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Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs

Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs is about as honest a frontman as you’ll meet in the biz - and he’s definitely not a punk (just ask him). He joins Tom and Mark to talk about his creative process and how the band is making its way through the pandemic music world, including the challenge of writing angry songs at a time when everyone is hurting.

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Aadam Jacobs

Need to remember what song Hüsker Dü opened with at their first Chicago show? Aadam Jacobs has your back. Aadam has spent his entire adult life building an archivists’ dream collection of concert recordings from Chicago’s myriad venues.

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Bob Nastanovich of Pavement

Bob Nastanovich of the bands Pavement and Silver Jews, along with the Three Songs Podcast, and Brokers Tip Records joins us to discuss his career from driving a Manhattan bus to joining Pavement, to owning racehorses, to starting his own podcast, and label.

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No Wristbands: We Drink For Free! is a podcast for Chicago music scene fanatics BY Chicago music scene fanatics. With over 40 years of music memories and experiences we are here to champion all things Chicago music - from local bands, to touring bands passing through Chicago, to radio stations, to music venues, to the background players - concert promoters, record pressers, engineers, producers. Each episode runs about 1 hour, and features an in depth interview with someone associated with the Chicago Music Scene. We will be releasing podcasts monthly. If you care about Chicago music, you will love our Podcast. - Mark & Tom (aka “Papa”)