morningamp:

“I’m very proud of where I’m from. […] I think we’ve got a lot of great writers and artists and just people here who have stories to tell, and maybe they’re not necessarily as relatable across the country or world, but they are in their own respect they’re very good and it’s the kind of thing we should be proud of and share with people. This is our story, this is where we’re from. Here. Understand it. Share it with us. ”

- Walter Knoblock, Midwest Native and Editor of The Great Lakes Book Project.

The Great Lakes Book Project is a collection of creative non-fiction which looks at the Great Lakes through geography, culture, and, personal dramas. Editor Walter Knoblock joined AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams on the phone from Traverse City, MI as well as writer Ben Goluboff of Lake Forest was in the studio with us.

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vocalomusicvox:

Talib Kweli has been called a conscious rapper, an underground rapper, a backpack rapper.. Whatever you wanna call him, he simply says he’s a man who stands up for what he believes is right and he puts that message in his music. The prolific artist joined Jesse Menendez on The MusicVox and spoke about playing with a live band, his upcoming record, Prisoner of Conscious, what motivates his politically and socially conscious lyrics, and commented on his recent dialogue with Lupe Fiasco about the affect lyrics and art have on our communities.

Catch Talib playing in Chicago with a live band this Saturday, 4/13 at Double Door

The MusicVox airs M-F 6-8PM on 89.5 (NWI) / 90.7 FM (CHI) / www.vocalo.org

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morningamp:

“Often times what i find really interesting is that performance artists will come from a political agenda, they may come from a  sound art agenda. They may come from  dance, they may come from music, they may come from theater  but primarily they’re working from a really interesting space, that, to me, is thinking about ideas - thinking about ways in which you push the body through different places. […] It’s been a very collaborative experience.”
- Mark Jeffery, Curator, SAIC Professor and Member

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