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.
7/25 - 7pm hour
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7:57pm
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Afrika Bambaataa
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Looking For The Perfect Beat
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Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985 (Tommy Boy)
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7:56pm
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Afrika Bambaataa
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Looking For The Perfect Beat
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Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985 (Tommy Boy)
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7:49pm
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Party Ben
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Tender Umbrella
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single (self-released)
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7:47pm
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Gloria Jones
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Tainted Love
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The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter... Ever! (Virgin)
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7:45pm
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Les Savy Fav
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Reprobate's Resumé
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Go Forth (Frenchkiss)
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7:41pm
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Bunny Paul
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I'm Hooked
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The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 (Hip-O Select)
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7:35pm
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Of Montreal
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Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
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Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
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Buy Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? at Reckless Records
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7:29pm
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Avi Buffalo
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Jessica
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Avi Buffalo (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: Request from Lou in Cicero!
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7:26pm
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Sessa
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Música
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Estrela Acesa (Mexican Summer)
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7:21pm
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A Tribe Called Quest
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Can I Kick It?
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (Jive)
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7:19pm
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Louis Theroux, Duke & Jones
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Jiggle Jiggle
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single (self-released)
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Track Notes: Request from Hunter
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Buy Louis Theroux, Duke & Jones single at Reckless Records
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7:16pm
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Lou Reed
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Vicious
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Transformer (RCA)
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7:11pm
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Baby Huey & The Babysitters Local
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Hard Times
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The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend (Curtom)
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7:09pm
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Syl Johnson Local
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Concrete Reservation
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Complete Mythology (Numero Group)
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7:06pm
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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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7:03pm
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Neptune's Core Local
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White Lies
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Can't Have it All (self-released)
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7:01pm
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Phil Yates & the Affiliates Local
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I Can't Wait
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A Thin Thread (Futureman Records)
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Track Notes: For their 4th album, Phil Yates & The Affiliates - formerly of Burlington VT, now Chicago - deliver an engaging mix of power pop, folk, and fuzz-rock.
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Buy Phil Yates & the Affiliates A Thin Thread at Reckless Records
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7/25 - 6pm hour
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6:59pm
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Post Office Winter Local
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See the avalanche
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Music Box (self released)
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Track Notes:
Local high school indie rock/shamble folk duo are the latest in the city's Hallogallo youth band movement to step up with a new record. Headed to their senior year, members Johnston and Huffman (last names only)
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6:54pm
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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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6:52pm
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R.L. Burnside
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Skinny Woman
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Burnside On Burnside (Fat Possum)
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6:49pm
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Japandroids
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Wet Hair
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Post-Nothing (Polyvinyl)
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6:44pm
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Linda Rondstat
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Goodbye My Friend
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Greatest Hits (Sony)
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Track Notes: Request from Keith
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6:39pm
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
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Better Things to Do
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I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)
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6:34pm
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Thurston Moore
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Staring Statues
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Psychic Hearts (Geffen)
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Track Notes: Happy Bday! Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) founding member of Sonic Youth.
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6:31pm
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The Beat
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Tears of a Clown
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This Are Two Tone (Chrysalis)
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6:29pm
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Beabadoobee
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10:36
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beatopia (Dirty Hit)
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Track Notes: Filipina/British singer-songwriter Bea Kristi’s second LP as Beabadoobee melds bedroom pop, 90’s-ish college rock sounds, and the 00s-era collision of pop production and grunge guitar sounds (
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6:25pm
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Pusha T
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Numbers on the Boards
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My Name is My Name (GOOD Music)
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6:19pm
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Rhett Miller
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The El
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The Instigator (Elektra)
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Track Notes: Playing at SPACE this Friday!
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6:16pm
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NoSo
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Suburbia
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Stay Proud of Me (Partisan)
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Track Notes: Wonderful debut from LA-based Korean-American non-binary singer/songwriter Abby Hwong, who goes by the stage name of NoSo. Shorthand for North/South, a node to their Korean heritage, NoSo (they/them) delivers ten slices of dreampop heaven, with gentle, reflective lyrics and hooks galore.
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6:11pm
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Liz Phair Local
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Nashville
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Whip-Smart (Matador)
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