There is so much great music in the world that commercial radio will not touch. And the fact that we can program our own music is awesome. That is why I love CHIRP.
Did you know that the founders of CHIRP literally built the station from the ground up? They did not purchase an existing studio. They BUILT ONE.
The station does not have a big budget, but it's got a giant heart. Do you believe in the DIY spirit? Then you might just like what we're doing here at CHIRP.
WANT to BE a DJ?
When I began volunteering in March 2011 I had no intention of ever becoming a DJ. I just wanted to volunteer in the marketing department. I had NEVER DJ'd before and frankly the idea scared the hell out of me.
But the station had some open DJ slots to fill and I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone. So I took the CHIRP DJ training, passed the required audition and the rest, as they say, is history. Hey, if I can do it, anyone can.
You can catch my show every WEDNESDAY night, 6-8PM CST. I enjoy serving up a musical cocktail of songs from different genres and time periods. And each week around 7PM I play 6 songs in a row from Chicago artists - it's called the Local Sixpack.
If you ever want to chat with me online I'm most active on Twitter (@KyleAkerman).
Bands I like: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, the Jesus Lizard, Sleater-Kinney, Les Savy Fav, the Old 97's and many more.
You can listen to Kyle's two most recent shows here.
1/1 - 2am hour
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2:14am
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Japandroids
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Young Hearts Spark Fire
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Post-Nothing (Polyvinyl)
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2:09am
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The Smashing Pumpkins Local
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Quiet
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Siamese Dream (Virgin)
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2:01am
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Los Campesinos!
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You! Me! Dancing!
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Hold On Now, Youngster... (Arts & Crafts)
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1/1 - 1am hour
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1:58am
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Prince
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When You Were Mine
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Dirty Mind (Warner Bros.)
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1:54am
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Willie Dixon Local
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I'm Ready
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Willie Dixon: The Chess Box (MCA / Chess)
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1:48am
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Sleater-Kinney
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Buy Her Candy
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Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars)
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1:44am
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Datarock
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Princess
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Datarock Datarock (YAP)
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1:42am
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Eric B. & Rakim
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I Ain't No Joke
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Paid In Full (4th & B'way)
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1:38am
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Syl Johnson Local
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She's So Fine
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Complete Mythology (Numero Group)
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1:35am
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The B-52's
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Party Out Of Bounds
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Wild Planet (Warner Bros.)
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1:34am
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Anderson .Paak
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Come Down
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Malibu (EMPIRE / OBE / Steel Wool / Art Club)
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1:28am
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The New Pornographers
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The Bleeding Heart Show
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Twin Cinema (Matador)
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1:27am
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Spoon
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On The Radio
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Lucifer On The Sofa (Matador)
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1:17am
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Hank Snow
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The Golden Rocket (1950)
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I'm Movin On & Other Great Country Hits (RCA)
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Track Notes: Dedicated to Max Akerman. Passed 8/17/2022. Love ya pops. RIP
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1:11am
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Bartees Strange
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Heavy Heart
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Farm to Table (4AD)
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1:05am
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Gorillaz
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Rock the House
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Gorillaz (Virgin)
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1:00am
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Tower of Power
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What is Hip?
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Tower of Power (Warner Bros.)
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Track Notes: 1973
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1/1 - 12am hour
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12:57am
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Desmond Dekker
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You Can Get It If You Really Want
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Rockin' Steady: The Best Of Desmond Dekker (Rhino)
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12:53am
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Thievery Corporation
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Stargazer
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Culture of Fear (ESL)
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12:45am
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Party Ben
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Tender Umbrella (Rihanna vs. General Public)
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single (self-released)
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12:43am
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DEHD Local
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Palomino
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Blue Skies (Fat Possum)
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Track Notes: Formerly known as Dream Eagle Heavy Dreams, DEHD is composed of local artists Jason Balla (of NE-HI) and Emily Kempf (of Supermagical)
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12:40am
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The Replacements
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I Will Dare
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Let It Be (Twin/Tone)
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Track Notes: Paul Westerberg born December 31, 1959
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12:35am
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Amii Stewart
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Knock on Wood
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Knock On Wood (Hho Multimedia)
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Track Notes: for Sonia with Adrienne, Debi, Anya, Sarah M. ,Sarah F. and Olga!!
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12:31am
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Lightnin' Hopkins
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Jake Head Boogie
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Blues Kingpins (Virgin)
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12:29am
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Sam Cooke
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Having A Party
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The Man and His Music (RCA)
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12:24am
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Allah-Las
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Buffalo Nickel
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Worship The Sun (Innovative Leisure)
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Track Notes: Goes out to Hunter, Candice, Ava, Abby
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12:20am
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Urge Overkill Local
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Follow My Shadow
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Oui (Omnivore)
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12:16am
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EPMD
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It's Time 2 Party
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Unfinished Business (Fresh)
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12:14am
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Whitney Local
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Take Me Home, Country Roads (featuring Waxahatchee)
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Candid (Secretly Canadian)
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Track Notes: John Denver born December 31, 1943
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12:08am
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James Brown
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Get On The Good Foot
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Star Time (Polydor)
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