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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

8/26 - 7pm hour
Nirvana - In Utero album artwork 7:33pm Nirvana All Apologies In Utero (DGC)
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Veruca Salt - American Thighs album artwork 7:30pm Veruca Salt Local Seether American Thighs (Minty Fresh)
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7:26pm Interlay Local Grass Hunting Jacket EP (Pleasure Tapes)
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Lifeguard - Dressed in Trenches album artwork 7:22pm Lifeguard Local Tell Me When Dressed in Trenches (Matador)
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Hazel English - Real Life album artwork 7:19pm Hazel English Summer Nights Real Life (self-released)
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Why? - The Well I Fell Into album artwork 7:16pm Why? Sin Imperial The Well I Fell Into (Waterlines)
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Filthy Friends - Invitation album artwork 7:09pm Filthy Friends Any Kind of Crowd Invitation (Kill Rock Stars)
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R.E.M. - Chronic Town album artwork 7:05pm R.E.M. Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) Chronic Town (I.R.S.)
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INXS - Shabooh Shoobah album artwork 7:01pm INXS Don't Change Shabooh Shoobah (Warner Bros.)
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8/26 - 6pm hour
6:57pm Donovan Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) Summer Day Reflection Songs (Castle)
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6:53pm Thee Sacred Souls Lucid Girl Live For You b/w Lucid Girl (Daptone)
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General Public - Hand to Mouth album artwork 6:52pm General Public Love Without the Fun Hand to Mouth (I.R.S.)
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6:50pm General Public Love Without The Fun one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden (I.R.S.)
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Barbara Stant - Eccentric Northern Soul album artwork 6:46pm Barbara Stant My Mind Holds On to Yesterday Eccentric Northern Soul (Numero Group)
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Herbie Hancock - Speak Like a Child album artwork 6:40pm Herbie Hancock Local First Trip Speak Like a Child (Blue Note)
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs album artwork 6:34pm Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Mainland Hope Downs (Sub Pop)
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Brigitte Calls Me Baby - The Future Is Our Way Out album artwork 6:31pm Brigitte Calls Me Baby Local I Wanna Die In the Suburbs The Future Is Our Way Out (ATO)
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Morrissey - Bona Drag album artwork 6:27pm Morrissey Hairdresser on Fire Bona Drag (Sire)
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6:21pm klark sound Get Made What Is Music (Public Access Group)
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Clairo - Charm album artwork 6:18pm Clairo Sexy To Someone Charm (Virgin)
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6:16pm X-Ray Ted Doin' My Thing Moving On (Bombing Strikes)
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Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand album artwork 6:13pm Franz Ferdinand The Dark of the Matinée Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
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Blur - Parklife album artwork 6:04pm Blur Girls & Boys Parklife (Food)
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The Psychedelic Furs - Here Came The Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides & Lost Grooves album artwork 6:00pm The Psychedelic Furs Heartbeat Here Came The Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides & Lost Grooves (Columbia/Legacy)
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8/26 - 5pm hour
DEHD - Blue Skies album artwork 5:57pm DEHD Local Bop Blue Skies (Fat Possum)
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8/19 - 7pm hour
Chicago Underground Duo - Boca Negra album artwork 7:57pm Chicago Underground Duo Local Hermeto Boca Negra (Thrill Jockey)
Track Notes: 2010 Buy Chicago Underground Duo Boca Negra at Reckless Records Buy Chicago Underground Duo at iTunes Buy Chicago Underground Duo Boca Negra at eMusic Add to Collection
Cigarettes After Sex - X 7:52pm Cigarettes After Sex Tejano Blue X's (Partisan)
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Ovef Ow - Vs. The Worm album artwork 7:49pm Ovef Ow Local Big Black and the Preacher Vs. The Worm (What's For Breakfast?/Oort Cloud)
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7:45pm Iggy Pop Five Foot One Iggy Pop (Arista)
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7:42pm The Ad Libs You'll Always Be In Style Northern Soul Weekender (Club Soul)
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