February 26

You, Me, Them, Everybody Live (a talk show)

Hosted by Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon
Guests include Ian Belknap from Write Club, stand up comedian Liza Treyger, a special set from The Harrow

The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Il
9pm, 21+, donations appreciated

About

February 28th, 2010

You, Me, Them, Everybody is a podcast. The show is recorded regularly. It has four different formats.
1. Sit down long form interview (think "Fresh Air")
2. Esmeralda Leon and Brandon Wetherbee cover topics of the day and in their lives (think of two friends in well-lit, kinda quiet bar)
3. On location event coverage (think of "This American Life" but not nearly as focused)
4. YMTE Live! with Brandon Wetherbee (think "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson")
The reason we don't have one format is because we (me, Brandon Wetherbee) find one format boring. I like doing long interviews and I want to know what Merle thinks of daily events and I'm bored at large concerts and am interested in what journalists and musicians and vendors and concert-goers think and doing the live show is the most fun thing in the world.

You, Me, Them, Everybody produces shows every Monday and Tuesday night at the Hungry Brain, a lovely place to drink in the Roscoe Village neighborhood in Chicago. These shows range from singer-songwriters that aren't doing Dylan impressions, lectures about metal and feminism, short film screenings, some dude walking on glass (really), stand up comedy, sketch comedy, puppetry and more.

Brandon Wetherbee

Brandon Wetherbee is the creator, host, producer, etc. of You, Me, Them, Everybody. Before YMTE, Brandon was the co-creator of "The Machine" a free Chicago based publication that ran from 2005-2007. Before that he was the program director at WRDP, Radio DePaul (2003-2006), Magazine editor of "The DePaulia (2001-2005) and creator of the zine "Foul" (1999-2007). He's been in the bands Fetor, Precinct Captains and some he'd like to forget. He DJ'd regularly from 2005-2008 at Delilah's, Liar's Club, the Empty Bottle, Double Door and more.

Esmeralda Leon

Esmeralda Leon is the co-host, publicist, producer of You, Me, Them, Everybody. Originally from Joliet, IL, Esmeralda came to Chicago in 2001. She's been working in radio for the last eight years, first as a DJ at Radio Depaul and then as Jonathon Brandmeier's assistant producer at 97.9 The Loop. You can catch her musings at her blog, Space for Lease, and listen to her ramblings on Radio DePaul every Tuesday from 12:30 to 3PM CT.

Derek Dziak

Derek Dziak, a native Chicagoan, is a musician, film actor, writer and director, and the Supreme Disembodied Voice of Promos at YMTE. Currently he is acting and directing Stiff Investigations, produces Comics and Villains, a monthly stand-up comedy showcase at Chicago's own Lucky Number Grill; he is also filming a documentary about a 78 year old soul singer.

He is the frontman for one of the Midwest's loudest heavy metal bands, Extraction Point, and a sometimes-guest on YMTE, usually to plug his latest cockeyed scheme.

He is represented by Naked Voices Talent. Find him at DerekDziak.com.