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.
10/14 - 6pm hour
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6:35pm
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The Mekons Local
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Ghosts Of American Astronauts
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So Good It Hurts (Twin/Tone)
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Track Notes: 1988
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6:31pm
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Sponj Local
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To The Nines
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The Best (self-released )
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6:26pm
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The Smile
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Foreign Spies
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Cutouts (XL)
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6:21pm
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Kate Bollinger
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Any Day Now
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Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind (Ghostly International)
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6:18pm
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The Fleshtones
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The Consequences
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Getting Late (...and More Songs About Werewolves) (Yep Roc )
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Track Notes: Album out 11/1
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6:15pm
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Nilüfer Yanya
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Like I Say (I Runaway)
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My Method Actor (Ninja Tune)
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6:08pm
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The Psychedelic Furs
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Mr. Jones
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Talk Talk Talk (Columbia)
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Track Notes: 1984
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6:05pm
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The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Some Candy Talking
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Psychocandy (Blanco y Negro)
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6:01pm
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Mazzy Star
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Blue Flower
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She Hangs Brightly (Rough Trade)
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10/7 - 7pm hour
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7:55pm
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Wishy
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Busted
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Triple Seven (Winspear)
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7:48pm
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Durand Jones & The Indications
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What I Know About You
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American Love Call (Dead Oceans)
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7:45pm
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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May This Be Love
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Are You Experienced (Reprise)
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7:42pm
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Sima Cunningham Local
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Your Bones
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High Roller (Ruination)
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7:39pm
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Siouxsie & The Banshees
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This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
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Through The Looking Glass (Geffen)
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7:37pm
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Oceanator
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Cut String
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Everything is Love and Death (Polyvinyl)
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7:32pm
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Luscious Jackson
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Ladyfingers
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Electric Honey (Capitol/Grand Royal)
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Track Notes: 1999
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7:30pm
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Dummy
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Soonish
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Free Energy (Trouble in Mind)
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7:25pm
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Oh, Rose
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Toilet Water
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Dorothy (Antiquated Future)
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7:25pm
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Oh, Rose
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Toilet Water
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Dorothy (Antiquated Future)
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7:19pm
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The Vibrators
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Baby, Baby
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D.I.Y.: Anarchy In The UK, UK Punk I (1976-77) (Rhino)
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7:16pm
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Pulsars Local
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Tunnel Song
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Pulsars (Tiny Global)
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7:14pm
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Spirit of the Beehive
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I'VE BEEN EVIL
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YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING (Saddle Creek)
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7:08pm
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Ne-Hi Local
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Buried on the Moon
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Offers (Grand Jury)
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7:05pm
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Echo & the Bunnymen
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Do It Clean
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Crocodiles (Sire/Korova)
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7:01pm
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Roxy Music
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Out Of The Blue
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Country Life (Island)
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Track Notes: 1974
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10/7 - 6pm hour
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6:56pm
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Naima Bock
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Gentle
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Below a Massive Dark Land (Sub Pop)
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6:51pm
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Claude Fontaine
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Green Ivy Tapestry
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La Mer (Innovative Leisure)
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6:47pm
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Tortoise Local
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Five Too Many
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It's All Around You (Thrill Jockey)
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Track Notes: Playing Oct 17 at Outset
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6:46pm
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Miles Davis
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Milestones
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Milestones (Columbia)
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Track Notes: 1958
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6:36pm
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Robyn Hitchcock
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Vibrating
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Globe of Frogs (A&M)
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