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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

8/19 - 7pm hour
Parlor Greens - In Green We Dream album artwork 7:39pm Parlor Greens West Memphis In Green We Dream (Colemine)
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out album artwork 7:33pm The Dave Brubeck Quartet Take Five Time Out (Columbia/Legacy)
Track Notes: Request! Buy The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out at Reckless Records Buy The Dave Brubeck Quartet at iTunes Buy The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out at eMusic Add to Collection
Radio Citizen - Hope And Despair album artwork 7:28pm Radio Citizen Skyskrapers Hope And Despair (Ubiquity)
Track Notes: Request! Buy Radio Citizen Hope And Despair at Reckless Records Buy Radio Citizen at iTunes Buy Radio Citizen Hope And Despair at eMusic Add to Collection
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet album artwork 7:21pm Public Enemy Fight the Power Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam)
Track Notes: Happy DNC! 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
Denzel Curry - King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 album artwork 7:18pm Denzel Curry G'Z UP (feat. 2 Chainz & Mike Dimes) King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 (Loma Vista/Concord)
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Toro y Moi  - Hole Erth album artwork 7:15pm Toro y Moi Hollywood (featuring Ben Gibbard) Hole Erth (Dead Oceans)
Track Notes: Album out: 9/6 Buy Toro y Moi Hole Erth at Reckless Records Buy Toro y Moi at iTunes Buy Toro y Moi Hole Erth at eMusic Add to Collection
7:10pm Combo Daguerre 88 rue Daguerre Fracassines (Barbès)
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7:09pm Eddie & The Hot Rods Do Anything You Wanna Do D.I.Y. Teenage Kicks - UK Pop, Vol. 1 (Rhino)
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The Saints - I 7:08pm The Saints I'm Stranded I'm Stranded (EMI)
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Ramones - Ramones album artwork 7:06pm Ramones Judy Is A Punk Ramones (Sire)
Track Notes: First show at CBGB's in NYC 50 years ago: August 16, 1974 Buy Ramones Ramones at Reckless Records Buy Ramones at iTunes Buy Ramones Ramones at eMusic Add to Collection
7:05pm The Saints I'm Stranded I'm Stranded (EMI)
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8/19 - 6pm hour
The Reds, Pinks and Purples - Unwishing Well album artwork 6:54pm The Reds, Pinks and Purples Nothing Between the Lines at All Unwishing Well (Slumberland)
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Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers album artwork 6:51pm Silver Jews I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You Tanglewood Numbers (Drag City)
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Earth Girl Helen Brown - Four Satellites Vol. 1 album artwork 6:48pm Earth Girl Helen Brown Flower of Darkness Four Satellites Vol. 1 (In the Red)
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California Wives - Art History album artwork 6:44pm California Wives Local Tokyo Art History (Vagrant)
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Los Campesinos! - All Hell album artwork 6:42pm Los Campesinos! The Coin-Op Guillotine All Hell (Heart Swells)
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Queen of Jeans - All Again album artwork 6:34pm Queen of Jeans Horny Hangover All Again (Memory)
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The Mekons - I ♥ Mekons album artwork 6:30pm The Mekons Local Millionaire I ♥ Mekons (Quarterstick)
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Dr. Dog - Dr. Dog album artwork 6:26pm Dr. Dog Lost Ones Dr. Dog (We Buy Gold)
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Guided by Voices - Strut of Kings album artwork 6:22pm Guided by Voices This Will Go On Strut of Kings (GBV Inc.)
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Japandroids  - Fate & Alcohol album artwork 6:19pm Japandroids Chicago Fate & Alcohol (Anti-)
Track Notes: Album out: 10/18 Buy Japandroids Fate & Alcohol at Reckless Records Buy Japandroids at iTunes Buy Japandroids Fate & Alcohol at eMusic Add to Collection
Quivers - Oyster Cuts album artwork 6:15pm Quivers Apparition Oyster Cuts (Merge)
Track Notes: Opening up for Superchunk at Lincoln Hall 10/15 Buy Quivers Oyster Cuts at Reckless Records Buy Quivers at iTunes Buy Quivers Oyster Cuts at eMusic Add to Collection
6:09pm Thee Sacred Souls Live For You Live For You b/w Lucid Girl (Daptone)
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Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima album artwork 6:06pm Karen O & Danger Mouse Redeemer Lux Prima (BMG)
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The The - Soul Mining album artwork 6:00pm The The Uncertain Smile Soul Mining (Epic)
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8/12 - 7pm hour
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening album artwork 7:54pm LCD Soundsystem Home This Is Happening (DFA)
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The Folk Implosion - Walk Thru Me album artwork 7:47pm The Folk Implosion The Fable and the Fact Walk Thru Me (Joyful Noise)
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Brijean - Macro album artwork 7:43pm Brijean Bang Bang Boom Macro (Ghostly International)
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Mabe Fratti - Sentir que no sabes album artwork 7:40pm Mabe Fratti Pantalla azul Sentir que no sabes (Unheard of Hope)
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7:34pm Sonic45 Local You and I Are Stereo Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
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