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On Episode #6 of 2 Guys 1 Album, hosts Mike Heidemann and Paul Farahvar take on the soulful, sample heavy beats of Kanye West on his 2004 album, “College Dropout”.   [Some Mature Language] Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann and Paul Farahvar

On this episode of Sound Sessions, Michael sits down with the heartfelt, thoughtful and powerful artist…LP.  Turn up your volume for this interview which took place at Chicago’s Metro before her sold out show. Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann Audio Maestro – Brian Hlavacek

On Episode #5 of 2 Guys 1 Album, hosts Mike Heidemann and Paul Farahvar take on the pop-punk darlings of 1999…  Blink 182‘s “Enema Of The State”.    [Some Mature Language] Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann and Paul Farahvar

On Episode Four of 2 Guys 1 Album, hosts Mike Heidemann and Paul Farahvar take on the crooner rock album that delighted the airwaves during the early 2000’s… “Hot Fuss” by The Killers.     [Some Mature Language] Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann and Paul Farahvar

On Episode Three of 2 Guys 1 Album, hosts Mike Heidemann and Paul Farahvar take on the dread-lock heavy album “August and Everything After” by  Counting Crows. Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann and Paul Farahvar

On Episode One of 2 Guys 1 Album, hosts Mike Heidemann and Paul Farahvar take on the legendary album “No Need To Argue” by The Cranberries. Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann and Paul Farahvar

On Episode One of 2 Guys 1 Album, hosts Mike Heidemann and Paul Farahvar take on the legendary album “Weezer” aka “The Blue Album” by Weezer. Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann and Paul Farahvar

On this episode of Sound Sessions, Michael calls up the energizing and charismatic lead singer of Enter Shikari, Rou Reynolds.  They discuss everything from Rou’s daily habits, his love for his fans and the impact music has had on him since he was a young lad. [Catch them LIVE here in Chicago on February 9th at Metro] Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? […]

On this episode of Sound Sessions, Michael speaks with the Grammy award winning musician, Kimbra.  They dive into conversation about the new album, “Primal Heart”, what she does when she’s not creating music, her travels, and the message she hopes to evoke when creating her sound. See Kimbra Live at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall [Saturday, February 3, 2018, 7:00 PM] Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact […]

WGN Radio’s Mike Heidemann calls up Luke Spiller of The Struts on this episode of Sound Sessions.   Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann  

Sound Sessions spoke with Bruce Finkelman about creating a musical legacy in Chicago, growing alongside a changing Ukrainian Village and what the future holds as The Empty Bottle celebrates 25 years of great music in Chicago.  #EB25 Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here:   In 1992, Bruce Finkelman created something that, over the course of the next 25 years, would become an almost unparalleled celebration of arts, culture and music in Chicago.  But what we know today at the […]

Sound Sessions is delighted to sit down with one of the most unique voices in music today, Alicia Bognanno of the band, Bully.  [See Bully LIVE at Chicago’s Thailia Hall on November 7th]   Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Joining us live in studio, Alicia and Mike chat about Bully’s most recent album, “Losing” (released on Oct. 20th on the Sub Pop label) which is swiftly becoming one of the most talked about releases this fall.  Every topic is […]

WGN Radio’s Mike Heidemann speaks with country legend, Charlie Daniels about his new album, Memories, Memoirs and Miles: Songs Of A Lifetime as well as his new book, Never Look At The Empty Seats.   This was an interview I took more than the normal allotted amount of time to ready myself – Speaking to legendary country artist, Charlie Daniels.  I mean, the man (Who turned 81 the day after this interview) has a career spanning nearly 60 years and exceeding […]

On a very special episode of Sound Sessions we wax poetic about the recent Reverend Horton Heat show that took place at Chicago’s City Winery.   Host, Michael Heidemann welcomes national music journalist, Jim Ryan (Chicago Now and The Daily Herald) to discuss their experience viewing true Rockabilly Royalty.   Cars and Guitars, 50’s influences, bloody bass guitars, Chess Records and so much more to look forward to during the episode.  Enjoy! Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you […]

On this episode of Sound Sessions, Michael chats with the EDM mega-force, Kaskade.  From his start in Chicago’s local house music scene to rocketing to large scale festivals across the globe – Kaskade has solidified himself as one of the guiding lights in Electronic Dance Music. In this interview we cover everything from what he likes doing when he’s not on the road, changing the game when it comes to adding melody to electronic music, and his connection to Chicago.  Alright, […]

[Interview from 2015]  On this special THROWBACK THURSDAY edition of Sound Sessions! Host Mike Heidemann, catches up with Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall of the explosive EDM group, The Chainsmokers! The original interview took place in 2015 before their set at Chicago’s Lollapalooza.  They discuss their meteoric rise to fame, humble beginnings and where they saw their career trajectory right before they became the biggest EDM group in the world.  Enjoy! Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what […]

On this episode of Sound Sessions Michael chats with Danny Bengston from the group together PANGEA.  A bare bones, mega-force when it comes to hum-worthy guitar heavy hooks – together PANGEA has put out one of 2017’s catchiest albums yet with “Bulls And Roosters”.  See them live at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge on October 6th! Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: Like what you hear?  Have a questions or want to get in contact with Mike from Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com […]

Michael Heidemann, host of ‘Sound Sessions’ joins Dave to talk about how different generations discover new music, the top music releases of the Fall and upcoming concerts around town.

Sound Sessions host, Michael Heidemann sits down with Genevieve Schatz (vocals) and Marc Walloch (guitar) from the Chicago-born group, Company of Thieves before their long awaited homecoming show at the House Of Blues.  They discuss what’s been happening since they took some time off, side-projects and the meaning behind their new song “Treasure” – As well as go deep with questions surrounding life, affirmations and the soulful music they write. Listen To The Full Podcast Right Here: [Click Play on The Toolbar] […]

We take you back to a classic Sound Sessions interview with Of Montreal’s frontman, Kevin Barnes. Listen back as Kevin discusses the band’s theatrical performances, innovative music making, and latest album, Aureate Gloom.  Mike and Kevin also delve into how Barnes’ faith in America is now restored, one concert at a time. Like what you see?  Have a question or want to get in contact with Sound Sessions? Soundsessionspod@gmail.com | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | ITunes Host – Michael Heidemann