Mike was an original member of the CHIRP board of directors, a former vice-president of CHIRP, and he now is a board member emeritus. He got his start in radio in high school at Hinsdale Central's WHSD, and then moved on to WIDB at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. His radio dreams were deferred by a detour into retail music and then a U-turn to law school. Even while working as an attorney at the State Appellate Defender, Mike stayed in touch with the music scene, writing reviews on the web for Pop Palace, Fufkin.com and his own blog, Hablo Ennui. His favorites include Sparks, Sweet, Cheap Trick, The Fall, Didjits, Buck Owens, Ted Leo, The Zombies, Bo Diddley and many, many others. You can follow Mike on Twitter (and who wouldn't want to?) at @mrhonorama.
You can listen to Mike's most recent shows below.
4/20 - 9am hour
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9:49am
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Julia Holter
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Spinning
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Something in the Room She Moves (Domino)
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Track Notes: June 16 at Space
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9:47am
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The Bitter Sweets
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What a Lonely Way to Start the Summertime
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One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found (Rhino)
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9:44am
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Steve Dawson Local
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Time to Let Some Light In
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Ghosts (Pravda)
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Track Notes: Out June 7
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9:44am
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Jordana
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Sparks
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single (Grand Jury)
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Track Notes: This Coldplay cover is dedicated to Lindsay in West Town for her donation during my fundraising show.
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9:37am
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Cheer-Accident Local
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Promise
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Vacate (Cuneiform)
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9:33am
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Kadhja Bonet
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One of a Kind (Love Affair)
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single (Fat Possum)
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Track Notes: This Spinners cover is dedicated to Courtnay in Des Plaines for her (second) donation in my name.
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9:30am
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Brainstory
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I Will Be
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Sounds Good (Big Crown)
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Track Notes: Rialto, CA trio.
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9:24am
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Khruangbin
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Hold Me Up (Thank You)
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A LA SALA (Dead Oceans)
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Track Notes: Salt Shed June 7
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9:20am
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The Cars
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I'm Not the One
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Shake It Up (Elektra)
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9:16am
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Kandace Springs
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What Was I Made For?
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single (SRP)
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Track Notes: This Billie Eilish cover is dedicated to Kathy in Jefferson Park for her donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraiseer.
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9:13am
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Connie Smith
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Seattle
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Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches (Fat Possum)
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9:06am
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Bnny Local
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Good Stuff
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One Million Love Songs (Fire Talk)
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9:04am
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Cher
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This Will Be Our Year
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Christmas (Warner Records)
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Track Notes: This cover of The Zombies is dedicated to JoAnn in Clinton, IL for her donation during my fundraising show.
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9:00am
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Benny Sings
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Sailing
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single (Seeker Music)
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Track Notes: This Christopher Cross cover is dedicated to Betsy in Hinsdale for her donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive
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4/13 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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Alejandro Escovedo
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Thought I'd Let You Know
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Echo Dancing (Yep Roc)
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11:47am
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Kim Gordon
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Psychedelic Orgasm
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The Collective (Matador)
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Track Notes: June 8 at Bohemian National Cemetary
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11:44am
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Mamalarky
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Almighty Heat
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Mamalarky (Fire Talk)
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11:41am
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Wonderlick
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Begin Again
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Undisciplined (Self-released)
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11:36am
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Impulsive Hearts Local
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CRAWLIN' 4 U
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Fit 4 The Apocalypse (Cavity Search)
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11:33am
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Jason & The Nashville Scorchers
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I'm So Lonesome (I Could Cry)
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Reckless Country Soul (Praxis)
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Track Notes: This Hank Williams Cover is dedicated to Ray in Nashville for his donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive.
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11:30am
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Avalanche Kaito
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Talitakum
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Talitakum (Glitterbeat)
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Track Notes: Singer from Burkina Faso, guitarist from Belgium, drummer from France. Based in Brussels
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11:24am
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Brittany Bindrim Local
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Cast
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Velella Velella (Metropolis)
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11:20am
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Exposé
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Stop, Listen, Look & Think
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What You Don't Know (Arista)
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11:17am
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Tommy Stinson
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Hateful
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White Riot Volume Two (Uncut)
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Track Notes: This Clash cover is dedicate to John in Buffalo Grove for his donatoin in my name
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11:14am
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UXB Local
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Here Comes the Cat
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Strictly Dynamite (Touch and Go)
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11:07am
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Plum Local
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Can't Hold On to It
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TBA LP (self-released)
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Track Notes: Out in June
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11:04am
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Sugababes
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I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (Arctic Babes Mix)
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Essential Sugababes (Spectrum/UMC)
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Track Notes: This Arctic Monkeys cover is dedicated to D. in Bellingham, WA for their donation during my SPring Fundraising show
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11:01am
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In This Moment
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Army of Me
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Godmode (BMG)
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Track Notes: This Bjork cover is dedicated to Elizabeth in Lakeview for her donation in my name during the CHIRP Spring Fundraising Drive.
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4/13 - 10am hour
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10:57am
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Halo Maud
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Celebrate
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Celebrate (Heavenly/PIAS)
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10:52am
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Brittany Howard
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I Don't
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What Now (Island)
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