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Meet The DJs
Mike Scales
Thursdays, 9PM
Mike is your average working stiff and former college radio DJ (R.I.P. WEIU, Charleston!) with a knack for music writing (Chicago Innerview Magazine), photography and concert-going. Musically, he likes stuff that really cooks! Mike’s tastes tend to hover over the loud and occasionally heavy, but it’s impossible to pin him down to any one genre. He loves it all, from blast-beats to jazz bleats, and he enjoys having a little something in the mix for everybody.
New Library Additons
Every week we do our best to add a wide range of music to our library, from the newest local releases to lost gems from the archives. Here’s a list of what we’ve recently added.
- Rabble Rabble Jailbait EP (Commune)
A 2009 CD-R release from Chicago’s own Rabble Rabble, Jailbait captures the band’s trademark garage-punk-psych via the cleaner sound of the studio setting – well, maybe a little cleaner, but still plenty wild. - Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Singers (Columbia)
The definitive collection from the blues great reputed to have traded his soul away to the devil in exchange for his mesmerizing, like-no-other guitar prowess – it’s an American classic from an American legend. - Alice Coltrane Ptah, the El Daoud (Impulse!)
Ptah might be considered the moment Alice Coltrane tapped into her full potential, utilizing Indian drone, spirital jazz, modal improvisation and melodious introspection – not to mention the talents of the singular Joe Henderson on tenor sax. - Laurie Anderson Big Science (Warner Bros.)
Nearly three decades later, Laurie Anderson’s avant-pop magnum opus is as deeply unsettling as ever – and lyrics like “Here come the planes / They’re American planes” only deepen the mystique of this landmark, one-of-a-kind work. - Fever Ray Fever Ray (Rabid)
Fever Ray, side project of The Knife’s Karin Dreijer-Andersson, sounds like a secret pagan ritual, a voodoo hex, a world of eternal Halloween. You can call it electro, you can call it goth, but labels don’t do much for it; at the end of the day, it’s just scary good.
New Podcasts
We're hard at work getting our podcasts up and running. Please check back as we'll begin posting podcasts shortly.
On The Schedule
- On-Air Laura Jellum (Bio/Playlists)
- 6:00PM DJ Bylamplight (Bio/Playlists)
- 9:00PM Caitlin Lavin (Bio/Playlists)
- 6:00AM Seville Lilly (Bio/Playlists)
- 9:00AM DJ MC (Bio/Playlists)
Win Swag
CHIRP makes your dreams come true! We’re running daily giveaways featuring free tickets to shows, CDs, shirts, and tons of other amazing swag. Take a look at what’s on deck right now. Check back often to find out when to tune in for your chance to win!
- Listen to Win Tickets to Those Darlins at Schubas Tune in Monday February 8th and listen for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Those Darlins with Hacienda and Velcro Lewis performing live at Schubas on Thursday 2/11.
- Win Tickets to Leslie and The Ly's We’re giving away a pair of tickets to see Leslie and The Ly’s with Christopher the Conquered playing live at Subterranean. Listen to CHIRP on the night of Tuesday February 9th for your chance to win. The bands perform on 2/12, doors at 9pm.
- Nomo Tickets Giveaway! We’ve got a pair of Nomo tickets for you! Listen to CHIRP on Tuesday February 9th while the sun is up for your chance to win. Nomo is performing live with The Lowly Ensemble Friday 2/12 at Schubas.
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