On a regular basis, the Time Out Chicago music staff sits down with one of our fair city’s fine local musicians for a chat and a recording session. We keep each episode of The Infinite Loop short enough to listen to on an El ride downtown, and direct enough so you can plan your weekend quickly and easily. Each podcast contains a little backstory, a little sense of the artist’s personality and, of course, selections from an exclusive live performance for the Infinite Loop at our State and Jackson studios.

This week we sit down with songwriter and viola abuser Anni Rossi, who has just issued a debut album on the venerable independent record label 4AD. Rossi hails from the Twin Cities but spent some time in California soaking up the arty scene around a venue known as the Smell. Now, she’s back in the heartland, but don’t expect to see her around the bars too often. She’s touring constantly, as of late. We managed to find a free day to drag her to our plush recording facilities and we couldn’t be more thrilled.

Anni Rossi plays Schubas Saturday 6—her boyfriend Rollin Hunt opens the show. Read more about her in this week’s Music section.

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