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 ("Mike Nikolich") 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 here.
8/12 - 12pm hour
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12:35pm
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Ty Segall
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Hello, Hi
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Hello, Hi (Drag City)
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12:29pm
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Wailin Storms
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Broken Into Three
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The Silver Snake Unfolds (Gilead Media)
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12:26pm
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The Wheel Workers
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Quarter Page
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Harbor (Sinkhole Texas Inc)
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Track Notes: Houston underground indie music collective has been banging around for two decades and recorded its fifth LP over three years with its current line-up of Steven Higginbotham (vocals, guitar, violin), Erin Rodgers (vocals, keyboards), Craig Wilkins (keyboard, guitar), Kevin Radomski (drums) and Zeek Garcia (bass).
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12:22pm
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Art Brut
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I Hope You're Very Happy Together
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Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! (Alcopop!)
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12:17pm
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Hawkwind
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Brainbox Pollution
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Doremi Fasol Latido (United Artists)
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12:15pm
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Pat Metheny
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Jaco
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Pat Metheny Group (ECM)
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Track Notes: Happy Birthday, Pat Metheny (born in 1954)
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8/5 - 2pm hour
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2:54pm
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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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Golden Sail
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XI: Bleed Here Now (Dine Alone)
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Buy ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead XI: Bleed Here Now at Reckless Records
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2:50pm
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U.S. Girls
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So Typically Fine
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Single (4AD)
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2:47pm
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Lucy Dacus
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Partner in Crime
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Spotify Singles (Matador)
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2:40pm
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The Mantles
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Don't Lie
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The Mantles (Siltbreeze)
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Track Notes: Ty Segall just did an acoustic cover of this garage classic on his LP "Hello, Hi," but this is the original.
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2:38pm
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The A's
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Go to Sleep My Darling Baby
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Fruit (Psychic Hotline)
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Track Notes: The A's is the duo of former Mountain Man members Amelia Meath from Sylvan Esso and Alexandra Sosser-Monig also of Daughter of Swords. This is a cover of a song by the DeZurk Sisters (aka the Cackle Sisters), a country music duo from Royalton, MN, that used to appear on WLS-AM's "Barn Dance" show in the 1940s and 1950s.
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2:33pm
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Bobby Womack
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California Dreamin'
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Fly Me To The Moon (Capitol)
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Track Notes: What a great version of the John Phillips hit! This song has been recorded dozens of times. This cover is one of the best IMHO!
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2:31pm
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White Denim
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Just Dropped In
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Fargo Year 2 (Songs From the Original MGM/FXP Television Series) (MGM Television Entertainment)
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Track Notes: This is a cover of a Kenny Rogers and the First Edition) that was a hit in 1968. The song was written by Micky Newbury and the White Denim version was featured on the Fargo Year 2 TV Series soundtrack. I this version, did you????
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2:24pm
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Soccer Mommy
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With U
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Sometimes, Forever (Loma Vista)
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2:18pm
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Post Office Winter Local
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WAKE
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Music Box (self released)
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2:13pm
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Melody Angel Local
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Get Over Yourself
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She Black (One Melody Publishing)
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Track Notes: Catch the Melody Angel Band at Rosa's this Saturday at 8 pm
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2:06pm
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Jamiah Rogers Local
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The Boy Next Door
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Blues Superman (Self-released)
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Track Notes: Jamiah Rogers is playing a pair of gigs this weekend - tonight he's at Harlem Avenue Lounge at 9 pm and tomorrow he's at Buddy Guy's Legends -- same time!
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2:01pm
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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials Local
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Icicles In My Meatloaf
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Rattleshake (Alligator)
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8/5 - 1pm hour
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1:57pm
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Breezy Rodio Local
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Walking With My Baby (feat. Billy Branch)
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So Close To It (Self-released)
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Track Notes: You can catch Breezy Rodio tonight at Buddy Guy's Legends at 8 pm or tomorrow at his album release party at Untitled at 8 pm.
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1:52pm
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Jon Langford Local
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Natchez Trace
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Four Lost Souls (Bloodshot)
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Track Notes: John Langford is playing with His Fancy Men at FitzGerald's Saturday Nite on the Patio. The show starts at 7 pm. Will Scott be there????
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1:49pm
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Ronnie Spector
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Try Some, Buy Some
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Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records (Apple Records)
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Track Notes: Ronnie covering George Harrison!
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1:41pm
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CB Radio Gorgeous Local
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Incentives, Please
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Tour Tape '22 (Trouble In Mind)
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1:39pm
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Beabadoobee
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10:36
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beatopia (Dirty Hit)
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1:37pm
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Joe Jackson
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Look Sharp!
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Look Sharp! (A&M)
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1:33pm
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Brian Jackson
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Force of Will
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This is Brian Jackson (BBE)
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1:32pm
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Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya Mccraven Local
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Me and the Devil
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We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL)
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1:09pm
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Guided by Voices
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Lizard on the Red Brick Wall
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Tremblers and Goggles By Rank (Guided By Voices Inc.)
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Track Notes: Yikes, we have geckos on our brick walls!
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1:07pm
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Wombo
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Backflip
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Fairy Rust (Fire Talk)
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1:07pm
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The Runaways
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Cherry Bomb
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The Runaways (Mercury)
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Track Notes: On this day in rock history in 1975, dDrummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett formed the Runaways after being introduced by Kim Fowley.
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1:06pm
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Yard Act
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Pour Another
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The Overload (Zen F.C.)
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