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Willie McDonagh DJ Profile

"To all of you who remember the genuine pleasure that used to be imparted by the weekly 'band concert' in the old home town there must be a little shiver of enjoyment in the increasing number of bands now to be heard on the radio." - Quin A. Ryan, Chicago Daily Tribune, Jul. 11, 1926

I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and went to school in Minnesota, where I DJed for my college station. My musical interests include lonesome guitar pickers, fresh classical music, and fiery crooners.

Listen to Willie's two most recent shows below:

Willie McDonagh's Playlists

12/12 - 12pm hour
Clairo - Like Someone I Know: A Celebration Of Margo Guryan album artwork 12:13pm Clairo Love Songs Like Someone I Know: A Celebration Of Margo Guryan (Sub Pop)
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Kath Bloom - Finally album artwork 12:09pm Kath Bloom I Wanna Love Finally (Chapter)
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The Broadways - Broken Star album artwork 12:05pm The Broadways Local Restless Broken Star (Asian Man)
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The Counts - What 12:02pm The Counts Thinking Single What's Up Front That-Counts (Westbound)
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12/5 - 2pm hour
2:52pm Shackleton Blood On My Hands Steppas' Delight (Soul Jazz)
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2:46pm XTC Roads Girdle The Globe Drums & Wires (Virgin)
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2:42pm Big'n Local Bison The End Comes Too Soon (Computer Students)
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2:40pm variety Urocyon Subtropical (Very Soft)
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2:36pm Alex G Hollow DSU (Orchid Tapes)
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2:32pm Minnie Riperton Local Les Fleur Come To My Garden (GRT)
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2:28pm The Ex + Tom Cora Lamp Lady And the Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders (Ex/RecRec)
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2:25pm Yesness Occasional Grape? See You at the Solipsist Convention (Joyful Noise)
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2:15pm James Blackshaw Dexter Unraveling In Your Hands (self-released)
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2:11pm Drasii Local Infinite Moons Spirito Celeste (FPE)
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2:07pm Polvo Duped Cor-Crane Secret (Merge)
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2:04pm Kelly Finnigan His Love Ain't Real A Lover Was Born (Coalmine)
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2:01pm Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Trilogy of Terror Road to the Riches (Cold Chillin')
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12/5 - 1pm hour
1:52pm Jackie McLean Esoteric Destination... Out! (Blue Note)
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1:47pm Mother McCollum Jesus Is My Aeroplane Goodbye, Babylon (Dust-to-Digital)
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1:42pm Machine Girl Freewill (Phase β) WLFGRL (Dred Collective)
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1:39pm Kaput Local Runner High Wire / Runner (Altered States)
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1:32pm Son de la Frontera Bulería en rama Cal (Nuevos Medios)
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1:30pm Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom Snow A Peace of Us (Carpark)
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1:25pm Neil Young See the Sky About to Rain On the Beach (Reprise)
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1:19pm Goat Girl Gossip single (Rough Trade)
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1:16pm Julian Cope Search Party Fried (Mercury)
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1:13pm Alicja Trout Magic Words Ready! Aim!! 1!2!3!4! - A Tribute To M.O.T.O. (Chain Smoking)
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1:09pm George Barnes and his Octet Local Just Squeeze Me Guitar in Velvet (Modern Harmonic)
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1:04pm Mope Grooves Pieces Of God Box Of Dark Roses (12XU)
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1:01pm The Whispers Cruisin' In Love Is Where You Find It (Solar)
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