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:
9/26 - 8am hour
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8:45am
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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2Kindsa Love
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Now I Got Worry (Matador)
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8:43am
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beastii Local
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The Limit
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Follower (Dark Circles)
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8:36am
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Beats y Bateria Local
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Moldovan Disco
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Migratum (Stolen Mask)
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8:33am
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Lee Paradise
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Breaker
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Water Palace Kingdom (Daps)
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8:29am
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Jamie xx
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Life (featuring Robyn)
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In Waves (Young)
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8:23am
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Foxing
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Gratitude
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Foxing (Grand Paradise)
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Track Notes: at outset, 11/1
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8:16am
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Current Joys
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Rebecca
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Voyager (Secretly Canadian)
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Track Notes: thanks to Rebecca in CA for donating to my personal chirp fundraising page
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8:11am
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The Jesus Lizard Local
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Grind
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Rack (Ipecac)
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Track Notes: at salt shed, 9/28
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8:07am
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Betty Davis
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They Say I'm Different
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They Say I'm Different (Just Sunshine)
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8:02am
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Judas Priest
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Tyrant
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Sad Wings of Destiny (Gull)
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9/26 - 7am hour
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7:57am
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Molchat doma
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Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya
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Belaya Polosa (Sacred Bones)
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Track Notes: at salt shed, 2/21/2025
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7:51am
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Katy J Pearson
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Long Range Driver
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Someday, Now (Heavenly/PIAS)
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7:47am
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Prefab Sprout
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Horsin' Around
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Steve McQueen (Epic)
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7:43am
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The Rentals
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The Love I'm Searching For
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Return of the Rentals (Maverick)
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7:40am
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Big Star
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In The Street*
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#1 Record/Radio City (Ardent)
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Track Notes: for Jess, in MI, thank you for your donation :D
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7:34am
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Sharp Pins Local
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Circle all the Dots
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Radio DDR (self-released)
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Track Notes: at lincoln hall, 10/8
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7:31am
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Lorelei
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Sorry for the Patience
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Enterprising Sidewalks (Slumberland)
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7:27am
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Fontaines D.C.
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Sundowner
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Romance (XL)
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Track Notes: at salt shed, 10/9
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7:21am
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Pulsars Local
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Technology
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Pulsars (Tiny Globe)
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7:19am
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Bleach Party Local
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Fish In My Head
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Acrylic Blends (self-released)
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7:15am
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Ramones
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Something to Believe In
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Animal Boy (Sire)
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7:10am
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Los Bitchos
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La Bomba
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Talkie Talkie (City Slang)
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7:08am
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Michael Kiwanuka
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Rolling
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KIWANUKA (Polydor)
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Track Notes: at chicago theater, w/ brittany howard, 10/5
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7:03am
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DJ Shadow
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Slingblade
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Our Pathetic Age (Mass Appeal)
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7:01am
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Public Enemy
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Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man
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Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam)
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Track Notes: for antonia: a night with el toro! thanks for donating to my chirp fundraising page
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9/26 - 6am hour
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6:55am
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PROBLEMS Local
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The End of Everything
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Enter The Annals (The Record Machine)
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6:47am
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Roxy Music
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A Song For Europe
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Stranded (Island)
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Track Notes: for pete, thanks for donating 😊
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6:43am
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Yo La Tengo
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When It's Dark
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Popular Songs (Matador)
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6:40am
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Juniore
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À quoi bon?
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Trois, Deux, Un (Le Phonographe)
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6:34am
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Daft Punk
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Superheroes
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Discovery (Virgin)
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Track Notes: for panda, for me
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