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Sarah Spencer DJ Profile

Welcome to the Alien Broadcast with me, Sarah Spencer. I'm a multi-passionate weirdo that keeps her fingers in many pies, and one of those pies is sweet, sweet music. I've been a DJ at CHIRP since I first moved to Chicago from Vancouver, Canada in 2018, and I've hosted the Saturday morning show since 2020.

I'm a working fine artist, working primarily with textiles making weird, unwashable quilts. My passion for music often mixes into my art, and I've made pieces inspired by Sharon Van Etten, David Bowie, Ibibio Sound Machine, Aldous Harding, Queen Latifah, Fever Ray and more. You can check out my work here: https://www.iothealien.com

Other random tidbits: I have a lifelong passion for comedy. I spent time performing improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy. I trained as a dancer for many years in a number of styles, though my favorite moves come from a fusion of belly dance and various urban street styles. I will rip up any dancefloor if the music hits right. I also love to sing and be a general emotive maniac, and I imagine I will do more stuff of this nature in the future. We'll see.

You can find Sarah's two most recent shows below:

Sarah Spencer's Playlists

10/5 - 8am hour
Wiseboy Jeremy - Pumpkin Seeds album artwork 8:06am Wiseboy Jeremy Ovr n Ovr Pumpkin Seeds (Equity)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Wiseboy Jeremy Pumpkin Seeds at Reckless Records Buy Wiseboy Jeremy at iTunes Buy Wiseboy Jeremy Pumpkin Seeds at eMusic Add to Collection
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty album artwork 8:04am Beastie Boys The Negotiation Limerick File Hello Nasty (Capitol)
Track Notes: 1998 Buy Beastie Boys Hello Nasty at Reckless Records Buy Beastie Boys at iTunes Buy Beastie Boys Hello Nasty at eMusic Add to Collection
8:00am Ben Böhmer Rust Bloom (Ninja Tune)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Ben Böhmer Bloom at Reckless Records Buy Ben Böhmer at iTunes Buy Ben Böhmer Bloom at eMusic Add to Collection
10/5 - 7am hour
Nubya Garcia - Odyssey album artwork 7:55am Nubya Garcia Set It Free (Featuring: Richie) Odyssey (Concord)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Nubya Garcia Odyssey at Reckless Records Buy Nubya Garcia at iTunes Buy Nubya Garcia Odyssey at eMusic Add to Collection
Grateful Dead - American Beauty album artwork 7:48am Grateful Dead Truckin' American Beauty (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: By request for Mark for DJ Big Rig. Thanks for listening! Buy Grateful Dead American Beauty at Reckless Records Buy Grateful Dead at iTunes Buy Grateful Dead American Beauty at eMusic Add to Collection
Alan Sparhawk - White Roses, My God album artwork 7:44am Alan Sparhawk Get Still White Roses, My God (Subpop)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Alan Sparhawk White Roses, My God at Reckless Records Buy Alan Sparhawk at iTunes Buy Alan Sparhawk White Roses, My God at eMusic Add to Collection
Peter Murphy - Deep album artwork 7:40am Peter Murphy Cuts You Up Deep (Beggars Banquet)
Track Notes: For Jane and Brutus. Thanks for listening! Buy Peter Murphy Deep at Reckless Records Buy Peter Murphy at iTunes Buy Peter Murphy Deep at eMusic Add to Collection
Roxanne Shanté - The Best of Cold Chillin 7:33am Roxanne Shanté Go On Girl (Original 12" Version) The Best of Cold Chillin' (LandSpeed)
Buy Roxanne Shanté The Best of Cold Chillin' at Reckless Records Buy Roxanne Shanté at iTunes Buy Roxanne Shanté The Best of Cold Chillin' at eMusic Add to Collection
7:31am Ezra Collective Streets Is Calling (Featuring: M.anifest & Moonchild Sanelly) Dance, No One's Watching (Partisan)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Ezra Collective Dance, No One's Watching at Reckless Records Buy Ezra Collective at iTunes Buy Ezra Collective Dance, No One's Watching at eMusic Add to Collection
Grace Jones - Living My Life album artwork 7:25am Grace Jones Nipple To The Bottle Living My Life (Island)
Track Notes: 1982 Buy Grace Jones Living My Life at Reckless Records Buy Grace Jones at iTunes Buy Grace Jones Living My Life at eMusic Add to Collection
New Order - Substance album artwork 7:18am New Order Everything's Gone Green Substance (Qwest)
Track Notes: By request for Matthew. Thanks for listening! Buy New Order Substance at Reckless Records Buy New Order at iTunes Buy New Order Substance at eMusic Add to Collection
7:14am Shemekia Copeland Local Belle Sorciere Blame It On Eve (Alligator)
Track Notes: Playing City Winery 11/16 Buy Shemekia Copeland Blame It On Eve at Reckless Records Buy Shemekia Copeland at iTunes Buy Shemekia Copeland Blame It On Eve at eMusic Add to Collection
Kikagaku Moyo - Masana Temples album artwork 7:07am Kikagaku Moyo Nana Masana Temples (Guruguru Brain)
Track Notes: By request for Curtis. Thanks for listening! Buy Kikagaku Moyo Masana Temples at Reckless Records Buy Kikagaku Moyo at iTunes Buy Kikagaku Moyo Masana Temples at eMusic Add to Collection
Tasha - All This and So Much More album artwork 7:04am Tasha Local Good Song All This and So Much More (Bayonet)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Tasha All This and So Much More at Reckless Records Buy Tasha at iTunes Buy Tasha All This and So Much More at eMusic Add to Collection
10/5 - 6am hour
Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson album artwork 6:59am Kris Kristofferson Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down Kristofferson (Monument)
Track Notes: Going out to Margaret --thanks for listening, and enjoy your quilting time (from a fellow quilter) Buy Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson at Reckless Records Buy Kris Kristofferson at iTunes Buy Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson at eMusic Add to Collection
Marquis Hill - Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox album artwork 6:53am Marquis Hill Local A Star Is Born Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox (Black Unlimited Music Group)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Marquis Hill Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox at Reckless Records Buy Marquis Hill at iTunes Buy Marquis Hill Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox at eMusic Add to Collection
Nate Evans - Eccentric Soul: Twinight 6:47am Nate Evans Local Main Squeeze Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation (Numero Group)
Buy Nate Evans Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation at Reckless Records Buy Nate Evans at iTunes Buy Nate Evans Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation at eMusic Add to Collection
Fanfarlo - Let 6:42am Fanfarlo We're the Future Let's Go Extinct (Blue Horizon)
Track Notes: For Elizabeth listening in Rome, Italy! Thanks for listening! Buy Fanfarlo Let's Go Extinct at Reckless Records Buy Fanfarlo at iTunes Buy Fanfarlo Let's Go Extinct at eMusic Add to Collection
Joy Oladokun - Proof Of Life album artwork 6:39am Joy Oladokun Taking Things For Granted Proof Of Life (Amigo/Verve Forecast/Republic)
Track Notes: At Thalia Hall 1/17 Buy Joy Oladokun Proof Of Life at Reckless Records Buy Joy Oladokun at iTunes Buy Joy Oladokun Proof Of Life at eMusic Add to Collection
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders album artwork 6:33am A Tribe Called Quest Steve Biko (Stir It Up) Midnight Marauders (Jive)
Track Notes: 1993 Buy A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders at Reckless Records Buy A Tribe Called Quest at iTunes Buy A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders at eMusic Add to Collection
The Knife - Shaking the Habitual album artwork 6:29am The Knife Ready to Lose Shaking the Habitual (Mute)
Track Notes: 2013 Buy The Knife Shaking the Habitual at Reckless Records Buy The Knife at iTunes Buy The Knife Shaking the Habitual at eMusic Add to Collection
Ed Schrader 6:25am Ed Schrader's Music Beat Into the Knotted Trees Orchestra Hits (Upset the Rhythm)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Ed Schrader's Music Beat Orchestra Hits at Reckless Records Buy Ed Schrader's Music Beat at iTunes Buy Ed Schrader's Music Beat Orchestra Hits at eMusic Add to Collection
The The - Ensoulment album artwork 6:19am The The Where Do We Go When We Die? Ensoulment (earMUSIC)
Track Notes: At Salt Shed 10/25 Buy The The Ensoulment at Reckless Records Buy The The at iTunes Buy The The Ensoulment at eMusic Add to Collection
Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing album artwork 6:17am Suzanne Vega Tom's Diner Solitude Standing (A&M)
Track Notes: 1987 Buy Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing at Reckless Records Buy Suzanne Vega at iTunes Buy Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing at eMusic Add to Collection
Cassie Ramone - Sweetheart album artwork 6:13am Cassie Ramone They Hide Their Eyes Sweetheart (CD-R)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Cassie Ramone Sweetheart at Reckless Records Buy Cassie Ramone at iTunes Buy Cassie Ramone Sweetheart at eMusic Add to Collection
Graham County - ...Still Sad album artwork 6:07am Graham County Colorado ...Still Sad (Anthology Recordings)
Buy Graham County ...Still Sad at Reckless Records Buy Graham County at iTunes Buy Graham County ...Still Sad at eMusic Add to Collection
Nala Sinephro - Endlessness album artwork 6:05am Nala Sinephro Continuum 4 Endlessness (Warp)
Track Notes: 2024 Buy Nala Sinephro Endlessness at Reckless Records Buy Nala Sinephro at iTunes Buy Nala Sinephro Endlessness at eMusic Add to Collection
6:00am Sinéad O'Connor I Am Stretched On Your Grave I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Chrysalis)
Track Notes: 1990 Buy Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got at Reckless Records Buy Sinéad O'Connor at iTunes Buy Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got at eMusic Add to Collection
9/28 - 8am hour
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4 album artwork 8:52am Black Sabbath Wheels Of Confusion / The Straightener Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (Vertigo)
Track Notes: 1972 Buy Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Vol. 4 at Reckless Records Buy Black Sabbath at iTunes Buy Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Vol. 4 at eMusic Add to Collection
Danielle Ponder - Some Of Us Are Brave album artwork 8:47am Danielle Ponder So Long Some Of Us Are Brave (Future Classic)
Track Notes: 2022 Buy Danielle Ponder Some Of Us Are Brave at Reckless Records Buy Danielle Ponder at iTunes Buy Danielle Ponder Some Of Us Are Brave at eMusic Add to Collection
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