Miranda Winters grew up in Providence, RI - but she's all in on Chicago. She plays guitar and sings in Chicago noise rock quartet Melkbelly (along with her husband, Bart Winters). Her most recent project was the all-female band Mandy wich released the LP Lawn Girl last year. Look for Melkbelly out on tour in the next few months.Time stamps:1:30: What are some of your earliest musical memories?3:50: What were some of your gateway bands?5:30: At what age did you decide you wanted to be a musician?7: How and when do you get to Chicago?8:10: What were your first impressions of Chicago?10:12: How long did it take you to find your Chicago music community?15: What's it like working creatively with your husband?18: Talk to us about Mandy20: What is your creative process like?23: Is Melkbelly working on anything right now?27: What was it like being inside the hurricane as people were saying Melkbelly was blowing up at SXSW?30: Did you cry the first time you went to Electrical Audio?31:30: Song destroyers - how did you come upon that process? how does that process work?34: Has the reaction to the Mandy record surprised you at all?37:30: The two most recent Melkbelly songs are very different, how did these songs come to be?39: How long does the process usually take with recording?40:45: What makes the Chicago scene so special?43:35: Favorite place to play shows/see shows in Chicago?47:20: Thick or thin crust pizza fan?50:45: What are some Chicago bands that are near and dear to your heart?52:30: What is your go to cheap drink?54: What are you excited about coming up over the next couple of months?