Wednesday, April 30, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #86 (NEW FRIEND: ARCHIE POWELL)


Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we dig a rock 'n' roll hole with ARCHIE POWELL and dig a hip hit from his new album

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #85 (NEW FRIENDS: LILY AND THE TIGERS)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we meet LILY AND THE TIGERS (who are not actual tigers, though one is furrier than a tiger, and who may or may not have a Lily in the group, 'cause the lady Ratso talked to had another name, but they still exude authenticity! They are the REAL DEAL!). Plus we celebrate JAY CULTER's birthday with a football joke! Tonight, if you're not invited to Jay's party at the Halas Hall Chuck E. Cheese's, go see L&theT's at Shelby's house (info at http://www.lilyandthetigers.org)


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Monday, April 28, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #84 (NEW FRIEND: LOUIS PRIMA JR.)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we meet LOUIS PRIMA JR and talk swing, grooves and animated primates (aniprimation?), then we wake up to the now sounds of LPJ's new album, "Blow."

Friday, April 25, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #83: FUNNY FRIDAY (NEW FRIEND: SAPPITY TAPPITY THE DRUNK ENGLISH PINE TREE)

Welcome to out minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed! It's ARBOR DAY and to celebrate we meet an actual tree named Sappity Tappity! Since it's FUNNY FRIDAY we also planned to check in with top notch comedian Jon Daly, but all we could book was this slurring  tree, who thinks it's Miss Mia's birthday! Then we dance to  a tree song from Fred Schneider's Superions! Tree-mendous!


Thursday, April 24, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #82 (NEW FRIEND: P. MICHAEL FROM ONO)

This morning on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we hang out with P. Michael form Chicago's best band, ONO, and hear a track from their new record. And Ratso tries to tell an environmental joke (and give Miss Mia a lesson in comedy timing).

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #81 (NEW FRIEND: BIL VERMETTE)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we wake up electronically with the music of BIL VERMETTE and Ratso tells an environmental joke so subtle Miss Mia does;t seem to even notice it's a joke. Talk  about a light carbon footprint!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #80 (NEW FRIEND: JIM CUOMO)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we meet JIM CUOMO (of Mormos, and other awesome musical projects) and we celebrate EARTH DAY by telling an environmental joke, and by using resources wisely by making today's show SUPER SHORT!

Monday, April 21, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #79 (NEW FRIEND: MATT BERGSTROM)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we meet MATT BERGSTROM who makes paper models of Chicago you can build (http://www.buildyourownchicago.com) and we dance to Elvis!



Friday, April 18, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #78: FUNNY FRIDAY (NEW FRIEND: T. VALENTINE)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we prepare for our Secret History of Chicago Music celebration and celebrate FUNNY FRIDAY by meeting T. VALENTINE (who will perform Monday at the Empty Bottle) and we also get ready fro a big Chic-A-Go-Go taping Saturday at noon followed by a huge historical event, THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHICAGO ZINES EVENT/PARTY with Plastic Crimewave (Galactic Zoo Dossier) Chris Ware (Ragtime Ephemeralist), Jake Austen and James Porter (Roctober), Karen Wehrle (Coolest Retard), Dan Sinker (Punk Planet), Ed Blair (Black Metal of the Americas) and many more for a discussion of the rich history of music zines in Chicago. There will be food! drinks! panel discussion! video! And pick up copies of a special limited edition zine/record set (with much love to all our independent record store friends on record store day). 7Pm at Powell’s Books 1218 S. Halsted.
here's links for all the events:




Thursday, April 17, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #77(NEW FRIEND: GARY TYSON)

Today on our podcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we get ready fro RECORD STORE DAY  as WHPK dusts deejay GARY TYSON gets us ready for his Dusties Party Annual Soul Reunion event at Hyde Park Records! Check it out!
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #76 (NEW FRIEND: ROCK 'N' ROLL ROGER)


This morning on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we continue RECORD WEEK with Rock 'n' Roll Roger, who is our favorite record dealer in Chicago and our favorite vendor at the White Sox games! Roger talks baseball, rock 'n' roll, and picks an amazing song to get your day started!
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #75 (NEW FRIEND: LAWRENCE PETERS)

Today on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed it's our 75th show! And to celebrate this diamond anniversary with have a precious gem of a guest, LAWRENCE PETERS, musician, gadfly, washboard wizard, barkeep, and most importantly for RECORD WEEK, deejay! Mr. Peters hips us on the secrets to deejaying and picks a killer cut to get you on your feet!

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Monday, April 14, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #74 (NEW FRIEND: MATT F.P.E. RECORDS)

This week on out MiniPodcast for kids of all ages it's all about RECORDS! We meet people from last Saturday's CHIRP RECORD FAIR and next Saturday's RECORD STORE DAY! We kick it off with MATT from the great F.P.E. record label and we dance to our friends (and his, and yours) ZIGTEBRA! It's a sleepy wake up song, but for you Chicago Public School kids it's Spring Break anyhow, so stay in bed!
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Friday, April 11, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #73: FUNNY FRIDAY (NEW FRIEND: FRED ARMISEN)

Today it's FUNNY FRIDAY, so we get a shoutout from our old buddy FRED ARMISEN and dance to his tribute to Margaret Thatcher, + Ratso brings Noah joke week home (or on board, as the case may be)
(Fred, left, Not Ratso, right)
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #72 (NEW FRIEND: MICHELLE FROM CHIRP RADIO)

This morning on our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we meet Michelle from CHIRP Radio, who tells us all about this weekend's CHIRP RECORD FAIR! Plus Ratso has another hilarious Noah joke!
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #71 (NEW FRIEND: KEMBREW MCLEOD)

Today on our miniPodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we get April fooled by part-time prankster (and full time professor) KEMBREW MCLEOD, author of the awesome new book Pranksters. Then he pranks us by picking a terrible song to listen to this morning!
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #70 (NEW FRIEND: WAXAHATCHEE)


Today on our minipodcast (to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed) we play one of our fave interviews from 2013, where Ratso meets WAXAHATCHEE! Plus a Noah joke, plus it's under 4 minutes! Wake up!


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Monday, April 7, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #69 (NEW FRIEND: JOANNA NEWSOM)

Good morning everyone! Welcome to a new week of our minipodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed! We know some of you have no school today, so get outta bed late, but great, as Ratso kicks off a week of all Noah-themed jokes, and we meet an inspirational guest, as we play a classic interview with the lovely Joanna Newsom, and groove to her Roots remix!
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Friday, April 4, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #68 FUNNY FRIDAY (NEW FRIEND: WYATT CENAC)

It's FUNNY FRIDAY on our miniPodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed! Today we have one last baseball joke, and then a classic interview (from 2010) with comedian/actor/former Daily Show star WYATT CENAC who gives Ratso some inspirational comedy advice.
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Thursday, April 3, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #67 (NEW FRIEND: MAX MORRIS)

Today on our MiniPodcast (to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed) we meet MAX MORRIS (of CAKE, the Chicago Alternative Comics Exposition, happening May 31 and June 1 this year!). He chooses the best song you boys 'n' girls will hear today and Ratso tells the best baseball joke you'll hear in your life!
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #66 (NEW FRIEND: DANIEL FROMBERG)

Today on our MiniPodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed, we don;t exactly dance outta bed. That's because (barely) teenage avant-garde sound sculptor DANIEL FROMBERG is our guest, and his song may not be the most boogie-inducing, but it is very morning appropriate, as bird chirps are involved. Plus a baseball joke!

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

GET UP AND CHIC-A-GO-GO #65 (NEW FRIEND: MISTERSUIT)

Today on our MiniPodcast to get kids of all ages dancin' outta bed we wake up with wonderful one-man band MISTERSUIT!



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