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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

10/3 - 12pm hour
Cassie Ramone - Sweetheart album artwork 12:18pm Cassie Ramone They Hide Their Eyes Sweetheart (CD-R)
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Susumu Hirasawa - Sim City album artwork 12:15pm Susumu Hirasawa Pacific Rim Imitation Network Sim City (Polydor)
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12:12pm Cool Band Purpose Cool Band (Self-Released)
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The Muffs - Really Really Happy album artwork 12:08pm The Muffs Freak Out Really Really Happy (Five Foot Two)
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Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso album artwork 12:05pm Caetano Veloso Soy Loco Por Tí, América Caetano Veloso (Philip)
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Bill Brandon - Bill Brandon album artwork 12:01pm Bill Brandon No Danger Of Heartbreak Ahead Bill Brandon (Prelude)
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9/26 - 2pm hour
Moqaddem Mohammed ben Salem and ensemble - Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959 album artwork 2:52pm Moqaddem Mohammed ben Salem and ensemble Third Sqel (Zagora) Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959 (Dust-to-Digital)
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Rod Modell - Captagon album artwork 2:45pm Rod Modell ITO Captagon (Tresor)
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Double Grave - Goodbye, Nowhere! album artwork 2:40pm Double Grave The Farm Goodbye, Nowhere! (Forged Artifacts)
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Dale Crover - Glossolalia album artwork 2:36pm Dale Crover Doug Yuletide Glossolalia (Joyful Noise)
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George Shearing - The Shearing Piano album artwork 2:29pm George Shearing Stella by Starlight The Shearing Piano (Capitol)
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Peel Dream Magazine - Rose Main Reading Room album artwork 2:26pm Peel Dream Magazine Oblast Rose Main Reading Room (Top Shelf)
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Veruca Salt - Eight Arms to Hold You album artwork 2:22pm Veruca Salt Local Venus Man Trap Eight Arms to Hold You (Minty Fresh/Outpost)
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Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko - Bamako*Chicago Sound System album artwork 2:17pm Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko Local Kanu Bamako*Chicago Sound System (FPE)
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The Replacements - Tim album artwork 2:14pm The Replacements Kiss Me On The Bus Tim (Sire)
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2:11pm MJ Lenderman Rip Torn Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
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Beach House - Beach House album artwork 2:06pm Beach House Lovelier Girl Beach House (Carpark)
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The Feeders - The Feeders album artwork 2:03pm The Feeders Local Mrs Duluth News Anchor The Feeders (self-released)
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9/26 - 1pm hour
Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth album artwork 1:59pm Dengue Fever Tiger Phone Card Venus on Earth (M80)
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George Lewis - The George Lewis Solo Trombone Record album artwork 1:53pm George Lewis Local Lush Life The George Lewis Solo Trombone Record (Sackville Recordings)
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Liam Clancy - Liam Clancy album artwork 1:47pm Liam Clancy Anac Cuan Liam Clancy (Vanguard)
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1:45pm Maddy Prior with the Carnival Band Lord, In the Morning Sing Lustily And With Good Courage (Saydisc)
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1:39pm Two Fields Over Local Moment to Breathe Grains of Verse (self-released)
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The Bug Club - On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System album artwork 1:36pm The Bug Club A Bit Like James Bond On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System (Sub Pop)
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do album artwork 1:31pm Fiona Apple Left Alone The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Epic)
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The Jesus Lizard - Rack album artwork 1:26pm The Jesus Lizard Local Alexis Feels Sick Rack (Ipecac)
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1:23pm The Rolling Stones Mother's Little Helper Aftermath (Decca)
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Juniore - Trois, Deux, Un album artwork 1:19pm Juniore À quoi bon? Trois, Deux, Un (Le Phonographe)
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Fausto - Por este rio acima album artwork 1:15pm Fausto O barco vai de saída Por este rio acima (Triângulo)
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Jamie xx - In Waves album artwork 1:12pm Jamie xx Baddy On The Floor (featuring Honey Dijon) In Waves (Young)
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