My Dad raised me on The Four Freshmen, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Andy Williams and June Christy. Kenton had an album where the orchestra "Plays Chicago" -- meaning the compositions of Chicago, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Chicago VI was my first album purchase, and also the first step in expanding my own library. Always a huge fan of radio, I joined my college radio station (then, an exclusively 'carrier current' broadcast), and my interests expanded exponentially. While everyone spent their money on alcohol, I invested mine at Flat, Black and Circular.
Since that time, I developed quite the library. There was a period of stasis, disinterest, and lack of passion as radio became monopolized by corporations and the same five Rolling Stones songs were played for the 40th year running (despite the depth of catalog). I think I invested in wardrobe artifacts instead.
But when CHIRP began broadcasting, it felt like the 'old' days. A wide range of music, a diversity of tastes, new classics and old favorites. It took no time to get hooked and re-awaken the passion.
After a handful of years of teasing, I finally committed to join the CHIRP team. I started as a sub, and had some pretty rough trials regaining confidence in front of the mic, but now I'm pleased as pie to be spinning licorice discs again. Music variety is what drives my weekly show -- new music assembled by the crack CHIRP Music Department, mixed with a deep CHIRP Library, and my own vast-and-growing collection of music-infused artifacts -- and please pardon the delivery vehicle (my brain and vocal chords).
Like all our dedicated, knowledgable CHIRP DJs, the daily soundtracks we broadcast to the universe are highly individual. We pull from our interests and preferences, experiences and diversities, and mix a range of musical styles and genres. It's always different and always fun to bring new music to your ears, and usually comes with personal stories, background info, local show dates, and passionate connections. We're not bots; we're not AI; we're not computer-generated algorithms of music. We're cacophony. We're radical. We're unique and essential. And we're glad you're out there, listening.
Listen to Drew's two most recent shows below.
3/15 - 12am hour
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12:54am
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Neil Young
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Track 01
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Dead Man (Vapor Records)
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Track Notes: 1996 / 5:something
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12:50am
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Los Mundos
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Círculo de Aves
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En Vivo Desde El Centro De La Tierra (self released)
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12:47am
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Wax Tailor
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That Good Old Tomorrow
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Fishing For Accidents (LAB'ORATOIRE)
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12:43am
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Elizabeta
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Hard Times Are Real
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EP1 (self-released)
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Track Notes: 2023 / 4:13
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12:39am
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Ulrika Spacek
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It Will Come Sometime
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Compact Trauma (Tough Love)
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12:28am
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Kim English
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Time For Love (Friburn & Ulrich Mix)
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Music from the Motion Picture The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy (Will Records)
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Track Notes: 2000 / 9:28
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12:26am
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Zac Efron
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Ladies' Choice
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Hairspray Soundtrack (New Line Records)
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Track Notes: 2007 / 2:32
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12:23am
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Val Kilmer
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Straighten Out the Rug
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Top Secret! (Paramount Pictures)
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Track Notes: 1984 / 2:56
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12:21am
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Ben Charest
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Cabaret Hoover
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Belleville Rendez-vous (Les Armateurs)
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Track Notes: 2003 / 2:20
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12:18am
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Rufus Wainwright
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Complainte de la Butte
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Moulin Rouge! (Twentieth Century Fox)
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Track Notes: 2001 / 3:05
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12:11am
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Jevetta Steele
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Calling You
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Bagdad Cafe (Island Records)
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Track Notes: 1988 / 5:20
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12:05am
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Max Richter
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Encounter
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Ad Astra (Deutche Grammophone)
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Track Notes: 2019 / 5:10
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12:00am
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Sky Ferreira
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Easy
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Baby Driver | Music from the Motion Picture (Columbia)
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Track Notes: 2017 /
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3/14 - 11pm hour
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11:57pm
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Adi Oasis
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Get it Got it
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Lotus Glow (Unity)
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11:50pm
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Beck
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Thinking About You
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single (Capitol)
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Track Notes: 2023 /
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11:48pm
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Sharp Pins Local
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Oh! A Good Friend
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Turtle Rock (Hallogallo)
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11:46pm
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Stella Kola
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Heart in the Rain
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Stella Kola (Fountain Flight)
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11:37pm
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King's College Choir
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Miserere (Gregorio Allegri)
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Maurice (Filmtrax)
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Track Notes: 1987 / 7:10
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11:32pm
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Mark Knopfler
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Irish Boy
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Music by Mark Knopfler from the film Cal (Warner Brothers)
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Track Notes: 1984 / 4:35
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11:28pm
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Robbie Robertson
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Soap Box Preacher
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Jimmy Hollywood (Paramount Pictures)
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Track Notes: 1994 / 5:19
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11:24pm
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Ry Cooder
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Nitty Gritty Mississippi
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Crossroads (Warner Brothers)
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Track Notes: 1986 / 2:57
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11:18pm
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The Shirelles
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Thirty-One Flavors
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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (United Artists)
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Track Notes: 1963 / 2:07
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11:14pm
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David Byrne / Celia Cruz
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Loco De Amor (Crazy For Love)
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Something Wild (MCA)
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Track Notes: 1986 / 3:45
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11:10pm
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Elvis Costello
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Party Party
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Party Party (A&M)
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Track Notes: 1982 / 3:15
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11:07pm
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Ernest Gold
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Main Title
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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (United Artists)
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Track Notes: 1963 / 3:13
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11:03pm
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Son Lux
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A Different Kind of Love
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Tomorrows III (City Slang)
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Track Notes: 3:39
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11:02pm
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Jonathan Winters
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Moby Dick & Captain Arnold
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Movies Are Better Than Ever (Verve)
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Track Notes: 1966 / 4:20
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3/14 - 10pm hour
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10:50pm
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Lenny Welch
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A Hundred Pounds of Pain
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Mainstream Disco Funk (WEWANTSOUNDS)
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Track Notes: 2023 / 2:47
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10:47pm
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Tennis
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One Night with The Valet
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Pollen (Mutually Detrimental)
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10:46pm
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Wheatie Mattiasich
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People
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Old Glow (Open Mouth)
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