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Kyle Akerman DJ Profile

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.

Kyle Akerman's Playlists

7/31 - 9pm hour
Native Soul - Teenage Dreams album artwork 9:55pm Native Soul Teenage Dreams Teenage Dreams (Awesome Tapes from Africa)
Buy Native Soul Teenage Dreams at Reckless Records Buy Native Soul at iTunes Buy Native Soul Teenage Dreams at eMusic Add to Collection
Future Islands - On the Water album artwork 9:49pm Future Islands Before the Bridge On the Water (Thrill Jockey)
Track Notes: Music for Heather and Joe in Logan Square Buy Future Islands On the Water at Reckless Records Buy Future Islands at iTunes Buy Future Islands On the Water at eMusic Add to Collection
9:46pm Mable John Actions Speak Louder Than Words The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 (Hip-O Select)
Buy Mable John The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 at Reckless Records Buy Mable John at iTunes Buy Mable John The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 at eMusic Add to Collection
9:39pm Serengeti Local Dennehy Dennehy / Beautyman EP (Fake Four Inc.)
Track Notes: Chicago! Buy Serengeti Dennehy / Beautyman EP at Reckless Records Buy Serengeti at iTunes Buy Serengeti Dennehy / Beautyman EP at eMusic Add to Collection
Prince - Dirty Mind album artwork 9:37pm Prince When You Were Mine Dirty Mind (Warner Bros.)
Buy Prince Dirty Mind at Reckless Records Buy Prince at iTunes Buy Prince Dirty Mind at eMusic Add to Collection
Clairo - Charm album artwork 9:32pm Clairo Sexy To Someone Charm (Virgin)
Track Notes: Born in Atlanta and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, Claire Cottrill (aka Clairo) has been writing and releasing music from the tender age of 13. Buy Clairo Charm at Reckless Records Buy Clairo at iTunes Buy Clairo Charm at eMusic Add to Collection
9:26pm Ted Leo Since You've Been Gone single (self-released)
Buy Ted Leo single at Reckless Records Buy Ted Leo at iTunes Buy Ted Leo single at eMusic Add to Collection
Interpol - Antics album artwork 9:22pm Interpol Slow Hands Antics (Matador)
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The Saints - (I 9:19pm The Saints (I'm) Stranded (I'm) Stranded (EMI)
Buy The Saints (I'm) Stranded at Reckless Records Buy The Saints at iTunes Buy The Saints (I'm) Stranded at eMusic Add to Collection
9:14pm The Counts Local Stop Cheating On Me 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60's Garage & Psychedelia from U.S.A. and Destination Records (Sundazed)
Buy The Counts 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60's Garage & Psychedelia from U.S.A. and Destination Records at Reckless Records Buy The Counts at iTunes Buy The Counts 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60's Garage & Psychedelia from U.S.A. and Destination Records at eMusic Add to Collection
Kate Fagan - I Don 9:12pm Kate Fagan Local I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool (Manufactured Recordings)
Track Notes: 1980 Buy Kate Fagan I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool at Reckless Records Buy Kate Fagan at iTunes Buy Kate Fagan I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool at eMusic Add to Collection
Syl Johnson - Complete Mythology album artwork 9:09pm Syl Johnson Local One Way Ticket to Nowhere Complete Mythology (Numero Group)
Buy Syl Johnson Complete Mythology at Reckless Records Buy Syl Johnson at iTunes Buy Syl Johnson Complete Mythology at eMusic Add to Collection
9:05pm Sonic45 Local Disaster Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
Track Notes: "Supersonic" is the second album released by the Chicago based new wave group Sonic45 following their 2021 debut album "Space And Time" . Led by Len Kasper, the Chicago White Sox play-by-play announcer, Matt Spiegel, Gerald Dowd &Liam Davis Buy Sonic45 Supersonic at Reckless Records Buy Sonic45 at iTunes Buy Sonic45 Supersonic at eMusic Add to Collection
9:02pm This House is Creaking Local If You Want Me to Be This House is Creaking (THiC)
Buy This House is Creaking This House is Creaking at Reckless Records Buy This House is Creaking at iTunes Buy This House is Creaking This House is Creaking at eMusic Add to Collection
7/31 - 8pm hour
DEHD - Poetry album artwork 8:59pm DEHD Local Don't Look Down Poetry (Fat Possum)
Buy DEHD Poetry at Reckless Records Buy DEHD at iTunes Buy DEHD Poetry at eMusic Add to Collection
Lush - Lovelife album artwork 8:54pm Lush Ladykillers Lovelife (4AD)
Buy Lush Lovelife at Reckless Records Buy Lush at iTunes Buy Lush Lovelife at eMusic Add to Collection
Pixies - Surfer Rosa album artwork 8:51pm Pixies Bone Machine Surfer Rosa (4AD)
Buy Pixies Surfer Rosa at Reckless Records Buy Pixies at iTunes Buy Pixies Surfer Rosa at eMusic Add to Collection
Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World album artwork 8:46pm Death From Above 1979 Cheap Talk The Physical World (Last Gang)
Buy Death From Above 1979 The Physical World at Reckless Records Buy Death From Above 1979 at iTunes Buy Death From Above 1979 The Physical World at eMusic Add to Collection
Allah-Las - Allah-Las album artwork 8:42pm Allah-Las Catamaran Allah-Las (Innovative Leisure)
Buy Allah-Las Allah-Las at Reckless Records Buy Allah-Las at iTunes Buy Allah-Las Allah-Las at eMusic Add to Collection
Parlor Greens - In Green We Dream album artwork 8:39pm Parlor Greens Driptorch In Green We Dream (Colemine)
Track Notes: This is the debut from Parlor Greens, an instrumental jazz-funk trio featuring organist Adam Scone (Scone Cash Players), Tim Carman (GA-20) on drums, and guitarist Jimmy James (Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio). Buy Parlor Greens In Green We Dream at Reckless Records Buy Parlor Greens at iTunes Buy Parlor Greens In Green We Dream at eMusic Add to Collection
Heaven For Real - Hell 8:34pm Heaven For Real Oh No Hell's Logo's Pink (Mint)
Track Notes: The band calls it a mini album. Not quite a full album but not an EP. This is their third release, all of them on Mint Records. Formed in 2012 by twin brothers, Mark and J. Scott Gundy, in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. Now based in Toronto, Buy Heaven For Real Hell's Logo's Pink at Reckless Records Buy Heaven For Real at iTunes Buy Heaven For Real Hell's Logo's Pink at eMusic Add to Collection
The Replacements - Let It Be album artwork 8:31pm The Replacements I Will Dare Let It Be (Twin/Tone)
Buy The Replacements Let It Be at Reckless Records Buy The Replacements at iTunes Buy The Replacements Let It Be at eMusic Add to Collection
Hank Snow - I 8:28pm Hank Snow The Golden Rocket (1950) I'm Movin On & Other Great Country Hits (RCA)
Track Notes: This one's for you pop. Love ya. Buy Hank Snow I'm Movin On & Other Great Country Hits at Reckless Records Buy Hank Snow at iTunes Buy Hank Snow I'm Movin On & Other Great Country Hits at eMusic Add to Collection
Acid House Kings - Advantage Acid House Kings album artwork 8:25pm Acid House Kings Paris Advantage Acid House Kings (Labrador)
Buy Acid House Kings Advantage Acid House Kings at Reckless Records Buy Acid House Kings at iTunes Buy Acid House Kings Advantage Acid House Kings at eMusic Add to Collection
8:05pm Spoon Believing Is Art Girls Can Tell (Merge)
Buy Spoon Girls Can Tell at Reckless Records Buy Spoon at iTunes Buy Spoon Girls Can Tell at eMusic Add to Collection
Cymande - Cymande album artwork 8:02pm Cymande Getting It Back Cymande (Janus)
Track Notes: 1972 Buy Cymande Cymande at Reckless Records Buy Cymande at iTunes Buy Cymande Cymande at eMusic Add to Collection
7/22 - 9pm hour
Big John Patton - Got A Good Thing Goin 9:53pm Big John Patton Soul Woman Got A Good Thing Goin' (Blue Note)
Buy Big John Patton Got A Good Thing Goin' at Reckless Records Buy Big John Patton at iTunes Buy Big John Patton Got A Good Thing Goin' at eMusic Add to Collection
Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer album artwork 9:49pm Cassandra Jenkins Delphinium Blue My Light, My Destroyer (Dead Oceans)
Track Notes: This is the third full-length album from the Brooklyn-based ambient pop musician. Jenkins' vocal style is a quiet croon, somewhere between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Cowboy Junkies. Buy Cassandra Jenkins My Light, My Destroyer at Reckless Records Buy Cassandra Jenkins at iTunes Buy Cassandra Jenkins My Light, My Destroyer at eMusic Add to Collection
Ane Brun - It All Starts with One album artwork 9:45pm Ane Brun Do You Remember (featuring First Aid Kit) It All Starts with One (PIAS)
Buy Ane Brun It All Starts with One at Reckless Records Buy Ane Brun at iTunes Buy Ane Brun It All Starts with One at eMusic Add to Collection
Les Savy Fav - OUI, LSF album artwork 9:42pm Les Savy Fav Limo Scene OUI, LSF (Frenchkiss)
Track Notes: played Pitchfork yesterday Buy Les Savy Fav OUI, LSF at Reckless Records Buy Les Savy Fav at iTunes Buy Les Savy Fav OUI, LSF at eMusic Add to Collection
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