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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.
7/25 - 6pm hour | ||||
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6:04pm | Palm Ghosts | Who Knew Me Better Than You? | Architecture (Ice Queen) |
Buy Palm Ghosts Architecture at Reckless Records Buy Palm Ghosts at iTunes Buy Palm Ghosts Architecture at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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6:02pm | Medicine Singers | Sunrise (Rumble) | Medicine Singers (Joyful Noise) |
Track Notes: This debut release began as an impromptu collaborative performance in 2017 at SXSW, when Israeli-American guitarist Yonatan Gat (formerly of garage rock band Monotonix) invited Daryl Black Eagle Jamieson and the rest of the Eastern Medicine Singers onstage to perform with him — to an overwhelmingly rave response | Buy Medicine Singers Medicine Singers at Reckless Records Buy Medicine Singers at iTunes Buy Medicine Singers Medicine Singers at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
7/12 - 7pm hour | ||||
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7:51pm | Killer Moon Local | Heavy Trip | Tunnel Vision (self-released) |
Buy Killer Moon Tunnel Vision at Reckless Records Buy Killer Moon at iTunes Buy Killer Moon Tunnel Vision at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:47pm | Anderson .Paak | Come Down | Malibu (EMPIRE / OBE / Steel Wool / Art Club) |
Buy Anderson .Paak Malibu at Reckless Records Buy Anderson .Paak at iTunes Buy Anderson .Paak Malibu at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:44pm | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Rocketship | Now I Got Worry (Matador) |
Buy Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Now I Got Worry at Reckless Records Buy Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at iTunes Buy Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Now I Got Worry at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:42pm | Marvin Gaye | Pride And Joy | The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 (Hip-O Select) |
Buy Marvin Gaye The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 at Reckless Records Buy Marvin Gaye at iTunes Buy Marvin Gaye The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:34pm | Fleetwood Mac | Spare Me A Little Of Your Love | Bare Trees (Reprise) |
Track Notes: Happy Birthday Christine McVie! born July 12 | Buy Fleetwood Mac Bare Trees at Reckless Records Buy Fleetwood Mac at iTunes Buy Fleetwood Mac Bare Trees at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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7:31pm | Blake Babies | I'll Take Anything | Sunburn (Mammoth) |
Track Notes: Juliana Hatfield recently played at Metro for Hot Stove Cool Music fundraiser event. | Buy Blake Babies Sunburn at Reckless Records Buy Blake Babies at iTunes Buy Blake Babies Sunburn at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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7:28pm | 1990s | (My Baby's) Double Espresso | Nude Restaurant (Last Night in Glasgow) |
Track Notes: Long-buried third album from this great, underrated, sarcastic Scottish indie rock trio. | Buy 1990s Nude Restaurant at Reckless Records Buy 1990s at iTunes Buy 1990s Nude Restaurant at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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7:22pm | Mötley Crüe | Too Young to Fall in Love | Shout at the Devil (Universal) |
Track Notes: 1983 - Played at Wrigley Field last Friday | Buy Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil at Reckless Records Buy Mötley Crüe at iTunes Buy Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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7:19pm | Petrol Girls | Preachers | Baby (Hassle Records) |
Track Notes: The debut album Contra from Georgia-based Luzana Flores, known as OLAN, melds many electronic styles from melodic house and ambient to hip hop and downtempo. | Buy Petrol Girls Baby at Reckless Records Buy Petrol Girls at iTunes Buy Petrol Girls Baby at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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7:16pm | The Action | Never Ever | Action Packed! (Edsel) |
Buy The Action Action Packed! at Reckless Records Buy The Action at iTunes Buy The Action Action Packed! at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:13pm | Outer Minds Local | Gimmie a Reason | Outer Minds (Southpaw) |
Buy Outer Minds Outer Minds at Reckless Records Buy Outer Minds at iTunes Buy Outer Minds Outer Minds at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:11pm | Syl Johnson Local | Soul Drippin' | 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 | ||||
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7:09pm | Little Milton Local | More & More | Chicago Soul: Electric Blues, Funk & Soul (Soul Jazz) |
Buy Little Milton Chicago Soul: Electric Blues, Funk & Soul at Reckless Records Buy Little Milton at iTunes Buy Little Milton Chicago Soul: Electric Blues, Funk & Soul at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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7:05pm | The Slaps Local | Strawberry | Tomato Tree (Tiger Bomb) |
Track Notes: Local Bedroom Psych Trio, The Slaps, are back at it again with their sophomore release, “Tomato Tree”, an album that many listeners will agree…slaps! | Buy The Slaps Tomato Tree at Reckless Records Buy The Slaps at iTunes Buy The Slaps Tomato Tree at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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7:02pm | Wingtips Local | Fallback | Cutting Room Floor (Artoffact) |
Track Notes: 2021 | Buy Wingtips Cutting Room Floor at Reckless Records Buy Wingtips at iTunes Buy Wingtips Cutting Room Floor at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
7/12 - 6pm hour | ||||
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6:59pm | The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club Local | Hold You Up | Please Stand By (Big Blast) |
Track Notes: Please Stand By is the first album in three years from BDSC so singer/guitarist William Giricz had plenty of time to pen tunes (27 in all) to hone down to the 12 that appear on the album. Please Stand By is steeped in Power Pop, 70's Glam and Arena Rock, with a little Queen and The Sweet thrown in | Buy The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club Please Stand By at Reckless Records Buy The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club at iTunes Buy The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club Please Stand By at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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6:54pm | The Raconteurs | Level | Broken Boy Soldiers (Third Man Records/V2) |
Buy The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers at Reckless Records Buy The Raconteurs at iTunes Buy The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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6:52pm | Jimi Hendrix | Hear My Train Comin' | Blues (MPG) |
Buy Jimi Hendrix Blues at Reckless Records Buy Jimi Hendrix at iTunes Buy Jimi Hendrix Blues at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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6:48pm | MUNA | Silk Chiffon (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) | MUNA (Saddest Factory) |
Track Notes: MUNA is the self-titled third album from the LA indie pop trio following 2019’s Saves the World and their 2017 debut, About U. This is the band’s first release on Phoebe Bridgers’ imprint, Saddest Factory Records after being dropped from RCA. | Buy MUNA MUNA at Reckless Records Buy MUNA at iTunes Buy MUNA MUNA at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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6:45pm | The Beatles | And I Love Her | A Hard Day's Night (Parlophone) |
Buy The Beatles A Hard Day's Night at Reckless Records Buy The Beatles at iTunes Buy The Beatles A Hard Day's Night at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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6:42pm | Soccer Mommy | newdemo | Sometimes, Forever (Loma Vista) |
Track Notes: On the third studio album from Swiss-born Nashville singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy, lush instrumentation, big drums, and synth-power-pop combine with sonic Beatles references to create a dynamic indie rock sound that would bust the seams of a mid-sized venue. | Buy Soccer Mommy Sometimes, Forever at Reckless Records Buy Soccer Mommy at iTunes Buy Soccer Mommy Sometimes, Forever at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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6:35pm | Sugar | A Good Idea | Copper Blue (Rykodisc) |
Buy Sugar Copper Blue at Reckless Records Buy Sugar at iTunes Buy Sugar Copper Blue at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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6:32pm | Rodriguez | Rich Folks Hoax | Cold Fact (Sussex) |
Track Notes: Sugarman! | Buy Rodriguez Cold Fact at Reckless Records Buy Rodriguez at iTunes Buy Rodriguez Cold Fact at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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6:28pm | D'Arcangelo | Arium | Arium (A Colourful Storm) |
Track Notes: Awesome IDM-oriented techno from then and now. D'Arcangelo are a duo of Italian siblings who first appeared on the scene in the '90s, ratcheting up releases on Aphex Twin's legendary Rephlex imprint in that era. | Buy D'Arcangelo Arium at Reckless Records Buy D'Arcangelo at iTunes Buy D'Arcangelo Arium at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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6:22pm | Devo | Uncontrollable Urge | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (Warner Bros.) |
Buy Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! at Reckless Records Buy Devo at iTunes Buy Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! at eMusic Add to Collection | ||||
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6:19pm | Cult Objects | Sea Foam | Secrets of Pain-Free Living (World Gone Made) |
Track Notes: Raging postpunk noise from a great Philly trio, a town that recently has known no shortage of awesome punk bands, from +HIRS+ to Soul Glo to Poison Ruin and everything in between. | Buy Cult Objects Secrets of Pain-Free Living at Reckless Records Buy Cult Objects at iTunes Buy Cult Objects Secrets of Pain-Free Living at eMusic Add to Collection | |||
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6:16pm | 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 | ||||
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6:13pm | Circuit Des Yeux Local | Dogma | -io (Matador) |
Buy Circuit Des Yeux -io at Reckless Records Buy Circuit Des Yeux at iTunes Buy Circuit Des Yeux -io at eMusic Add to Collection |