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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 15 years, 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 below.

Tune in sometime!

Check out Alex's two most recent shows below:

Alex Gilbert's Playlists

10/3 - 4pm hour
4:03pm VNV Nation Perpetual Matter + Form (Anachron Sounds)
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10/3 - 3pm hour
Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams - Aporia album artwork 3:59pm Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams The Runaround Aporia (Asthmatic Kitty)
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Dummy - Free Energy album artwork 3:55pm Dummy Godspin Free Energy (Trouble in Mind)
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3:49pm The Orb Karma Comes Tailem Bend (Fuzz Club)
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Melanie - Leftover Wine album artwork 3:46pm Melanie Uptown and Down Leftover Wine (Buddah)
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Material Issue - International Pop Overthrow album artwork 3:42pm Material Issue Local Very First Lie International Pop Overthrow (Mercury)
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3:36pm Yaeji booboo single (XL)
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Juniore - Trois, Deux, Un album artwork 3:32pm Juniore Le silence Trois, Deux, Un (Le Phonographe)
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SOPHIE - SOPHIE album artwork 3:28pm SOPHIE Why Lies (feat. BC Kingdom & LIZ) SOPHIE (Future Classic/Transgressive)
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3:20pm Terry Callier featuring Massive Attack Local Once I Dreamed Of Heaven Hidden Conversations (Mr. Bongo)
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Maximo Park - Stream of Life album artwork 3:16pm Maximo Park Doppelgänger Eyes Stream of Life (Lower Third)
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Jerry Paper - INBETWEEZER album artwork 3:13pm Jerry Paper Everything Angel INBETWEEZER (Stones Throw)
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3:06pm Ricardo Silveira & Vinicus Cantuaria Dia De Sol (Sunny Day) RSVC (Adventure Music)
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10/3 - 2pm hour
Jill Fraser - Earthly Pleasures album artwork 2:59pm Jill Fraser Beautiful Summer Earthly Pleasures (Drag City)
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9/26 - 5pm hour
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God album artwork 5:35pm Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Conversion Wild God (PIAS)
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Tindersticks - Soft Tissue album artwork 5:29pm Tindersticks Turned My Back Soft Tissue (City Slang)
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Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull the Rope album artwork 5:24pm Ibibio Sound Machine Mama Say Pull the Rope (Merge)
Track Notes: 2024 / Playing tonight at Outset w/BSA Gold & Finding Ijeoma! Buy Ibibio Sound Machine Pull the Rope at Reckless Records Buy Ibibio Sound Machine at iTunes Buy Ibibio Sound Machine Pull the Rope at eMusic Add to Collection
Toro Y Moi - Anything in Return album artwork 5:17pm Toro Y Moi Say That Anything in Return (Carpark)
Track Notes: 2013 Buy Toro Y Moi Anything in Return at Reckless Records Buy Toro Y Moi at iTunes Buy Toro Y Moi Anything in Return at eMusic Add to Collection
5:13pm Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama Exotic YokoGao Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 (Light in the Attic)
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Ginger Root - SHINBANGUMI album artwork 5:10pm Ginger Root All Night SHINBANGUMI (Ghostly International)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Ginger Root SHINBANGUMI at Reckless Records Buy Ginger Root at iTunes Buy Ginger Root SHINBANGUMI at eMusic Add to Collection
5:05pm Eel Romance Local Marshmallow Funny Blue (Self-released)
Track Notes: Playing Oct. 2 at The Hideout w/Swim Ignorant Fire! Buy Eel Romance Funny Blue at Reckless Records Buy Eel Romance at iTunes Buy Eel Romance Funny Blue at eMusic Add to Collection
Donkey Basketball - Donkey Basketball Planet album artwork 5:00pm Donkey Basketball Local The first interplanetary communication (is to dance) Donkey Basketball Planet (self-released)
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9/26 - 4pm hour
4:54pm The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet We'll Get Through This A Time for Healing (Spiritmuse Recordings)
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Yaya Bey - Ten Fold album artwork 4:50pm Yaya Bey slow dancing in the kitchen Ten Fold (Big Dada)
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Tall Juan - Raccoon Nights album artwork 4:46pm Tall Juan My Only Friend Raccoon Nights (self-released)
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Manu Chao - Viva Tu album artwork 4:43pm Manu Chao River Why Viva Tu (Radio Bemba)
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The The - Ensoulment album artwork 4:40pm The The Life After Life Ensoulment (earMUSIC)
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Bananagun - The True Story of Bananagun album artwork 4:35pm Bananagun Bong Go the Bongos The True Story of Bananagun (Full Time Hobby)
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John Cale - Paris 1919 album artwork 4:32pm John Cale Graham Greene Paris 1919 (Rhino)
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Archers Of Loaf - Icky Mettle album artwork 4:30pm Archers Of Loaf Web In Front Icky Mettle (Alias)
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