Independent's Day Podcast
1) Episode 225: ID FFWD with Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson first joined us on Independent's Day almost exactly ten years ago for episode 112. He has been a busy guy in the interim; continuing to teach at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, r...Show More
2) Episode 224: ID FFWD with Freedy Johnston
Freedy Johnston’s Can You Fly album landed on a number of 1992 best-of lists, with legendary music critic Robert Christgau calling it "a perfect album” and penning the following about the record: “Con...Show More
3) Episode 223: ID FFWD with Dan Navarro
Dan Navarro had just launched his post-Lowen and Navarro solo career when he first joined us on Independent's Day for episode #103 back in March of 2014. Now he's back with his second solo album, Hori...Show More
4) Episode 222: The Whitmore Sisters
Perhaps there exists nothing more beautiful than when beauty is mixed with sadness. Add in some world-class musical talent, the type of harmony singing only possible between siblings, and the benefit ...Show More
5) Episode 221: Elizabeth Goodfellow
Drummer, percussionist, and multi-instrumentalist Elizabeth Goodfellow has built a career for herself out of playing with an ever-growing number of innovative artists. You may have seen her onstage or...Show More
6) Episode 220: Leeann Skoda
Nashville is a town filled with great singers and great songwriters, and certain rare artists are endowed with exemplary gifts in both endeavors. Leeann Skoda is just that kind of artist, and although...Show More
7) Episode 219: David Burchfield
Anyone who has ever attempted to entertain an audience with only their voice and an acoustic guitar faces a daunting task. Both the guitar and the human voice to be sure are versatile and dynamic inst...Show More
8) Episode 218: Benjamin Jaffe
Benjamin Jaffe spent over ten years as half of the Americana duo HONEYHONEY, making acclaimed records and crisscrossing the country playing catchy and memorable songs for dedicated fans. But every ban...Show More
9) Episode 217: Geoff Pearlman
It was a concert by glam rock juggernauts Kiss that opened a 9-year-old Geoff Pearlman’s eyes to the possibilities of a life in music. Guitar lessons soon followed, as did a series of high school rock...Show More
10) Episode 216: Robbie Fulks
Robbie Fulks is a sort of latter-day Renaissance Man. After spending his formative years in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia, Fulks eventually settled in Chicago - where his fresh take on Am...Show More