66 episodes
AUX Populi AUX Audio
-
- Arts
-
-
4.4 • 20 Ratings
-
AUX Populi is a show about the art, music, and mental health. Join host Andy King as he explores the lives of artists from all backgrounds, to discover the artist behind the art.
-
Modern Daybreak
Justin, Matt, and Mike from the band Modern Daybreak, talking about being famous with the elderly, dorkiness, dealing with death, and their recently released EP “Music for Love”.
“Music for Love” is available through most music streaming services. -
Modern Dairy
This week (as part of another double episode drop), it’s Geoff, Levi, Bobby, and Pat from the band Modern Dairy, discussing woodworking, mazes, apartments that have appeared on TV shows, and their recently released EP “With Tweaks”.
“With Tweaks” is available for streaming through most music streaming services. -
Disaster Kid
Seamus from the band Disaster Kid drops in to discuss moments that stick with us through our lives, loud airplanes, performance adrenaline, relationships, and the band’s upcoming single “Clean”.
“Clean” will be available for streaming starting on August 25th. -
Amelia Harlovic
This week (as part of another double episode drop), singer-songwriter Amelia Harlovic drops by to discuss a performative childhood, being a teacher, karaoke, her latest single “Parallel Parking”, and her upcoming (and first) DIY showcase.
“Parallel Parking” is available now through most music streaming services. -
Background Character
This week (as part of another double episode drop), it’s Ryan, Stephanie, and Bash from the band Background Character, talking about post-show feelings, Saturn’s return, starting beef, their next album, and their album release show on August 17th at Beat Kitchen.
Background Character’s album will be available for streaming starting on August 11th. -
Safety Squad
This week, Danny Bauer from the funk rock jazz comedy band Safety Squad joins Andy to talk about doing things your own way, pandemic porch concerts, money buckets, manifesting success, differing religious beliefs, and the band’s upcoming album and album release show in September.
Music from Safety Squad can be found through most music streaming services.
Customer Reviews
The human side of Chicago music
As someone who covers a lot of Chicago’s music scene, I find Andy King’s Aux Populi marks off a lot of boxes for me. Introduction to new local music? Check. Deep dives with artists worth getting to know? Check. Entertaining, interesting and often hilarious conversations? Check. Aux Populi has become an essential part of our scene as Andy works with artists to uncover the reasons they make music, their histories with art and the emotional sides of creators that we don’t often get to see on stage. It’s fun and fascinating stuff!
For fans of long form interviews and local podcasts
If you’re a fan of local music and long form interview podcasts, this is worth listening to every episode. Andy does a great job asking insightful questions, diving into both the personal experiences and music careers of up and coming artists throughout Chicago. Instead of being just a platform for talking about and plugging new releases, the host really helps you get to know the people behind the music. I love seeing something like this for local music, because it’s so often we only get to hear about the personal side of music from the most popular artists and celebrities. Definitely listen to this!
Thanks, Aux Populi!
My name is Isabella Snow and I am an indie singer songwriter and entertainer in the Chicagoland area. When you’re coming up in the indie scene, it is absolutely integral to collaborate with other indie creators. Not only to raise awareness about what you’re working on, but to also foster community in the artistic scene. When creators relate well, their audience does too. But everyone has their own set of creative standards and you can get various results because of it. I was lucky enough to be approached by the lovely Andy King to be a guest of Aux Populi this past spring. Andy has an incredibly professional, thought provoking, and jovial creative process, not only in regards to the podcast, but every project he seems to take on. Being on his podcast was not only unique in the sense of the in depth intelligence given to his interview questions, but also in his ability to be a genuine conversationalist. As a women in the entertainment industry, it was also so refreshing to have a one on one conversation with a male interviewer in which I felt completely respected, comfortable, and listened to on an equal level. I was honored to be a guest and would love to be back.