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 here.
2/25 - 5pm hour
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5:51pm
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Four Tet
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Locked
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Pink (Text)
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5:43pm
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BassKase Local
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Don't Trust Angel Eyes
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The Good, The Bad And The Dubby (Soundpoint)
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5:39pm
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Alice Coltrane
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Spiritual Eternal
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Eternity (Warner Bros.)
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5:37pm
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Farhot
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Baqi Manda
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Kabul Fire Vol. 2 (Kabul Fire)
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5:32pm
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Yu Su
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Melaleuca
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Yellow River Blue (bié/Music From Memory)
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5:22pm
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Curtis Mayfield Local
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Move On Up
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Curtis (Curtom)
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Track Notes: Released 1970
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5:14pm
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Phyllis Hyman
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Loving You, Losing You
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Phyllis Hyman (Buddah)
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Track Notes: Released 1977 / By request for Julian!
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5:08pm
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Sarah Mary Chadwick
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Let's Go Home
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Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby (Ba Da Bing)
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5:01pm
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Big Blue Ball
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Habibe
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Big Blue Ball (Real World)
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Track Notes: By request for Andy!
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2/25 - 4pm hour
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4:54pm
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Donald Byrd
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Miss Kane
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Street Lady (Blue Note)
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4:48pm
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
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Lady Rain
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Abandoned Lunchonette (Atlantic)
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4:46pm
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Cub Scout Bowling Pins
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Heaven Beats Iowa
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Heaven Beats Iowa (GBV Inc.)
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4:42pm
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Claud
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Cuff Your Jeans
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Super Monster (Saddest Factory/Dead Oceans)
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4:35pm
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Jens Lekman
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Evening Prayer
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Life Will See You Now (Secretly Canadian)
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4:32pm
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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
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The Neighbors
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Jonathan Sings! (Sire)
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4:29pm
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Styrofoam Winos
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In Your Room
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Styrofoam Winos (Sophomore Lounge)
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4:24pm
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Juniore
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La vérité nue
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Un, Deux, Trois (La Phonographe)
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4:20pm
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Erykah Badu
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My Life
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Mama's Gun (Motown)
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4:13pm
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Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble Local
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Now (Forever Momentary Space)
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NOW (International Anthem)
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Track Notes: New album out April 23!
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4:07pm
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Fruit Bats Local
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The Balcony
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The Pet Parade (Merge)
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Track Notes: New album out March 5!
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4:03pm
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Minnie Riperton Local
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Reasons
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Perfect Angel (Epic)
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2/25 - 3pm hour
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3:59pm
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Kishi Bashi
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Honeybody
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Sonderlust (Joyful Noise)
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3:54pm
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Bill Jr. Jr.
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Renaissance Man
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Homebody (Bush League)
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3:44pm
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jaimie branch
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nuevo roquero estéreo
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FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise (International Anthem)
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3:40pm
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Kansas Smitty's
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Sunnyland
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Things Happened Here (Ever)
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3:35pm
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Waltzer Local
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I Don't Wanna Die
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Time Traveler (Side Hustle)
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3:32pm
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Orville Peck
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Roses Are Falling
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Pony (Sub Pop)
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3:29pm
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Tamar Aphek
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All I Know
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All Bets Are Off (Kill Rock Stars)
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3:23pm
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Bobby Conn Local
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Anybody
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King For a Day (Thrill Jockey)
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3:20pm
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Sincere Gifts
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Monsanto v Santo: The Boardroom Speaks
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Ghost of America (Self-released)
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