I am a writer and person who rides the CTA and watches movies. I gravitate toward indie and twee music but love surprises and diversity. Old stuff, new stuff. It is all invaluable. I grew up in Iowa and studied creative writing at University of Iowa. I briefly moved to Minnesota before jumping into the unknown in Chicago. Since then I have landed on my feet and have grown some roots here and have no intention of leaving any time soon. I like cover versions of songs, really good movie soundtracks, and trying to guess a song playing in an adjacent room.
In addition to DJing, tabling, and writing reviews for the music department, I also help produce the CHIRP reading series The First Time, a quarterly storytelling event featuring true stories and live covers.
You can listen to Bobby's two most recent shows below.
2/17 - 4pm hour
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4:51pm
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Santana
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Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
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Abraxas (Columbia)
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Track Notes: 1970
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Buy Santana Abraxas at Reckless Records
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4:50pm
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Orgone
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Peace for You
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Chimera (3 Palm)
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Buy Orgone Chimera at Reckless Records
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4:42pm
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Local
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Touch the Sky
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Bulletproof Brass (ChoiceCuts)
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Buy Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Bulletproof Brass at Reckless Records
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4:36pm
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Dido
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Here with Me
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No Angel (Arista)
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Buy Dido No Angel at Reckless Records
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4:32pm
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My Brightest Diamond
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It's Me on the Dance Floor
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A Million and One (Rhyme & Reason)
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4:28pm
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Beth Gibbons
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Floating on a Moment
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Lives Outgrown (Domino )
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Track Notes: (out 5/17)
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Buy Beth Gibbons Lives Outgrown at Reckless Records
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4:22pm
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Sleigh Bells
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Crown On The Ground
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Treats (Mom+Pop)
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4:18pm
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Surfer Blood
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Swim
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Astro Coast (Kanine)
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Buy Surfer Blood Astro Coast at Reckless Records
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4:15pm
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Alkaline Trio Local
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Hot for Preacher
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Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (Rise)
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Buy Alkaline Trio Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs at Reckless Records
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4:08pm
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The Cure
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The Hanging Garden
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Pornography (Elektra)
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4:06pm
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The Psychedelic Furs
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Heartbreak Beat
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All Of This And Nothing (Columbia)
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Buy The Psychedelic Furs All Of This And Nothing at Reckless Records
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4:01pm
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New Model Army
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First Summer After
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Unbroken (earMUSIC)
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Buy New Model Army Unbroken at Reckless Records
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2/10 - 5pm hour
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5:53pm
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The Smashing Pumpkins Local
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Thru the Eyes of Ruby
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin)
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Buy The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness at Reckless Records
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5:48pm
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Isaiah Collier Local
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Eggun
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Parallel Universe (Night Dreamer)
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5:44pm
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Cat Power
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Good Woman
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You Are Free (Matador)
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Track Notes: Cahn Auditorium, Evanston, 2/27
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Buy Cat Power You Are Free at Reckless Records
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5:39pm
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Vera Sola
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I'm Lying
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Peacemaker (City Slang)
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5:33pm
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The Sundays
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Here's Where the Story Ends
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Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (Rough Trade)
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Buy The Sundays Reading, Writing and Arithmetic at Reckless Records
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5:30pm
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Can
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Vitamin C
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Ege Bamyasi (Spoon)
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5:26pm
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The Last Dinner Party
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Burn Alive
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Prelude to Ecstasy (Island)
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5:23pm
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Black Tambourine
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We Can't Be Friends
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Complete Recordings (Slumberland)
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Buy Black Tambourine Complete Recordings at Reckless Records
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5:21pm
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The Magnetic Fields
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Busby Berkeley Dreams
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69 Love Songs, Vol. 3 (Merge)
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Buy The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs, Vol. 3 at Reckless Records
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5:18pm
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Beat Happening
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Gravedigger Blues
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Black Candy (K)
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5:14pm
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sponj Local
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M Line
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Epcot (self-released)
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5:10pm
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Joanna Newsom
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Cassiopeia
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The Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City)
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Buy Joanna Newsom The Milk-Eyed Mender at Reckless Records
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5:06pm
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Big Thief
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Red Moon
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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (4AD)
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Buy Big Thief Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You at Reckless Records
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5:02pm
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Waxahatchee
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Right Back To It (featuring MJ Lenderman
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Tigers Blood (ANTI-)
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Track Notes: (out 3/22)
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Buy Waxahatchee Tigers Blood at Reckless Records
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2/10 - 4pm hour
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4:56pm
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Queen
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Radio Ga Ga
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The Works (Capitol)
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Track Notes: 1984
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Buy Queen The Works at Reckless Records
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4:52pm
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Ty Segall
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Hi Dee Dee
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Three Bells (Drag City)
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4:48pm
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Julien Baker
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Hardline
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Little Oblivions (Matador)
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4:46pm
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Squirrel Flower Local
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Alley Light
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Tomorrow's Fire (Polyvinyl)
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Buy Squirrel Flower Tomorrow's Fire at Reckless Records
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