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DJ Mandrew Fridays, 9AM
DJ Mandrew has been involved with community radio in various capacities since 1997, and has consistently struggled to find a middle musical ground between mid-late 1990’s emo, 1980’s hardcore and indie, 1970’s classic/psychedelic rock (including the Christian variety), modal music from around the world, and contemporary improv and noise. A functional amateur chef, he also enjoys throwing dinner parties for friends, colleagues, and students — you seriously need to try his roasted butternut squash risotto, mango salsa, or the famous vegetable curry he learned at the feet of his South Asian forbears. When he’s not volunteering or playing music for CHIRP, DJ Mandrew can be found collecting records, playing Javanese gamelan, learning and volunteering at the Old Town School of Folk Music, pursuing independent study in craft beer and homebrewing, or teaching world music and punk rock to unsuspecting undergraduates in Chicago. In the meantime, stalk him at will at CHIRP Radio, on Fridays between the hours of 9am and noon.
DJ Mandrew's Recent Playlists
September 7
5:59PM MC5 The Human Being Lawnmower from Back in the U.S.A. (Atlantic)
5:54PM Boduf Songs They Get On Slowly from This Alone Above All Else in Spite of Everything (Kranky)
5:49PM Bound Stems Risking Life and Limb for the Coupon from The Logic of Building the Body Plan (Flameshovel)
5:46PM Oakley Hall No Dreams from I'll Follow You (Merge)
5:40PM Nina Nastasia You can Take Your Time from Outlaster (FatCat)
5:36PM Robbie Fulks If They could Only See Me Now from Georgia Hard (Yep Roc)
5:31PM Magic Kids Skateland from Memphis (True Panther Sounds)
5:27PM Cains & Abels Call Me Up, Pt. 2 from Call Me Up (States Rights)
5:22PM Phoenix Love Like a Sunset Part I from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Glass Note)
5:16PM Arp Summer Girl from The Soft Wave (Smalltown Supersound)
5:13PM Camper Van Beethoven Tania from Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart (Virgin)
5:07PM Jeff Parker, Kevin Drumm & Michael Zerang Electro from Out Trios Volume Two (Atavistic)
5:01PM Deerhunter Saved by Old Times from Microcastle (Kranky)
4:58PM Jenny and Johnny Animal from I'm Having Fun Now (Warner Bros.)
4:53PM Make Believe The Storm on Her Birthday from Shock of Being (Flameshovel)
4:46PM Bjork Come to Me from Debut (Elektra)
4:43PM Catfish Haven Buying My Time from Devastator (Secretly Canadian)
4:40PM Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Banned (By the Man) from Let It Sway (Polyvinyl)
4:36PM Colin Meloy Sister I'm a Poet from Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey (self-released)
4:31PM Karl Blau Into the Nada from Beneath Waves (K)
4:29PM The Vaselines My God's Bigger than Your God from Sex with an X (Sub Pop)
4:24PM Cocteau Twins Little Spacey from Victorialand (4AD)
4:20PM Dungen Barnen Undrar from Skit I Allt (Mexican Summer)
4:17PM Grinderman When My Love Comes Down from Grinderman (ANTI-)
4:11PM Reds and Blue Island Breeze from Son of the Stars (Addenda)
4:08PM The Kinks Do You Remember Walter? from The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society (Reprise)
4:04PM Ladytron International Dateline from Witching Hour (Island)
3:59PM Charlie Deets` 2000 Flushes from The Power of Suggestion (Paribus)
3:54PM Blue Sky Black Death Call to Arms from Third Party (Fake Four Inc.)
3:51PM Fridge Harmonics from Happiness (Temporary Residence)
3:44PM The Twilight Sad Mapped by What Surrounded Them from Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (FatCat)
3:38PM Zoroaster Old World from Matador (E1)
3:32PM Silkworm Insomnia from It'll Be Cool (Touch & Go)
3:26PM Sufjan Stevens Enchanting Ghost from All Delighted People (Asthmatic Kitty)
3:22PM Kurt Vile I Know I Got Religion from Square Shells (Matador)
3:17PM R.E.M. Camera from Reckoning (I.R.S.)
3:11PM Azure Ray On and On Again from Drawing Down the Moon (Saddle Creek)
3:07PM Ratatat Bob Gandhi from LP4 (XL)
September 3
11:56AM The Pretenders Pack it Up from Pretenders II (Sire)
11:53AM The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Higher than the Stars from Higher than the Stars (Slumberland)
11:50AM Smith Westerns Girl in Love from Smith Westerns (HoZac)
11:46AM Dylan LeBlanc If the Creek Don't Rise from Pauper's Field (Rough Trade)
11:41AM Morphine Thursday from Cure for Pain (Rykodisc)
11:34AM S. Carey Broken from All We Grow (Jagjaguwar)
11:30AM Dinosaur Jr. Puke + Cry from Green Mind (Sire)
11:23AM Tinariwen Chatma from Amassakoul (Wrasse)
11:20AM Rabble Rabble Dance Beat from Bangover (Commune)
11:16AM Mission of Burma Wounded World from ONoffON (Matador)
11:11AM Feist Secret Heart from Let It Die (Arts & Crafts)
11:08AM Ra Ra Riot Kansai from The Orchard (Barsuk)
11:03AM Death Cab for Cutie Pictures in an Exhibition from Something about Airplanes (Barsuk)
10:56AM Caribou Sun from Swim (Merge)
10:53AM David Bowie Where Have All the Good Times gone from Pin Ups (RCA)
10:51AM Grass Widow Shadow from Past Time (Kill Rock Stars)
10:46AM ceo Love and Do What You Will from White Magic (Modular)
10:44AM Charlotte Gainsbourg Greenwich Mean Time from IRM (Because Music)
10:41AM Weezer Glorious Day from Weezer (Green Album) (Geffen)
10:37AM David Singer & The Sweet Science Straight to Bed from Arrows (The Sweet Science)
10:33AM Sloan Delivering Maybes from Between the Bridges (murderecords)
10:29AM 764-HERO You Were the Long Way Home from Weekends of Sound (Up)
10:24AM Vivian Girls The End from Everything Goes Wrong (In the Red)
10:19AM Gorillaz Empire Ants from Plastic Beach (Virgin)
10:15AM Bottomless Pit Kiss Them All from Blood Under the Bridge (Comedy Minus One)
10:10AM Pelican untitled from Australasia (Hydrahead)
10:07AM The Sword Night City from Warp Riders (Kemado)
10:01AM New York Dolls Trash from New York Dolls (Mercury)
9:55AM Arab Strap Phone Me Tonight from The Week Never Starts Round Here (Chemikal Underground)
9:53AM The Termals Your Love Is So Strong from Personal Life (Kill Rock Stars)
9:50AM Boris Furi from Akuma No Uta (Diwphalanx)
9:45AM The National Gospel from Boxer (Beggars Banquet)
9:38AM Imbogodom Of the Cloth from The Metallic Year (Thrill Jockey)
9:36AM Chicago Underground Duo Falling Awake from In Praise of Shadows (Thrill Jockey)
9:27AM Versus Erstwhile from On the Ones and Threes (Merge)
9:20AM Anathallo The Bruised Reed from Floating World (Artist Friendship)
9:19AM Broken Social Scene Fire Eye's Boy from Broken Social Scene (Arts & Crafts)
9:12AM Nick Drake The Thoughts of Mary Jane from Five Leaves Left (Island)
9:07AM Land of Talk Playita from Cloak and Cipher (Saddle Creek)
August 27
11:57AM Crystal Castles Courtship Date from Crystal Castles (Lies)
11:54AM Camu Tao King of Hearts from King of Hearts (Fat Possum)
11:50AM Bhopal Stiffs I Came for You from R.I.P. 1983-1988 (Harmless)
11:47AM The Dead Weather The Difference Between Us from Sea of Cowards (Third Man)
11:44AM The Walkmen Woe Is Me from Lisbon (Fat Possum)
11:37AM Buke & Gass Sleep Gets Your Ghost from Riposte (Brassland)
11:34AM Canasta The Model from Find the Time (self-released)
11:28AM Parliament Flash Light from Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome (Casablanca)
11:23AM Thunderbirds Are Now! The Veil Comes Down from Make History (Frenchkiss)
11:20AM Rabble Rabble $300 Hoodie from Bangover (Commune)
11:17AM Medications Postcards from Completely Removed (Dischord)
11:11AM Skybox Cue Conversation from Arco Iris (Big Red Balloon)
11:09AM Jawbox Chicago Piano from For Your Own Special Sweetheart (Atlantic)
11:06AM Brad Laner Crawl Back In from Natural Selections (Hometapes)
11:01AM Yo La Tengo Decora (Live Acoustic) from A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities: 1986-2002 (Matador)
10:58AM Jaill How's the Grave from That's How We Burn (Sub Pop)
10:56AM Son Volt Drown from Trace (Warner Bros.)
10:47AM Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Say Goodbye to the Little Tree Girl from The First Born is Dead (Mute)
10:43AM Low Venus (Time Stereo Dub Mix) from A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (Chairkickers Union)
10:39AM Candy Claws Sun Arrow from Hidden Lands (twosyllable)
10:32AM The Sea and Cake Leeora from The Biz (Thrill Jockey)
10:29AM Mystery Jets The Girl is Gone from Serotonin (Rough Trade)
10:25AM Kristin Hersh Me and My Charms from Hips and Makers (Reprise)
10:19AM Cymbals Eat Guitars Indiana from Why There Are Mountains (Sister's Den)
10:14AM Shapes and Sizes Old Worlds from Candle to Your Eyes (Asthmatic Kitty)
10:11AM Mudhoney Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More from Superfuzz Bigmuff (Sub Pop)
10:05AM Catfish Haven Set in Stone from Devastator (Secretly Canadian)
10:01AM Mark Eitzel Three Inches of Wall from West (Warner Bros.)
9:57AM Ami Saraiya Tangleweed from Archaeologist (self-released)
9:52AM ESG Everything Goes from Keep on Moving (soul Jazz)
9:49AM Homeboy Sandman Being Haved from The Good Sun (High Water Music)
9:43AM Boards of Canada Turquoise Hexagon Sun from Music Has the Right to Children (Matador)
9:37AM The Ponys Check the Door from Deathbed Plus 4 (Matador)
9:34AM Roxy Music Out of the Blue from Country Life (Island)
9:29AM Blue Giant When Will the Sun Shine? from Blue Giant (Vanguard)
9:24AM Sebadoh Spoiled from III (Homestead)
9:20AM Les Savy Fav High and U nhinged from Root For Ruin (Frenchkiss)
9:16AM Gastr Del Sol The Seasons Reverse from Camoufleur (Drag City)
9:10AM The Budos Band Budos Dirge from The Budos Band III (Daptone)
9:07AM Cat Power Wild is the Wind from The Covers Record (Matador)
August 20
11:54AM Akasha Go Home from How They Move (self-released)
11:52AM Do Make Say Think The Universe! from You, You're a History in Rust (Constellation)
11:47AM The Mynabirds Numbers Don't Lie from What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (Saddle Creek)
11:42AM Arcade Fire Suburban War from The Suburbs (Merge)
11:37AM Larry Norman I've Got to Learn to Live without You from Rebel Poet, Jukebox Balladeer: The Anthology (Arena Rock)
11:32AM Menomena Bote from Mines (Barsuk)
11:28AM In Tall Buildings Good Fences from In Tall Buildings (Whisler)
11:21AM Can Dizzy Dizzy from Soon Over Babaluma (Spoon)
11:16AM Autolux Supertoys from Transit Transit (TBD Records)
11:14AM Queens of the Stone Age Monsters in the Parasol from Rated R (Interscope)
11:07AM The Cocktails Cast Stones from The Cocktails (Carrot Top)
11:04AM Rabble Rabble Baptism from Bangover (Commune)
11:00AM The Patti Smith Group Ghost Dance from Easter (Arista)
10:55AM Mannequin Men 22nd Century from Fresh Rot (Flameshovel)
10:52AM Sleater-Kinney Modern Girl from The Woods (Sub Pop)
10:49AM Rakaa C.T.D. from Crown of Thorns (Decon)
10:42AM LCD Soundsystem I Can Change from This is Happening (DFA)
10:39AM Neil Young Only Love Can Break Your Heart from After the Goldrush (Reprise)
10:34AM Nina Nastasia Wakes from Outlaster (FatCat)
10:30AM Brad Laner Brain from Natural Selections (Hometapes)
10:27AM Japandroids Sex and Dying in High Society from Younger Us 7" (Polyvinyl)
10:23AM The Zombies Time of the Season from Odessey & Oracle (Date)
10:18AM Jon Langford & Skull Orchestra Flag of Triumph from Old Devils (Bloodshot)
10:12AM Leonard Cohen Dress Rehearsal Rag from Songs of Love and Hate (Columbia)
10:08AM The Replacements The Ledge from Pleased to Meet Me (Sire)
10:05AM Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin All Hail Dracula! from Let It Sway (Polyvinyl)
10:01AM XTC Dear God from Skylarking (Virgin)
9:56AM Detholz! Kiss Me in Space from Who Are the Detholz!? (self-released)
9:49AM Red Red Meat Oxtail from Bunny Gets Paid (Sub Pop)
9:45AM Reds and Blue Wildfire from Son of the Stars (Addenda)
9:42AM Cursive Dedication to Desertion from Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes (Crank!)
9:37AM Townes Van Zandt Loretta from Flyin' Shoes (Tomato)
9:31AM Reporter Silent Running from Time Incredible (Holocene)
9:26AM Explosions in the Sky Day Six from The Rescue (Temporary Residence)
9:19AM Real Estate Suburban Dogs from Real Estate (Woodsist)
9:18AM Elvis Costello & the Attractions Human Touch from Get Happy!! (Columbia)
9:14AM Blue Giant The Void Above the Sky from Blue Giant (Vanguard)
9:08AM Belle & Sebastian White Collar Boy from The Life Pursuit (Matador)
9:06AM Mystery Jets Lady Grey from Serotonin (Rough Trade)
9:05AM The Clash (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais from The Clash (US) (Epic)
August 13
11:59AM At the Drive-In Cosmonaut from Relationship of Command (Grand Royal)
11:53AM Death From Above 1979 Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT Edition) from Romance Bloody Romance (Vice)
11:50AM Coltrane Motion My Heart Might Go On from Hello Ambition! (Datawaslost)
11:44AM Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang Merciless and Great from The Wonder Show of the World (Drag City)
11:39AM Shapes and Sizes Old Worlds from Candle to Your Eyes (Asthmatic Kitty)
11:34AM Billy Bragg & Wilco California Stars from Mermaid Avenue (Elektra)
11:29AM Owen Brown Hair in a Bird's Nest from New Leaves (Polyvinyl)
11:26AM Radiohead True Love Waits from I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings (Capitol)
11:21AM Emma Tricca Paris Rain from Minor White (B-Music)
11:16AM Saint Etienne Boy Is Crying from Sound of Water (Sub Pop)
11:12AM Daft Punk The Prime Time of Your Life from Human After All (Virgin)
11:07AM M.I.A. Born Free from /\/\ /\ Y /\ (Interscope)
11:02AM The Dirtbombs Motor City Baby from Dangerous Magical Noise (In the Red)
11:00AM Personal and the Pizzas I Can Reed from Raw Pie (1-2-3-4 Go!)
10:57AM The Stooges L.A. Blues from Fun House (Elektra)
10:47AM Boris Sweet No. 1 from Rainbow (Drag City)
10:42AM Fennesz Daniell Buck Diamond Mind from Knoxville (Thrill Jockey)
10:36AM The Budos Band Golden Dunes from The Budos Band III (Daptone)
10:33AM The Gossip Don't (Make Waves) from Movement (Kill Rock Stars)
10:29AM Yo La Tengo The Room Got Heavy from I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador)
10:23AM The Poison Arrows For Lack of an AK from Newfound Resolutions (File 13)
10:16AM Fang Island Sideswiper from Fang Island (Sargent House)
10:15AM The Get Up Kids I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel from Something to Write Home About (Vagrant)
10:08AM Beirut A Sunday Smile from The Flying Cub Cup (Ba Da Bing!)
10:04AM School of Seven Bells Windstorm from Disconnect from Desire (Ghostly International)
10:03AM DJ Shadow High Noon from Preemptive Strike (Mo' Wax)
9:54AM Versus The Ones and Threes from On the Ones and Threes (Merge)
9:51AM The Apples in Stereo Hold on to This Day from Electronic Projects for Musicians (Yep Roc)
9:47AM The xx Heart Skipped a Beat from xx (Young Turks)
9:40AM Icy Demons As It Comes from Tears of a Clone (Eastern Developments)
9:35AM Comets on Fire Hatched upon the Age from Avatar (Sub Pop)
9:31AM Cotton Jones Sail of the Silver Morning from Tall Hours in the Glowstream (Suicide Squeeze)
9:24AM The Juan MacLean One Day from The Future Will Come (DFA)
9:21AM Male House of Ride from German for Shark (Other Electricities)
9:19AM Sonic Youth Disconnection Notice from Murray Street (DGC)
9:11AM Neko Case Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth from Middle Cyclone (Anti-)
9:06AM Mystery Jets Waiting on a Miracle from Serotonin (Rough Trade)
9:03AM R.E.M. 7 Chinese BRos. from Reckoning (I.R.S.)
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- 3:00PM Mike Gibson (Bio/Playlists)
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