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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2:06am
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Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
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St. John the Divine
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The Tyranny of Distance (Lookout!)
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Buy Ted Leo & the Pharmacists The Tyranny of Distance at Reckless Records
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2:03am
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Eddie Bo
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The Thang (Part 2)
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Saturday Night Fish Fry: New Orleans Funk And Soul (Soul Jazz)
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2:00am
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Sugar
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A Good Idea
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Copper Blue (Rykodisc)
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Track Notes: request from Alex
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Buy Sugar Copper Blue at Reckless Records
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1/1 - 1am hour
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1:54am
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Safety Town Local
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Fake It
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Fake It (Earth Libraries)
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1:51am
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A Tribe Called Quest
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Buggin' Out
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The Low End Theory (Jive)
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1:45am
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The Shins
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New Slang (When You Notice the
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Oh, Inverted World (Sub Pop)
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1:41am
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Bully
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Just for Love
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single (Sub Pop)
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1:38am
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The Knocks
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Ride or Die (feat. Foster The People)
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single (self-released)
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1:31am
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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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1:29am
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The Ventures
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Walk Don't Run
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The Very Best of the Ventures (EMI)
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1:26am
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Curtis Harding
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Can't Hide It
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If Words Were Flowers (ANTI-)
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1:20am
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Palma Violets
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Best Of Friends
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180 (Rough Trade)
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1:17am
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Of Montreal
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Suffer For Fashion
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Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
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1:14am
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The B-52's
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Private Idaho
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Wild Planet (Warner Bros.)
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1:10am
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Blondie
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Rip Her To Shreds
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Blondie (Chrysalis)
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1:09am
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The Black Keys
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Breaks
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The Big Come Up (Alive)
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1:02am
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James Brown
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Super Bad
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Star Time (Polydor)
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1/1 - 12am hour
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12:57am
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The Replacements
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Hold My Life
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Tim (Sire)
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Track Notes: Paul Westerberg born December 31, 1959 (age 61)
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Buy The Replacements Tim at Reckless Records
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12:53am
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Wingtips Local
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Fallback
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Cutting Room Floor (Artoffact)
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12:47am
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De La Soul
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Eye Know
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3 Feet High and Rising (Tommy Boy)
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12:43am
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First Aid Kit
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Emmylou
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The Lion's Roar (Wichita)
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12:40am
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Swansea Sound
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Rock N Roll Void
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Live at the Rum Puncheon (HHBTM/Skep Wax)
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Track Notes: Amelia Fletcher & Rob Pursey (Heavenly, Talulah Gosh, The Catenary Wires) reunite with Hue Williams (The Pooh Sticks) and Ian Button (Wreckless Eric's live collaborator) are back with another release that is a bit harder than previous works, but still carries that Indie Pop sensibility, a bit of silliness, and wit.
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12:35am
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
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Sail On
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Soul of a Woman (Daptone)
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12:32am
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Sublime
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Jailhouse
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Sublime (MCA)
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12:28am
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Lily Konigsberg
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That's the Way I Like It
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Lily We Need to Talk Now (Wharf Cat)
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12:23am
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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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12:19am
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Van Halen
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Where Have all the Good Times Gone!
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Diver Down (Warner Bros.)
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Track Notes: Kinks cover
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Buy Van Halen Diver Down at Reckless Records
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12:15am
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Billy Bragg & Wilco Local
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Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
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Mermaid Avenue (Elektra)
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12:09am
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Allah-Las
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Holding Pattern
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LAHS (Mexican Summer)
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12:07am
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Kate Nash
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Auld Lang Syne
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Have Faith With Kate Nash This Christmas EP (Have 10p)
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