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Mike Nikolich DJ Profile

I celebrate my 10th anniversary as a CHIRP DJ this March, 2025, and previously hosted regular shows on Thursday night and Friday afternoon. Today, I am a substitute DJ, and you can catch me live a couple times each month. My show is called "The CHIRP Spin," and it's an eclectic mix of indie, world, alternative, punk, jazz, prog, ambient, blues and soul, plus anything else that tickles my fancy. Most shows include a killer blues set, plus a regular feature called "Cover 3," where I play one obscure original and three cool covers of songs you may or may not recognize. Oh, yeah, I love to play your requests, so submit them to me via any of CHIRP's social channels, my Facebook page ("@mikenikolich"), or dj@chirpradio.org.

Check out Mike's two most recent shows below:

Mike Nikolich's Playlists

1/4 - 2pm hour
Kevin Drew - Aging album artwork 2:35pm Kevin Drew All Your Fails Aging (Arts & Crafts)
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variety - Subtropical album artwork 2:32pm variety Pooling Rain Subtropical (Very Soft)
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Tombstones In Their Eyes - Asylum Harbour album artwork 2:29pm Tombstones In Their Eyes Sweet As Pie Asylum Harbour (Kitten Robot)
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Animanz & Juanita Euka - Exotic Other album artwork 2:25pm Animanz & Juanita Euka Ain't No Way Exotic Other (Tru Thoughts)
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2:17pm Everything Is Recorded Losing You (Feat. Sampha, Laura Jones, Jah Wobble and Yazz Ahmed) Temporary (XL)
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The Bongo Hop - La Pata Coja album artwork 2:14pm The Bongo Hop Eko Eko (Featuring: Moonlight Benjamin) La Pata Coja (Underdog)
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2:09pm Dream Syndicate The Longing The Universe Inside (ANTI-)
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The Wheel Workers - Harbor album artwork 2:08pm The Wheel Workers Quarter Page Harbor (Sinkhole Texas, Inc.)
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12/27 - 11am hour
Inter Arma - Paradise Gallows album artwork 11:55am Inter Arma Potomac Paradise Gallows (Relapse)
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Zuma album artwork 11:50am Neil Young & Crazy Horse Drive Back Zuma (Reprise)
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Father John Misty - Mahashmashana album artwork 11:49am Father John Misty Screamland Mahashmashana (Sub Pop)
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11:43am Man-eaters Local Creepy Crawl Quatro Muchachos (Feel It)
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11:38am Royel Otis Murder on the Dance Floor Single (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Track Notes: This song was written by Gregg Alexander and was a huge hit twice for Sophie Ellis-Bextor, including this January. Buy Royel Otis Single at Reckless Records Buy Royel Otis at iTunes Buy Royel Otis Single at eMusic Add to Collection
Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham - Cunningham Bird album artwork 11:32am Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham Without a Leg To Stand On Cunningham Bird (Verve)
Track Notes: Cover of a song from Buckingham Nicks' first LP as a duo, before they joined Fleetwood Mac. Buy Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham Cunningham Bird at Reckless Records Buy Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham at iTunes Buy Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham Cunningham Bird at eMusic Add to Collection
Waxahatchee - Apple Music Nashville Sessions album artwork 11:29am Waxahatchee Abandoned (feat. MJ Lenderman) Apple Music Nashville Sessions (Apple Music)
Track Notes: Great Lucinda Williams cover! Buy Waxahatchee Apple Music Nashville Sessions at Reckless Records Buy Waxahatchee at iTunes Buy Waxahatchee Apple Music Nashville Sessions at eMusic Add to Collection
11:28am Twin Peaks Local Strawberry Smoothie Wild Onion (Grand Jury)
Track Notes: Indie pop artist Semia just covered Making Breakfast off Wild Onion, but since I can't play it, I figured you enjoy another menu item from this fabulous LP. Shout out to Mary Ann in Florida and Jessica in Belmont Cragin who are listening right now. Buy Twin Peaks Wild Onion at Reckless Records Buy Twin Peaks at iTunes Buy Twin Peaks Wild Onion at eMusic Add to Collection
The Effigies - For Ever Grounded (40th Anniversary Edition) album artwork 11:22am The Effigies Local Smile! For Ever Grounded (40th Anniversary Edition) (BFD)
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Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More album artwork 11:19am Kim Deal Crystal Breath Nobody Loves You More (4AD)
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - The Hits Keep Coming album artwork 11:10am Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Local Somewhere Else The Hits Keep Coming (Alligator)
Track Notes: Great year for blues, with killer LPs from Shemekia Copeland, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Toronzo Cannon and many others. Bruce Iglauer at Alligator Records has to be smiling! Buy Rick Estrin & The Nightcats The Hits Keep Coming at Reckless Records Buy Rick Estrin & The Nightcats at iTunes Buy Rick Estrin & The Nightcats The Hits Keep Coming at eMusic Add to Collection
Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve album artwork 11:07am Shemekia Copeland Local Is There Anybody Up There? Blame It On Eve (Alligator)
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Toronzo Cannon - Shut Up & Play! album artwork 11:01am Toronzo Cannon Local Can't Fix The World Shut Up & Play! (Alligator)
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11:01am Sheryl Youngblood Local Red Hot Women in Blues Single (Delmark)
Track Notes: Let's close out the hour with some Pre-Happy Hour Blues. Buy Sheryl Youngblood Single at Reckless Records Buy Sheryl Youngblood at iTunes Buy Sheryl Youngblood Single at eMusic Add to Collection
12/27 - 10am hour
Les Hay Babies - Tintamarre album artwork 10:49am Les Hay Babies Soyez Fiers Tintamarre (Simone)
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10:49am Our Girl Relief The Good Kind (Bella Union)
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Tears For Fears - The Hurting album artwork 10:41am Tears For Fears Pale Shelter The Hurting (Mercury)
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Young Magic - Still Life album artwork 10:40am Young Magic Sleep Now Still Life (Carpark)
Track Notes: Much of Still Life was the result of Melati Malay returning to her native Indonesia to better understand the life of her father, who passed away the previous year. With an island shack as her base camp, she traipsed the island of Java with a recorder, trying to connect with the spirits of her family and the sound and music of her heritage. I keep waiting for her follow up. Buy Young Magic Still Life at Reckless Records Buy Young Magic at iTunes Buy Young Magic Still Life at eMusic Add to Collection
Gong - Expresso album artwork 10:34am Gong Percolations Part 1 Expresso (Virgin)
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10:31am Mary Lattimore, Laraaji, MIZU, &Jamal Shakeri Midnight Moon Pool (Chapter I Womb Of The Soul) TRAИƧA (Red Hot)
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Latvian Radio - Off We Go album artwork 10:25am Latvian Radio Rainy Day Off We Go (Belpid)
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The A 10:23am The A's He Needs Me Fruit (Psychic Hotline)
Track Notes: Going out to my lovely bride, Susan! I need you, I really do! Buy The A's Fruit at Reckless Records Buy The A's at iTunes Buy The A's Fruit at eMusic Add to Collection
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