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Episode 5.1 Side 1 of 2: JSJ of The Hushdrops Takes On The Static!!

John San Juan of the Hushdrops gives us an intimate portrait of the latest Hushdrops album, The Static.

Episode 5: The Hushdrops are BACK!!

When the drummer of The Hushdrops Joe Camarillo died, it threw everything for the band into doubt. But John San Juan and Jim Shapiro gathered together with their frien...

Episode 4: Lou Heneise

Lou Heneise makes a beguiling, wonderful, optimistic brand of Americana music. Listen to her explain where that music comes from, and what's next! Find out more a...

Episode 4.1: The Mother's Day Special, with Lou Heneise

In this mini episode, Illinois singer-songwriter Lou Heneise tells us how being a mother has so profoundly changed her outlook on life, and informed her music. Coming...

Episode 2.3: The JSJ Files, pt. 3: MATERIAL ISSUE!!

John San Juan of the Hushdrops gives us the juicy details of his time touring with Chicago legends Material Issue!!

Episode 2: Hushdrops part 2 of 2

The dramatic conclusion to our profile of Chicago's legendary band The Hushdrops. John San Juan is our guest.

Episode 2.2: The JSJ Files, pt 2: Ness

John San Juan of The Hushdrops gives us all the details about his time in the undersung Chicago band Ness.

Episode 2.1: The JSJ Files, pt. 1: The Webb Brothers

In the debut mini-episode of The JSJ Files, John San Juan of The Hushdrops recounts the wonderful memories and the lessons learned during his tenure with the band The ...

Episode 2: Hushdrops part 1 of 2

John San Juan of the Chicago band The Hushdrops spills all about the many adventures and lessons he's gotten at the helm of one of Chicago's best-kept secrets. This is...

Episode 3.1: You Gotta Hear This Band!! with Max Loebman of ROOKIE

Max Loebman from ROOKIE hips us to 11 new bands who we all need to know. From Australia to Chicago, listen to a free sample of some excellent music made for rock-music...

Episode 3: (a band called) ROOKIE

Listen in as Max Loebman from Chicago rockers ROOKIE spills the beans on how to really ROCK, what it's like to tour with Cheap Trick, and the multiple levels of heartb...

Episode 1.2: The Hushdrops Become An Overnight Sensation!!

In this mini-episode, John San Juan regales me with the tale of how his band the Hushdrops (which is the next band to be profiled in depth on the Famous Cat Chronicle)...

Episode One: Hop On Pop

On the debut episode of the Famous Cat Chronicle, Todd Leiter-Weintraub of the band Hop On Pop sheds some light on his more-than-20-years of quality tunes and exuberan...

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