CHIRP: Chicago Independent Radio Project

Posted by Patrick S. on November 5, 2008 around 10am

Deli Chicago is the latest in delimagazine’s spotlight on music scenes around the country. With open blogs for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco amongst others, the windy city finally gets its due. Deli focuses on independent artists ranging from indie pop to hip hop to roots music, and they do their homework, digging to represent acts that still operate on the basement show side of things. It offers links to a plethora of artist’s websites to sample music and it looks like they will eventually incorporate streaming music as well. With content as diverse as artist spotlights, gear reviews and even an advice column, this could prove to be a valuable resource for musicians and non-musicians alike. People are invited to submit their own music and write about their favorite bands around town. The only major fault that I noticed was there was no events calendar, but we do have the Reader for that.