Big thanks to Anthony Cuccia and Quin Kirchner for calling in to the station and doing phone interviews today! They had a busy day of recording and driving back from Lafayette, LA to New Orleans so it was awesome that they could fit this into their schedules.
Today's show was all about New Orleans musicians and their collaborations with Chicago musicians. New Orleans artists like Anthony, Quinn, Dan Oestreicher, Jeff Albert, Justin Peake, Matthew McClimon, Will Thompson, Robin Boudreaux, Tim McFatter, Milton Villarrubia, etc. are working hard to keep bands, collaborations, and friendships together after Hurricane Katrina scattered many New Orleans musicians across the country. They travel and tour from city to city and collaborate over the internet when they can't be together to compose, record, or mix new CDs. And, as Anthony mentioned, they've expanded to working with other musicians in their respective cities, opening the doors for more possible collaborations in the future. It's amazing that they've been able to keep this up for almost 3 years now, but the musical connections are so important to them that they make it a priority and continue to grace us with wonderful music. (Thanks!)
Most of these musicians are frequently in Chicago, playing gigs around town, as a result. Check out their websites for their schedules and definitely try to see them live if you get the chance. Incidentally, Dan "Diesel Rocket" Oestreicher (The Other Planets, Box3, Magnetic Ear) and Justin Peake (Box3, Beautiful Bells, Magnetic Ear) were in the studio with us for the very first broadcast of "Connect the Dots" while they were doing just that.
When Matthew and I were thinking of concepts/names for this radio show, my first suggestion was to call it "The City of New Orleans" after the famed train that runs between the 2 cities. I wanted to show the strong musical connection that New Orleans and Chicago have, along with all of the stops in between. (After all, the reason that Chicago is known as a jazz and blues town (and Memphis and St. Louis) is because of all of the musicians from Louisiana and the Mississippi delta that took that train up north after finding themselves homeless after the Louisiana Flood of 1927 or during the Great Depression.) So, this show was a tribute to that idea and those pioneering musicians. I hope you enjoyed it!
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