Artist Interviews
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Billy Corgan Stops By, Talks Smashing Pumpkins At Opening Day 2013 [Listen]
Lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins and Chicago Cubs fan, Billy Corgan, stopped by Yak-Zies Bar and Grill to chat with Terri Hemmert at the XRT Miller Lite Opening Day Broadcast. A Chicago native, Corgan […]
Anesthetic Playlist For April 7 2013 [Playlist & Free Download]
Frank Orrall of Poi Dog Pondering was my guest last night on Local Anesthetic. Not sure if it came through during the interview but the relief felt by Frank that the tremendous amount of work […]
Lin and Mary’s 2000 Interview with Roger Ebert
Back in 2000 Lin Brehmer and Mary Dixon had the pleasure of discussing the highly competitive Christmas movie season with recently deceased, Robert Ebert. Listen as they discuss 2000′s hit, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as […]
‘Above’ Reissue & Podcast With Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Supergroup, Mad Season [Listen]
In the mid-1990′s, Grunge music in Seattle was huge, and four members of different bands got together to create their own side-project, Mad Season. The band featured guitarist of Pearl Jam, Mike McCready, lead singer […]
Kurt Vile In ‘A Pretty Daze’ Live On XRT’s The Big Beat [Watch]
With his highly anticipated album release on April 9, it’s only fitting that Kurt Vile would have a parade back in his hometown of Philadelphia. This Saturday, the “city of brotherly love” is welcoming Vile […]
Anesthetic Playlist For March 17, 2013 [Playlist & Free Download]
It’s funny to listen back to an interview from ten years ago. I don’t remember being that wide awake but apparently I was in 2003. Was the XRT coffee stronger then? Could have been. Regardless, […]
New Music To Know: The Lone Bellow
The first time The Lone Bellow heard themselves on the radio, singer and guitar player Brian Elmquist literally face-planted into the snow. “We were just on a week-long radio tour and we were driving in […]
Playlist For Local Anesthetic, March 10, 2013 [Playlist & Free Download]
So, it turns out last night’s Local Anesthetic with Fletcher was the band’s first interview. Ever. By anybody. Only found that out after the fact and I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised. They’re young […]
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Play Live from Studio X [Watch]
After last night’s stellar performance at the Riviera, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite stopped by our radio station for some music and conversation with Terri Hemmert. The duo’s new album, Get Up! has received widespread […]
Local Anesthetic Playlist For Feb 24, 2013 [Playlist & Free Download]
The gentlemen of New World Ancients were as entertaining as I had hoped when they visited the XRT studios for last night’s Local Anesthetic. Early on in the conversation I picked up on their intelligence, […]










































