/
Contact us at: [email protected]
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Music...to some it's the drug that makes us come to life, and to others it's the only thing that keeps us grounded. Building community around something as deeply personal as music is tough, and The Local Glow is here to figure out why as well as how we fight to make such a community a reality.
Today's episode is an introduction to this brand new Chicago podcast, sharing our vision for this season as well as a quick peek into some upcoming interviews.
Original music provided by Snayl.
Find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/TheLocalGlow/
Contact us at: [email protected]
