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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

9/19 - 6am hour
6:58am Deep Cricket Night Local Say Come Hither Mind Gets Flayed EP (self-released)
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Calexico and Iron & Wine - Years to Burn album artwork 6:53am Calexico and Iron & Wine Father Mountain Years to Burn (Sub Pop)
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6:50am Nganga Bolole Ya Mwasi Oyo Roots of OK Jazz: Congo Classics 1955-1956 (Crammed Discs)
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U.S. Highball - Great Record album artwork 6:47am U.S. Highball My Frankenstein Great Record (Lame-O)
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Fake Fruit - Mucho Mistrust album artwork 6:44am Fake Fruit Long Island Iced Tea Mucho Mistrust (Carpark)
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Icarus Phoenix - I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said album artwork 6:38am Icarus Phoenix The Things You Never Told Me I Should Have Known The Things You Never Said (self-released)
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New Order - Substance album artwork 6:34am New Order Ceremony Substance (Qwest)
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6:30am Jarvis Cocker Paroles Paroles (feat. LAETITIA SADIER) Chansons d'Ennui Tip Top (ABKCO)
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Tahiti 80 - Fosbury album artwork 6:24am Tahiti 80 Give It Away (Chi-Lites Cover Song) Fosbury (Atmosphériques)
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Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings album artwork 6:21am Makaya McCraven Local Inner Flight Universal Beings (International Anthem)
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Elephant Gym - World album artwork 6:18am Elephant Gym Name (feat. Seiji Kameda) World (Topshelf)
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Tall Juan - Raccoon Nights album artwork 6:16am Tall Juan Fantasy (Featuring: Cola Boyy) Raccoon Nights (self-released)
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Ginger Root - SHINBANGUMI album artwork 6:09am Ginger Root No Problems SHINBANGUMI (Ghostly International)
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Beck - Guero album artwork 6:05am Beck Go It Alone Guero (Interscope)
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Nubiyan Twist - Find Your Flame album artwork 6:02am Nubiyan Twist Lights Out (featuring Nile Rodgers) Find Your Flame (STRUT)
Track Notes: nile rodgers, HBD! b. 9/19/1952 Buy Nubiyan Twist Find Your Flame at Reckless Records Buy Nubiyan Twist at iTunes Buy Nubiyan Twist Find Your Flame at eMusic Add to Collection
9/12 - 8am hour
Lightning Bolt - Lightning Bolt album artwork 8:50am Lightning Bolt Into The Valley Lightning Bolt (Load)
Track Notes: w/ mode hexe at empty bottle, 10/1 sold out! Buy Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt at Reckless Records Buy Lightning Bolt at iTunes Buy Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt at eMusic Add to Collection
Waxahatchee - Great Thunder EP album artwork 8:46am Waxahatchee You Left Me with an Ocean Great Thunder EP (Merge)
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MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks album artwork 8:43am MJ Lenderman Wristwatch Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
Track Notes: at turner hall in milwaukee, 10/14 Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at Reckless Records Buy MJ Lenderman at iTunes Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at eMusic Add to Collection
Serengeti - C.A.R. album artwork 8:41am Serengeti Local Greyhound C.A.R. (Anticon)
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dog eyes - holy friend album artwork 8:38am dog eyes drive holy friend (Grand Jury)
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EPMD - Strictly Business album artwork 8:35am EPMD You Gots To Chill Strictly Business (Priority)
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Dummy - Free Energy album artwork 8:28am Dummy Blue Dada Free Energy (Trouble in Mind)
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8:23am Morays Local A Man Named Hole Vol. 1 (RoosterCow)
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Quasi - Early Recordings album artwork 8:19am Quasi Monkey, Mirror Early Recordings (Key Op)
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Ratboys - Printer 8:15am Ratboys Local Alien With A Sleep Mask On Printer's Devil (Topshelf)
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Hinds - VIVA HINDS album artwork 8:09am Hinds En Forma VIVA HINDS (Lucky Number)
Track Notes: at thalia hall, 10/21 Buy Hinds VIVA HINDS at Reckless Records Buy Hinds at iTunes Buy Hinds VIVA HINDS at eMusic Add to Collection
Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This album artwork 8:06am Architecture in Helsinki Lazy (Lazy) Places Like This (Polyvinyl)
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Rush - Rush album artwork 8:01am Rush Finding My Way Rush (Moon)
Track Notes: hbd neil peart, b. 9/12/1952 (d. 2020) Buy Rush Rush at Reckless Records Buy Rush at iTunes Buy Rush Rush at eMusic Add to Collection
9/12 - 7am hour
7:55am Willie Buck and The Delmark All-Stars Local Hoochie Coochie Live At Buddy Guy's Legends (Delmark)
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7:50am Mutts Local People Fuel Yer Delusion Vol. 4 (self-released)
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