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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

7/22 - 7pm hour
Previous Industries - Service Merchandise album artwork 7:19pm Previous Industries Local Roebuck Service Merchandise (Merge)
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Angélica Garcia - Gemelo album artwork 7:16pm Angélica Garcia Color De Dolor Gemelo (Partisan)
Buy Angélica Garcia Gemelo at Reckless Records Buy Angélica Garcia at iTunes Buy Angélica Garcia Gemelo at eMusic Add to Collection
Islands - What Occurs album artwork 7:10pm Islands Move Some More What Occurs (ELF)
Buy Islands What Occurs at Reckless Records Buy Islands at iTunes Buy Islands What Occurs at eMusic Add to Collection
7:06pm Frisbie Local To See and Be Seen Subversive Sounds of Love (Hear Diagonally)
Buy Frisbie Subversive Sounds of Love at Reckless Records Buy Frisbie at iTunes Buy Frisbie Subversive Sounds of Love at eMusic Add to Collection
The Plimsouls - The Plimsouls album artwork 7:04pm The Plimsouls A Million Miles Away The Plimsouls (UMG)
Track Notes: 1983 Buy The Plimsouls The Plimsouls at Reckless Records Buy The Plimsouls at iTunes Buy The Plimsouls The Plimsouls at eMusic Add to Collection
7/22 - 6pm hour
6:57pm Acoqui Trust (feat Luke Temple) Drive by Dream (Gradual Ego)
Buy Acoqui Drive by Dream at Reckless Records Buy Acoqui at iTunes Buy Acoqui Drive by Dream at eMusic Add to Collection
6:53pm Dream Syndicate Tell Me When It's Over Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 (Rhino)
Buy Dream Syndicate Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 at Reckless Records Buy Dream Syndicate at iTunes Buy Dream Syndicate Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 at eMusic Add to Collection
6:49pm Minor Moon Local Since the Water Rose The Light Up Waltz (Ruination)
Track Notes: Upcoming shows: Evanston Folk Festival 8/14 and Elliott Smith birthday Tribute at Schubas on 8/6 Buy Minor Moon The Light Up Waltz at Reckless Records Buy Minor Moon at iTunes Buy Minor Moon The Light Up Waltz at eMusic Add to Collection
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood album artwork 6:44pm Neko Case Local That Teenage Feeling Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (ANTI-)
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6:41pm The Dead Tongues Big Nothing Body of Light (Psychic Hotline)
Track Notes: Playing Schubas October 12 Buy The Dead Tongues Body of Light at Reckless Records Buy The Dead Tongues at iTunes Buy The Dead Tongues Body of Light at eMusic Add to Collection
Font - Strange Burden album artwork 6:36pm Font Hey Kekulé Strange Burden (Acrophase)
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The Suburbs - Hey Muse! album artwork 6:31pm The Suburbs Lost You on the Dance Floor Hey Muse! (self-released)
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6:28pm Sonic45 Local Disaster Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
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SUUNS  - The Breaks album artwork 6:22pm SUUNS Doreen The Breaks (Joyful Noise)
Track Notes: Album out: 9/6 Buy SUUNS The Breaks at Reckless Records Buy SUUNS at iTunes Buy SUUNS The Breaks at eMusic Add to Collection
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend album artwork 6:19pm Matthew Sweet I've Been Waiting Girlfriend (Zoo)
Track Notes: 1991 Buy Matthew Sweet Girlfriend at Reckless Records Buy Matthew Sweet at iTunes Buy Matthew Sweet Girlfriend at eMusic Add to Collection
Redd Kross - Redd Kross album artwork 6:15pm Redd Kross The Main Attraction Redd Kross (In the Red)
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Curtis Mayfield - Curtis album artwork 6:08pm Curtis Mayfield Local Other Side Of Town Curtis (Curtom)
Track Notes: 1970 Buy Curtis Mayfield Curtis at Reckless Records Buy Curtis Mayfield at iTunes Buy Curtis Mayfield Curtis at eMusic Add to Collection
6:03pm Dexter Gordon Cheese Cake The Blue Note Years, Vol. 4: Hard Bop & Beyond 1963-1967 (Blue Note)
Buy Dexter Gordon The Blue Note Years, Vol. 4: Hard Bop & Beyond 1963-1967 at Reckless Records Buy Dexter Gordon at iTunes Buy Dexter Gordon The Blue Note Years, Vol. 4: Hard Bop & Beyond 1963-1967 at eMusic Add to Collection
7/15 - 7pm hour
The Dead Tongues - Body of Light album artwork 7:56pm The Dead Tongues Wolves Body of Light (Psychic Hotline)
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MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks album artwork 7:50pm MJ Lenderman She's Leaving You Manning Fireworks ( Anti-)
Track Notes: Album out: 9/6 Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at Reckless Records Buy MJ Lenderman at iTunes Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at eMusic Add to Collection
Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs album artwork 7:48pm Paul Westerberg Down Love 14 Songs (Sire)
Track Notes: 1993 Buy Paul Westerberg 14 Songs at Reckless Records Buy Paul Westerberg at iTunes Buy Paul Westerberg 14 Songs at eMusic Add to Collection
Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising album artwork 7:44pm Hüsker Dü Celebrated Summer New Day Rising (SST)
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Man 7:40pm Man's Body Local Force Quit New Chroma (NocturnalSol)
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DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water album artwork 7:35pm DIIV Soul-net Frog in Boiling Water (Fantasy/Concord)
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Deeper - Auto-Pain album artwork 7:31pm Deeper Local This Heat Auto-Pain (Fire Talk)
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Joy Division - Substance 1977-1980 album artwork 7:27pm Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart Substance 1977-1980 (Universal)
Track Notes: Born: July 15, 1956, Stretford, United Kingdom Died: May 18, 1980 (age 23 years), Macclesfield, United Kingdom Buy Joy Division Substance 1977-1980 at Reckless Records Buy Joy Division at iTunes Buy Joy Division Substance 1977-1980 at eMusic Add to Collection
7:22pm The Zombies Hung Up On A Dream Odessey & Oracle (The Mono Album) (Date)
Track Notes: 1968 Buy The Zombies Odessey & Oracle (The Mono Album) at Reckless Records Buy The Zombies at iTunes Buy The Zombies Odessey & Oracle (The Mono Album) at eMusic Add to Collection
Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes album artwork 7:18pm Bright Eyes Bells and Whistles Five Dice, All Threes (Dead Oceans)
Track Notes: Album out: out 9/20 Buy Bright Eyes Five Dice, All Threes at Reckless Records Buy Bright Eyes at iTunes Buy Bright Eyes Five Dice, All Threes at eMusic Add to Collection
Bonny Light Horseman - "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" album artwork 7:14pm Bonny Light Horseman I Know You Know "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" (Jagjaguwar)
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Mandy - Lawn Girl album artwork 7:07pm Mandy Local Forsythia Lawn Girl (Exploding in Sound)
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