The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs’ in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by a cover of the storyteller’s choosing, performed by our house band: The First Time Three.

The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Executive producer is Bobby Evers. Podcast produced by Jim Mulvaney.

First Time: First Course - 3/19/25

7 years on to the exact day, aged 21 - Skream delivered one of the most important essential mixes of all time.

TRACKLIST
Skream – ‘Hedd Banger’ (Dub)
Skream - ‘Percression’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Shake It’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Hurt Them’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Movin Snarez’ (Disfigured Dubz)
Mark Ashken – ‘Size 3’ (Skream mix) (Leftroom)
Skream N Clue Kid – ‘SandSnake’ (Disfigured Dubz)
Skream – ‘Lemon’ (Dub)
Warrior Queen – ‘Take Time’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Chest Boxin’ (Tempa)
Skream – ‘Dubbers Anonnymous’ (Tempa)
Skream – ‘2D’ (Tempa)
Zinc featuring Slarta John – ‘Flim’ (Skream mix) (Dub)
Coki – Untitled (Big Apple Music)
Skream/Mala – ‘Anti-Tapped’ (Dub)
Unknown – ‘Alicia’ (white)
Skream – ‘Nemesis’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘The Line’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Tortured Soul’ (Tempa)
Benga – ‘Skunk Tip’ (Skream mix) (Tempa)
Skream – ‘Skwelcha’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘ Sine-Us’ (Dub)
Distance – ‘Nightvision’ (Skream mix) (Dub)
Black Ghost – ‘Find Some Way’ (Skream N Plastician Refix) (Southern Fried)
Rusko – ‘Jah Hova’ (Sub Soldiers)
Skream – ‘Losin Control’ (Tempa)
Magnetic Man – ‘What's Happenin?’ (Dub)
Coki – ‘Blood Thirst’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Wobble That Gut’ (Dub)
Slazenger – ‘8ate Ball’ (white)
Skream ft Warrior Queen – ‘Check It’ (Tempa)
Coki – ‘Sponge Bob’ (Big Apple)
Skream – ‘Oskillata’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Murdera’ (Dub)
Neon Hitch – ‘Derek’ (BiPolarMen Refix) (The Beats)
Skream – ‘Make Me’ (Distance Remix) (Dub)
Seventeen Evergreen – ‘Ensoniq’ (BiPolarMen Refix) (Dub)
Skream – ‘Krash’ (Dub)
Skream – ‘Midnight Request Line’ (Tempa)
Skream – ‘C.R.O Dub’ (Dub)
Klaxons – ‘Not Over Yet’ (Skream mix) (EMI)
Benga – Untitled (white)

Skream - Essential Mix - BBC Radio 1 - 17.06.2007

The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by any cover of the storyteller's choosing, performed by our house band, The First Time Three.

The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Production by Andy Vasoyan and Executive Producer Bobby Evers. Podcast produced by Andy Vasoyan. Recorded by Tony Baker.

Andy Friedman

Kloie Louise’s story for the First Time show on March 19th, 2025. 

Kloie Louise

Mia Henry’s story for the First Time show on March 19th, 2025. 

Mia Henry

Elizabeth Moen’s story for the First Time show on March 19th, 2025. 

Elizabeth Moen

Stephanie Douglass’ story for the First Time show on March 19th, 2025. 

Stephanie Douglass

live at Space Oddities, Chicago
March 4th 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffin3SZ_m98

Space Oddities 3-4-17

Our special guest for FACT014 is Chicago's Air CreditsI The duo made up of ShowYouSuck and STV SLV of The Hood Internet joined us in our factory studio building to record this exclusive live session, featuting brand new, never recorded material! This session was recorded on location at CHIRP studios by Mike Lust of Manor Mobile Recording. Video of the full session was captured & edited by Big Foot Media.

1. Flowers
2. Safe Room

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Safe Room

Flowers

Recorded and Mastered at Gravity Studios, Chicago on May 2018
Mixed and Mastered by Doug McBride
Recorded and Edited by Grey Taxon
Bass: Herf Yamaya
Keyboards: Packy Lundholm
Drums: Neal Wehman
(c) 2018 Andrei Cabanban

Identity

Past And Future

CHIRPRadio's interview with Swedish electronic duo Korallreven

Korallreven Interview

Here is the Return of Adam Radmall (aka PlusPlus), Plantman’s guitarist
(WHO HAVE A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT ON ARLEN RECORD IN EARLY 2013).
After the extraordinary album “Evils” released in March 2011,
here is eight new electro-acoustic tracks with a subtle melancholy that characterizes the PlusPlus’s compositions.
Also available in limited CD edition with four extra bonus tracks.


[LBN016] Plusplus - "The Old Country"

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