Car Con Carne James VanOsdol

I last interviewed Devon Kay at Riot Fest 2021. Since then, Devon Kay & the Solutions have put out lots of music and done lots of things. This catch-up was long overdue.

Unlike our Riot Fest chat, we’re joined this time by four of the Solutions. Remarkably, they all fit in the backseat of my Mazda (perhaps not comfortably, but they fit).

While it’s true that Devon Kay & the Solutions is a great band, Devon is also a fantastically entertaining interviewee. Who needs filters when we’re all going to die some day, anyway?

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Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer returns for a backstage conversation from Q101’s PIQNIQ at the Taste of Randolph.

Deanna’s one of the most authentic, enthusiastic and positive forces I’ve met in the scene, and that energy carries through to this chat.

Deanna also breaks the news that two new acoustic songs are coming soon!Next stop for Sincere Engineer: Riot Fest and the New Found Glory tour. Can’t wait.

 

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Tickets for the The 2024 Ravinia Festival Summer Schedule are now on sale.

Don't miss your chance to see The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, ZZ Top and more under the stars this year.

 

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Before Local H headlined the second night of Q101’s PIQNIQ at Taste of Randolph, Scott Lucas returned to Car Con Carne for a quick catch-up.

Scott gives an update on the reissue of “Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles,” chats about the Lifers podcast and the Lifers movie (branding!), and discusses the strategy behind making a Local H setlist.

And after the show last night, I’m pretty sure that opening songs don’t get much better than “Everyone Alive” (EVERYONE! EVERYONE!).

 

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A smart home connects virtually all of the technology in your home.  With an Easy Automation-installed smart home system, you and your family can control nearly every device and system in the house in ways that are easy and fun to use.

Transform your living space with cutting-edge home automation. Experience seamless control over audio/video, lighting, climate, security, and more. Embrace the future of smart living – your home, your rules.

 

Get a quote by visiting Easy-automation.net, or call Dan at 630.730.3728

 

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Tickets for the The 2024 Ravinia Festival Summer Schedule are now on sale.

Don't miss your chance to see The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, ZZ Top and more under the stars this year.

 

Book your Ravinia tickets today before they're gone: Visit Ravinia.org for full schedule and tickets.
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This one was a delight to record. Alex Greenwald and Darren Robinson of the long-running California band Phantom Planet joined me backstage at Taste of Randolph to talk about their career, music and future.

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Transform your living space with cutting-edge home automation. Experience seamless control over audio/video, lighting, climate, security, and more. Embrace the future of smart living – your home, your rules.

Get a quote by visiting Easy-automation.net, or call Dan at 630.730.3728

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Tickets for the The 2024 Ravinia Festival Summer Schedule are now on sale.

Don't miss your chance to see The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, ZZ Top and more under the stars this year.

Book your Ravinia tickets today before they're gone: Visit Ravinia.org for full schedule and tickets.
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I caught up with Niko from Friko at Taste of Randolph, months after the release of “Where We’ve Been, Where We Go from Here,” and weeks before Friko takes the stage at Lollapalooza.

 

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Transform your living space with cutting-edge home automation. Experience seamless control over audio/video, lighting, climate, security, and more. Embrace the future of smart living – your home, your rules.

Get a quote by visiting Easy-automation.net, or call Dan at 630.730.3728

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Tickets for the The 2024 Ravinia Festival Summer Schedule are now on sale.

Don't miss your chance to see The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, ZZ Top and more under the stars this year.

 

Book your Ravinia tickets today before they are gone: Visit Ravinia.org for full schedule and tickets.
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Moments before doors opened on 2024’s Taste of Randolph, Julie Darling (West Loop Community Organization President) and Kelli Packer (West Loop Community Organization Spokesperson) jumped in the car to talk about the 27th Taste of Randolph, its vendors, the music acts and where that “suggested donation” at the gate goes to…

 

Sampled during the conversation: Food from Publican Quality Meats, Baked Cheese Haus and Matcha Cita. Glorious.

 

Car Con Carne is sponsored by Easy Automation: easy-automation.net

 

A smart home connects virtually all of the technology in your home.  With an Easy Automation-installed smart home system, you and your family can control nearly every device and system in the house in ways that are easy and fun to use.

 

Transform your living space with cutting-edge home automation. Experience seamless control over audio/video, lighting, climate, security, and more. Embrace the future of smart living – your home, your rules.

Get a quote by visiting Easy-automation.net, or call Dan at 630.730.3728

 

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The summer season at Ravinia is underway… and there’s no place more comfortable to see outdoor shows.  

 

Load up your picnic basket and head to the show… or take advantage of some of Ravinia’s outstanding food options inside the park. 

 

Violent Femmes are set to do an album play of their debut album with the Chicago Philharmonic. It’s been hard for me to imagine stripped down songs like Gone Daddy Gone and Add It Up done with a classical collaboration. Get tickets and see the full schedule at ravinia.org.
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