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Alex Gilbert DJ Profile

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:

Alex Gilbert's Playlists

11/30 - 5pm hour
5:51pm Matmos Y.T.T.E. (Yield To Total Elation) The Civil War (Matador)
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Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele album artwork 5:46pm Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele Meet Me In The Garden The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (Paw Tracks)
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The Blow Monkeys - Animal Magic album artwork 5:42pm The Blow Monkeys Wicked Ways Animal Magic (RCA)
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5:37pm GUB Local GUB 9 GUB (Sophomore Lounge)
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DJ Shadow - Action Adventure album artwork 5:32pm DJ Shadow You Played Me Action Adventure (Mass Appeal)
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5:29pm Dawn Richard Bubblegum The Architect Epoch (Merge)
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Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Keep Reachin Up album artwork 5:26pm Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators If This Ain't Love (Don't Know What Is) Keep Reachin Up (Timmion)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew! Buy Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Keep Reachin Up at Reckless Records Buy Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators at iTunes Buy Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Keep Reachin Up at eMusic Add to Collection
The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us album artwork 5:19pm The Chemical Brothers Galaxy Bounce Come With Us (Astralwerks)
Track Notes: Released 2002 Buy The Chemical Brothers Come With Us at Reckless Records Buy The Chemical Brothers at iTunes Buy The Chemical Brothers Come With Us at eMusic Add to Collection
Four Tet - Rounds album artwork 5:15pm Four Tet She Moves She Rounds (Domino)
Track Notes: Released 2003 Buy Four Tet Rounds at Reckless Records Buy Four Tet at iTunes Buy Four Tet Rounds at eMusic Add to Collection
Groove Armada - Vertigo album artwork 5:08pm Groove Armada Chicago Vertigo (Zomba)
Track Notes: Released 1999 Buy Groove Armada Vertigo at Reckless Records Buy Groove Armada at iTunes Buy Groove Armada Vertigo at eMusic Add to Collection
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend album artwork 5:01pm Matthew Sweet You Don't Love Me Girlfriend (Zoo)
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11/30 - 4pm hour
Anna Hillburg - Tired Girls album artwork 4:57pm Anna Hillburg I've Been Dreamin' Tired Girls (Speakeasy Studios SF)
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4:52pm Bill MacKay Local Pre-California Fountain Fire (Drag City)
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4:48pm TALsounds Eye Lines Shift (NNA Tapes)
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Masami Tsuchiya - Rice Music album artwork 4:44pm Masami Tsuchiya Haina-Haila Rice Music (Epic)
Track Notes: By request for Curtis! Buy Masami Tsuchiya Rice Music at Reckless Records Buy Masami Tsuchiya at iTunes Buy Masami Tsuchiya Rice Music at eMusic Add to Collection
Beck - Midnite Vultures album artwork 4:38pm Beck Broken Train Midnite Vultures (DGC)
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Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds - Haunted Head album artwork 4:34pm Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds Su Su Haunted Head (In the Red)
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Beirut - Hadsel album artwork 4:31pm Beirut Spillhaugen Hadsel (Pompeoo)
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Kate Bush - The Red Shoes album artwork 4:23pm Kate Bush Rubberband Girl The Red Shoes (EMI)
Track Notes: By request for Julian! Buy Kate Bush The Red Shoes at Reckless Records Buy Kate Bush at iTunes Buy Kate Bush The Red Shoes at eMusic Add to Collection
Sandunes - The Ground Beneath Her Feet album artwork 4:19pm Sandunes Follow Me (featuring KAVYA) The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Tru Thoughts)
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C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat album artwork 4:08pm C+C Music Factory A Groove of Love (What's This Word Called Love?) Gonna Make You Sweat (Columbia)
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Keyboard Fantasies album artwork 4:01pm Beverly Glenn-Copeland Winter Astral Keyboard Fantasies (Transgressive)
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11/30 - 3pm hour
Pip Blom - Bobbie album artwork 3:58pm Pip Blom Tiger Bobbie (Heavenly/PIAS)
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3:54pm Cattleprod Love is a Toy Secretly Happy (Community 3)
Track Notes: By request for David! Buy Cattleprod Secretly Happy at Reckless Records Buy Cattleprod at iTunes Buy Cattleprod Secretly Happy at eMusic Add to Collection
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant album artwork 3:51pm David Byrne & St. Vincent Ice Age Love This Giant (4AD)
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3:47pm Bolis Pupul Completely Half Letter to Yu (DEEWEE)
Track Notes: New album drops March 8! Buy Bolis Pupul Letter to Yu at Reckless Records Buy Bolis Pupul at iTunes Buy Bolis Pupul Letter to Yu at eMusic Add to Collection
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God album artwork 3:38pm The Pogues Thousands Are Sailing If I Should Fall from Grace with God (Island)
Track Notes: RIP Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023 Buy The Pogues If I Should Fall from Grace with God at Reckless Records Buy The Pogues at iTunes Buy The Pogues If I Should Fall from Grace with God at eMusic Add to Collection
3:34pm The Chills Ghosts (Remastered) Brave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
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3:30pm Parker Woodland True Love Will Find You In The End True Love Will Find You In The End b/w I Am Willing (self-released)
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Juana Molina - Segundo album artwork 3:25pm Juana Molina Quiero Segundo (Domino)
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