EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 1H 15M
Desiree Starr Harris 🎤 Libido Funk Circus & Chicago Disco Scene | Hogpod Chicago Music Podcast
from H.O.G. POD: Chicagoland Hyper Local Music Scene · host HogPod Chicagoland's Hyper Local Music Chat
Desiree Starr Harris of Libido Funk Circus and Disco Circus brings the heat to Hogpod. She quit EMI with a one-year-old at home to bet everything on funk and disco. Pete nearly killed a disco ball mid-show. Basement laser parties. Peeps and Pop-Tarts hatred that became an AI song. Thirty years of Chicago disco that never dies..🎶 Album 5 — "Follow the Call of the Disco Ball" — 8 AI-generated tracks ripped straight from this conversation:https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hog....🎧 All Hogpod AI Albums on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QtmZ....🎤 Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike "Bongo" Orfanos (Bongo Mike), and Chris "Rhodesy" Rhodes.🎯 KEY MOMENTS0:00 Disco Circus live performance — opening sizzle reel • The Disco Circus Sizzle Reel! 1:03 Hogpod Music Albums on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2QtmZ...1:11 Rat Bastard Song • RAT BASTARD 🐀 Punk Rock Groundhog Day | Ho... 3:01 Happy Birthday Beth4:37 Mindy Shulman Live Streamhttps://www.youtube.com/live/EBlo_LTK...5:49 Desiree joins9:40 Libido Funk Circus background — 30 years, Desiree 23 years15:45 Alliance Music17:50 Joey DeMarco21:39 The bands are Desiree's number 1 source of income24:04 How did Disco Circus evolve26:45 Why is disco so special after all these years27:23 Debbie Harry/Blondie — punk or disco28:25 Disco ball Pete incident33:30 Mock Star show • Mock Star 🎸 Full Band: Axl Watched, Bret M... 34:34 Rhodesy gives Desiree heads up on album creation35:08 Album for this week36:20 8 track players39:10 The magic of the disco ball48:10 Tour of Desiree's basement48:39 Desiree worked at EMI — records on basement wall52:05 Coming out of college getting into music business53:42 Best places to play for a disco bandhttps://impactfuelroom.com/1:03:02 Jim O'Connell show • Jim O’Connell (Anchors Away, Snapshot) | H... 1:03:05 Desiree sings Tears of a Clown with Jimmy from Coterie Motown1:09:24 Bongo Mike question time.📍 Topics in this episode:Chicago disco bandsChicago tribute bandsLibido Funk Circus historyDisco Circus bandChicago live music sceneBand booking in ChicagoWorking musician lifeAI generated music podcast.🎤 Guest Links:🎸 Libido Funk Circus:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oha3...libidofunkcircus.com🕺 Disco Circus:discocircusband.com📘 Facebook: / desiree.stephensharris 🎵 Desiree's tracks:https://open.spotify.com/track/4k5RuD...https://open.spotify.com/track/40gn18...https://open.spotify.com/track/2M5X1S...https://open.spotify.com/track/40KOEQ....❤️ Support Hogpod: / hogpodsupporters .Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike "Bongo" Orfanos (Bongo Mike), and Chris "Rhodesy" Rhodes..📞 Booking:[email protected] / 708-287-3692.#Hogpod #ChicagoMusic #LibidoFunkCircus #DiscoCircus #ChicagolandMusic #AIMusic #Disco #Funk
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Desiree Starr Harris of Libido Funk Circus and Disco Circus brings the heat to Hogpod. She quit EMI with a one-year-old at home to bet everything on funk and disco. Pete nearly killed a disco ball mid-show. Basement laser parties. Peeps and Pop-Tarts hatred that became an AI song. Thirty years of Chicago disco that never dies..🎶 Album 5 — "Follow the Call of the Disco Ball" — 8 AI-generated tracks ripped straight from this conversation:https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hog....🎧 All Hogpod AI Albums on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QtmZ....🎤 Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike "Bongo" Orfanos (Bongo Mike), and Chris "Rhodesy" Rhodes.🎯 KEY MOMENTS0:00 Disco Circus live performance — opening sizzle reel • The Disco Circus Sizzle Reel! 1:03 Hogpod Music Albums on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2QtmZ...1:11 Rat Bastard Song • RAT BASTARD 🐀 Punk Rock Groundhog Day | Ho... 3:01 Happy Birthday Beth4:37 Mindy Shulman Live Streamhttps://www.youtube.com/live/EBlo_LTK...5:49 Desiree joins9:40 Libido Funk Circus background — 30 years, Desiree 23 years15:45 Alliance Music17:50 Joey DeMarco21:39 The bands are Desiree's number 1 source of income24:04 How did Disco Circus evolve26:45 Why is disco so special after all these years27:23 Debbie Harry/Blondie — punk or disco28:25 Disco ball Pete incident33:30 Mock Star show • Mock Star 🎸 Full Band: Axl Watched, Bret M... 34:34 Rhodesy gives Desiree heads up on album creation35:08 Album for this week36:20 8 track players39:10 The magic of the disco ball48:10 Tour of Desiree's basement48:39 Desiree worked at EMI — records on basement wall52:05 Coming out of college getting into music business53:42 Best places to play for a disco bandhttps://impactfuelroom.com/1:03:02 Jim O'Connell show • Jim O’Connell (Anchors Away, Snapshot) | H... 1:03:05 Desiree sings Tears of a Clown with Jimmy from Coterie Motown1:09:24 Bongo Mike question time.📍 Topics in this episode:Chicago disco bandsChicago tribute bandsLibido Funk Circus historyDisco Circus bandChicago live music sceneBand booking in ChicagoWorking musician lifeAI generated music podcast.🎤 Guest Links:🎸 Libido Funk Circus:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oha3...libidofunkcircus.com🕺 Disco Circus:discocircusband.com📘 Facebook: / desiree.stephensharris 🎵 Desiree's tracks:https://open.spotify.com/track/4k5RuD...https://open.spotify.com/track/40gn18...https://open.spotify.com/track/2M5X1S...https://open.spotify.com/track/40KOEQ....❤️ Support Hogpod: / hogpodsupporters .Hosted by Pete Jansons, Mike "Bongo" Orfanos (Bongo Mike), and Chris "Rhodesy" Rhodes..📞 Booking:[email protected] / 708-287-3692.#Hogpod #ChicagoMusic #LibidoFunkCircus #DiscoCircus #ChicagolandMusic #AIMusic #Disco #Funk
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