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Mike Nikolich DJ Profile

I host The Friday Spin from noon to 3 pm CST every Friday afternoon. My show is an eclectic mix of new and old indie, world, alternative, punk, rock, jazz, prog, ambient, blues, soul, artist interviews, and anything else that tickles my fancy. If you enjoy Chicago blues, listen to the "Pre-Happy Hour Blues" at 1:55 pm, plus "Cover 3" at 2:25 pm, featuring one obscure original and three cool covers of songs you may or may not recognize. My show also features concert news, Rock & Roll birthdays, and plenty of music trivia. Oh yeah, and I love to play your requests, so submit them to via any of CHIRP's social media channels, my Facebook page ("@mikenikolich") or dj@chirpradio.org. If I can't work your request into today's show, I will do my best to get it on the air the following week.

Check out Mike's two most recent shows below:

Mike Nikolich's Playlists

5/31 - 12pm hour
12:15pm Chip Wickham Snake Eyes Shamal Wind (Lovemonk)
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5/24 - 2pm hour
Mamadou Kelly - Politiki album artwork 2:54pm Mamadou Kelly HaDJiatou Politiki (Clermont Music)
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2:47pm Iris Blue Local Evergreen Over Promise, Almost Deliver (self-released / 2024)
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Henrik Palm - Nerd Icon album artwork 2:44pm Henrik Palm Lunch Hour (of the Wolf) Nerd Icon (Svart)
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King Hannah - Big Swimmer album artwork 2:42pm King Hannah Big Swimmer (featuring Sharon Van Etten) Big Swimmer (City Slang)
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2:37pm Elvis Costello Long Distance Love Long Distance Love - A Tribute to Lowell George (Flatiron Recordings)
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2:36pm The Luck of Eden Hall Local Psychotic Reaction Single (Fruits De Mer)
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2:34pm Wendy Waldman Heartbeat Which Way to Main Street (EPIC)
Track Notes: Wendy wrote and released this song in 1982 with co-writer Eric Kaz and it went straight to the cutout bin. But labelmate Don Johnson (yep, that guy from Tin Cup and Miami Vice) recorded a new version for his LP of the same name in 1987, and the single and LP charted, with the single reaching #5 and the LP #17 on the Billboard charts. Musician reviewer JD Considine wrote, "Don Johnson sings as well as Glenn Fry acts." Enuf said.... Buy Wendy Waldman Which Way to Main Street at Reckless Records Buy Wendy Waldman at iTunes Buy Wendy Waldman Which Way to Main Street at eMusic Add to Collection
2:25pm Kacey Musgraves Three Little Birds Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (604/Schoolboy/Interscope)
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Zoya Zafar - Some Songs album artwork 2:18pm Zoya Zafar Blue Some Songs (self-released)
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2:17pm Cerberus Shoal Lighthouse in Athens Part One ...And Farewell to Hightide (Temporary Residence)
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Charlie Musselwhite - Mississippi Son album artwork 2:15pm Charlie Musselwhite Remembering Big Joe Mississippi Son (Alligator)
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - The Hits Keep Coming album artwork 2:07pm Rick Estrin & The Nightcats 911 The Hits Keep Coming (Alligator)
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John Lee Hooker - The Best of John Lee Hooker: 1965 to 1974 album artwork 2:05pm John Lee Hooker Mr. Lucky The Best of John Lee Hooker: 1965 to 1974 (MCA/Chess)
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Ivy Ford - Time to Shine album artwork 2:02pm Ivy Ford Local Mr. Right Time to Shine (Self-released)
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5/24 - 1pm hour
Johnny Iguana - Johnny Iguana 1:59pm Johnny Iguana Local Shake Your Moneymaker Johnny Iguana's Chicago Spectacular! (Delmark)
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The Stooges - Raw Power album artwork 1:57pm The Stooges Gimme Danger Raw Power (Columbia)
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Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes album artwork 1:49pm Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone Violent Femmes (Slash)
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1:46pm Vinto Van Go Local Every Other Afternoon Vinto Van Go (self-released)
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MINISKIRT - Paint It Rad album artwork 1:41pm MINISKIRT Local Fastalee Paint It Rad (self-released)
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Animanz & Juanita Euka - Exotic Other album artwork 1:35pm Animanz & Juanita Euka Ain't No Way Exotic Other (Tru Thoughts)
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Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement album artwork 1:32pm Kamasi Washington The Garden Path Fearless Movement (Young)
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1:10pm Randy California I Don't Want Nobody Kapt. Kopter & the (Fabulous) Twirlybirds (Epic)
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James Brown - Star Time album artwork 1:04pm James Brown Cold Sweat Star Time (Polydor)
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LowDown Brass Band - LowDown Nights album artwork 1:03pm LowDown Brass Band Local Bourbon Street LowDown Nights (Dibs)
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5/24 - 12pm hour
Ovef Ow - Vs. The Worm album artwork 12:54pm Ovef Ow Local Fauxtography Vs. The Worm (Whats For Breakfast?/Oort Cloud)
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12:51pm The Mighty Lemondrops Hallowed Ground Richochet (Sire)
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12:50pm David Newton and Thee Mighty Angels The Songs That Changed Our Lives (featuring Eddie Argos) A Gateway to a Lifetime of Disappointment (Parkfield)
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12:39pm Naked Raygun Local Live Wire Jettison (Caroline)
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Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF album artwork 12:37pm Les Savy Fav Void Moon OUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
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