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.
7/13 - 7pm hour
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7:54pm
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Junior Wells & the Aces Local
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Junior's Whoop
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Live In Boston 1966 (Delmark)
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7:50pm
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Les Savy Fav
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High And Unhinged
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Root For Ruin (Frenchkiss)
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7:44pm
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Superchunk
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Seed Toss
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No Pocky For Kitty (Matador)
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Track Notes: for everyone! m/ m/
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7:41pm
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Holland & Dozier
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Come On Home
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The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 (Hip-O Select)
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Track Notes: 1963
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Buy Holland & Dozier The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 at Reckless Records
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7:35pm
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The Church
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Bel-Air
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Of Skins and Heart (Parlophone)
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7:31pm
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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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7:28pm
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PJ Harvey
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A Childs Question, August
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I Inside The Old Year Dying (Partisan)
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Track Notes: I Inside The Old Year Dying is the long-awaited tenth album from the English singer-songwriter. This is PJ Harvey’s first album of new material since 2016’s The Hope Six Demolition Project.
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7:23pm
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Morphine
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Thursday
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Cure For Pain (Rykodisc)
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7:19pm
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces
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You've Got Your Troubles
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007 Shanty Town (Doctor Bird)
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7:17pm
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The Smoking Flowers
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Let's Get Happy
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Snowball Out Of Hell (Self-released)
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Track Notes: 2019 - Nashville
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7:12pm
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Kate Fagan Local
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I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool
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I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool (Manufactured Recordings)
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Track Notes: 1980
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7:10pm
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Sam Cooke Local
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Having A Party
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The Man and His Music (RCA)
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7:07pm
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Syl Johnson Local
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Thank You Baby
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Complete Mythology (Numero Group)
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7:03pm
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Drinking Poppy Local
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Talk to Me
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Drinking Poppy (self-released)
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Track Notes: Chicago-based alternative pop/rock, indie rock, synth group Drinking Poppy released their debut self-released eponymous EP in May 2023.
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7:01pm
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Lifeguard Local
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Tell Me When
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Dressed in Trenches (Matador)
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Track Notes: Horsegirl, Lifeguard show at the Thalia Hall - Chicago, US Sunday Aug 13, 6:30PM
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7/13 - 6pm hour
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6:58pm
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LLO LLO Local
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OOPS!
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Quit While You're Ahead (Self-released)
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Track Notes: Self-described Chicago "mod rock" quartet LLO LLO (pronounced like "yo-yo") lands with a debut EP chock-full of memorable hooks, dynamic layers of guitars, and sounds that span the spectrum of 90's and 2000's alt rock, indie, and britpop.
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6:53pm
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The Beatles
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Something
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Abbey Road (Capitol)
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6:51pm
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Roxy Music
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Virginia Plain
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Roxy Music (Virgin)
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6:45pm
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Django Django
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Don't Touch That Dial (featuring Yuuko Sings)
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Off Planet (Because)
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6:42pm
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Phoebe Bridgers
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Kyoto
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Copycat Killer (Dead Oceans)
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Track Notes: For Samantha
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6:39pm
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Ted Leo
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Since You've Been Gone
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single (Self-released)
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6:34pm
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Charli XCX
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Boom Clap
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single (Atlantic)
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6:31pm
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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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Track Notes: For Tom in Palatine!
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6:28pm
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Gyasi
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All Messed Up
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single (Self-released)
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Track Notes: 2018- Nashville glam!
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6:25pm
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Chinos
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Dying in Slow Motion
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Try On (Hi Doggy)
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Track Notes: Chinos is an LA based band that materialized during the pandemic when the members were laid off and needed to revive their 90's indie rock dreams. Made on an iPhone 7 and a laptop and enlisting the drummer for Tegan and Sara
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6:18pm
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Eleventh Dream Day Local
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I Could Be Lost
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Lived To Tell (Atlantic)
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Track Notes: Played Square Roots last Saturday
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6:14pm
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Steely Dan
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Kid Charlemagne
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Royal Scam (MCA)
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Track Notes: Happy Birthday, Mattus!
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6:12pm
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The Softies
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Change My Ways
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The Softies + Tony Molina Pacific NW Tour Tape (Slumberland)
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6:06pm
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Parliament
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Up for the Down Stroke
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Up for the Down Stroke (Casablanca)
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Track Notes: 1974
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6:04pm
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The Aces
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I've Loved You For So Long
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I've Loved You For So Long (Red Bull)
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Track Notes: third LP from Provo Utah band
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