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:
4/25 - 7am hour
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7:31am
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Kate Bush
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Wuthering Heights
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The Kick Inside (EMI)
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Track Notes: by request for kate, thank you!
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7:29am
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A Certain Ratio
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All Comes Down to This
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It All Comes Down to This (Mute)
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7:23am
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Cor.Ece & Bad Colours
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Might Could (featuting Dave Giles II)
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Been Here Before (Bastard Jazz)
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7:20am
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avery r. young Local
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ms. lee's good food
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tubman. (FPE)
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7:17am
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Sons of Ra Local
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Tropic of Cancer III
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Tropic of Cancer (self-released)
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7:16am
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Allah-Las
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Dust
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Zuma 85 (Calico Discos/Innovative Leisure)
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Track Notes: at metro, 4/27
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7:05am
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My Brightest Diamond
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Pressure
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This is My Hand (Asthmatic Kitty)
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7:01am
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A Tribe Called Quest
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Luck of Lucien
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (Jive)
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Track Notes: rock n roll hall of fame inductees 2024
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4/25 - 6am hour
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6:56am
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Alejandro Escovedo
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Inside This Dance
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Echo Dancing (Yep Roc)
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Track Notes: sold out at fitzgerald's tonight
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6:49am
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Torrey
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Bounce
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Torrey (Slumberland)
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6:44am
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The 1900s Local
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Making Love in Summertime
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Medium High (Parasol)
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6:41am
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Kara Jackson Local
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Lily
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Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September)
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Track Notes: at old town school of folk music, 4/25
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6:33am
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Beach House
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Superstar
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Once Twice Melody (Sub Pop)
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6:28am
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Cusp Local
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Window
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Thanks So Much (Self-Released)
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Track Notes: sleeping village, 5/21
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6:23am
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The Reds, Pinks and Purples
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Learning to Love a Band
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Unwishing Well (Slumberland)
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6:20am
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La Femme
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Cha Cha
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Teatro Lucido (Disque Pointu)
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6:17am
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The Smile
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The Opposite
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A Light for Attracting Attention (XL)
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6:10am
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Adrianne Lenker
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Vampire Empire
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Bright Future (4AD)
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Track Notes: at chicago theater, 6/28
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6:07am
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Bill Callahan
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Last One at the Party
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YTI⅃AƎЯ (Drag City)
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6:01am
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Laraaji
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I Can Only Bliss Out (F'Days)
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Vision Songs Vol. 1 (Numero Group)
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4/18 - 8am hour
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8:50am
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The Pharaohs Local
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In the Basement
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In the Basement (Luv N' Haight)
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8:45am
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Supersuckers
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Never Let Me Down Again
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Get the Hell (Acetate)
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Track Notes: at SPACE, 5/24
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8:41am
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Sahra Halgan
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SHARAF
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HIDDO DHAWR (Danaya)
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8:35am
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BODEGA
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Tarkovski
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Our Brand Could Be Yr Life (Chrysalis)
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Track Notes: at schubas, 4/23
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8:30am
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The Cure
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Push
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The Head On the Door (Elektra)
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8:27am
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Chastity Belt
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Tethered
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Live Laugh Love (Suicide Squeeze)
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Track Notes: at schubas, 5/12
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8:22am
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Cloud Nothings
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Cut You
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Attack on Memory (Carpark)
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Track Notes: at beat kitchen, 6/7
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8:17am
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Cindy Lee
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Flesh and Blood
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Diamond Jubilee (Realistik)
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Track Notes: at empty bottle, 5/4
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8:10am
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Empress Of
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Lorelei
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For Your Consideration (Giant)
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8:04am
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Stereolab
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Captain Easychord
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Sound-Dust (Elektra)
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