BAM!  That’s how we do when we return.  BAM!

It’s a special!  As it’s the weekend for Lollapalooza in Chicago, Insomnia Radio Chicago is bringing you OUR Ultimate Lollapalooza Playlist!  I’m gathering up all of the independent artists’ music I can find to play for you on this very special show.

Who’s playing Lolla Chi?  Here’s the schedule.

There will also be download links at the bottom to bunches of the music we play here, so make sure you support your friendly neighborhood indie artists if you can!

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Insomnia Radio Chicago Episode 4: Our Ultimate Lollapalooza Playlist

1. Name :: Album :: Artist
2. The Cruel One :: Summer House :: Gold Motel
3. Memphis Train :: Archaeologist :: Ami Saraiya
4. Crystal Clear :: Almanac :: The Nadas
5. The Future :: What Would We Wear Were We Were Werewolves :: ATHENS
6. Water & Wheat :: What Lasts ::  These United States (Link to Track on IR Daily Dose)
7. The Dirty Projectors

   Mentiras :: Commercial :: Los Amigos Invisibles

8. (Throw On) The Hazard Lights :: Slaves’ Graves & Ballads :: The Dirty Projectors
9. Oh! Centra :: No Más :: Javelin
10. I Get Around :: Galore :: Dragonette
11. Napoleon Says :: It’s Never Been Like That :: Phoenix
12. The Universe is Going To Catch You :: In the Attic of the Universe :: The Antlers
13. Head Rolls Off :: The Midnight Organ Fight :: Frightened Rabbit
14. Gimme Sympathy :: Fantasies :: Metric

Mitch and the Polecats

Kimmi rounded up a bunch of artists from right around where she lives in Chicago, both on purpose and by accident (the artists… I’m sure she lives where she does by something other than an accident.)  We’ve also got an artist that’s squeaked into the playlist on a technicality (where the singer was born) but hey – you give us a reason to play some great music and we will.

Interested to see what else we played on the show…

Insomnia Radio Chicago – Episode 3:  A Country Mile

Mark of the Beast :: Life with the Buffalo :: Curtis Evans and My Friends Electric
Give and Take :: Microcosm :: Automata (download the whole Microcosm EP for free!)
1. Kiss IN A Cup :: Escape From Earth
2. One Last Mile :: Lemondrop
Mason Rocket (Spy Extrodinaire) :: Song of the Day :: Beatnik Turtle
Kinda Light Up :: For Days Deep :: Sentinel
Faithfully :: Hope Street :: Ben Ripani Music Co
Be It :: The Loop
I Just Fell in Love :: Debbie Welsh
3. Hello :: Mitch & The Polecats
4. Cicada :: Mitch & The Polecats

See you in a few weeks!

~JW

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Kimmi’s batting first and furious this time bringing some great metal tracks along, including the David Shankle Group and Nekropsy.  I’m combating the evil spirits with some flowery indie pop from Iowans The Nadas and a great indie rock band, Paper Arrows.

It’s a cage match.  Who do you vote for?  Metal?  Indie?  Leave a comment on the page and we’ll see who wins.  Maybe next time Kimmi will have to really start making fun of indie songs!

(If you compare the pictures here, the two bands could have a beard war!  Let’s storm the castle!)

Insomnia Radio Chicago Episode 2: Indie vs Metal, Round 1

1. The Nadas

   My Father ::  Dies Mali

2. Catch Me If You Can :: Advance Single :: Beyond Words
3. Aug.: Crystal Clear :: Almanac :: The Nadas
4. Can’t Breathe :: ADD
5. Rebellion :: The Crossing
6. Don’t Cry on Me :: Hope Street :: Ben Ripani Music Co
7. One More Quiet Song :: Things We Would Rather Lose :: Paper Arrows
8. TV :: Kill Them with Kindness :: Headlights
9. Carnival of Fools :: Nekropsy
10. Genre Definer :: The Human Condition :: eFfu
11. Ashes to Ashes :: David Shankle Group

That’s it for this week!  Give us a shout chicago@insomniaradio.net or leave a comment on this post.  You’d better vote!  Let’s see who we’ve got out there…

~JW and Kimmi

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It’s finally happened, we’ve pushed the reset button and the ol’ machine’s finally back up and runnin’.  Woohoo!

Kimmi and myself are on board this week with eleven great tracks for y’all, all of which from in and around our great Chicago.  Included this week is a band from (Chicago Acoustic Underground host)

Michael Teach’s managing portfolio,

Goodbyehome

Goodbyehome with a great acoustically driven track, “Apache Hotel”.  You’ll also hear from Juzt Nutz, the funny guys who are kicking off show #1 and a track from Gold Motel, the fantastic new project of Greta Morgan (formally of The Hush Sound).

We’re also on the lookout for more tunes – head over to the Insomnia Radio submit page to send us your tracks (just remind them it’s for IR: Chicago) and then drop us an email at chicago [at] insomniaradio [dot] net.  We’re especially looking for tracks to use for a new intro jingle, and if you fancy producing some little in-between jingles for us we’d LOVE you. (you know, “This is -so and so- and you’re listening to Justin and Kimmi on Insomnia Radio Chicago” or something like that.)

Anything else you wanna say to us?  Comment on the site and keep in touch!  As for the rest of the shownotes…

Insomnia Radio Chicago Episode 1: Insomnia Radio Chicago Reboots!

1. Song :: Album :: Artist
2. Milk :: Juzt Nutz
3. Don’t Send the Searchlights :: Gold Motel :: Gold Motel
4. Singularity :: Country of Origin :: Elisabeth Blair
5. Fess Up, Face Down :: Master of Stars and Broken Arms :: Blane Fonda
6. Big Old, Fat Old Man :: What Would We Wear Were We Werewolves? :: Athens
7. Black :: The Damn Choir
8. I Will Remember You :: Jamilya
9. Apache Hotel :: The Troubles :: Goodbyehome
10. There’s A River :: Phil Circle
11. Static Waves :: The Ladder :: Andrew Belle

Other Shownote Links:

• Chicago Acoustic Underground
• Kimmi and the Metal Deli
• The Justin Wayne Show
• Insomnia Radio.net

Have a great week!  We’ll see you in a few.

~JW and Kimmi

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http://insomniaradio.net/submissions-2/