My name is pronounced Jo-AN-uh BE-zee.
Music- in one way or another- has been a hobby of mine since childhood. Around age 8, I established my own radio station, WJOJO, where I was the sole DJ, engineer, programmer, weather reporter, and commerical actor. Equipped with a tape recorder and an RCA record player, I played from my and my mom's 45 collection. By the time I reached middle school, I'd forgotten about WJOJO, but advanced my fandom to attending rock concerts like Corey Hart, Duran Duran, Flesh for Lulu, and Gene Loves Jezebel. Many years later after moving to Chicago I played bass in the goof-pop bands Los Shut Up and Let's Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop. And after many years of listening to CHIRP Radio, I joined up as a volunteer and learned how to DJ and host my own show (for real). WJOJO doesn't exist, but you can catch my show Thursdays, 6-9AM. I promise I won't play Corey Hart.
You can listen to Joanna's two most recent shows below:
3/21 - 8am hour
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8:51am
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Bratmobile
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Throway
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Pottymouth (Kill Rock Stars)
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Track Notes: at pitchfork! 7/20 sat
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8:47am
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Torrey
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Moving
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Torrey (Slumberland)
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8:37am
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Church Chords
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Sweet Magnet
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elvis, he was Schlager (Otherly Love)
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8:35am
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Cola Boyy
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Buggy Tip
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Black Boogie Neon EP (Record Makers)
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Track Notes: RIP matthew urango, d. 3/17/2024
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8:31am
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Mdou Moctar
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Funeral for Justice
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Funeral for Justice (Matador)
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Track Notes: at thalia hall, 6/18
album out 5/3
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8:24am
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Mykele Deville Local
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Free Soul
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Maintain (No Trend)
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8:18am
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Sly5thAve
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Big Brother (feating Daniel Wytanis)
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Liberation (Tru Thoughts)
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8:09am
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Jessie Ware
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Freak Me Now
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That! Feels Good! (Interscope)
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Track Notes: at pitchfork, 7/20 sat.
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8:06am
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Bloc Party
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Banquet
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Silent Alarm (Vice)
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8:02am
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Friko Local
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Get Numb to It!
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Where we've been, Where we go from here (ATO)
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Track Notes: pop up show at reggie's, 3/27 all ages
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3/21 - 7am hour
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7:56am
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Meatbodies
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Hole
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Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom (In The Red)
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Track Notes: at schubas, 4/21
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7:49am
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Greenlights Music Local
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Solid Gold Gravy (OUTRO)
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Solid Gold Gravy (self-released)
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7:45am
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Lee Fields
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Without A Heart
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Sentimental Fool (Daptone)
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Track Notes: at metro, 3/24 w/ y la bamba
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7:42am
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Brittany Howard
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Patience
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What Now (Island)
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Track Notes: at pitchfork sun, 7/21
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7:34am
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
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Vocal Chords
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Horse Power (Quite Scientific)
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7:31am
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FUUDGE
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Sans fermer les yeux
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...qu'un cauchemar devienne si vrai (Folivora)
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7:23am
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Stuck Local
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Lose Your Cool
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Freak Frequency (Born Yesterday)
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Track Notes: at schubas, 3/23 sat
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7:19am
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Sheer Mag
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I Gotta Go
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Playing Favorites (Third Man)
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Track Notes: at sleeping village, 4/27
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7:10am
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Brittany Bindrim Local
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The Well
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Velella Velella (Metropolis)
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7:05am
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Pixel Grip Local
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Diamonds
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Heavy Handed (Feeltrip)
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Track Notes: at concord music hall w/ health, 3/22
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7:02am
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Balkan Beat Box
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Money
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Give (Nat Geo)
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Track Notes: CHIRP ON-AIR FUNDRAISING DRIVE STARTS NOW!!
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3/21 - 6am hour
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6:56am
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Mary Timony
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No Thirds
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Untame the Tiger (Merge)
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6:51am
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glass beach
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rare animal
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plastic death (Run For Cover)
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Track Notes: at thalia hall, 3/31
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6:44am
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The Church
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When You Were Mine
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The Blurred Crusade (Parlophone)
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6:40am
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Myra Keyes Local
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Clubs
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Flower in the Brick (Self-Released)
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6:33am
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Curve
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Superblaster
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Cuckoo (Anxious/Charisma)
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6:29am
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Deeper Local
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Build a Bridge
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Careful! (Sub Pop)
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6:26am
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Helado Negro
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LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)
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Phasor (4AD)
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Track Notes: at thalia hall, 4/30
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6:21am
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Rachel Drew Local
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If My Heart Was Made for You
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Old Sky New (self-released)
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Track Notes: at fitzgerald's, 3/28
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6:15am
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The Waterboys
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Old England
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This Is the Sea (Chrysalis)
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Track Notes: by request for Mike!
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