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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 since 1995. 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.

DJ Swallow's Playlists

11/4 - 6pm hour
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin 6:58pm Bob Marley & the Wailers Get Up, Stand Up Burnin' (Tuff Gong)
Track Notes: 1973 Buy Bob Marley & the Wailers Burnin' at Reckless Records Buy Bob Marley & the Wailers at iTunes Buy Bob Marley & the Wailers Burnin' at eMusic Add to Collection
Sugar - Copper Blue album artwork 6:51pm Sugar Changes Copper Blue (Rykodisc)
Buy Sugar Copper Blue at Reckless Records Buy Sugar at iTunes Buy Sugar Copper Blue at eMusic Add to Collection
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine album artwork 6:47pm Nine Inch Nails Down In It Pretty Hate Machine (TVT)
Buy Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine at Reckless Records Buy Nine Inch Nails at iTunes Buy Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine at eMusic Add to Collection
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet album artwork 6:43pm Public Enemy Power to the People Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam)
Track Notes: 1990 Buy Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet at Reckless Records Buy Public Enemy at iTunes Buy Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet at eMusic Add to Collection
The Smile - Cutouts album artwork 6:39pm The Smile No Words Cutouts (XL)
Buy The Smile Cutouts at Reckless Records Buy The Smile at iTunes Buy The Smile Cutouts at eMusic Add to Collection
The WAEVE - City Lights album artwork 6:33pm The WAEVE Simple Days City Lights (Transgressive)
Buy The WAEVE City Lights at Reckless Records Buy The WAEVE at iTunes Buy The WAEVE City Lights at eMusic Add to Collection
6:29pm Caley Conway Love is Sex Partner (Crutch of Memory Enterprises)
Buy Caley Conway Partner at Reckless Records Buy Caley Conway at iTunes Buy Caley Conway Partner at eMusic Add to Collection
Bon Iver - SABLE album artwork 6:26pm Bon Iver THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS SABLE (Jagjaguwar)
Buy Bon Iver SABLE at Reckless Records Buy Bon Iver at iTunes Buy Bon Iver SABLE at eMusic Add to Collection
Björk - Post album artwork 6:21pm Björk Army Of Me Post (Elektra)
Buy Björk Post at Reckless Records Buy Björk at iTunes Buy Björk Post at eMusic Add to Collection
Desert Liminal - Black Ocean album artwork 6:16pm Desert Liminal Local Some Memories Burn Black Ocean (Fantastique)
Buy Desert Liminal Black Ocean at Reckless Records Buy Desert Liminal at iTunes Buy Desert Liminal Black Ocean at eMusic Add to Collection
The Beatles - Revolver album artwork 6:10pm The Beatles Tomorrow Never Knows Revolver (Capitol)
Track Notes: Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream... Buy The Beatles Revolver at Reckless Records Buy The Beatles at iTunes Buy The Beatles Revolver at eMusic Add to Collection
Ramones - Rocket To Russia album artwork 6:07pm Ramones Teenage Lobotomy Rocket To Russia (Sire)
Track Notes: 47 years old! Released: November 4, 1977 Buy Ramones Rocket To Russia at Reckless Records Buy Ramones at iTunes Buy Ramones Rocket To Russia at eMusic Add to Collection
Naked Raygun - All Rise album artwork 6:05pm Naked Raygun Local Home Of The Brave All Rise (Homestead)
Buy Naked Raygun All Rise at Reckless Records Buy Naked Raygun at iTunes Buy Naked Raygun All Rise at eMusic Add to Collection
The Clash - London Calling album artwork 6:00pm The Clash Revolution Rock London Calling (Epic)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy The Clash London Calling at Reckless Records Buy The Clash at iTunes Buy The Clash London Calling at eMusic Add to Collection
10/28 - 7pm hour
John Coltrane - Blue Train album artwork 7:54pm John Coltrane Lazy Bird (Alternate Take) Blue Train (Blue Note)
Track Notes: 1957 Buy John Coltrane Blue Train at Reckless Records Buy John Coltrane at iTunes Buy John Coltrane Blue Train at eMusic Add to Collection
7:48pm Built to Spill Sidewalk Keep It Like a Secret (Warner Bros.)
Buy Built to Spill Keep It Like a Secret at Reckless Records Buy Built to Spill at iTunes Buy Built to Spill Keep It Like a Secret at eMusic Add to Collection
Japandroids - Fate & Alcohol album artwork 7:46pm Japandroids Eye Contact High Fate & Alcohol (ANTI-)
Buy Japandroids Fate & Alcohol at Reckless Records Buy Japandroids at iTunes Buy Japandroids Fate & Alcohol at eMusic Add to Collection
Cassie Ramone - Sweetheart album artwork 7:39pm Cassie Ramone Sweetheart Sweetheart (CD-R)
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The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight album artwork 7:36pm The Soft Boys I Wanna Destroy You* Underwater Moonlight (Armageddon)
Buy The Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight at Reckless Records Buy The Soft Boys at iTunes Buy The Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight at eMusic Add to Collection
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression album artwork 7:30pm Uncle Tupelo Whiskey Bottle No Depression (Rockville)
Buy Uncle Tupelo No Depression at Reckless Records Buy Uncle Tupelo at iTunes Buy Uncle Tupelo No Depression at eMusic Add to Collection
Current Joys - East My Love album artwork 7:27pm Current Joys Never Seen a Rose East My Love (Secretly Canadian)
Buy Current Joys East My Love at Reckless Records Buy Current Joys at iTunes Buy Current Joys East My Love at eMusic Add to Collection
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening album artwork 7:21pm LCD Soundsystem Drunk Girls This Is Happening (DFA)
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Caribou - Honey album artwork 7:19pm Caribou Broke My Heart Honey (Merge)
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7:14pm BassKase Local Coming Up for Air Coming Up for Air (Soundpoint)
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7:09pm Little Walter Jacobs Local Just Keep Lovin' Her South Side Chicago Blues (Delmark)
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Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited album artwork 7:06pm Bob Dylan It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia)
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Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip album artwork 7:02pm Rain Parade What She's Done to Your Mind Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (Enigma)
Buy Rain Parade Emergency Third Rail Power Trip at Reckless Records Buy Rain Parade at iTunes Buy Rain Parade Emergency Third Rail Power Trip at eMusic Add to Collection
10/28 - 6pm hour
6:56pm Humdrum Local Eternal Blue Every Heaven (Slumberland)
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Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here 6:52pm Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: Released: October 27, 1977 Buy Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols at Reckless Records Buy Sex Pistols at iTunes Buy Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols at eMusic Add to Collection
Hello Mary - Emita Ox album artwork 6:48pm Hello Mary Footstep Misstep Emita Ox (Frenchkiss)
Buy Hello Mary Emita Ox at Reckless Records Buy Hello Mary at iTunes Buy Hello Mary Emita Ox at eMusic Add to Collection
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