In 2014, James VanOsdol started the Car Con Carne Podcast with his friend Mike Bratton. The initial concept was to record a podcast inside various barbeque restaurants, but the pair quickly realized that due to the background noise that’s often present in such locations, this idea wouldn’t be possible. With Bratton being a professional voiceover artist, he suggested recording in a car, as that’s where he would often record an audition or a demo if he was away from his home studio. Bratton indicated that the inside of a car is relatively soundproof, and that all he needed was his laptop and microphone to make a recording. With this realization, Car Con Carne was born.
Continue Reading…Originally a printed zine from 1998 – 2004, our goal is to provide coverage of Chicago’s expansive independent music community, and to occasionally highlight some of our past work. National and international bands will be featured as well, but above all, we hope to create lasting content for music fans everywhere.
Writer: Bill Denker
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