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:
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12/8 - 1pm hour
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1:48pm
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Don Bryant
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Something About You
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Don't Give Up on Love (Fat Possum)
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1:43pm
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Drive-By Truckers
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Sea Island Lonely
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The New OK (ATO)
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Track Notes: Patterson Hood of DBT is at Fitzgerald's tonight and Saturday at 8 pm.
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1:37pm
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Mint Field
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Nuevo Sol
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Aprender a Ser (felte)
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1:34pm
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Sandunes
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Masti
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
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1:31pm
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Helado Negro
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I Just Want to Wake Up With You
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Phasor (4AD)
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Track Notes: New LP is out Feb 9.
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1:28pm
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Chicken Happen Local
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My Turn
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Chicken Happen IV (self-released)
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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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Buy Chicken Happen Chicken Happen IV at Reckless Records
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1:09pm
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Roxy Music
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Street Life
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Stranded (Island)
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Track Notes: Roxy Music had their first UK #1 when "Stranded" topped the charts on this day in 1973.
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1:07pm
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4x4 Animal Style Local
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Felt Right
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When I Was Young (Let It Swim)
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1:01pm
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Holy Wave
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Bog Song
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Five of Cups (Suicide Squeeze)
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12/8 - 12pm hour
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12:58pm
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The Lawrence Arms Local
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Uptown Free Radio
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Guided Tour of Chicago (Asian Man)
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Buy The Lawrence Arms Guided Tour of Chicago at Reckless Records
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12:53pm
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The Claudettes Local
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A Lovely View
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The Claudettes Go Out! (Forty Below)
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Track Notes: The Claudettes are at the Old Town School of Folk Music this Saturday at 8 pm.
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12:47pm
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Salami Rose Joe Louis
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Akousmatikous (featuring Soccer96)
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Akousmatikous (Brainfeeder)
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12:42pm
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Drop Nineteens
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Tarantula
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Hard Light (Wharf Cat)
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12:38pm
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Soft Speaker Local
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(He Wore A) Lion's Hide
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Vortrobos (Forty Acres)
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Track Notes: Thanks to Karl for requesting Wolf Alice -- loved that song!
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12:36pm
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Wolf Alice
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Giant Peach
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My Love is Cool (Dirty Hit)
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12:31pm
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bar italia
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my little tony
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The Twits (Matador)
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12:26pm
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Cafe Racer Local
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Early Warnings
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Words In Error (self-released)
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Track Notes: You can catch Cafe Racer with Edging tonight at the Empty Bottle at 10 pm.
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12:23pm
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Sen Morimoto Local
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If The Answer Isn't Love
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Diagnosis (City Slang/Sooper)
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12:16pm
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Geese
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Exploding House
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Projector (Partisan)
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12:12pm
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Gang of Four
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Damaged Goods
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Entertainment! (EMI)
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12:12pm
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Gang of Four
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Damaged Goods
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Entertainment! (EMI)
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12:08pm
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Kiko Dinucci
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Olodé
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Rastilho (Mais um Discos)
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Track Notes: Welcome to the Friday Spin! Send your requests to dj@chirpradio.org.
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12:04pm
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Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge, & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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Love Brings Happiness (Tall Black Guy featuring Kaidi Tatham Remix)
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Remixes JID020 (Jazz Is Dead)
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Buy Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge, & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Remixes JID020 at Reckless Records
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12/1 - 2pm hour
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2:56pm
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Kiwi Jr.
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Cooler Returns
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Cooler Returns (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: Check out Kiwi Jr. this Saturday at the Empty Bottle. The show open at 9 pm with Detroit rockers Stef Chura.
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2:48pm
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Mike Donovan
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The Godly Orator
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Meets the Mighty Flashlight (Drag City)
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2:45pm
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car colors
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Old Death
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Old Death EP (Absolutely Kosher)
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2:39pm
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Kurt Vile
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Passenger Side
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Back To Moon Beach (Verve)
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Track Notes: Kurt Vile covers Wilco, with a song that originally appeared on Wilco's debut LP, A.M.
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2:35pm
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Julian Cope
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I Have Always Been Here Before
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Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (Sire)
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Track Notes: Great Roky Erickson cover by Julian Cope of the Teardrop Explodes.
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Buy Julian Cope Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson at Reckless Records
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2:32pm
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Black Veil Brides
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Temple of Love (featuring V.V.)
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Single (Spinefarm Music)
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Track Notes: BVB's Andy Biersack decided to cover this song after hearing the 1992 version by Temple of Love. He decided to record the cover when he was touring with Ville Valo, who contributed vocals.
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2:29pm
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Jack Tempchin
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Peaceful Easy Feeling
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One More Time With Feeling (Mailboat Records)
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Track Notes: Tempchin wrote this song when he was living in San Diego. He moved to LA and played it for Glenn Fry, and the rest is history. On this day in rock history, Jerry Sanders, mayor of San Diego, declared "Peaceful Easy Feeling Day" in honor of Jack.
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