Started in Chicago in January 2017, AudPod is a passion project featuring performers, composers, educators, and other members of the music community. After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, AudPod has restarted with a broader scope to include people outside of Chicago.
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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.
Song included in this episode is “Dead Willow”
SOMNILOQUIST IG: @somnillawafer
somniloquist.bandcamp.com
ōverwhelm IG: @overwhelmnm
overwhelmnm.bandcamp.com
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.
Included song: “Put Me in My Place” (from Western Amphibians)
anitavelveeta.bandcamp.com
IG: @anita.velveeta
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.
emilykuhntrumpet.com
IG: @emilykuhntrumpet
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.
Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig
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.
Instagram: @colliersworld
Facebook: Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
Intro music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig
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.
noissaxophone.com
IG: @noissaxophone
Twitter: @Noissaxophone
Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig
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 facilitate more discussion of pre-existing issues that have come to the fore as a result of the crisis.
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/halecollective
IG: @halecollective
Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig
Veronica & Jordan (half of Cloudtone) talk about their minimalist song-naming practices, their songwriting process, and learning new moves for the stage.
cloudtone.bandcamp.com
IG: @cloudtone_
Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig
Audrey (30, as of March 9) & Heidi (29) talk about turning 30, their career goals, expectations, and how those things have changed (among many other things).
audreyqsnyder.com
heidijoosten.com
Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig
Caitleen talks about the origins of Lynx Project and its Autism Advocacy Series, how art song can help to convey the words of young people with autism, and the responsibility of arts organizations to create inclusive and accessible performances.
lynxproject.org
IG: @lynx.project
Music by Audrey Q. Snyder & Mike Craig