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DJ Swallow DJ Profile

I was a college radio DJ and station manager in the early 90’s and in 2010, I discovered CHIRP as a listener and have volunteered for the station since 2015. You can hear my show Monday nights from 6pm-8pm on 107.1FM and chirpradio.org playing a mix of indie, punk, jazz, blues, psych, soul, early rock-n-roll, and of course, local Chicago music. I'm also the station's Marketing Director, helping to get the word out about CHIRP.

I am a life-long Chicago area resident and have lived on the city’s Northside for 27 years. My other time is spent as an artist - creating cityscape paintings and photographs of architecture. Follow me on Instagram.

You can listen to DJ Swallow's two most recent shows below.

Check out the list of my favorite music from 2022.

DJ Swallow's Playlists

12/4 - 7pm hour
Kurt Vile - Back To Moon Beach album artwork 7:53pm Kurt Vile Tom Petty's gone (but tell him i asked for him) Back To Moon Beach (Verve)
Buy Kurt Vile Back To Moon Beach at Reckless Records Buy Kurt Vile at iTunes Buy Kurt Vile Back To Moon Beach at eMusic Add to Collection
In Tall Buildings - Driver album artwork 7:46pm In Tall Buildings Local All You Pine Driver (Western Vinyl)
Buy In Tall Buildings Driver at Reckless Records Buy In Tall Buildings at iTunes Buy In Tall Buildings Driver at eMusic Add to Collection
The Smile - Wall of Eyes album artwork 7:41pm The Smile Wall of Eyes Wall of Eyes (XL)
Track Notes: Album out: 1/26/24 Buy The Smile Wall of Eyes at Reckless Records Buy The Smile at iTunes Buy The Smile Wall of Eyes at eMusic Add to Collection
Helado Negro - Phasor  album artwork 7:36pm Helado Negro I Just Want To Wake Up With You Phasor (4AD )
Track Notes: Album out: 2/9/24 Buy Helado Negro Phasor at Reckless Records Buy Helado Negro at iTunes Buy Helado Negro Phasor at eMusic Add to Collection
Beach House - Teen Dream album artwork 7:32pm Beach House Norway Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
Track Notes: 2010 Buy Beach House Teen Dream at Reckless Records Buy Beach House at iTunes Buy Beach House Teen Dream at eMusic Add to Collection
7:27pm King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard The Silver Cord The Silver Cord (KGLW)
Buy King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard The Silver Cord at Reckless Records Buy King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at iTunes Buy King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard The Silver Cord at eMusic Add to Collection
BJ The Chicago Kid - Gravy album artwork 7:22pm BJ The Chicago Kid Local Spend The Night Gravy (RCA)
Buy BJ The Chicago Kid Gravy at Reckless Records Buy BJ The Chicago Kid at iTunes Buy BJ The Chicago Kid Gravy at eMusic Add to Collection
7:18pm Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) The Best Of Sugarhill (Rhino)
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DRAMA - Till We Die album artwork 7:14pm DRAMA Local Dollar $hort (featuring Flight Facilities) Till We Die (STEM c/o DRAMA MUSIC)
Buy DRAMA Till We Die at Reckless Records Buy DRAMA at iTunes Buy DRAMA Till We Die at eMusic Add to Collection
7:10pm The Chills Wet Blanket (Remastered) Brave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) (Flying Nun/Fire)
Buy The Chills Brave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) at Reckless Records Buy The Chills at iTunes Buy The Chills Brave Words (Spoken Bravely: The Remix) at eMusic Add to Collection
The Replacements - Hootenanny album artwork 7:05pm The Replacements Within Your Reach Hootenanny (Twin/Tone)
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Johnny Thunders - So Alone album artwork 7:02pm Johnny Thunders You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory So Alone (Sire)
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Pixies - Doolittle album artwork 7:00pm Pixies Wave Of Mutilation Doolittle (4AD)
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12/4 - 6pm hour
Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions album artwork 6:56pm Aesop Rock Pigeonometry Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
Buy Aesop Rock Integrated Tech Solutions at Reckless Records Buy Aesop Rock at iTunes Buy Aesop Rock Integrated Tech Solutions at eMusic Add to Collection
Portishead - Dummy album artwork 6:49pm Portishead It Could Be Sweet Dummy (Go! Discs)
Buy Portishead Dummy at Reckless Records Buy Portishead at iTunes Buy Portishead Dummy at eMusic Add to Collection
Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets album artwork 6:44pm Brian Eno Baby's On Fire Here Come The Warm Jets (Island)
Track Notes: 1974 Buy Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets at Reckless Records Buy Brian Eno at iTunes Buy Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets at eMusic Add to Collection
6:41pm BassKase Local Liquid Lunch Rabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
Buy BassKase Rabbit Holes at Reckless Records Buy BassKase at iTunes Buy BassKase Rabbit Holes at eMusic Add to Collection
Guided by Voices - Nowhere To Go But Up album artwork 6:35pm Guided by Voices Love Set Nowhere To Go But Up (GBV Inc)
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The Flaming Lips - Hit To Death In The Future Head album artwork 6:34pm The Flaming Lips Talkin' 'Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever) Hit To Death In The Future Head (Warner Bros.)
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6:29pm Alien Nosejob I'm Lost The Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit (Goner)
Buy Alien Nosejob The Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit at Reckless Records Buy Alien Nosejob at iTunes Buy Alien Nosejob The Derivative Sounds of… or… A Dog Always Returns to its Vomit at eMusic Add to Collection
The Kills - God Games album artwork 6:23pm The Kills My Girls My Girls God Games (Domino)
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The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead album artwork 6:19pm The Smiths There Is A Light That Never Goes Out The Queen Is Dead (Sire)
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The Veldt - Illuminated 1989 album artwork 6:15pm The Veldt C.C.C.P Illuminated 1989 (Little Cloud/5BC)
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6:08pm Bob Dylan Masters Of War The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Columbia)
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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album artwork 6:05pm Wilco Local War On War Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Armed Forces album artwork 6:01pm Elvis Costello & the Attractions (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding Armed Forces (Columbia)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy Elvis Costello & the Attractions Armed Forces at Reckless Records Buy Elvis Costello & the Attractions at iTunes Buy Elvis Costello & the Attractions Armed Forces at eMusic Add to Collection
11/27 - 7pm hour
Mint Field - Aprender a Ser album artwork 7:59pm Mint Field Horizonte Aprender a Ser (felte)
Buy Mint Field Aprender a Ser at Reckless Records Buy Mint Field at iTunes Buy Mint Field Aprender a Ser at eMusic Add to Collection
Pixies - Doolittle album artwork 7:55pm Pixies Hey Doolittle (4AD)
Track Notes: 1989 Buy Pixies Doolittle at Reckless Records Buy Pixies at iTunes Buy Pixies Doolittle at eMusic Add to Collection
7:50pm The Rolling Stones Coming Down Again Goats Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
Track Notes: Playing Soldier Field 6/27/24 Buy The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup at Reckless Records Buy The Rolling Stones at iTunes Buy The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup at eMusic Add to Collection
Mulatu Astatke - New York - Addis - London: The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 album artwork 7:43pm Mulatu Astatke Tezeta New York - Addis - London: The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (Strut)
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