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.
3/30 - 5pm hour
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5:27pm
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Alkaline Trio Local
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You've Got So Far To Go
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Maybe I'll Catch Fire (Asian Man)
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Buy Alkaline Trio Maybe I'll Catch Fire at Reckless Records
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5:25pm
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Jenny Owen Youngs, Jukebox The Ghost
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Ghosts In Empty Houses
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Jenny Owen Youngs, Jukebox The Ghost (self-released)
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Buy Jenny Owen Youngs, Jukebox The Ghost Jenny Owen Youngs, Jukebox The Ghost at Reckless Records
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5:18pm
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Julia Holter
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These Morning
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Something in the Room She Moves (Domino)
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Buy Julia Holter Something in the Room She Moves at Reckless Records
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5:15pm
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God Help The Girl
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Come Monday Night
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God Help The Girl (Matador)
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Buy God Help The Girl God Help The Girl at Reckless Records
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5:13pm
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Hospitality
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Betty Wang
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Hospitality (Merge)
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Buy Hospitality Hospitality at Reckless Records
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5:07pm
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Arrested Development
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Tennessee
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3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... (Chrysalis)
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Buy Arrested Development 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... at Reckless Records
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5:04pm
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Cakes Da Killa
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It's A Luv Thang (featuring Wuhryn Dumas)
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Black Sheep (Young Art)
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Buy Cakes Da Killa Black Sheep at Reckless Records
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5:03pm
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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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3/30 - 4pm hour
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4:56pm
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Marissa Nadler
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Drive
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July (Sacred Bones)
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Track Notes: 2014
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Buy Marissa Nadler July at Reckless Records
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4:50pm
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Abdallah Oumbadougou
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Le Iwitian Ourgueza Gueakelen
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Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 (Petaluma)
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Buy Abdallah Oumbadougou Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 at Reckless Records
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4:47pm
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Waylon Jennings
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Don't Play The Game
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Waylon (RCA Victor)
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Track Notes: 1970
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Buy Waylon Jennings Waylon at Reckless Records
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4:44pm
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The Band
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I Shall Be Released
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Music From Big Pink (w/ Bonus Tracks) (Capitol)
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Buy The Band Music From Big Pink (w/ Bonus Tracks) at Reckless Records
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4:40pm
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David Nance & Mowed Sound
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Mock the Hours
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David Nance & Mowed Sound (Third Man)
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Buy David Nance & Mowed Sound David Nance & Mowed Sound at Reckless Records
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4:35pm
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The Gossip
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Act of God
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Real Power (Columbia)
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Buy The Gossip Real Power at Reckless Records
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4:31pm
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
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This Land Is Your Land
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Naturally (Daptone)
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Buy Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Naturally at Reckless Records
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4:27pm
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Dorothy Moore
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Misty Blue
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Misty Blue (Malaco )
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Track Notes: 1975
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Buy Dorothy Moore Misty Blue at Reckless Records
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4:23pm
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Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
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Nobody Dies
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A Man Alive (Ribbon Music)
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Buy Thao & The Get Down Stay Down A Man Alive at Reckless Records
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4:19pm
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Mitski
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Bug Like an Angel
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The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)
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Buy Mitski The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We at Reckless Records
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4:14pm
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Mary Timony
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Untame the Tiger
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Untame the Tiger (Merge)
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Buy Mary Timony Untame the Tiger at Reckless Records
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4:08pm
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The Rentals
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Friends Of P.
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Return of the Rentals (Maverick)
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Buy The Rentals Return of the Rentals at Reckless Records
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4:06pm
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Pixies
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Monkey Gone To Heaven
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Doolittle (4AD)
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Buy Pixies Doolittle at Reckless Records
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4:02pm
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The Dandy Warhols
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Danzig with Myself (featuring Black Francis)
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ROCKMAKER (Sunset Blvd)
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Buy The Dandy Warhols ROCKMAKER at Reckless Records
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3/23 - 5pm hour
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5:56pm
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Laura Marling
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Take The Night Off
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Once I Was An Eagle (Virgin)
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Buy Laura Marling Once I Was An Eagle at Reckless Records
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5:50pm
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Warpaint
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Common Blue
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Common Blue (Rough Trade)
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Track Notes:
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Buy Warpaint Common Blue at Reckless Records
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5:46pm
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The Black Heart Procession
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It's A Crime I Never Told You About The Diamonds In your Eyes
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2 (Touch and Go)
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Track Notes: 1999
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Buy The Black Heart Procession 2 at Reckless Records
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5:43pm
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John Vanderslice
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Me and My 424
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Life and Death of an American Fourtracker (Barsuk)
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Buy John Vanderslice Life and Death of an American Fourtracker at Reckless Records
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5:39pm
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Vampire Weekend
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Gen-X Cops
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ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US (Columbia )
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Track Notes: Out 4/5
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Buy Vampire Weekend ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US at Reckless Records
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5:33pm
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Enon
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Daughter In The House Of Fools
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Hocus-Pocus (Touch and Go)
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Buy Enon Hocus-Pocus at Reckless Records
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5:29pm
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The Blow
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Hey Boy
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Poor Aim: Love Songs (Slender Means/States Rights)
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Buy The Blow Poor Aim: Love Songs at Reckless Records
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5:28pm
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Laetitia Sadier
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Protéïformuntié
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Rooting for Love (Drag City)
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Buy Laetitia Sadier Rooting for Love at Reckless Records
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