A collection of music interviews with a strong focus on Chicago. For the time being the format is to play tunes for the musicians, without telling them what they are about to hear, and see what they have to say. For the time being it's hosted by Ben Remsen.…
On June 9th, 2018, Ben Remsen, Jaimie Branch, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Ståle Liavik Solberg spent a couple hours in the former’s living room in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of West Philadelphia, listening to music in some way related to the trio's work. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On July 19th, 2018, Ben Remsen and Luke Stewart spent a couple hours in the former's living room in West Philadelphia, listening to music in some way related to Luke's work. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On April 23, 2018, Ben Remsen and Matt Piet spent a couple hours in the latter's living room in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Matt's work. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On December 8th, 2017, Ben Remsen and Chad Taylor spent a few hours in the former’s living room in West Philadelphia, listening to music in some way related to Chad's work. To find out more about Chad, what he's done and what he's doing, check out chadtaylordrums.net. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On September 22, 2017, Ben Remsen and Silke Eberhard spent a couple hours in the latter's living room in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood of Berlin, listening to music in some way related to Silke's work. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On August 26, 2017, Ben Remsen and Tim Stine spent a couple hours in the former's now former living room in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Tim's work. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On July 23, 2017, Ben Remsen and Nick Mazzarella spent a couple hours in the former's living room in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Nick's work. To find out more about Nick, what he's done and what he's doing, check out nickmazzarella.com. photo credit: Kate Joyce Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On August 6, 2017, Ben Remsen and Jim Dorling spent a couple hours in the former's living room in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, listening to Jim's former band Town & Country and a few influences. To find out more about Town & Country, check out their page at the Thrill Jockey website. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On April 16, 2017, Ben Remsen, Hamid Drake, and Christina Brakebill spent a couple hours in the latter's living room in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Hamid's work. To find out more about Hamid, what he's done and what he's doing, google him because he doesn't have a website. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On May 9, 2017, Ben Remsen spend a couple hours on the Mid-day Mixtape show on WNUR, on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, IL, chatting with DJ Lou Berkman about the podcast, listening to clips of previous episodes, and touching briefly on the series he's been programming for his actual job. Find out more about WNUR at wnur.org or listen to it at 89.3 FM in the Evanston and Chicago area. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On March 25th, 2017, Ben Remsen and Matt Lux spent a couple hours in the former's living room in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Matt's work. To find out more about Matt, what he's done and what he's doing, check out mattluxmusic.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On January 8, 2017, Ben Remsen and Greg Ward spent a couple hours in the former's living room in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Greg's work. To find out more Greg, what he's done and what he's doing, check out gregwardmusic.us. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
In October 2016, Ryan Packard and Katherine Young spent a few hours at the latter's home in Lincoln Square, listening to music in some way related to Katie's work. To find out more about Katie, what she's done and what she's doing, check out katherineyoung.info. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On November 13th, 2016, Ben Remsen and Keefe Jackson spent a couple hours in the former’s living room in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Keefe’s work. To find out more about Keefe, what he's done and what he's doing, check out keefejackson.com. photo credit: Johnathan Crawford Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On August 27th, 2016, Ben Remsen and Jaimie Branch spent a couple hours in the former's living room in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Jaimie's work. To find out more about Jaimie, what she's done and what she's doing, check out jaimiebranch.wordpress.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On September 29, 2016, Ben Remsen, Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, and Andrew Clinkman spent a couple hours in the Ben's livingroom in Rogers Park, Chicago, listening to music recorded at the Option series at Experimental Sound Studios. Ken, Tim, and Andrew program that series and are currently raising funds to continue to do so. Go to bit.ly/ess_kyoo to help out. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes. All music recorded live at Experimental Sound Studio as part of the Option series between June 2015 and August 2016.
On July 31st, 2016, Ben Remsen and Paul Giallorenzo spent a couple hours in the former's living room in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Paul's work. To find out more about Paul, what he's done and what he's doing, check out paulgiallorenzo.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On June 11, 2016, Ben Remsen and Nick Millevoi spent a couple hours at Elastic Arts, in Logan Square, in Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Nick’s work. To find out more about Nick, what he's done and what he's doing, check out nickmillevoi.blogspot.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On May 14, 2016, Ben Remsen and Mike Reed spent a couple hours in the latter’s office in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Mike’s work. To find out more about Mike, what he's done and what he's doing, check out mikereed-music.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On April 30, 2016, Ben Remsen and Dave Rempis spent a couple hours in the latter's livingroom in Edgewater, Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Dave's work. To find out more about Dave, what he's done and what he's doing, check out daverempis.com. photo credit: Peter Gannushkin Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On March 12, 2016, Ben Remsen and Josh Berman spent a couple hours in the former's livingroom in Rogers Park, Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Josh's work. To find out more about Josh, what he's done and what he's doing, check out joshberman.net. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On February 12, 2016, Ben Remsen and Tomeka Reid spent a couple hours in the former's livingroom in Rogers Park, Chicago, listening to music related in some way to Tomeka's work. To find out more about Tomeka, what she's done and what she's doing, check out tomekareid.net. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On January 13, 2016, Ben Remsen and James Falzone spent a few hours in the former's livingroom in Rogers Park, Chicago, listening to music related in some way to James's work. To find out more about James, what he's done and what he's doing, check out allosmusica.org. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On December 11th, 2015, Ben Remsen and Renée Baker spent a few hours in the latter's dining room in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a bit south and west of Chicago, listening to music related in some way to Renée's work. To find out more about Renée, what she's done and what she's doing, check out reneebakercomposer.com and chicagomodernorchestraproject.org. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On November 18th, 2015, Ben Remsen and Charles Rumback spent a few hours in the former's living room in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music related in some way to Charles's work. To find out more about Charles, what he's done and what he's doing, check out charlesrumback.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On October 14th, 2015, Ben Remsen and Jason Stein spent a few hours in the former's living room in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music related in some way to Jason's work. To find out more about Jason, what he's done and what he's doing, check out jasonsteinmusic.com. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On September 13th, 2015, Ben Remsen and Mark Shippy spent a few hours in the latter's home in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to music in some way related to Mark's work in the bands Shorty, U.S. Maple, and Invisible Things. To find out more about Mark's upcoming shows, check out facebook.com/invisiblethings. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On August 6th, Ben Remsen and Olivia Block spent a couple hours in the former's apartment in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, listening to eight tracks related in some way or another to her work. Here is what she had to say. To find out about Olivia's recordings and performances, check out www.oliviablock.net. photo credit: Ryan Lowry for the Chicago Reader Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
On July 3rd, 2015, Ben Remsen sat down with Fred Lonberg-Holm in his house in the Ukranian Village neighborhood of Chicago, petted his dog, and played him eleven tracks by his friends, collaborators, teachers, and peers. This is what he had to say. To find out about Fred's recordings and performances, check out facebook.com/LonbergHolm.info. Subscribe to the Now Is Podcast in iTunes.
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