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Joanna Bz DJ Profile

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:

Joanna Bz's Playlists

10/24 - 8am hour
Scam Avenue - Scam Avenue album artwork 8:44am Scam Avenue Destroyer Scam Avenue (self-released)
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La Femme - Rock Machine album artwork 8:40am La Femme Love Is Over Rock Machine (Disque Pointu)
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Patio - Collection album artwork 8:36am Patio Inheritance Collection (Fire Talk)
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Boy Scouts - Wayfinder album artwork 8:33am Boy Scouts That's Life Honey Wayfinder (Anti-)
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8:31am Official Claire Local Going Home Midnight Dickbiter (self-released)
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Dua Saleh - I SHOULD CALL THEM album artwork 8:27am Dua Saleh television (featuring Ambré) I SHOULD CALL THEM (Ghostly International)
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8:22am Camera Obscura tears for affairs Let's Get Out of This Country (Merge)
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8:19am Casiotone For the Painfully Alone Local Ice Cream Truck Town Topic (Tomlab)
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8:15am sponj Local To The Nines The Best EP (self-released)
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8:09am Verboten Local Machine Verböten (Inside Outside)
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart album artwork 8:05am The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Young Adult Friction The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (Slumberland)
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Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden album artwork 8:00am Iron Maiden Remember Tomorrow Iron Maiden (Harvest/Capitol)
Track Notes: RIP Paul Di'Anno, d. 10/21/2024; Maiden playing allstate arena tonight, 10/24! Buy Iron Maiden Iron Maiden at Reckless Records Buy Iron Maiden at iTunes Buy Iron Maiden Iron Maiden at eMusic Add to Collection
10/24 - 7am hour
Anna Butterss - Mighty Vertebrate album artwork 7:55am Anna Butterss Shorn Mighty Vertebrate (International Anthem)
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7:46am Kraftwerk Die Roboter Die Mensch-Maschine (Kling Klang)
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7:43am Kate NV meow chat WOW (RVNG Intl.)
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Spectacular Diagnostics - Natural Mechanics album artwork 7:42am Spectacular Diagnostics Local Molasses Natural Mechanics (Group BraCil)
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Wiseboy Jeremy - Pumpkin Seeds album artwork 7:39am Wiseboy Jeremy Churchdoors Pumpkin Seeds (Equity)
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Fat Dog - WOOF. album artwork 7:33am Fat Dog Wither WOOF. (Domino)
Track Notes: at empty bottle, 10/24 tonight! Buy Fat Dog WOOF. at Reckless Records Buy Fat Dog at iTunes Buy Fat Dog WOOF. at eMusic Add to Collection
Greg Saunier - We Sang, Therefore We Were album artwork 7:30am Greg Saunier There Were Rebels We Sang, Therefore We Were (Joyful Noise)
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7:27am The Go! Team The Power Is On Thunder, Lightning, Strike (US) (Memphis Industries)
Track Notes: show at lincoln hall performing thunder, lightning, strike, mon, 10/28 Buy The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike (US) at Reckless Records Buy The Go! Team at iTunes Buy The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike (US) at eMusic Add to Collection
LITHICS - Mating Surfaces album artwork 7:22am LITHICS Edible Door Mating Surfaces (Kill Rock Stars)
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Fist City - Everything is a Mess album artwork 7:19am Fist City Hey Little Sister Everything is a Mess (Transgressive)
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7:15am Beach Bunny Local Clueless single (self-released)
Track Notes: at thalia hall, 2 shows: 12/28 & 12/29 Buy Beach Bunny single at Reckless Records Buy Beach Bunny at iTunes Buy Beach Bunny single at eMusic Add to Collection
The Hard Quartet - The Hard Quartet album artwork 7:08am The Hard Quartet Heel Highway The Hard Quartet (Matador)
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MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks album artwork 7:05am MJ Lenderman You Don't Know The Shape I'm In Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
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The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street album artwork 7:01am The Rolling Stones Shine a Light Exile on Main Street (Atlantic)
Track Notes: (then bassist) Bill Wyman, HBD! b. 10/24/1936 Buy The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street at Reckless Records Buy The Rolling Stones at iTunes Buy The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street at eMusic Add to Collection
10/24 - 6am hour
6:55am Sandra Kluge Beholden to No One single (self-released)
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6:51am Otterlymusic Local WiFi Corinthians 13 (self-released)
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DEHD - Blue Skies album artwork 6:48am DEHD Local Dream On Blue Skies (Fat Possum)
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The Japanese House - In The End It Always Does album artwork 6:44am The Japanese House Sad to Breathe In The End It Always Does (Dirty Hit)
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