Audrey Q. Snyder cellist

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 Fest.

Codex Trio's performance at Impromptu Fest takes place 6:00pm Tuesday, September 12, at Epiphany Center for the Arts.

The audio excerpt at the end of this episode is the first movement from Codex's springtime Constellation performance of Peter Kramer's piece “Three Gestures.”

Codex IG: @codextrio

New Music Chicago IG: @newmusicchicago

NMChicago Impromptu Fest website: newmusicchicago.org/impromptufest

Chicago-based quartet a Light Sleeper discuss their new album Equaeverpoise (out on Cuneiform Records), their writing process, and how improvisation informs that process.

The tune included at the end of this episode is “Trees and Flora,” from Equaeverpoise.

a Light Sleeper includes:

Maria Elena Hernandez - alto and tenor saxophones 
Traci Huff - viola 
Matthew Jung - drums, keyboard 
Dheeru Pennepalli - guitar

Listen to/purchase Equaeverpoise at: cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com

Check out a Light Sleeper's other music at: alightsleeper.bandcamp.com

IG: @alightsleepermusic

Upcoming shows:

August 6 - The Hideout - 1354 West Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

August 15 - ChiCityLive Que4 Radio - www.youtube.com/@q4radio/streams

August 28 - The Brass Rail - 1121 Broadway - Fort Wayne, IN www.brassrailfw.com

August 29 - The Lodge - 231 6th Avenue - Dayton, KY www.thelodgeky.com

August 30 - The Government Center - 715 East Street - Pittsburgh, PA www.thegovernmentcenter.com

August 31 - The Crown - 1910 North Charles St - Baltimore, MD www.thecrownbaltimore.com

September 1 - Gallery 5 - 200 W Marshall St - Richmond, VA gallery5arts.org

September 3 - ProgDay - Chapel Hill, NC progday.net

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