AUX Populi

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's Justin, Matt, and Mike from the band Modern Daybreak, talking about being famous with the elderly, dorkiness, dealing with death, and their recently released EP “Music for Love”.“Music for Love” is available through most music streaming services.Modern Daybreakhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/modern-daybreak/1485350872https://open.spotify.com/artist/7JthYtYrlxaOYynK8inXXthttps://www.instagram.com/moderndaybreakband/https://moderndaybreak.com/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's Geoff, Levi, Bobby, and Pat from the band Modern Dairy, discussing woodworking, mazes, apartments that have appeared on TV shows, and their recently released EP “With Tweaks”.“With Tweaks” is available for streaming through most music streaming services.Modern Dairyhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/modern-dairy/1590229220https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zFZvVPHQzUeX0sVvwcAX7https://www.instagram.com/modern_dairy/https://linktr.ee/moderndairyAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

Seamus from the band Disaster Kid drops in to discuss moments that stick with us through our lives, loud airplanes, performance adrenaline, relationships, and the band's upcoming single “Clean”.“Clean” will be available for streaming starting on August 25th.Disaster Kidhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/disaster-kid/1360674533https://open.spotify.com/artist/11iu46IxtMdKtSL7qBpXgBhttps://www.instagram.com/disasterkidband/https://linktr.ee/disasterkidAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), singer-songwriter Amelia Harlovic drops by to discuss a performative childhood, being a teacher, karaoke, her latest single “Parallel Parking”, and her upcoming (and first) DIY showcase.“Parallel Parking” is available now through most music streaming services. Amelia Harlovichttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/amelia-harlovic/1480372245https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ar9OpbcrAPZXICnxiM0aphttps://linktr.ee/ameliaharlovichttps://www.instagram.com/ameliaharlovic/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's Ryan, Stephanie, and Bash from the band Background Character, talking about post-show feelings, Saturn's return, starting beef, their next album, and their album release show on August 17th at Beat Kitchen.Background Character's album will be available for streaming starting on August 11th.Background Characterhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/background-character/1502649877https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WLlizkRCN1xKBvb3OkFuShttps://backgroundcharacterband.bandcamp.comhttps://www.instagram.com/backgroundcharacterband/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, Danny Bauer from the funk rock jazz comedy band Safety Squad joins Andy to talk about doing things your own way, pandemic porch concerts, money buckets, manifesting success, differing religious beliefs, and the band's upcoming album and album release show in September.Music from Safety Squad can be found through most music streaming services.Safety Squadhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/safety-squad/1333794508https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oYV8vlEwxKMrY4rCHjVVwhttps://www.instagram.com/realsafetysquad/https://linktr.ee/safetysquadAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's singer-songwriter Kelsey Montanez talking about the medicinal value of music, quitting music for awhile due to burnout and unhealthy advice, a steadfast refusal to write her own bios, her approach to her next album, and her upcoming single “Mr. Crybaby”.“Mr. Crybaby” will be available through most streaming services starting on July 21st.Kelsey Montanezhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/kelsey-montanez/1625944928https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Ak3pj3iTGc3FQPgOgLyGshttps://www.instagram.com/kelseymontanez_/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's Syd, Belle, and Collin from Shotgun Funeral, talking (and sometimes yelling) about personal identity, friendship, the death of a band, their new band, upcoming singles, and their first show on July 14th at Subterranean.Their debut singles “My Paris Eyes” and “Cartography” will be available through most streaming services starting on July 7th and 14th, respectively.Shotgun Funeralhttps://www.instagram.com/shotgun.funeral/https://linktr.ee/shotgunfuneralAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's Isabella, Noah, Erik, and Derek from Isabella Snow & Co, discussing service industry work, trumpet players, dealing with anger, their upcoming EP “Thorns”, and their EP release show on June 30th at McGee's Tavern.The EP “Thorns” will be available through most streaming services starting on Friday, June 30th.Isabella Snow & Co.https://music.apple.com/us/artist/isabella-snow/1449007144https://open.spotify.com/artist/3msKz9A84U5CzfR8y2vOONhttps://www.instagram.com/isnowmusic/https://linktr.ee/isabellasnowAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, Josh, Ryan, and Joey from the band Pretty Pleased stop by to talk about the band's long and varied history, gender identity, whether or not Josh is good at talking, their new single “Criss Angel: Minecraft”, their upcoming album “Classic Rock”, and their upcoming album release show with Gosh Diggity, Rust Ring, and Inoculous."Criss Angel: Minecraft” will be available for streaming starting on June 23rd, and the album “Classic Rock” will be available on July 7th.Pretty Pleasedhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/pretty-pleased/1217129224https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kYwZt2Y4tr6Ug04BnLzOfhttps://www.instagram.com/prettypleasedband/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's the return of ambient artist Brady Matteson, discussing burnout, playing in multiple projects (including a band with his father), Bandcamp exclusives, his recently released solo album “Every dream in your head”, and his upcoming follow-up solo album “Sunken in the same place”.“Every dream in your head” is available now through most streaming services, and “Sunken in the same place” will be available through the same services starting on June 16th.Brady Mattesonhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/brady-matteson/1538519461https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DKnTM57zbn6kIxcTFm8lLhttps://bradymatteson.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.instagram.com/brady_matteson/https://linktr.ee/bradymattesonAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's audio engineer, sound designer, music educator, and musician, John Micensky. Perpetually in motion, John's work includes mixing the Pinksqueeze album “Be Gay Have Fun”, sound design for films and video games, drums and guitar for (past AUX Populi guests) Jared Jones and Janet Blackwell, as well as his own music under the name “b.lake”.You can find John's music as “b.lake” through most music streaming services.John Micenskyhttps://johnmicenskyportfolio.com/https://www.instagram.com/b.lakemusic/https://music.apple.com/us/artist/b-lake/1599650104https://open.spotify.com/artist/0heD5SOUgnHlLvsaogGwDkAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's Nick Sintos from The Flips, being very open and vulnerable with his mental health, the long history of his band, trademarking, the band's latest single “Sham”, and the band's upcoming EP “A Drug to the Dour”.“Sham” is available now through most streaming services, and “A Drug to the Dour” will be available on June 9th.The Flipshttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-flips/206839850https://open.spotify.com/artist/391rwXDrfd1sTkBfCEGcR7https://www.instagram.com/theflips/https://linktr.ee/theflipsAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), Cheryl and Joe from the band Gosh Diggity stop by the show to talk about ocarinas, being cool, bird watching, their latest single “Blast Off”, and their upcoming tour.“Blast Off” is available now through most music streaming services.Gosh Diggityhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/gosh-diggity/1482305533https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MkJTB8m3m7pt1E7b9fXtVhttps://www.instagram.com/goshdiggity/https://linktr.ee/goshdiggityAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's Kira and Kev from the band Madame Reaper & The Gentlemen's Club, discussing broken computers, Kev's first impression of Kira, anxiety, their latest single “Gimme”, and their upcoming debut album set to release in the fall.“Gimme” is available for streaming through most music streaming services.Madame Reaper & The Gentlemen's Clubhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/madame-reaper-the-gentlemens-club/1663056623https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qPQQCNJkVeYFnRecKtIvUhttps://www.instagram.com/madame__reaper/https://lnk.bio/MadameReaperhttps://madamereapermusic.com/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, Ben Arguelles from DZ Records made his way over to the show to discuss perspectives formed from an early childhood surgery, his dedication to an idea no matter the cost, working with artists from around the world, running a music festival for ten years, and creating a documentary about that festival.DZ Recordshttps://www.instagram.com/dzrecords/https://www.youtube.com/dzrecordshttps://linktr.ee/dzrecordshttps://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-the-dz-fest-documentaryAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's James and Dean from the band Capital Soirée, talking about band longevity, forced drumming, problems playing live music at grocery stores, Dean's work ethic, their recently released EP “Reruns”, and their upcoming EP release show at Beat Kitchen on May 12th.You can find their EP “Reruns” through most music streaming services.Capital Soiréehttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/capital-soiree/1126027504https://open.spotify.com/artist/1sd5vbMAYXlLoJNTQfY0HVhttps://www.instagram.com/capitalsoiree/https://linktr.ee/capitalsoireeAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), past guest Tommy Kessler and new guest Courtney Collings stop by for a special episode where the host is the one being asked the questions. Specifically, questions about a pivotal moment in life, pizza feelings, Letterboxd ratings, and being misinterpreted.Music from Tommy Kessler can be found through most streaming services, as well as on Bandcamp.Tommy & Courtneyhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/tommy-kessler/1480117369https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UVuTEAUj3JpVGDTWiyf6Ihttps://tommykessler.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/tommykess/https://www.instagram.com/courtcoll_/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week (as part of another double episode drop), it's the return of Bridget and Haley from the band OK Cool, talking about harps, kids' birthday parties, feelings around success, music videos, and their new EP "fawn” out on April 28th.“fawn” will be available through most music streaming services, and you can also catch OK Cool at Schubas on May 4th for their EP release show.OK Coolhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/ok-cool/1513776753https://open.spotify.com/artist/48iudTF3ZE0zx0yPI2yPGbhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfjDViHQc-Br3484nB3mLLwhttps://www.instagram.com/okcoolband/https://linktr.ee/okcoolbandAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's performer-composer, visual artist, and audio engineer Hannah Sandoz. Recently returned from a short tour, Hannah discusses what makes something art, rejection, learning to solder out of necessity, and their recently released album “Leaving the Party Early”.“Leaving the Party Early” is available through most streaming services, as well as on Bandcamp.Hannah Sandozhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/hannah-sandoz/1453266576https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fXKae7QxFOOo3mBlyX9Tqhttps://hannahsandoz.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/snaodz/https://www.hannahsandoz.com/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, Gillian McGhee from the band Hi Ho drops by to discuss Avril Lavigne, alcohol, her previous band, the formation of Hi Ho, the latest single “Horizon” (plus video), and the upcoming single “Cold Shoulder”.“Horizon” is available through most streaming services, and “Cold Shoulder” will be available late April.Hi Hohttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/hi-ho/1442582307https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QxA5rkdpgJFPv5eemeOuEhttps://www.instagram.com/hiho.gillian/https://linktr.ee/hiho.gillianAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, singer-songwriter Janet Blackwell stops by the show to talk about being a weird hole-digging and fairy village crafting child, service industry work, finding her voice, and upcoming new singles.You can find music from Janet Blackwell through most music streaming services.Janet Blackwellhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/janet-blackwell/1459442786https://open.spotify.com/artist/43IDEeof9fZLGwvyqXab3Phttps://www.instagram.com/janetmblackwell/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, as part of another double episode drop, it's Mario Cannamela from the bands Bottom Bracket and Parachute Day. A fan of snakes (in the past) and birds (presently), Mario talks about starting Bottom Bracket in Springfield, IL, and how he eventually brought it to Chicago where he soon became part of the band Parachute Day as well.Both bands are currently working on albums, but previously released music for both can be found through most music streaming services.Bottom Bracket | Parachute Dayhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/bottom-bracket/1279027664https://open.spotify.com/artist/7n7y0AnByWuVtJbx99EYywhttps://www.instagram.com/btmbrkt/https://music.apple.com/us/artist/parachute-day/1226459439https://open.spotify.com/artist/7yCsrobnwhkYF8bPkBw1EHhttps://www.instagram.com/parachutedayil/https://linktr.ee/parachutedayilAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, as part of another double episode drop, it's Dan and Garrison from the band Damager. A lot has changed with Damager since Dan's last appearance on the show in early 2022 (as well as with Dan personally), including a recently released music video, as well as the band's soon-to-be-released single “8 Bus Fiasco”.“8 Bus Fiasco” will be available through most music streaming services starting on March 31st.Damagerhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/damager/1586008790https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EyRtoPQirvRMzwSI8wUSmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIM82FVMdkhttps://www.instagram.com/damagerchi/https://linktr.ee/damagerchiAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, Chris, Jake, Garrett, and Danny from the band Sweet Bike stop by the show for a special three hour discussion on a variety of topics, including mental health (and the topic of suicide), as well as their upcoming debut album “Ode to Coty”, and their album release show at Sleeping Village on April 12th.“Ode to Coty” will be available through most streaming services starting on March 31st.Sweet Bikehttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/sweet-bike/1583292380https://open.spotify.com/artist/7w76Or8cUL4RSt81c9m1Knhttps://www.instagram.com/sweetbikeband/https://linktr.ee/SweetbikeAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's Mitchell, Ryan, and Greg from The Weekend Run Club. Featuring a new lineup since the band's first appearance on the show, the discussion revolves around the topics of dinosaurs, mathematics, finding the space to speak about what's important to you, and new music.Their latest single, “Blossom”, will be available on most streaming services starting on Friday, March 17th.The Weekend Run Clubhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-weekend-run-club/1071881194https://open.spotify.com/artist/5t1D0pmHVT0FmuCMAPsGqohttps://www.instagram.com/weekendrunclub/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, singer-songwriter Iris Marlowe makes her debut on the show to talk about childhood productions, a long resume (including being an intern on Conan), being unhinged, past music, and the Kickstarter for her new album.You can find Iris Marlowe's music through most music streaming services.Iris Marlowehttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/iris-marlowe/1473034958https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jWFAiBC95MHgZwMe0T475https://www.instagram.com/iris.marlowe/https://www.irismarlowe.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/irismarlowemusic/iris-marlowe-iv-another-creepy-record-fundraiserAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's Catherine, Danny, and Lucy from the band Honey Cellar, discussing learning new languages out of spite, transformative road trips (and trips abroad), narcolepsy, breathing techniques for anxiety, and their schedule for releasing new music every other year.You can find Honey Cellar's music through most music streaming platforms.Honey Cellarhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/honey-cellar/1526860101https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UCdV0EXWVsLf4lv8SMWt7https://www.instagram.com/honeycellar/https://www.heyhoneycellar.com/https://linktr.ee/heyhoneycellarAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, as part of another double episode drop, it's singer-songwriter Jared Jones. Jared and Andy discover early on that their mutual ADHD is conducive to tangents, and Jared walks Andy through how a bad relationship and therapy led to his recently released album “The Uncivil Truth”.You can find Jared's album “The Uncivil Truth” on most music streaming services.Jared Joneshttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/jared-jones/273918627https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XYwuJyWO6LkRZ2CuNECqhhttps://www.instagram.com/jareddoesmusic/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, as part of another double episode drop, it's artist and musician Anna White from the band Pinksqueeze. Anna talks zine culture, past bands, the city of Bellingham, the longer-than-anticipated journey to joining Pinksqueeze, and some upcoming music.You can find music from Pinksqueeze on most music streaming services.Anna White | Pinksqueezehttps://www.instagram.com/annaclairewhite/https://www.weareprintsocial.com/campaigns/punktobesofthttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/pinksqueeze/1483124192https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rLhyQMfUl5FkWODQPXXMLhttps://www.instagram.com/pinksqueeze_music/https://linktr.ee/pinksqueezeAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, music scene photographer Tracy Conoboy (from Locomotion Sessions) finally agreed to an interview and opens up about being a photographer during the time of Instagram, childhood trauma, getting closer to the local music scene, their work on Deglazed, and the process of starting a video project with limited time and budget.Tracy Conoboyhttps://www.tracyconoboy.com/https://www.youtube.com/@locomotionsessionshttps://www.instagram.com/conofoto/https://www.instagram.com/locomotionchi/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's an ode to degeneracy and finding yourself as Daylong from the band Daylongsigh speaks highly not only of the Chicago indie music scene but also of skatepark culture.Music from Daylongsigh can be found on most music streaming services.Daylongsighhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/daylongsigh/1527013798https://open.spotify.com/artist/2G07yQcp05Y5nyqzNCVTjwhttps://www.instagram.com/daylongsigh_/https://linktr.ee/daylongsighAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, it's Sam, Ax, Chris, and Stos from the band Anything is Everything. It's an episode of complicated backstories, hot dogs, inner monologues, and new music.Their album “A Tragic Optimism” is available across streaming services on February 10th, along with a release show featuring Totally Cashed, OK Cool, and Nora Marks on the same day.Anything is Everythinghttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/anything-is-everything/1448333415https://open.spotify.com/artist/0QVv96cS5ZsWRYJ1L9NsF8https://www.instagram.com/anythingiseverything_chi/https://linktr.ee/AIEChicagoAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, as part of a special double episode drop, musician Joe Costa from the band Tourist Season comes to the show to discuss metal body parts, borderline personality disorder, danger, and finding the right people to play music with.Tourist Season can be found on most music streaming services, as well as on Bandcamp and SoundCloud.Tourist Seasonhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/tourist-season/1294369905https://open.spotify.com/artist/1f9EI4TQDzjtG6rHo4VVpEhttps://touristseason.bandcamp.com/musichttps://soundcloud.com/touristseason420https://linktr.ee/touristseason420https://www.instagram.com/touristseason420/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, as part of a special double episode drop, musician Tommy Kessler stops by to talk about movies, writing, poetry, philosophy, his charity remix album “The Weiner Tape”, and future music.Tommy Kessler's music can be found on most music streaming services, as well as on Bandcamp.Tommy Kesslerhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/tommy-kessler/1480117369https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UVuTEAUj3JpVGDTWiyf6Ihttps://tommykessler.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/tommykess/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week, the boys from the band Superkick (namely Mike, Joe, and Tom) have stopped by the show to talk about being forced to draw, going on and off medication, issues with tragedy and identity, as well as new music and their show at Beat Kitchen on Thursday, January 19th.Their latest single, “Nightshift”, is available now on most streaming platforms.Superkickhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/superkick/1384188705https://open.spotify.com/artist/41YaFhMX9MutUmV3dSJ6Fphttps://www.instagram.com/superkickboys/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week on the show, it's Josh, Isa, Joseph, and Alex from the band Cut Your Losses. With an album on the way just before summer hits, the band sits down to discuss eye contact, winning a battle of the bands in an unexpected way, a life-altering car crash, and early creative projects.Cut Your Losseshttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/cut-your-losses/1496862764https://open.spotify.com/artist/5W1LmT1urRaRm1Ogmnzfy5https://www.instagram.com/cutyourlosseschi/https://linktr.ee/CutYourLossesChiAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

On the return of AUX Populi, Andy welcomes a set of new questions, as well as fellow podcasters Sarah and Zac from the podcast Album ReBrews.Both arriving in Chicago from different suburbs in different states, Sarah and Zac find themselves grateful and lucky not only to know each other, but to have the opportunity to interview the people they do, including a handful of musicians that have also appeared on AUX Populi and other AUX projects.Album ReBrewshttps://albumrebrews.com/https://pod.link/1522295914https://www.instagram.com/albumrebrews/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Anna White

This week's guest, and the final guest before the show goes on hiatus for the summer, is former radio host and current host of the podcast Car Con Carne, James VanOsdol. Podcasting since the early days, and hosting Car Con Carne for eight years, James and Andy commiserate about life behind a mic, and what's special about the Chicago music scene.For more information about AUX Populi's hiatus, see Andy's monologue at the top of the episode. Have a good summer, everyone!James VanOsdol | Car Con Carnehttps://www.instagram.com/carconcarne/https://www.facebook.com/carconcarnehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKBPBQKTRjg3DsVYVbK56w/https://carconcarne.com/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, singer-songwriter Reilly Downes sits down for a conversation about church, NASCAR, anxiety, emotions, the song Wicked Game, her own song “Smoke & Mirrors”, her album release show on June 9th at Carol's Pub, and, most importantly, plamp. Plamp. Plamp.Stay tuned after the episode for her recent single “Smoke & Mirrors”, followed by another recent single, “Spent”.Reilly Downeshttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/reilly-downes/1561312168https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vHmPCbGkKNLrKRP9nv3G3https://www.instagram.com/reillydownes/https://www.facebook.com/reillydowneshttps://linktr.ee/reillydownesAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

Irrepressibly herself, singer-songwriter Isabella Snow is on the show this week to talk personal philosophies, witchiness, the differences between drunk adults and children (none), upcoming performances, and her soon-to-be-released single, “7-11 Beanie”.Stay tuned after the episode to catch a snippet of “7-11 Beanie”, as well as a previously released track from Isabella Snow, “Piece of Peace”.Isabella Snowhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/isabella-snow/1449007144https://open.spotify.com/artist/3msKz9A84U5CzfR8y2vOONhttps://www.instagram.com/isnowmusic/https://www.facebook.com/isnowmusichttps://linktr.ee/isabellasnowAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, Brady Matteson of Vanity Contest drops by to talk about metal, the inability to guess a person's taste in music on sight, the difficulty of trying to describe his art, as well as his solo music, which includes his recently released album “Rubine”.Stay tuned after the episode for a track from Rubine, titled “Mouth of Canyon”.Brady Mattesonhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/brady-matteson/1538519461https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DKnTM57zbn6kIxcTFm8lLhttps://bradymatteson.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.instagram.com/brady_matteson/https://linktr.ee/bradymattesonAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

The God Awful Small Affairs are now Leonora, and Missy and Mark from Leonora are on the show this week to explain why. But more than that, Missy and Mark explain who they are as individuals, the work they've done on themselves, and where that work has led. Plus, an AUX Populi first leads to a minor discussion of The Larry Sanders Show.Stay tuned after the show for a sneak preview snippet of Leonora's upcoming single “Wrong Car”.Leonorahttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-god-awful-small-affairs/1405192787https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qQrnzzHwI9Mr61DyREoGHhttps://www.instagram.com/leonora2mars/https://www.facebook.com/Leonora2marshttps://linktr.ee/thegodawfulsmallaffairsAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

The Most Interesting Person in the World, Robin West, joins Andy on the show this week to talk about award-winning writing, synesthesia, the colors of the days of the week, and some stuff about music. Including some stuff about last year's EP “Hunger Moon”, and this year's single “Houses”.Stay tuned after the episode for two tracks from Robin West, the first being “7 Minute Walk”, and the second, “Houses”.Robin Westhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/robin-west/1578329073https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vdSTz04Z7OTvvrSNgWn1Qhttps://www.instagram.com/robinwestmusic/https://www.facebook.com/robinwestmusichttp://www.robinwest-music.com/AUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

Molly Compton has a lot on her mind. One of those things being her new record label, Ur Mom Records. New on the scene, Ur Mom Records is already involved with local bands and musicians (as well as artists outside of the Chicagoland area). And where things go from here all comes down to what free time Molly can use to her advantage.Ur Mom Records | Molly Comptonhttps://www.instagram.com/urmomrecords/https://www.facebook.com/urmomrecordshttps://linktr.ee/urmomrecordsAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid

Scott, Armando, and Ben from Almost There But Not Really stop by the show this week to talk about shoegaze music, drawing dogs, and their recently released double track single.Stay tuned after the episode for that double track single, “Marquette Park/Unwound”.Almost There But Not Reallyhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/almost-there-but-not-really/1566213491https://open.spotify.com/artist/20A2H38nvT7FuDDfqZ68xNhttps://www.instagram.com/almosttherebutnotreally/https://www.facebook.com/AlmostThereButNotReallyhttps://linktr.ee/AtbnrAUX Populi | Andy Kinghttps://www.auxchicago.com/auxpopulihttps://www.auxchicago.com/https://www.instagram.com/AUXPopuliPod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/Theme by Kevin MacLeodLogo by Baitul Javid