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Bobby Evers DJ Profile

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.

Bobby Evers's Playlists

9/7 - 5pm hour
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas album artwork 5:17pm Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas Heaven or Las Vegas (4AD/Capitol)
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The Softies - The Bed I Made album artwork 5:15pm The Softies I Said What I Said The Bed I Made (Father/Daughter)
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Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You album artwork 5:10pm Caroline Polachek Bunny Is a Rider Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice)
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Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? album artwork 5:06pm Of Montreal Gronlandic Edit Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
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The Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird 5:03pm The Fiery Furnaces Tropical Ice-Land Gallowsbird's Bark (Rough Trade)
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Jack White - NO NAME album artwork 5:01pm Jack White Archbishop Harold Holmes NO NAME (Third Man)
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9/7 - 4pm hour
4:56pm Godley and Creme Cry Cry (Cry )
Track Notes: 1985, by request from Sara Buy Godley and Creme Cry at Reckless Records Buy Godley and Creme at iTunes Buy Godley and Creme Cry at eMusic Add to Collection
Joya Mooi - Open Hearts album artwork 4:51pm Joya Mooi No Holding Back Open Hearts (Unity)
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Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come album artwork 4:48pm Jimmy Cliff Many Rivers To Cross The Harder They Come (Island)
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Cliff Gober - Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal album artwork 4:44pm Cliff Gober A Poor Wayfaring Stranger Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal (Numero Group)
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Killer Mike - Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival - Songs For Sinners And Saints album artwork 4:40pm Killer Mike LORD PREPARE ME (Featuring: Bellygang Kush, Jane Handcock, Adonica Nunn) Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival - Songs For Sinners And Saints (Loma Vista/Concord)
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Kate Fagan - I Don 4:34pm Kate Fagan Local I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool (Manufactured Recordings)
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Valerie June - Pushin 4:31pm Valerie June Somebody To Love Pushin' Against A Stone (Concord)
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Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER album artwork 4:27pm Beyoncé JUST FOR FUN (featuring Willie Jones) COWBOY CARTER (Parkway/Columbia)
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4:24pm Rosita x P.U.R.P. Jody (featuring Akeem Ali) Jody (featuring Akeem Ali) (self-released)
Track Notes: Rosita x P.U.R.P. / Jody (featuring Akeem Ali) [Clean] / single / self-released Buy Rosita x P.U.R.P. Jody (featuring Akeem Ali) at Reckless Records Buy Rosita x P.U.R.P. at iTunes Buy Rosita x P.U.R.P. Jody (featuring Akeem Ali) at eMusic Add to Collection
Phosphorescent - The Weight of Flight album artwork 4:21pm Phosphorescent When We Fall The Weight of Flight (Warm)
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Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers album artwork 4:17pm Silver Jews I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You Tanglewood Numbers (Drag City)
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Personal Trainer - Still Willing album artwork 4:14pm Personal Trainer I Can Be Your Personal Trainer Still Willing (Waterlines)
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Smoking Popes - Born to Quit album artwork 4:11pm Smoking Popes Local Midnight Moon Born to Quit (Johann's Face)
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The Psychedelic Furs - All Of This And Nothing album artwork 4:06pm The Psychedelic Furs Heartbreak Beat All Of This And Nothing (Columbia)
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Fontaines D.C. - Romance album artwork 4:02pm Fontaines D.C. Favourite Romance (XL)
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8/17 - 5pm hour
Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co. album artwork 5:54pm Songs: Ohia Hold On Magnolia (Demo) The Magnolia Electric Co. (Secretly Canadian)
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Futurebirds - Easy Company album artwork 5:50pm Futurebirds Movin' On Easy Company (Duotone)
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Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin 5:42pm Bob Dylan With God On Our Side The Times They Are A-Changin' (Columbia)
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Mustafa  - Gaza Is Calling album artwork 5:39pm Mustafa Gaza Is Calling Gaza Is Calling (Jagjaguwar)
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Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind album artwork 5:32pm Dinosaur Jr. The Wagon Green Mind (Sire)
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5:28pm Pavement Shady Lane/J vs. S Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. (Matador)
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Bill Callahan - Resuscitate! album artwork 5:24pm Bill Callahan Keep Some Steady Friends Around Resuscitate! (Drag City)
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Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77 album artwork 5:20pm Talking Heads Sugar On My Tongue Talking Heads: 77 (Sire)
Track Notes: Bonus Track, 2005 release Buy Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77 at Reckless Records Buy Talking Heads at iTunes Buy Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77 at eMusic Add to Collection
David Bowie - Young Americans album artwork 5:16pm David Bowie Fame Young Americans (RCA)
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