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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

6/1 - 5pm hour
Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince album artwork 5:52pm Arooj Aftab Inayaat Vulture Prince (New Amsterdam)
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The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs, Vol. 1 album artwork 5:47pm The Magnetic Fields A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off 69 Love Songs, Vol. 1 (Merge)
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Lael Neale - Star Eaters Delight album artwork 5:44pm Lael Neale I Am the River Star Eaters Delight (Sub Pop)
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Julia Jacklin - PRE PLEASURE album artwork 5:40pm Julia Jacklin Love, Try Not To Let Go PRE PLEASURE (Polyvinyl)
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5:36pm Matthew Dear Pom Pom Asa Breed (Ghostly International)
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Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE album artwork 5:33pm Beyoncé MOVE RENAISSANCE (Columbia/Parkwood)
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5:30pm Gotopo Fuerza Natural Sac​ú​dete (Waxploitation)
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Village People - Village People album artwork 5:23pm Village People Village People Village People (Casablanca)
Track Notes: Released 1977 Buy Village People Village People at Reckless Records Buy Village People at iTunes Buy Village People Village People at eMusic Add to Collection
Sylvester - Sylvester album artwork 5:18pm Sylvester Down, Down, Down Sylvester (Fantasy)
Track Notes: Released 1977 Buy Sylvester Sylvester at Reckless Records Buy Sylvester at iTunes Buy Sylvester Sylvester at eMusic Add to Collection
Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady album artwork 5:13pm Janelle Monae Q.U.E.E.N. (featuring Erykah Badu) The Electric Lady (Bad Boy)
Track Notes: Released 2013 Buy Janelle Monae The Electric Lady at Reckless Records Buy Janelle Monae at iTunes Buy Janelle Monae The Electric Lady at eMusic Add to Collection
5:04pm Max Kukla Local How Do We Get By? Normal (self-released)
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SuperKnova - American Queers album artwork 5:03pm SuperKnova Local Off My Body American Queers (Midwest Action / Worry)
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6/1 - 4pm hour
Seán Barna - An Evening at Macri Park album artwork 4:56pm Seán Barna Maybe I Should Go Back to L.A. (ft. Danielle Ponder) An Evening at Macri Park (Kill Rock Stars)
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WheelUP - We Are The Magic album artwork 4:50pm WheelUP Infinity (featuring Abacus) We Are The Magic (Tru Thoughts)
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Yola - Stand For Myself album artwork 4:46pm Yola Dancing Away In Tears Stand For Myself (Easy Eye Sound/Concord)
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Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! album artwork 4:42pm Jessie Ware Free Yourself That! Feels Good! (Interscope)
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Ezra Furman - Songs by Others album artwork 4:37pm Ezra Furman Local Androgynous Songs by Others (Bella Union)
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Elton John - Honky Château album artwork 4:32pm Elton John Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Honky Château (Polydor)
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Durand Jones - Wait Til I Get Over album artwork 4:28pm Durand Jones I Want You Wait Til I Get Over (Dead Oceans)
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Four Tet - New Energy album artwork 4:21pm Four Tet Lush New Energy (Text)
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4:16pm Eel Romance Local Clover Funny Blue (self-released)
Track Notes: Full album drops June 30! Buy Eel Romance Funny Blue at Reckless Records Buy Eel Romance at iTunes Buy Eel Romance Funny Blue at eMusic Add to Collection
Hannah Jadagu - Aperture album artwork 4:09pm Hannah Jadagu Admit It Aperture (Sub Pop)
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Marlon Williams - My Boy album artwork 4:06pm Marlon Williams Easy Does it My Boy (Dead Oceans)
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Ray Charles - Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul album artwork 4:02pm Ray Charles (Somewhere) Over The Rainbow Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul (ABC)
Track Notes: By request for Peggy & John! Buy Ray Charles Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul at Reckless Records Buy Ray Charles at iTunes Buy Ray Charles Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul at eMusic Add to Collection
6/1 - 3pm hour
Arthur Russell - Another Thought album artwork 3:56pm Arthur Russell In the Light of the Miracle Another Thought (Be With)
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The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You album artwork 3:51pm The Avalanches Oh the Sunn! (featuring Perry Farrell) We Will Always Love You (Modular)
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Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings album artwork 3:47pm Julie Byrne Summer Glass The Greater Wings (Ghostly International)
Track Notes: New album drops July 7! Buy Julie Byrne The Greater Wings at Reckless Records Buy Julie Byrne at iTunes Buy Julie Byrne The Greater Wings at eMusic Add to Collection
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter album artwork 3:42pm Nick Drake At The Chime Of A City Clock Bryter Layter (Island)
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Billie Holiday - The Best of Billie Holiday album artwork 3:39pm Billie Holiday All Of Me The Best of Billie Holiday (Columbia)
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John Grant - Queen Of Denmark album artwork 3:34pm John Grant Outer Space Queen Of Denmark (Bella Union)
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