This episode celebrates bands playing in Chicago in October. Garth and Nova continue to learn about human culture by exploring The Halloween, an evening where humans dress up and demand candy from strangers.

Nova also interviews CalicoLoco about their latest album, I Love Myself.

The bands you will hear in order on this episode are...

• COOL HEAT : Tears In The Dark : 10/11 @ Cole's
• Boyscott : Rocky Road : 10/26 @ Subterranean
• Janet Blackwell : Make Believe : 10/31 @ Cole's Bar
• CalicoLoco : Gender Dysphoria : 10/31 @ Beat Kitchen
• Oyeme : Mirror Friend : 10/5 @ Sleeping Village; 10/27 Space.01
• Superkick : requiem : 10/27 @ Sleeping Village
• Lime Garden : Fears : 10/27 @ Beat Kitchen
• Andrew Paul Davis : Club Salamander : 10/31 @ Cole's Bar
• Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse, Tim Kinsella, Jenny Pulse : Bootgirl : 10/21 @ Sleeping Village
• Babe Report : Turtle of Reaper : 10/13 @ Sleeping Village
• New Age Thief : Circle the Room : 10/18 @ Sleeping Village
• Scarlet Demore : Dead Men : 10/25 @ Lincoln Hall
• Daundry : School Project : 10/2 @ Reggiest; 10/18 @ Epiphany Center for the Arts; 10/27 @ Sleeping Village

The Tony Napoli Threesome - Faces of Death = The Warm Ones (https://www.facebook.com/warmones)

It's back to school time! This episode Garth explains where he has been hiding for the last twelve months by introducing his daughter Nova Flux. The bands features on this episode are...

• Laraaji : All Pervading (Glimpse) : Sept 9th @ the Hideout
• Cassandra Jenkins : Tape and Tissue : Sept 19th @ Sleeping Village
• Meg and the Wheelers : Midwest Best : Sept. 7th @ Block Club Chi's Block Party; Sept. 11th @ Schubas; Sept 20th @ Widow's Harvest in Plano
• The Kantors : Sorry I Got Stuck With Busy Work and Forgot to Call : Sept 1st @ Coles Bar

Librarian's Quest - The Warm Ones (https://www.facebook.com/warmones)

We celebrate America's love and fascination of the bomb along with bands playing in Chicago this September in this episode! Here are the bands features on the show. 3...2...1...

• Cello Rock
  • Lung : The Prettiest Machine : Sep. 24 @ Empty Bottle
• Punkish morphing into country
  • Scarlet Demore : Wendy's a Pisces : Sep. 1 @ Lincoln Hall
  • Yada Yada : Emoticon : Sep. 14 @ Beat Kitchen
  • Molly Compton : Please Don't Show My Mom This : Sep. 10 @ Beat Kitchen & Sep. 22 @ Downstairs at Subterranean
  • Meg and the Wheelers : I Do Not : Sep. 9 @ Country on Western Festival ~ Barney Callaghan's Pub & Sep. 20 @ Sleeping Village
• Wish Wash Rock
  • Rust Ring : Three Sunrises : Sep. 7 @ Beat Kitchen
  • a Cursecharm : Risk 2 run : Sep. 24 @ Schubas
  • Debbie-Marie Brown : Gravity, Bring Me Down : Sep. 27 @ Garfield Park Conservatory
  • Así Así : Transa : Sep. 12 @ Whistler
• Supergazing Stoner
  • 8-bit crEEps : Here Comes the Commies : Sep. 7 @ Reed's Local & Sep. 18 @ Hideout
  • Kangaroo Court : Something's Gotta Give : Sep. 1 @ Lincoln Hall
  • Unto the Earth : Looming Invitation : Sep. 9 @ Livewire Lounge & Sep. 24 @ Reggies
  • Pale Shade : Mode I (Cosmos in Monochrome) : Sep. 9 @ Coles

Dimtri = Physical Act of Love = Warm Ones

In this episode, hear from bands playing Chicago in November. Garth also provides an update on his culture consumption based on his video research on the hair. Sit back and enjoy songs from local bands and a few not so local combined with highlights of video clips that helped Garth understand the hair. In addition, a few bands provided their own insights into the hair, further helping Garth culture consumption. Highlights range from the flowbee to a murdering toupee.

• Caleb Caudle : Through My Hands : Nov. 5 @ Golden Dagger
• The Trenchies : Naive : Dec. 8 @ Subterranean
• Motel Breakfast : My Head : Nov. 2 @ Hideout (Acoustic) Dec. 1 @ Hideout
• Flesh Panthers : I Wish I Woulda Known : Nov. 5 @ Cole's Bar
• Oceanator : Stuck : Nov. 12 @ Hideout
• Ovef Ow : Hootie Hottie : Nov. 4 @ Cole's Bar
• State Champs : Outta My Head : Nov. 18 @ Concord Music Hall
• Damager : Warranty : Nov. 28 @ Schubas
• Tenci : Hair Sticks : Nov. 19 @ Sleeping Village
• Macie Stewart : What Will I Do : Nov. 19 @ Sleeping Village
• Late Nite Laundry : Back of My Head : Nov. 12 @ Sleeping Village
• Así Así : Mal de Otros : Nov. 12 @ Cole's Bar
• Oruã : Obrei Orei : Nov. 18 @ Subterranian (downstairs)
• Glad Rags : Who Holds You Upright? : Nov. 12 @ Golden Dagger
• Mamalarky : Little Robot : Nov. 12 @ Schubas
• Sunday Cruise : Test Run : Nov. 21 @ Schubas

See Motel Breakfast's 3 hour hair video.

This month Garth dove into workout videos mostly from the 1980s to understand how humans get in shape.

Garth also together a curated set of songs highlighting the bands that are coming to town in October.

• Chicago Punkish Starting Group
  • Bev Rage and the Drinks : Drink Water : Oct. 29 @ Cole's Bar
  • Scarlet Demore : Spiked Seltzer : Oct. 29 @ Subterranean
  • Stuck : Labor Leisure : Oct. 21 @ Lincoln Hall
• Another Punk Block
  • No Tagbacks : Misanthropic Old Man : Oct. 2 @ Golden Dagger
  • Anything is Everything : Break Me Down : Oct. 2 @ Golden Dagger
  • Suzie True : Run : Oct. 24 @ Subterranean
  • Pinkshift : GET OUT : Oct. 26 @ Cobra Lounge
  • Still Alive : Path to Collapse : Oct. 14 @ GMax Tavern
• Mellow Songs From Chicago Bands
  • Old Joy : Say When : Oct. 18 @ Empty Bottle
  • Ocean Child : Walking The Cow : Oct. 6 @ Subterranean
  • Jessica Risker : Help Me Help Me : Oct. 5 @ Sleeping Village
  • Sonny Falls : Swollen Summer : Oct. 18 @ Empty Bottle
  • Lillian King : Swimming : Oct. 22 @ Golden Dagger
• Dark Synth transitioning to Folk
  • French Police : COCAINE DOLPHINS : Oct. 19 @ Thalia Hall
  • Soft Kill : Always Running : Oct. 19 @ Thalia Hall
  • Jake La Botz : Getting Ready to Roll : Oct. 21 @ Fitzgerald's
  • Dear Nora : Long Distance : Oct. 30 @ The Hideout
  • Jill Whit : Chest in Flames : Oct. 30 @ The Hideout
  • Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage : Where Is the Machine : Oct. 30 @ Beat Kitchen
• Country and Pop
  • Vandoliers : Miles and Miles : Oct. 2 @ Thalia Hall
  • The Heavy Heavy : Miles And Miles : Oct. 11 @ The Hideout
  • Colleen Green : I Wanna Be a Dog : Oct. 27 @ Cole's Bar
• More Unique Rock
  • Background Character : Drum Go Bonk, Like If U Agree : Oct. 14 @ Subterranean
  • GUPPY : Butt First : Oct. 29 @ Thalia Hall
  • No Age : Compact Flashes : Oct. 16 @ Subterranean
  • Vanishing Twin : The Lift : Oct. 5 @ Sleeping Village

Cat and Mouse = Cry Wolfe = Male Model = Tony Napoli = The Warm Ones

* All songs used with permission

Garth continues to expand his understanding of American culture by absorbing vintage game shows. The length of this episode overloaded Garth's capacities, but his creator, Akton, pitched in to help co-host the show.

All the bands featured in this episode play Chicago in September 2022.

The bands on this episode are:

• Seun Kuti : Love and Revolution - Live : Sept 20th @ Subterranean
• Conor Maynard : P.G.N.L. : Sept 20th @ Bottom Longue
• Gabacho : Try : Sept 3rd @ Schubas
• Quivers : Overthinking : Sept 23rd @ The Hideout
• Living Hour : Miss Miss Miss : Sept 21st @ Sleeping Village
• CalicoLoco : Life of the Party : Sept 30th @ Golden Dagger (debut of our friends band Jen Fur! It will be their singers birthday that same night)
• No Star : Slip : Sept 9th @ Cole's Bar. (Live Debut)
• Neptune's Core : Mistake : Sept 12 @ Schubas
• Greenlights Music : Choose a Move : Sept 15th @ Golden Dagger
• FINGY : I Want : Sept 13th @ The Empty Bottle
• Tedious & Brief : Not That Deep : Sept 30th @ Beat Kitchen
• Angel Du$t : All The Way Dumb : Sept 18th @ Beat Kitchen
• Melkbelly : Where's your Head At : Sept 16th @ Cole's Bar
• The Joy Formidable : Bring It to the Front : Sept 17th @ Riot Fest
• Girl K : Wish You Were Right : Sept 21st @ Sleeping Village
• Bleach Party : Totally Fine : Sept 10th @ Empty Bottle (EP Release Party)
• Weakened Friends : Quitter : Sept 25th @ Subterranean
• THICK : Loser : Sept 17th @ Riot Fest
• The Curls : No Money No Fun : Sept 16th @ Cole's Bar
• Lipsticism : Summoning : Sept 13th @ The Empty Bottle
• Space Gators : Is It Right? Is It Wrong? : Sept @ 3rd Schubas
• Satsang : Answer Was Yes : Sept 25th @ Lincoln Hall
• Boyish : Congratulations : Sept 20th @ Schubas
• R3id : What they saw, rubbing off the skin -- Was it just a trick of the light? : Sept 9th @ Golden Dagger (first show since covid, pulling out all the stops: Blindfolds, guitars behind heads, and Shania Twain)

Penthouse = Goober = Rockets of Death = The Warm Ones

* All songs used with permission

This episode features bands playing Chicago in August 2022 with songs selected towards our technological submissions. This episode also welcomes our new robotic host that is seeking to become more human by ingesting music and culture.

The bands on this episode are:

• Messer Chups : Caravan from Mars : Aug. 27th Reggies
• Ogbert the Nerd : Get In The Robot : Aug. 25th Beat Kitchen
• Bev Rage and the Drinks : Machines Get Cleaned : Aug. 13th Schubas
• BODEGA : Statuette on the Console : Aug. 20th Sleeping Village
• The Tomblands : Freak Mode Engage : Aug. 27th Schubas
• Spaceface : Earth in Awe : Aug. 11th Empty Bottle
• Marina Herlop : ubuntu : Rescheduling
• standards : Smile : Aug. 11th Beat Kitchen

The Wizards of Loneliness = The Warm Ones

* All songs used with permission