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.
11/11 - 4pm hour
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4:45pm
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Sylvester
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God Bless the Child
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Private Recordings, August 1970 (Dark Entries)
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Buy Sylvester Private Recordings, August 1970 at Reckless Records
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4:38pm
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The Pogues
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The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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Rum, Sodomy & The Lash (MCA)
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Buy The Pogues Rum, Sodomy & The Lash at Reckless Records
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4:33pm
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Slauson Malone 1
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New Joy
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EXCELSIOR (Warp)
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Buy Slauson Malone 1 EXCELSIOR at Reckless Records
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4:32pm
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Chance the Rapper Local
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Acid Rain
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Acid Rap (self-released)
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Buy Chance the Rapper Acid Rap at Reckless Records
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4:23pm
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Bruce Springsteen
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Born in the U.S.A.
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The Essential Bruce Springsteen (Columbia/Legacy)
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Buy Bruce Springsteen The Essential Bruce Springsteen at Reckless Records
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4:23pm
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Bruce Springsteen
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Born in the U.S.A.
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The Essential Bruce Springsteen (Columbia/Legacy)
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Buy Bruce Springsteen The Essential Bruce Springsteen at Reckless Records
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4:20pm
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Stevie Wonder
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Blowin' In The Wind
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The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 (Hip-O Select)
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Buy Stevie Wonder The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 at Reckless Records
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4:17pm
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Johnny Cash
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Man In Black
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The Essential Johnny Cash (Sony)
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4:14pm
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Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter
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I'M GETTING OUT WHILE I CAN
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SAVED! (Perpetual Flame Ministries)
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Buy Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter SAVED! at Reckless Records
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4:06pm
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Desaparecidos
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$$$$
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Read Music / Speak Spanish (Saddle Creek)
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Track Notes: 2002
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Buy Desaparecidos Read Music / Speak Spanish at Reckless Records
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4:03pm
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions
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(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
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Armed Forces (Columbia)
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Buy Elvis Costello & the Attractions Armed Forces at Reckless Records
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4:01pm
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The Mountain Goats
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Clean Slate
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Jenny from Thebes (Merge)
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Buy The Mountain Goats Jenny from Thebes at Reckless Records
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11/4 - 5pm hour
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5:51pm
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Sigur Rós
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Svefn-g-englar
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Ágætis Byrjun (Fat Cat)
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Buy Sigur Rós Ágætis Byrjun at Reckless Records
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5:46pm
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DJ Shadow
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Witches Vs. Warlocks
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Action Adventure (Mass Appeal)
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Buy DJ Shadow Action Adventure at Reckless Records
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5:40pm
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Deadbeat
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Tough Love (Anger I)
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Kübler-Ross Soliloquies (BLKRTZ)
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Buy Deadbeat Kübler-Ross Soliloquies at Reckless Records
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5:34pm
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St. Vincent
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Fast Slow Disco
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Fast Slow Disco (Loma Vista)
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Track Notes: 2019
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Buy St. Vincent Fast Slow Disco at Reckless Records
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5:30pm
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Wye Oak
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The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
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The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs (Merge)
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Buy Wye Oak The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs at Reckless Records
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5:26pm
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Sincere Engineer Local
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Anemia
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Cheap Grills (Hopeless)
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Buy Sincere Engineer Cheap Grills at Reckless Records
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5:22pm
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J Dilla
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Love (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
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The Shining (BBE)
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Buy J Dilla The Shining at Reckless Records
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5:18pm
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Saint Etienne
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Nothing Can Stop Us
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Foxbase Alpha (Warner Bros)
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Buy Saint Etienne Foxbase Alpha at Reckless Records
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5:13pm
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The Hecks Local
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Cowboi
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II ((Cowards)) (self-released)
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5:09pm
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Interpol
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Evil
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Antics (Matador)
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5:04pm
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Metric
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Twilight Galaxy
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Fantasies (Last Gang)
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5:01pm
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Pip Blom
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Not Tonight
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Bobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
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11/4 - 4pm hour
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4:57pm
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Lou Reed
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Perfect Day
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Transformer (RCA)
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Buy Lou Reed Transformer at Reckless Records
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4:52pm
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The Books
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The Lemon Of Pink
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The Lemon of Pink (Tomlab)
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Buy The Books The Lemon of Pink at Reckless Records
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4:51pm
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Oneohtrix Point Never
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Again
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Again (Warp)
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Buy Oneohtrix Point Never Again at Reckless Records
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4:43pm
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Mavis Staples Local
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If All I Was Was Black
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If All I Was Was Black (ANTI-)
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Buy Mavis Staples If All I Was Was Black at Reckless Records
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4:40pm
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Until The Ribbon Breaks
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Nature Mother (featuring Emoni Wilkins)
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Nature Mother (featuring Emoni Wilkins) (VERO )
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Buy Until The Ribbon Breaks Nature Mother (featuring Emoni Wilkins) at Reckless Records
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4:35pm
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Old 97's
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Designs On You
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Satellite Rides (Elektra)
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Track Notes: 2001
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Buy Old 97's Satellite Rides at Reckless Records
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