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A podcast and radical media hub reshaping Chicago and beyond for the more liberatory and creative. Listen to longform humanizing conversations with artists, organizers, performers, comedians, scholars, and more who are reimagining Chicago and beyond toward liberation. Hosted by Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger.
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Ep 157 - Roy Kinsey
October 11, 2018 16:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBRoy Kinsey’s beginning to shine, and he knows what knocked the luster off. The rapper talks about his decision to quit drinking a year ago, the clarity it created, the opportunities that have emerged because of it, his work as a librarian at a Chicago Public Library branch out west, his queerness, and more! Make sure to listen to his full-length Blackie, as well as his new EP #MoreRoy! Recorded 10/2/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: OMAR - @roykinsey Royparations - @roykinsey
Ep 156 - Elton
October 04, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBElton’s exploring, and he’s got the tools for some new discoveries. The emcee swings by AirGo to talk his roots as a preacher’s kid, being on the brink, working with AirGo favorites Luke Titus, Brian Sanborn, and Phoelix, and much more. His most recent project Elevated is excellent, and available now. Recorded 9/25/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Hey You - @Eltonplusminus Demonz - @eltonplusminus
Ep 155 - SoloSam
September 27, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBSoloSam is a Chicago emcee and a thoughtful, generous soul. He recently dropped Itis, a 7-track introduction to his well-written, boisterous sound, and has been performing on all the stages a Chicago rapper performs on right before they're ready to jump to the next level. The smart money's on Solo making that jump. He also, incidentally, works as a cold-cutter in a glassblowing studio, which we barely mention. Recorded 9/25/18 in Chicago, IL Music from this week's show: FAST - @solosam Runni...
Ep 154 - Iris Temple
September 20, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBIris Temple is a dynamic duo with some of the most dynamic sounds in the city of Chicago. The two Kansas City natives went to high school together, and have been making music in the city for the last few years. They've collaborated with Xavier Omar and others, and they just tore down North Coast with a great performance. Recorded 8/29/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Ashes - @iristemple Tear You Down - @iristemple x @xvromar
Ep 153 - Amara Enyia
September 13, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBThis week's guest is in the thick of a run for the mayoral seat in our unfair city. Amara Enyia is a policy-maker, innovator, entrepreneur, and candidate for the Mayor of Chicago whose vision and platform is grounded in a way rarely seen in our political climate. She is candid and thoughtful with the guys as they break down co-ops, political machines, Jay Electronica, and more. Recorded 9/11/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Good Times - Audiobinger
Ep 152 - Tatiana Hazel
September 06, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBTatiana Hazel is ready to pop. The singer, songwriter, and Logan Square native is bringing vibrant, newly imagined pop music, with an intention of expending the "Latin music" lane to incorporate a wider range of experience and perspective. The former Youtube star just played her first headlining show with a full band at The Hideout, and dropped an album called Toxic. We talk youtubing, pop, family, and expand the realm of RnB beef. Recorded 8/31/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Po...
Ep 151 - Qari
August 30, 2018 21:24 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBQari has bars and a smile on his face. He is, according to Kiss, "one of the city's best rappers," and his pretty constant flow is good raps over good beats shows no signs of slowing. A member of the now-defunct squad Hurt Everybody, Qari flows with an ease and dexterity that isn't common, even in the extraordinarily talented Chicago hip hop community. He talks his love of words, surviving, and trusting his choices in this honest, open conversation. Recorded live 8/30 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chica...
Ep 150 - Vic Lloyd
August 23, 2018 23:46 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBVic Lloyd is truly the big homie. The Fat Tiger Workshop owner and Operations Manager has been at the center of Chicago's creative community for over a decade. He was the Creative Director and GM of LDRS, the iconic streetwear company and store, and has designed apparel for Nike, Adidas, Reebok, and New Era. He's one of the city's sought-after DJs, and has spun at festivals across the country. His brand Big Homie Sensei is available at FTW and online. Recorded live 8/23/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in ...
Ep 149 - Morgan Malone
August 17, 2018 14:07 - 59 minutes - 82 MBMorgan Malone is an organizer, idea cultivator, and solutions engineer. Based in Englewood, she's a Commissioner with the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation, and is a Program Manager with Teamwork Englewood's Englewood Quality of Life Plan. She swings by to talk about reimagining on a block-by-block basis and much more. Recorded live 8/16/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Son Shine - @fessgrandiose
Ep 148 - Healing Village
August 09, 2018 21:47 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBWith Daniel out of town, Damon sits down with some of the organizers of the Healing Village, a pop-up encampment in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. The Healing Village is an accessible mental health space that is "artful, imaginative, expansive, and free from stigma." Led by community organizations STOP, BLMChi, and the #LetUsBreathe Collective, the Healing Village has brought a wide range of free classes, therapy sessions, meditation workshops, and skills trainings to a previously abandoned...
Ep 147 - Kwynn Riley
August 03, 2018 17:28 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBAs she puts it, Kwynn Riley isn't healed, but she's better. She is a poet, organizer, and blogger who hosts and runs the new In the Yard Open Mic series at Breathing Room, #LetUsBreathe's movement-building and healing hub on the South Side, which has brought folks out from all corners of the city. She has a second book on the way, and a play going up at Black Ensemble Theater. She stops by to talk about growing through the stillborn birth of her son this past winter, learning from family, and...
Ep 146 - little bear
July 27, 2018 19:14 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBlittle bear is having a hell of a whirlwind week here in Chicago. Between Pitchfork pop-ins, studio sessions, press, a backyard release party for their new EP Needs on Thursday, and playing in the house band at the third annual Chicago Poetry Block Party, the Bronx-based electrabrasspop artist is on the run, and enjoying every minute. Their new EP features AirGo alums the Burns Twins and Sol Patches, and the Chicago connections run deep (their brother just happens to be AirGo cohost Kiss). Wi...
Ep 145 - Loona Dae
July 19, 2018 22:09 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBThis week's guest is Loona Dae, a vocalist, songwriter, and producer originally from St. Louis who has been a mainstay here in Chicago for a few years now. She recently dropped a fantastic new track produced by AirGo alum Eddie Burns called "Summertime (U Remind Me)," and has a new project called Moon Flower coming soon. In the meantime, peep her Phases EP from last year! Recorded live 7/1/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Summertime (prod. Eddie Burns) - @loonadae
Ep 144 - Shawnee Dez
July 12, 2018 21:27 - 1 hour - 83 MBShawnee Dez is a vocalist, songwriter, and joyous spirit. Living in the world of soul music, Shawnee's sound connects to a lineage, but can't be mistaken for anyone but her. She swings by AirGo to get nostalgic, wax rhapsodic, light us all up, and more. Recorded live 7/12/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: A Blues in Tyne - Alexis Lombre Wasted Time - @shawneedez x Matt Hines
Ep 143 - Kaleb Autman
June 28, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBNone of us know the future–no matter how muscular our radical imagination. But we do know that as long as Kaleb Autman is in it, there will be at least one person bringing love, honesty, and courageous, quiet righteousness to our fights for liberation. The 16 year-old organizer, photographer and writer delves deep into his thoughts on student protest, building a life, Future Kaleb, and more. Recorded 6/22/18 in Chicago Music from this week's episode: The Kiss - Roulet
Ep 142 - Mani Jurdan
June 21, 2018 20:41 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBMani Jurdan is finding balance. He's a rapper from out west, mentor at a youth program in Austin, and a happily-affiliated member of Chicago creative collective Huey Gang. He drops by to talk loss, mentorship, his music, and more. Recorded live 6/21/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Venus, Mars (feat. @starkofhuey, John Renaissance) - @manijurdan Differentiation - @manijurdan
Ep 141 - Nikko Washington
June 14, 2018 21:30 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBNikko Washington's contours and contrasts are something to behold. He's a painter, clothing designer, and Hyde Park native, whose work has covered the albums of many of Chicago's finest, including Kami, Noname, Joey Purp, Vic Mensa, Towkio and many more. He has a new exhibition, entitled Saturn, going up this friday at the Adidas Originals store in Wicker Park. Recorded live 6/14/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Collect (Your Thoughts) - @harmonicsapien
Ep 140 - Hip-Hop Theater Fest
June 07, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 93 MBAt the intersection of art, culture, social justice, and community building, Kuumba Lynx produces The Chicago Hip Hop Theater Fest (CHHTF). The fest features nine different performing artists/companies presenting 12 different shows over five days. CHHTF is curated by Kuumba Lynx Co-Founders Jaquanda Villegas and Jacinda Bullie in an effort to reclaim public space, and cultivate a community building & performance space that reflects the communities we represent. The fest utilizes critical Hip ...
Ep 139 - Brendan Shiller
May 31, 2018 21:14 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBBrendan Shiller is fighting. He is one of the founders of the West Side Justice Center, and is a co-partner in the law firm Shiller Preyar LLC, serving the needs and legal battles of the divested from and disenfranchised across the city. He is the lead attorney for the #NoCopAcademy Campaign, which was rumbling through City Hall last week in opposition to the $95 million proposed project to be built in West Garfield Park. Recorded live 6/31/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's...
Ep 138 - Matt Muse
May 24, 2018 21:11 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBMatt Muse is a rapper, producer and YCA teaching artist who's working hard. Constantly performing on stages across the city and on the road, his work ethic and confident baritone has opened doors as he continues to push his craft and career. His new project, Nappy Talk, is coming ASAP–he had a listening party this past week at YCA. Recorded live 5/24/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music on this week's show: Six Flags - Roger Plexico
Ep 137 - In the Loop, Out the Blue
May 17, 2018 17:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBThis week's episode is the product of a partnership between your friendly neighborhood producers here at AirGo and Real Chi Youth, the newsroom at Free Spirit Media, a nonprofit organization based in North Lawndale. We worked with this wonderful squad of reporters between 20 and 25 years old to build a new, humanizing, deep dive into the stories they were covering, bringing subject-to-subject dialogue into a traditional news space. The result is In the Loop, Out the Blue, a new podcast. Enjoy...
Ep 136 - Hilda Franco
May 11, 2018 00:52 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBHilda Franco, in this moment, is the culmination of every day, month, and year she has grown through up to this point–as are we all. She wants to make sure we don't forget that. The educator, scholar, facilitator, and culture worker focuses on the pervasiveness and impact of adultism in our schools, communities, policies, and culture-at-large. A former staff member at the Chicago Freedom School, Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy, and other educational spaces, she currently works as a coordinator...
Ep 135 - Dometi Pongo
May 04, 2018 04:11 - 59 minutes - 82 MBDometi Pongo is a media-maker, journalist, host, and producer whose work is grounded in the stories, perspectives, and events of our city. Sound familiar? He's an anchor and reporter for WGN Radio, the host of the ChiPedia and Brainstorm with Dometi podcasts, and has created media work with Chicago's Urban League, Donda's House, WTTW, WYCC, and many other platforms. He's the cofounder of The Artists Lounge, one of the city's best open mics, and he also leads annual excursions to Ghana, aimed ...
Ep 134 - MfnMelo
April 26, 2018 20:04 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBAirGo gets cooking with Pivot emcee and gem of a human MfnMelo. The rapper's baritone echoes across some of the city's best tracks from the last year, including a gang of hits on his project Melodramatics, which dropped last October. He also hosts the hilarious and very informative Cooking with Mfn cooking show. Recorded live 4/28/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Rollin' - @Mfnmelo Buck - @josephchilliams x @mfnmelo White Cheddar - Mfnmelo
Ep 133 - Lulu Be
April 19, 2018 18:12 - 1 hour - 103 MBLulu Be's bounce echoes continents. The rapper layers rhythms from across diaspora with hyper-referential and indubitably fun raps that reverberate self-confidence and self-determination. The first generation Ethiopian American Chicago native put out the make-you-move bop Lululand last fall. Recorded 4/3/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Rude Tings - @lulubomb Raindance - @lulubomb Fiya Missile - @lulubomb Official Girl - Cassie
Ep 132 - Brandon Johnson
April 12, 2018 21:33 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBYou know that line that naysayers always say to activists? About how "real change happens from within the system?" Well, Brandon Johnson is about to find out. The longtime educator and centerpiece organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union recently won the Democratic primary for the Cook County Commissioner of the 1st District, and will be running unopposed in the general election. His new jurisdiction covers much of the West Side and western suburbs. Recorded live 4/12/18 at WHPK in Chicago...
Ep 131 - AmbI Lyrics
April 06, 2018 04:07 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBAmbI Lyrics has brought all the pieces together, and is ready to share. The St. Louisian DJ, producer, and certified Pivoter just dropped Study Hall, a wonderful project with some certified bops with a super dope squad of collaborators including Via Rosa, Joseph Chilliams, Nosidam, Lamont Anderson, Sean Deaux, theMIND, Smino, Saba, and Jean Deaux. She pops by a couple days before her upcoming After School Special show at SubT on April 8th, which you should definitely attend. Recorded live 4/...
#GoBack - Chance the Rapper in 2013
March 29, 2018 16:31 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBAirGo digs deep in the vaults for #GoBack, a series of interviews Daniel did between 2011 and 2014 with some of hip hop's best. Originally aired on KDIC-FM, Damon and Daniel's college radio station, we dust off the conversations and bring them to you. On this episode, from all the way back in 2013, Chance the Rapper.
Ep 130 - Luke Titus
March 22, 2018 19:15 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBSinger, drummer, and songwriter Luke Titus is just trying to flow. As a percussionist, he has kept the pocket for brilliant Chicagoans like Noname, Akenya and Ravyn Lenae. He released his debut project, Aside of Love, last year, and will be opening for Ravyn on her upcoming Crush tour. Recorded 2/20/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: U (feat. @ravynlenae) - @luke-titus Pink - @luke-titus Runnin - @luke-titus
Ep 129 - Maceo Haymes of the O'My's
March 16, 2018 04:39 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBMaceo Haymes swings, growls, and whines like no other voice in Chicago. He's the soul of Chicago soul band The O'My's, and has collaborated with damn near any Chicago rapper, singer, and musician you rock with. A stalwart of the Chicago music scene, Maceo swings by to talk sound, color, art, and more. Recorded 3/15/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: These Days (feat. @the-omys) - @ab-soul Mujer (feat. @nicosegal) - @the-omys
Ep 128 - Check-in #3
March 08, 2018 15:29 - 1 hour - 102 MBDaniel and Damon catch their breath and take some time to check in. The convo bounces around from parents, to love, to growth, to much more. You get a guest every week–we should be enough for ya. Recorded 3/5/18 in Chicago
Ep 127 - Burns Twins
March 01, 2018 21:13 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBThe Burns Twins glint. The duo stands in the midst of much of the most engaging, shining, exciting art echoing through Chicago's music scene, bringing their trumpet, drums, and production to collaborations with an impressive cross-section of Chicago's next wave. They most recently put out the first in a series of EPs with Bedows and Elton Aura entitled Sun Shower, which is an absolute banger, and perform in the bands of many of Chicago's best. Recorded live 3/1/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago ...
Ep 126 - Shellyne Rodriguez
February 15, 2018 17:53 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBShellyne Rodriguez is a badass visual artist, organizer, and Bronxite. She organizes with Take Back the Bronx, a collective of creators and citizens fighting gentrification, and has visual art featured all over the city. Her visuals remix and reimagine the material representations of community, loss, and false hope into collage and sculpture, connected yet levitating. She works with the Museum of Modern Art's Educational Programming, overseeing organizational and school partnerships across th...
Ep 125 - Our Liberation Summit
February 08, 2018 16:53 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBAirGo had the honor of cohosting the Our Liberation Summit, a convening at Sarah Lawrence College. We conducted 10 interviews with presenters, producers, and participants, seizing this shared moment to bring their voices and ideas beyond the confines of the campus. This episode contains a few of their stories–you can hear all of the episodes on our soundcloud. Thanks to Natalie Gross and Cody Ross Romero for their wonderful hospitality and vision! Recorded 2/3/18 at Sarah Lawrence College, B...
#GoBack: Kendrick Lamar in 2013
February 01, 2018 20:41 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBAirGo digs deep in the vaults for #GoBack, a series of interviews Daniel did between 2011 and 2014 with some of hip hop's best. Originally aired on KDIC-FM, Damon and Daniel's college radio station, we dust off the conversations and bring them to you. First up, Kendrick Lamar in 2013.
Ep 124 - Bria Royal
January 25, 2018 22:32 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBBria Royal is a mythmaker. The artist, media journalist, organizer, and spacemaker creates worlds through comics, animation, and paintings that reimagine the relationships between liberation, the natural world, gender, mental health, technology, and more. She works for the youth media and journalism nonprofit Free Spirit Media, and is a member of Chicago-based organizations The People's Response Team and For the People Artists Collective. Recorded live 1/25/18 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music...
Ep 123 - Ashley Ray
January 18, 2018 22:36 - 1 hour - 107 MBAshley Ray is open. The comedian, writer, and cultural critic shares the stories, questions, insecurities, and challenges many of us struggle to ask about relationships, monogamy, and sexuality, and spins them hilariously toward a liberatory perspective. In addition to doing standup all over Chicago, she writes about television for the Onion, and has a day job where she spins your public data into profit. Recorded 1/16/18 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Rise and Shine - Audiobinger
Ep 122 - Tanji Harper
January 11, 2018 21:21 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBTanji Harper's light shines real bright. An OG of Chicago's creative community, she is one of the most genuine, kind, and creative mentors and communal creators in the city. She is the Artistic Director of the Happiness Club, an all-ages youth dance crew that operates as a family and lights up stages all over the Chi. She's also the Founder of Blu Rhythm Collective, a squad remixing the theatrical space for the more equitable. Recorded live 1/11/17 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music on this wee...
Ep 121 - Dewayne Perkins
January 04, 2018 21:48 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBDewayne Perkins is bubbly as hell. The actor, comic, and writer is Chicago born and bred, and has come up through the city's comedy farm system–he's an alum of the iO and of Second City, where he featured as part of their touring company. He recently was a cast member on MTV's Wildin' Out, and has a hilarious web series through OpenTV called Starving Artists. Recorded live 1/4/17 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Books of War - RZA x DOOM
Cottage Groove #7
January 01, 2018 22:08 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBAirGo isn't just all talk! Listen to the latest edition of the Cottage Groove DJ mix series, a brand new #ChicagoSoCold mix featuring a gang of new Chicago artists who are poised to explode in 2018. Listen to all of the mixes by AirGo's own DJ Empathy aka Daniel at https://soundcloud.com/airgoradio/sets/cottage-groove-mixes Songs in this mix: Flaws - @JubaJate x Dezrielle Juanye Drain You - @melomakesmusic x @ravynlenae Slide on Ya - @amirtripp x @Sabapivot x @trapomusic Your Kind of Love - ...
Ep 120 - Korporate
December 28, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBThis week's guest probably gotten you to stop scrolling before, which is no small feat. Korporate is the mastermind behind Chicago Be Like, a hilarious video series showcasing the absurdity of the city's lingo and culture, from juking in parking lots to hitting a stain at the bus stop. He's also a very dope rapper, and speaks in CPS classrooms across the city. Recorded 12/12/17 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Already - Kemba
Ep 119 - Femdot
December 21, 2017 21:31 - 1 hour - 84 MBQuite simply, Femdot raps his ass off. The up-and-coming rapper has gathered a whole bunch of buzz over the last couple years, performing on stages across the city, and has been featured on Fake Shore Drive and Pigeons & Planes. He's also rocking his way from one lab to another as a student at DePaul, where he studies Biological Sciences. Recorded live 12/21 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Spin - @bedows
Ep 118 - Glenance Green
December 14, 2017 22:43 - 58 minutes - 66.6 MBGlenance Green shades in the nuances and contours through her work as a poet, playwright, filmmaker, scholar, and activist. She directs A G Thing, a creative performance agency, and is also the creator of Melanin Voices, a performance collective series of poetry and live literature purposed to showcase the local, unsung voices in literature and highlight the narratives illuminated from their writings. These largely scripted shows, inclusive of poetry, short stories, vignettes, fiction, and no...
Ep 117 - Mother Nature
December 08, 2017 16:24 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBMother Nature is up and running. The Chicago rap duo, consisting of emcees Klevah and T.R.U.T.H., has brought forth some banging recent releases, just rocked the Reggies stage, and just got back from a New York-area run of shows. The pair pops up to AirGo to talk movement, creating as artist-educators, and more. Recorded live 12/7/17 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: baaf - Chad Run It Up - @mothernaturebarz
Ep 116 - Cqqchifruit
December 01, 2017 03:57 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBYou might be able to spot Cqqchifruit from a mile away. The DJ, visual creator, and space-creator wears an aesthetic that sparkles, shines, innovates, and reimagines concepts of gender, Caribbean diaspora, and nightlife. The cofounder of Pilsen party standout Trqpiteca, she DJs across the world. She is also a certified Reiki Master. Recorded live 11/30 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Live at the Hideout - Cqqchifruit DJ mix Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - Indeep
Ep 115 - Brandon Breaux
November 17, 2017 03:08 - 1 hour - 83 MBBrandon Breaux is a visual artist whose dynamic work across media has become immensely recognizable across the city and beyond. He is the visionary behind Chance the Rapper's album artwork, and has recently created painting, sculpture, web, video, print, and interactive media projects. He also appeared as a gallery contributor at AirGo's very first We 'Go Chicago Showcase and Celebration, way back in 2015. Is this appearance the basis of all of his success? Perhaps... Recorded live 11/16/17 ...
Ep 114 - Coriama Couture
November 09, 2017 23:38 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBCoriama Couture goes there, without any fuckery. She is a writer, style envisioner, activist, and host/creator of Sex KiKi, a regular gathering and podcast in different areas of the city at which open, moderated, and meaningful conversation around sex and sexuality flourishes. She's also getting ready to launch a new talk show, which she discusses with Damon and Daniel, who may be out of their depth on this one. Recorded live 11/9/17 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: 10...
Ep 113 - Jacinda & Jaquanda of Kuumba Lynx
November 02, 2017 21:27 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBJacinda Bullie and Jaquanda Villegas are the co-founders of Kuumba Lynx, a hip hop arts collective and community based in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The squad leads all kinds of to-the-root liberation-based collective creation, including: the annual Hip Hop Theater Festival, Half-Pint Poetics, a perennial contending team at Louder than a Bomb, and much more. From the classroom, to the stage, to the streets, Kuumba Lynx is a family of fire fighting for liberation through creation. Recorde...
Ep 112 - Rich Jones (Where the Players Dwell)
October 19, 2017 21:03 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBRich Jones knows everyone, and they smile when you mention his name. He's a Chicago music scene veteran, rapper, and curator of the ongoing concert series All Smiles at the Tonic Room. Straddling the line with indie pop, he brings bounce to his music and the spaces he builds. He is performing Thursday evening as part of a Puerto Rico benefit show at Chop Shop, alongside AirGo alum Ravyn Lenae, the O'My's, and Boathouse. Recorded live 10/19/17 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's ...
Ep 111 - Ashley Tribble
October 13, 2017 00:42 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBIt's a Chicago radical podcast meeting of the minds as Ashley Tribble comes on AirGo. Tribbz is the host and producer of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares stories of millennial women and the history that has shaped the world they are working to change. Ashley currently holds a residency at AMFM, the Pilsen studio and gallery founded by AirGo alum Ciera McKissick, and does standup across the city. Recorded live 10/12/17 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music from this week's show: Be Quiet - Jahz...