Strung Out
Welcome to STRUNG OUT. The show is an eclectic mix of topics ranging from music, to art, to themes of the day to the supernatural to how to better this world we live in. If you like interesting conversation, along with some original music, we got your back. Martin McCormack resides in Chicago. He is known not only for his music, but for his writing and artwork. McCormack's entire catalogue of works can be viewed at www.MartinMcCormack.com. You can also see McCormack's involvement in the duo Switchback by visiting the website www.waygoodmusic.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 254
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Strung Out Episode 173. PHILOSOPHY OF ART. SINGER-SONGWRITER-ARTIST REBECCA JASSO ON HER MUSIC.
Chicago native Rebecca Jasso is a singer/songwriter who playfully writes around the themes of love, loneliness, and fantasy, skillfully weaving her melodies into the harmonic fabric of …
Strung Out Episode 172. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART SERIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER RACHEL DREW.
Rachel Drew grew up the daughter of folk-musician-sweethearts, who met in 1972. They played the old venues such as No Exit in Chicago's Roger's Park neighborhood. As a kid, she knew s…
Strung Out Episode 171: PART TWO. INTERVIEW WITH MOVIE MAKER AND ARTIST DAVID ROCCO FACCHINI.
David Rocco Facchini is an artist's artist. He's at once a visual artist, making amazing sculptures out of found objects, such as bits of old movie equipment, he's a storyteller, a sto…
Strung Out Episode 170: PART ONE. INTERVIEW WITH MOVIE MAKER AND ARTIST DAVID ROCCO FACCHINI.
David Rocco Facchini is an artist's artist. He's at once a visual artist, making amazing sculptures out of found objects, such as bits of old movie equipment, he's a storyteller, a sto…
Strung Out Episode 169: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART SERIES/NICHOLAS BARRON ARTIST.
This is part two of an interview with multi-talented songwriter/musician and visual artist Nicholas Barron. His art studio/gallery in Rogers Park Chicago is just off the lake and it c…
Strung Out Episode 168--The Philosophy of Art Series. THE MUSIC OF NICHOLAS BARRON.
It is no secret that the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago is home to a lot of artists. Musicians, painters, sculptors, theater companies and the people who make them happen. So it …
Strung Out Episode 167: SWITCHBACK ROUNDUP
Wanna have a listen to two upcoming tracks to the new Switchback album Red or Blue?
Here they are! Plus some news about upcoming Switchback fan tours, the ongoing fight to keep Switchba…
Strung Out Episode 166. ALL THINGS MARTY
Mosquitoes, lost art, new music, Labor Day....what else?
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Strung Out Episode 165. THE ROUNDUP
It was a hot week in Chicago and yet, Chicago was tepid compared to the rest of the news from other parts, which really were burning! From the Fulton County Jail to landing a rover on …
Strung Out Episode 164. THE PIECAST
Martin sits down at the Hoosier Pie Company in Evanston, IL., to eat pie with writer, sports writer, band critic and music lover, Paul Schneider to talk about the state of the arts, AI,…
Strung Out Episode 163.AUDIOSCAPES
The first part of this podcast has Martin talking about International Left-handed Day, the Tragedy happening on Maui and the Big Island with the wildfires in Hawaii. The second part is…
Strung Out Episode 162. THE ROUNDUP
Sandeep Gopal and Martin relax in the backyard of the vast 10,000-acre estate and talk about politics, heat waves and sun bears.
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Strung Out Episode 161. THE REPORT FROM IRELAND.
Martin spent a week over in Ireland on tour and shares some of the conversations he had with people from Northern Ireland, particularly the town of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. Cha…
Strung Out Episode 160. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART-INTERVIEW WITH SINGER SONGWRITER JENNY BIENEMANN
Jenny Bienemann is a powerhouse. She works at fundraising for the Music Institute of Chicago, a job that requires a great deal of patience, communication and passion. She is a mother;…
Strung Out Episode 159. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART. SINGER-SONGWRITER RON LAZZERETTI
Softspoken, funny, a natural storyteller. Those are the first words that come to mind when talking to Ron Lazzeretti. But he is a hard-working songwriter, crafting lyrics and biting d…
Strung Out Episode 158. Martin Goes 60
Martin's birthday is a week from now, and so this podcast has a quick world news roundup of some of the significant events happening. Then a song in the raw from the current new album …
Strung Out Episode 157. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART--MEET SAXON STONE
Saxon Stone is a visual artist/sculptor. His inspiration comes from living in Chicago, observing nature on his foraging runs to find natural objects from mushrooms to lichens, wood and…
Strung Out Episode 156. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART. SINGER-SONGWRITER AL ROSE
The singer-songwriter Al Rose has been a fixture on the Chicago Independent song circuit. Coming into the studio with eight albums under his belt, Rose is thoughtful, funny and honest …
Strung Out Episode 155. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART. SINGER-SONGWRITER, LUTHIER, ANDON DAVIS
We resume our series of the Philosophy of Art. And, we are going to lean a bit toward some great singer-songwriters that call Chicago home. Back in the 1960's through the early 1980's…
Strung Out Episode 154 WORLD ROUNDUP
On a gloomy and rainy June day, Sandeep and Martin decide to cheer things up a bit by talking about topics so depressing that the gloomy day feels great. Tune in.
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