Vocalo Radio
Cool conversations with artists making good music
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 762
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
"Trap Nerd," DXTR Spits talks science, hip hop and launching ONLi Packs
DXTR Spits (@dxtrspits) is a Chicago-based Hip Hop artist as well as an engineer and scientist, which informs his scientific approach to music, spoken word, and entrepreneurship. DXTR is an acronym s…
00:12:20 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
Drama talks new album "Lies After Love" and their Happy-Sad Music
DRAMA (@dramaduo) is a dark and passionate musical collaboration between Na’el Shehade and Via Rosa. Jesse Menendez spoke with Chicago-based duo about their new album "Lies After Love," and the exper…
00:12:59 |
Wed 04 Apr 2018
From refugee camps to American Idol, StoryTeller recounts his musical journey
StoryTeller (@bass-sensei-e)is a musician and refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who left his country of birth at age 3. After living in multiple refugee camps, he and his family settled i…
00:19:04 |
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Dessa on how neuroscience helped her get over a breakup, her views on Free Will and new album Chime
On her new album Chime, Minneapolis-based Hip Hop artist @dessaofficial navigates neuroscience to help her understand how love has played such a compelling role in her life and music. Jesse Menendez …
00:13:29 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
Ajani Jones on growth, evolving and new EP "Cocoons"
Chicago-based Hip Hop artist @ajani_Jones has recently joined the Closed Session label roster with the release of his new EP "Cocoons." The young artist addresses themes of evolving and blossoming, a…
00:11:53 |
Fri 23 Mar 2018
Malcolm London talks "Right Away Series," an EP of love poems, political commentary & self-discovery
@MalcolmLondon is a Chicago based poet, activist, organizer, and youth mentor regularly speaking out against social injustice and police brutality in the city. Malcolm has recently released his sopho…
00:12:20 |
Thu 15 Mar 2018
The Gold Web talks about new album "Acidchrist Superspice & the Candyboys" and Glam Rock
The Gold Web is Chicago’s art-glam monstrosity. Known for their highly theatrical stage shows, the group doses audiences with blissful grooves, dramatic songwriting, and an outrageous visual performa…
00:11:50 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
Radiant Devices address trauma, silence and depression on new EP "unheeded"
@radiantdevices explore a sound that draws upon art rock, downtempo electronic and industrial aesthetics. Jesse Menendez spoke with front woman Mojdeh about the band’s new EP "unheeded." The project …
00:13:26 |
Thu 08 Mar 2018
Smart Bar celebrates women and non-binary pioneers in electronic music with the Daphne series
"Daphne" series at Smart Bar aims to celebrate women and non-binary folks that have contributed to electronic music in the past and present. In addition to nighttime events with DJs and live acts, th…
00:18:23 |
Wed 07 Mar 2018
Air Credits reveal new details about the dystopian future on new EP Wasteland Radio
@AirCredits is music from the not too distant future, when the planet’s water supply has all but ceased, air has become a commodity and the landscape has turned into a wasteland. Jesse Menendez spoke…
00:10:54 |
Fri 02 Mar 2018
Towkio talks new album WWW. (World Wide Wave) and recording with Rick Rubin
Chicago Hip Hop artist is the first rapper to drop an album from space. SAVEMONEY collective member is set to release his much anticipated major label debut World Wide Wave. The album was recorded at…
00:17:52 |
Thu 22 Feb 2018
Evidence talks new album Weather or Not, and the recurring theme of water in his music
West Coast MC Evidence recently released his third solo studio album, Whether or Not. The album is a deeply personal look into the rappers life and his wife’s battle with cancer. Jesse Menendez spoke…
00:08:38 |
Tue 20 Feb 2018
Roy Kinsey tells a story of migration and identity on new album "Blackie"
On his new album, "Blackie," Chicago rapper @RoyKinsey explores his Southern roots and how his family's migration from Mississippi to Chicago informed his own sense of identity and Blackness. Jesse M…
00:14:15 |
Thu 15 Feb 2018
Brandon Markell Holmes talks new album "The Museum of R&B" and singing with Gorillaz
Chicago singer @brandon-markell-holmes wields a expressive voice and an ability to write mature and emotive songs that navigate subjects like identity, love and being Black in America. Jesse Menendez…
00:18:47 |
Tue 13 Feb 2018
The Microphone Misfitz talk comics, politics and "Escape from Babylon Vol. 3"
"Babylon is a wicked mindstate, a wicked place, both physical, metaphysical, mental and spiritual. And you're trying to get to a Zion state of being, a tranquility mindstate, and get as far as possib…
00:17:35 |
Wed 07 Feb 2018
Sam Trump celebrates Black joy and unity on soulful brass-rich debut Purple Skies
Originally from Houston TX, and now Chicago-based composer, singer, and trumpet player Sam Trump infuses his debut album "Purple Skies" with sophisticated soul and R&B. The album features songs like …
00:16:52 |
Thu 01 Feb 2018
Leilani Wolfgramm addresses imbalance and narcissism in society on new album "Live Wire"
Leilani Wolfgramm is an Orlando based Reggae artist inspired by Bob Marley’s profound ability to inject his music with social commentary. Wolfgramm’s new album "Live Wire" captures that narrative and…
00:11:14 |
Fri 26 Jan 2018
Phor talks tattoos, Black Ink Crew and debut album "Butterfly"
Chicago rapper and tattoo artist Phor can be seen on VH1’s popular reality TV show, "Black Ink Crew: Chicago." Now the rapper is gearing up for the release of his debut project "Butterfly." Jesse Me…
00:13:02 |
Thu 18 Jan 2018
MFn Melo on finding himself and his debut "MeloDramatics"
Chicago Hip Hop artist and Pivot Gang collective member MFn Melo recently released his debut project "Melodramatics." The album sees Melo shattering misconceptions of life on the West Side of Chicago…
00:12:00 |
Wed 10 Jan 2018
ProbCause talks new EP "Distractions"
Chicago Hip Hop artist ProbCause has consistently produced music that combines his lyrical prowess, genre-blending production, and songwriting abilities. He spoke with Jesse Menendez about his new EP…
00:12:18 |
Thu 04 Jan 2018
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