Chicago Acoustic Underground Podcast

In mid March, the CAU studio was invaded by Short Punks in Love!!! Brian Cremins on Guitar and Vocals with the Love of his life Pearl Ratunil on drums make up Short Punks in Love. If you get the chance to see them live, do it!!! They are so much fun. For more info go to: www.myspace.com/shortpunksinlove

I spent one fine Saturday afternoon in March with The Cristobalman. Cristobalman brings his multi-lingual voice and beautiful classical guitar to the show and we had a great time. Have a listen and enjoy as I did For more information on The Cristobalman go to www.myspace.com/thecristobalman

Nashville Singer/Songwriter Donna Frost is our first guest touring artist. Donnaand#39;s current CD Feels Like Home has been added to many playlists overseas as well as indie stations in the U.S. Tracks from the CD have received airplay and charted worldwide. Donna received the ASCAP Plus award in 2006 and 2007 and was featured on the WSM Opry Star Spotlight. For more info go to www.donnafrost.com

My Guest Co-Host and CAU Alumni Adam Faucett brings us the haunting lyrics of William Blackart. As you will notice, we had a great time recording this show. Kick back and enjoy another Arkansas transplant to Chicago. I know you will have fun listening.

And now for something completely different! Hiko and Ester came into my life one afternoon and changed my life as they will change yours. Fusing New Age with a Classical influence their music together will transform you to a most beautiful place. Brew a cup of tea, kick back and let your mind take you on a journey... For more info http://www.hikomusic.com

OK I have a few weaknesses in my life. One is I own more guitars than I will ever play and the other is Jazz music. Gary Tu provides me with a double fix! His great virtuoso guitar performance of both traditional and original Jazz. Gary joins us with his bass player Kurt Schweitz and we had such a great time with this show. Gary will be a guest artist at The Bill Porter CD Release Party at 7 PM on...

Jeff comes to us from Silvieand#39;s Lounge where he hosts an open mic show. His lyrics, voice, and guitar take us to beautiful places and reminded us a bit of John Denver. Take a break from lifeand#39;s travails and enjoy this lyrical man. For info and bookings: www.jeffchurchwell.com and www.myspace.com/jeffchurchwellmusic

This guy will blow your socks off. Perhaps the strongest voice I have ever recorded. Adam comes to us from Arkansas and is now a true Chicagoan. Great lyrics and excellent guitar style are combined with his incredible voice create a truly great show. Sit back and get ready!!!!

Dawn comes to us from Singapore via University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and I can tell you that we are lucky to have her here in Chicago. Classically trained on piano, a self taught guitarist and a great lyricist. I know that you are going to enjoy this show. For upcoming performance dates and more go to DawnXianaMoon.com

On this St. Patrickand#39;s Day week we bring you a fine Irish Lass Carey Farrell Carey brings a lyrical voice and a simple beauty to her original material. I especially enjoyed Kindergarten Boyfriend which comes from her teaching background. For more info on Carey go to www.myspace.com/careyfarrell You can hear her live on St. Patrickand#39;s Day at The Pick a Cup in Evanston.

I first heard Emily on a WGN News segment featuring Chicago artists and she blew me away. She is our first keyboard based artist and she is equally powerful on the keys as well as her vocals. You are in store for a stellar performance that, at times, brought tears to our eyes and goosebumps to our arms. Get ready, stop what you are doing, sit down,and enjoy one of the finest shows yet on CAU.

Bill and his wife Joyce showed up with Bagels, sparkling grape juice, and wine. Needless to say we had a good time and I think you will love this show. Bill has a haunting voice with wonderful lyrics and excellent guitar work. For more about bill check out his site www.myspace.com/greenfleamusic Thanks to everyone for listening...

I found Phil when I went to my new favorite guitar store to get my 1980 Guild D-50 repaired. They did a great job and while I was picking it up I struck up a conversation with Avenue N Guitars co-owner Phil which resulted in this show. Wait until you hear this show! They just keep getting better and better.

This is the show that I never wanted to post. Jacob Covington and I created this Podcast and now Jacob bids us goodbye as he has moved to San Francisco. He leaves us with some fine examples of his music in a quartet with Matt Berger on Guitar, Mike Bulaw on Bass, Scott Farago on Drums, and Jacob on Tenor Sax

Rick comes to us from The Gallery Cabaret where you can see great talent 7 nights a week His style is his own, but your can hear shades of Dylan and other great troubadours. For more info go to www.myspace.com/rickyounglove Enjoy the show!!!!

Nathan comes to us via The Gallery cabaret which is one excellent place to see and listen to Chicagoand#39;s singer/songwriters. Nathanand#39;s brand of performance elicits visions of Dylan and the balladeers of that era, only updated. We hope you enjoy this show and to check out Nathan go to www.myspace.com/nathanxander

Welcome back Chris Zonada has a wonderful voice and great lyrics. The third song he performed is a hilarious "Bar" song that made us all crack up and we decided to leave the laughs in and we even harmonized at the end. For concert dates, booking info, and downloads go to www.myspace.com/chriszonada Enjoy the show and sing along with us at the end... Peace, Jacob and Michael

Jacob and I had a great time with this band. Yes, Hot Heels Records is their name. Three guys kicking out a ton of music and singing some exceptional lyrics. Once again proving the wealth of amazing talent here in Chicago. For concert dates, booking info, and downloads go to www. HotHeelsRecords.com enjoy!!!!

Jacob and I had such a fun time with these people. At the core of this group the songwriting team of Trish Clausen and Max Getzel have been together since 1982.Flawless three part harmonies with Trish, Karla Sue and Courtney backed up by excellent bass, guitars, and Mandolin playing by Max, Steve, and Tim demonstrates the professionalism and joy that is Urban Twang. For concert dates, booking info...

Jeff Burns and Greg Dobrov are Guitars of Fire and being a guitarist myself I was blown away by these two. With two Ovation Guitars and with what appeared to be twenty fingers apiece, they played some of the most inventive original compositions yet. Their blend of jazz, flamenco with a touch of world fusion created pure magic on this show. I swear to you that I saw smoke coming off their guitars....

Today we bring you the incredible guitar work and epic songwriting that is Scottish. We only had time to get in 2 songs, but theyand#39;re both amazing. You can find more of him at www.scottishmcmillan.com and www.cdbaby.com/cd/scottishHope yaand#39;ll dig it!

Hi yaand#39;ll! Weand#39;re back this week with a great show with Val. Awesome voice, and incredible lyrics. Hope yaand#39;ll dig this one!

Finally! The long awaited Erick show. Terribly sorry about the long wait - we had some horrible technical problems with this session (corrupt files and whatnot), but we prevailed! Itand#39;s amazing what a little "percussive maintenance" can accomplish. So have a listen to one of the best shows yet. This one is definitely worth the wait. And dig the new website design! Weand#39;ll be adding a lot...

Third Person The three founding members of this hot band from the Eighties, Cathy Narvaez, Jack Duty, and CAU "Wizard of the Mix" Michael Vez got back together for an all acoustic set of their fine original material. Kick back and enjoy this journey back in time with Third Personand#39;s classic hits.

Since we are broadcasting from Chicago, we couldnand#39;t resist doing a podcast of some of Chicagoand#39;s very own home grown contribution to jazz - free jazz. Hope yaand#39;ll dig this foray into the world of other aural textures, as we expand our sonic palette...And if free ainand#39;t your thing, weand#39;ve got a killer show lined up for next week with one of Chicagoand#39;s wittiest songwri...