Alex is a graphic designer, illustrator, and DJ. Originally from Iowa, he's lived in Chicago for over a decade, working and volunteering with such organizations as the Design Museum of Chicago, the Society of Typographic Arts, Spudnik Press Cooperative, and CHIRP Radio. He currently works for a small design studio in Ravenswood and spends his free time drawing, list making, record collecting, and singing karaoke (sometimes competitively).
You can listen to Alex's show on CHIRP every Thursday afternoon, 3-6pm, where you'll hear a wide variety of genres and artists. He has an especially strong love of funk, soul, disco, and anything with a good groove. So if that's your jam then don't miss the Funky 15 at Five—an all-funk set just after 5pm every Thursday! And if you miss the show, check out the last two weeks of broadcasts in the Archive.
Tune in sometime!
Check out Alex's two most recent shows below:
1/26 - 5pm hour
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5:52pm
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Kraftwerk
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Europe Endless
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Trans-Europe Express (Kling Klang)
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5:47pm
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Duckwrth
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Ce Soir
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Chrome Bull (Supergood/The Blind Youth)
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5:43pm
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Brick
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Honey Chile
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Brick (Bang)
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Track Notes: By request for Drew!
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5:36pm
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Holy Tongue
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Seven Arrows
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III (Amidah)
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5:34pm
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Yo La Tengo
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Aselestine
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This Stupid World (Matador)
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Track Notes: New album drops Feb. 10 / Playing Metro on Mar. 24!
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5:30pm
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Galore
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Ladders
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Blush (Paisley Shirt)
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5:18pm
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Pete Yellin
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It's the Right Thing
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Mainstream Funk (We Want Sounds)
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Track Notes: Released 1972 / Comp released 2022
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5:14pm
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The Friends of Distinction
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New Mother Nature
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Whatever (RCA)
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Track Notes: Released 1970
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5:10pm
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Chaka Khan Local
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The Message in The Middle of the Bottom
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Chaka (Warner Bros.)
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Track Notes: Released 1978
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1/26 - 4pm hour
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4:58pm
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Cave Local
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Beaux
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Allways (Drag City)
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4:56pm
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Ray Charles
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Heartbreaker
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Yes Indeed! (Atlantic)
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4:51pm
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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Summertime
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The Best of Booker T. & the MG's (Atlantic)
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Buy Booker T. & the M.G.'s The Best of Booker T. & the MG's at Reckless Records
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4:44pm
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Msafiri Zawose
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Chibitenyi
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Uhamiaji (Soundway)
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Track Notes: By request for Mr. Weather!
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4:40pm
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Dalibor Cruz Local
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Strike
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Deviance EP (Chicago Research)
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4:36pm
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Desireless
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Voyage, voyage
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François (CBS)
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4:32pm
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Christine and The Queens
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5 dollars
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Chris (Because)
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4:24pm
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Sarathy Korwar
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To Remember
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Kalak (The Leaf Label)
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4:20pm
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Destroyer
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Painter in Your Pocket
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Destroyer's Rubies (Merge)
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4:17pm
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Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Michelle Weeks, Tichina Arnold & Tisha Campbell
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Suddenly, Seymour
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Little Shop Of Horrors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Warner Bros.)
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Track Notes: By request for Carolyn!
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Buy Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Michelle Weeks, Tichina Arnold & Tisha Campbell Little Shop Of Horrors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Reckless Records
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4:10pm
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Gaye Su Akyol
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Sen Benim Mağaramsın
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Anadolu Ejderi (Glitterbeat)
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4:05pm
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Ibibio Sound Machine
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All That You Want
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Electricity (Merge)
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4:01pm
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US Girls
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Futures Bet
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Bless This Mess (4AD)
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Track Notes: New album drops Feb. 23!
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1/26 - 3pm hour
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3:55pm
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Canasta Local
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Busride
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We Were Set Up (Broken Middle C)
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3:49pm
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Tomaga
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Ersangerkrieg
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Extended Play 1 & 2 (Hands in the Dark)
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3:45pm
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Max Allard Local
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Deco (feat. Jayme Stone)
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Odes / Codes (self-released)
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3:43pm
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SUSS
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Winter Was Hard
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SUSS (Northern Spy)
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3:36pm
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John Cale
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Night Crawling
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Mercy (Double Six)
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3:32pm
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Space Gators Local
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Is It Right? Is It Wrong?
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Intergalactic Swamp Songs (Midwest Action)
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3:29pm
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The New Seekers
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Too Many Trips to Nowhere
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We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (Elektra)
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3:24pm
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Runnin' Wild
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Rhythm is My Business (Verve)
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