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:
4/19 - 12pm hour
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12:36pm
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Instigators
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Not Really Bad
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The Best of Instigators — Auckland Ska Punk 1981-1982 (Leather Jacket/Ripper)
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Buy Instigators The Best of Instigators — Auckland Ska Punk 1981-1982 at Reckless Records
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12:33pm
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Drahla
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Second Rhythm
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angeltape (Captured Tracks)
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12:29pm
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Devon Welsh
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You Can Do Anything
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Come With Me if You Want to Live (American Dreams)
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12:26pm
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Raconteurs
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Rich Kid Blues
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Consolers of the Lonely (Third Man)
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Track Notes: Great Terry Reid cover
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12:19pm
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Dent May
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Time Flies When You're Having Fun (featuring Pearl & The Oysters)
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What's for Breakfast? (Carpark)
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12:09pm
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Sunburned Hand of the Man
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Prix Fixe
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Pick A Day To Die (Three Lobed)
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12:08pm
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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I Put A Spell On You
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Cow Fingers And Mosquito Pie (Legacy)
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12:06pm
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Vamos Local
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I Don't Care
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1~2~3 (Maximum Pelt)
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12:04pm
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Ali Farka Touré
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Cinquante Six
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The Source (World Circuit)
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Track Notes: Welcome to The Friday Spin! Send your requests to dj@chirpradio.org.
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4/12 - 2pm hour
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2:57pm
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Lifeguard Local
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Fishnet
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Dive (Self-released)
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Track Notes: Catch Lifeguard tonight with Re-TROS and Liars at Thalia Hall. The show starts at 8 pm.
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2:49pm
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Meat Wave Local
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What Would You Like Me to Do
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Malign Hex (Swami)
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Track Notes: Catch Meat Wave at Subterranean tonight at 8 pm.
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2:43pm
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Mike Zito
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I Want To Be Your Driver (feat. Ryan Perry)
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Rock 'n' Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry (Ruff Records)
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Track Notes: There are a million covers of this song, which was recorded first by Chuck Berry in 1964 while on tour in London. The song came out in 1964 and the Beatles recorded "Baby You Can Drive My Car" five months later. The tribute LP features a number of contemporary artists such as Joanna Connor, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales and Tinsley Ellis.
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2:41pm
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Jimmy Eat World
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Telepath
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Single (Exotic Location)
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Track Notes: Great cover of a Manchester Orchestra original.
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2:33pm
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Imperial Triumphant
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Paranoid Android
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Single (Century Media)
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Track Notes: The band claims to be huge fans of Radiohead and the song ‘Paranoid Android’ laid out a perfect canvas for them to play and create.
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2:30pm
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The Plimsouls
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Million Miles Away
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Everywhere At Once (Geffen)
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Track Notes: I remember this track getting played by WXRT but the LP stalled at #186 on the Billboard album chart. K.V. Raucous & the Cave Dwellers recently released a cover, dedicated to K.V.'s brother Gary, who recently passed away. This version of the song was featured in "Valley Girls," starring a young Nicholas Cage
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2:19pm
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Abdallah Oumbadougou
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Nigsar Tenere
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Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 (Petaluma)
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Buy Abdallah Oumbadougou Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 at Reckless Records
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2:17pm
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Reyna Tropical
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Conocerla
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Malegría (Psychic Hotline)
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2:06pm
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Stefan Hillesheim Local
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Doin' Alright
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Doin' Alright - EP (Self-released)
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2:04pm
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Shemekia Copeland Local
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Pink Turns to Red
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Done Come Too Far (Alligator)
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2:03pm
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Vance Kelly Local
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Tell Me Why
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Tell Me Why (Wolf Records)
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4/12 - 1pm hour
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1:56pm
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Willie Dixon Local
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Seventh Son
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Willie Dixon: The Chess Box (MCA / Chess)
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1:51pm
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Oumou Sangaré
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Djoukourou
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Mogoya (No Format!)
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Track Notes: Catch Oumou Sangare at the Old Town School of Folk Music at 7 pm this Sunday. Bring some $5 and $10 if Oumou invites the audience to participate in "money pinning."
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1:46pm
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Madame Reaper & the Gentlemen's Club Local
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Alright Tonight (This)
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Single (Self-released)
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1:43pm
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Powerwasher
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Same Time / Same Channel
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Everyone Laughs (Strange View)
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1:39pm
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Shabazz Palaces
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Exotic BOP (featuring Purple Tape Nate)
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Exotic Birds of Prey (Sub Pop)
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1:35pm
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Sam Evian
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Jacket
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Plunge (Flying Cloud)
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1:30pm
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Waxahatchee
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Right Back To It
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Tigers Blood (Anti-)
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1:29pm
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Bleached
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Stupid Boys
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Single (Dead Oceans)
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Track Notes: CHIRP artist interviews air on Wednesdays at 8:12pm and Fridays at 1:12pm, or check them out any time at chirp radio dot org slash podcasts!
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1:07pm
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Whispering Sons
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Still, Disappearing
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The Great Calm (PIAS)
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1:01pm
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The Lounge Society
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No Driver
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Tired of Liberty (Speedy Wunderground/PIAS)
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