Interview conducted by Josie Stahler Audio edited by Aidan Heilman This week WLUW had the chance to sit down with Frost Children, a pop duo from St. Louis, Missouri, to talk about their new album, drinking milk on stage, headline tours and vampitarian diets. Josie: This is Josie from WLUW hanging out with Frost Children. Do you want to introduce yourself? Lulu: Yes, yes. Yo, what's up? This is Lulu. Lulu radio. Angel: This is … Continue reading On Sweaty Dance Parties and Dogs in Love w/ Frost Children
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Feeling the Illinoise at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Photo by Liz Lauren Article by Josie Stahler Oh what it must have been like in the city of Chicago the day Sufjan Stevens released his gloriously eccentric and folksy album Illinois back in 2005. Promoted as part of a determined project to write an album about each of the 50 United States (sure a joke, but I’m still waiting on the remaining 48 albums) Illinois has attracted everything from critical praise to movie soundtrack … Continue reading Feeling the Illinoise at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Coming Alive with bar italia
photo by Aly Westrinphoto by Aly WestrinPhoto by Aly WestrinPhoto by Aly Westrinphoto by Aly WestrinPhoto by Aly Westrin Written by Josie Stahler A relatively cold night in Chicago doesn’t stop fans from coming in droves to the Empty Bottle to watch bar italia perform. The band captured music lovers over the course of their two night stay in Chicago. Fans wandered about the Bottle dressed stylishly, an ode to the effortlessly cool aesthetics bar … Continue reading Coming Alive with bar italia
Pop Perfection with Sky Ferreira
Photo by Josie Stahler Article by Josie Stahler Who can sell out Metro on a Wednesday night other than Sky Ferreira? The indie sleaze icon played a short and sweet set at the staple Chicago venue on the U.S. leg of her winter tour. The crowd waited patiently for Ferreira to come on. Her show, set to start at 7:30PM, didn’t begin until 9PM. Despite the wait, fans were eagerly chatting and enjoying the ambiance … Continue reading Pop Perfection with Sky Ferreira
milk. On Their New EP, U.S. Crowds and Thai Food
Photo by Itzel RosasPhoto by Itzel RosasPhoto by Itzel RosasPhoto by Josie Stahler This week, WLUW had the chance to sit down with Dublin-based band milk. before their show at Subterranean to talk about everything from the songwriting process, DIY producing, to hot takes on ska. Enjoy. Interview conducted by Itzel Rosas and Josie Stahler Josie: Hey, this is Josie. Itzel: And Itzel. Josie: From WLUW, and we're here hanging out with milk. at SubT. … Continue reading milk. On Their New EP, U.S. Crowds and Thai Food