The summer hasn't even started and Retirement Party has kicked off the sounds of the season. Avery Springer of Retirement Party joins to talk about the release of the debut full-length record, "Somewhat Literate,"...

The summer hasn't even started and Retirement Party has kicked off the sounds of the season. Avery Springer of Retirement Party joins to talk about the release of the debut full-length record, "Somewhat Literate," moving to Chicago, forming Retirement Party to turn around an EP, her favorite parts of the Chicago scene and more.

Find music by Retirement Party at retirementparty.bandcamp.com and purchase the LP through Counter Intuitive Records.

Thanks to Tim Crisp at Better Yet Pod (find the podcast at betteryetpod.com).

Also, some thoughts on venues collecting a percentage of merch sales from touring bands. Thank you to Diet Cig for prompting these thoughts.

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