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:
9/28 - 8am hour
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8:44am
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Juniore
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Le silence
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Trois, Deux, Un (Le Phonographe)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Juniore Trois, Deux, Un at Reckless Records
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8:40am
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Total Blue
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Corsair
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Total Blue (Music From Memory)
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Track Notes: By request for Matthew. Thanks for listening!
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Buy Total Blue Total Blue at Reckless Records
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8:36am
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Michael Kiwanuka
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Lowdown (part i)
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Small Changes (Geffen)
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Track Notes: New album out 11/15
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Buy Michael Kiwanuka Small Changes at Reckless Records
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8:32am
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Bon Iver
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S P E Y S I D E
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Sable EP (Jagjaguwar)
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Track Notes: Album out 10/18
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Buy Bon Iver Sable EP at Reckless Records
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8:28am
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Laura Marling
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Child of Mine
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Patterns in Repeat (Partisan)
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Track Notes: Album out 10/25
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Buy Laura Marling Patterns in Repeat at Reckless Records
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8:22am
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Yannis & The Yaw and Tony Allen
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Rain Can't Reach Us
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Lagos Paris London (Transgressive PIAS)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Yannis & The Yaw and Tony Allen Lagos Paris London at Reckless Records
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8:16am
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Two Fields Over Local
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The Peach Fields
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Grains of Verse (self-released)
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Track Notes: By request for Chris. Thanks for listening!
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Buy Two Fields Over Grains of Verse at Reckless Records
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8:09am
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Pulsars Local
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Technology
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Pulsars (Tiny Globe)
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Track Notes: 1997 (2024 reissue)
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Buy Pulsars Pulsars at Reckless Records
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8:04am
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Chancha Via Circuito & El Búho
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Sumay
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Tenalach (Shika Shika)
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Track Notes: By request for Curtis. Thanks for listening!
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Buy Chancha Via Circuito & El Búho Tenalach at Reckless Records
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8:01am
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Jamie xx
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Life (featuring Robyn)
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In Waves (Young)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Jamie xx In Waves at Reckless Records
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9/28 - 7am hour
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7:55am
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Weyes Blood
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Grapevine
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And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (Sub Pop)
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Track Notes: 2022
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Buy Weyes Blood And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow at Reckless Records
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7:50am
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Atmosphere
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Hello Pete (featuring Buck 65 & Kool Keith)
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Talk Talk (Rhymesayers)
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Track Notes: 2023
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Buy Atmosphere Talk Talk at Reckless Records
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7:47am
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Shredded Sun Local
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Shake the Clouds
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Wilding (Self-Released)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Shredded Sun Wilding at Reckless Records
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7:43am
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Suuns
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The Breaks
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The Breaks (Joyful Noise)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Suuns The Breaks at Reckless Records
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7:35am
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The dB's
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A Spy In The House Of Love
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Like This (Collector’s Choice)
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Track Notes: Playing the Old Town School of Folk Music 10/12
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Buy The dB's Like This at Reckless Records
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7:32am
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Stevie Wonder
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Big Brother
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Talking Book (Tamla)
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Track Notes: Playing the United Center 11/2
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Buy Stevie Wonder Talking Book at Reckless Records
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7:29am
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Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn
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Traditions
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Quiet in a World Full of Noise (Merge)
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Track Notes: Out next Friday; playing the Old Town School of Folk Music 10/24
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Buy Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn Quiet in a World Full of Noise at Reckless Records
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7:21am
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George Harrison
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My Sweet Lord
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All Things Must Pass (Apple)
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Track Notes: 1970
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Buy George Harrison All Things Must Pass at Reckless Records
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7:18am
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PROBLEMS Local
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Locked In
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Enter The Annals (The Record Machine)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy PROBLEMS Enter The Annals at Reckless Records
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7:14am
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Nora O'Connor Local
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Outta Space
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My Heart (Pravda)
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Track Notes: Playing the Old Town School of Folk Music 11/26 w/ Sima Cunningham and Kelly Hogan
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Buy Nora O'Connor My Heart at Reckless Records
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7:07am
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Sault
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Pray Up Stay Up
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UNTITLED (Black Is) (Forever Living Originals)
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Track Notes: 2020
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Buy Sault UNTITLED (Black Is) at Reckless Records
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7:04am
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Nilüfer Yanya
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Like I Say (I Runaway)
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My Method Actor (Ninja Tune)
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Track Notes: Playing Metro 10/7
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Buy Nilüfer Yanya My Method Actor at Reckless Records
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7:00am
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Delerium
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Flowers Become Screens (feat. Kristy Thirsk)
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Semantic Spaces (Nettwerk)
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Track Notes: 1994
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Buy Delerium Semantic Spaces at Reckless Records
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9/28 - 6am hour
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6:54am
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Aldous Harding
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Party
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Party (4AD)
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Track Notes: 2017
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Buy Aldous Harding Party at Reckless Records
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6:49am
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Split Enz
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Nobody Takes Me Seriously
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True Colours (Mushroom)
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Track Notes: 1980
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Buy Split Enz True Colours at Reckless Records
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6:46am
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Beach Bunny Local
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Dream Boy
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Honeymoon (Mom + Pop)
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Track Notes: Beach Bunny's Pool Party on Ice happening at Thalia Hall 12/28-29
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Buy Beach Bunny Honeymoon at Reckless Records
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6:42am
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Bright Eyes
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Bells and Whistles
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Five Dice, All Threes (Dead Oceans)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Bright Eyes Five Dice, All Threes at Reckless Records
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6:36am
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Organized Konfusion
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Organized Konfusion
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Organized Konfusion (Hollywood Basic)
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Track Notes: 1991
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Buy Organized Konfusion Organized Konfusion at Reckless Records
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6:33am
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Ann Peebles
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Somebody's on Your Case
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Straight from the Heart (Hi)
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Track Notes: 1972
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Buy Ann Peebles Straight from the Heart at Reckless Records
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6:29am
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Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko Local
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Kanu
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Bamako*Chicago Sound System (FPE)
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Track Notes: 2024
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Buy Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko Bamako*Chicago Sound System at Reckless Records
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