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Mike Nikolich DJ Profile

I host The Friday Spin from noon to 3 pm CST every Friday afternoon. My show is an eclectic mix of new and old indie, world, alternative, punk, rock, jazz, prog, ambient, blues, soul, artist interviews, and anything else that tickles my fancy. If you enjoy Chicago blues, listen to the "Pre-Happy Hour Blues" at 1:55 pm, plus "Cover 3" at 2:25 pm, featuring one obscure original and three cool covers of songs you may or may not recognize. My show also features concert news, Rock & Roll birthdays, and plenty of music trivia. Oh yeah, and I love to play your requests, so submit them to via any of CHIRP's social media channels, my Facebook page ("@mikenikolich") or dj@chirpradio.org. If I can't work your request into today's show, I will do my best to get it on the air the following week.

Check out Mike's two most recent shows here.

Mike Nikolich's Playlists

8/28 - 12am hour
	12:00am	Denzel Curry	SET IT (feat. Maxo Kream)	King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 (Loma Vista/Concord)
				Buy Denzel Curry King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 at Reckless Records Buy Denzel Curry at iTunes Buy Denzel Curry King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:00am	Beastii Local	EVIL EYE	Follower (Dark Circles)
				Buy Beastii Follower at Reckless Records Buy Beastii at iTunes Buy Beastii Follower at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:00am	D'Angelo	Chicken Grease	Voodoo (Virgin)
				Buy D'Angelo Voodoo at Reckless Records Buy D'Angelo at iTunes Buy D'Angelo Voodoo at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:00am	GONG	Heavy Tune	Expresso II (Arista)
	Track Notes: Going out to Gregory Curvey, who loves this band!			Buy GONG Expresso II at Reckless Records Buy GONG at iTunes Buy GONG Expresso II at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:00am	Tomato Flower	Harlequin	No (Ramo Local)
				Buy Tomato Flower No at Reckless Records Buy Tomato Flower at iTunes Buy Tomato Flower No at eMusic Add to Collection
8/27 - 11pm hour
	11:56pm	The Men	Round the Corner	New York City (Fuzz Club)
				Buy The Men New York City at Reckless Records Buy The Men at iTunes Buy The Men New York City at eMusic Add to Collection
1/13 - 1pm hour
	1:45pm	Rider/Horse	Public Coward	Feed 'Em Salt (Ever/Never)
				Buy Rider/Horse Feed 'Em Salt at Reckless Records Buy Rider/Horse at iTunes Buy Rider/Horse Feed 'Em Salt at eMusic Add to Collection
	1:05pm	GIRL K Local	Girl K Is For The People	Girl K Is For The People (Take This To Heart)
				Buy GIRL K Girl K Is For The People at Reckless Records Buy GIRL K at iTunes Buy GIRL K Girl K Is For The People at eMusic Add to Collection
1/13 - 12pm hour
	12:30pm	The Shadows	Friday on My Mind	Jigsaw (Columbia)
	Track Notes: Background music for the Friday Spin.			Buy The Shadows Jigsaw at Reckless Records Buy The Shadows at iTunes Buy The Shadows Jigsaw at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:23pm	Karate School Dropout Local	Calling An Angel	Single (Self-released)
				Buy Karate School Dropout Single at Reckless Records Buy Karate School Dropout at iTunes Buy Karate School Dropout Single at eMusic Add to Collection

1/6 - 1pm hour
	1:54pm	Almond Joy	Candy	Oh Henry! (Perennial/K)
				Buy Almond Joy Oh Henry! at Reckless Records Buy Almond Joy at iTunes Buy Almond Joy Oh Henry! at eMusic Add to Collection
1/6 - 12pm hour
	12:04pm	The Shifties Local	Instrumental 1	The Apartment/Factory Songs (Self-released)
				Buy The Shifties The Apartment/Factory Songs at Reckless Records Buy The Shifties at iTunes Buy The Shifties The Apartment/Factory Songs at eMusic Add to Collection
1/3 - 1pm hour
	1:43pm	Smut Local	Supersolar	How the Light Felt (Bayonet)
				Buy Smut How the Light Felt at Reckless Records Buy Smut at iTunes Buy Smut How the Light Felt at eMusic Add to Collection
12/23 - 1pm hour
	1:47pm	Kitchen's Floor	Lousy Company	None of That (Petty Bunco)
				Buy Kitchen's Floor None of That at Reckless Records Buy Kitchen's Floor at iTunes Buy Kitchen's Floor None of That at eMusic Add to Collection
12/23 - 12pm hour
	12:12pm	Eggs	Local Hero	A Glitter Year (Prefect/Howlin' Banana)
				Buy Eggs A Glitter Year at Reckless Records Buy Eggs at iTunes Buy Eggs A Glitter Year at eMusic Add to Collection
12/22 - 8pm hour
	8:50pm	St. Paul and the Broken Bones	Alien Coast	The Alien Coast (ATO)
				Buy St. Paul and the Broken Bones The Alien Coast at Reckless Records Buy St. Paul and the Broken Bones at iTunes Buy St. Paul and the Broken Bones The Alien Coast at eMusic Add to Collection
12/22 - 6pm hour
	6:10pm	Roy Montgomery	On the Eve of Leaving Dunedin for Christchurch	Camera Melancholia (Grapefruit)
				Buy Roy Montgomery Camera Melancholia at Reckless Records Buy Roy Montgomery at iTunes Buy Roy Montgomery Camera Melancholia at eMusic Add to Collection
12/16 - 1pm hour
	1:52pm	Alvvays	Pharmacist	Blue Rev (Polyvinyl/Transgressive)
	Track Notes: Recommended by Mike in Mexico.			Buy Alvvays Blue Rev at Reckless Records Buy Alvvays at iTunes Buy Alvvays Blue Rev at eMusic Add to Collection
12/16 - 12pm hour
	12:39pm	Public Image Ltd.	The Order of Death	The Order of Death (Elektra)
				Buy Public Image Ltd. The Order of Death at Reckless Records Buy Public Image Ltd. at iTunes Buy Public Image Ltd. The Order of Death at eMusic Add to Collection
12/13 - 10pm hour
	10:45pm	Sampa The Great	Never Forget (featuring Chef 187, Tio Nason & Mwanjé)	As Above, So Below (Loma Vista/Concord)
	Track Notes: One of my favorite LPs of 2022, recorded in Zambia with local musicians.			Buy Sampa The Great As Above, So Below at Reckless Records Buy Sampa The Great at iTunes Buy Sampa The Great As Above, So Below at eMusic Add to Collection
	10:26pm	Nagisa Ni Te	Sign of Soul	Newocean (Black Editions)
				Buy Nagisa Ni Te Newocean at Reckless Records Buy Nagisa Ni Te at iTunes Buy Nagisa Ni Te Newocean at eMusic Add to Collection
12/13 - 8pm hour
	8:50pm	Eggs	How it Was Before	A Glitter Year (Prefect/Howlin' Banana)
				Buy Eggs A Glitter Year at Reckless Records Buy Eggs at iTunes Buy Eggs A Glitter Year at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:32pm	The Brian Jonestown Massacre	Mandrake Handshake	Mini Album Thingy Wingy (A Records)
				Buy The Brian Jonestown Massacre Mini Album Thingy Wingy at Reckless Records Buy The Brian Jonestown Massacre at iTunes Buy The Brian Jonestown Massacre Mini Album Thingy Wingy at eMusic Add to Collection
	8:19pm	White Lung	Date Night	Premonition (Domino)
				Buy White Lung Premonition at Reckless Records Buy White Lung at iTunes Buy White Lung Premonition at eMusic Add to Collection
12/2 - 2pm hour
	2:09pm	The Shadows	Friday on My Mind	Jigsaw (Columbia)
	Track Notes: Background music for the Friday Spin.			Buy The Shadows Jigsaw at Reckless Records Buy The Shadows at iTunes Buy The Shadows Jigsaw at eMusic Add to Collection
	2:00pm	Howlin' Wolf Local	Down in the Bottom	Howlin' Wolf (Chess)
				Buy Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf at Reckless Records Buy Howlin' Wolf at iTunes Buy Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf at eMusic Add to Collection
12/2 - 12pm hour
	12:21pm	Cakes Da Killa	Svengali	Svengali (Young Arts)
				Buy Cakes Da Killa Svengali at Reckless Records Buy Cakes Da Killa at iTunes Buy Cakes Da Killa Svengali at eMusic Add to Collection
11/18 - 2pm hour
	2:19pm	Charlie Musselwhite	Remembering Big Joe	Mississippi Son (Alligator)
				Buy Charlie Musselwhite Mississippi Son at Reckless Records Buy Charlie Musselwhite at iTunes Buy Charlie Musselwhite Mississippi Son at eMusic Add to Collection
11/18 - 1pm hour
	1:41pm	Wingtips Local	Crystal Clear	Cutting Room Floor (Artoffact)
				Buy Wingtips Cutting Room Floor at Reckless Records Buy Wingtips at iTunes Buy Wingtips Cutting Room Floor at eMusic Add to Collection
11/11 - 2pm hour
	2:02pm	Muddy Waters Local	You're Gonna Miss Me	Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (MCA/Chess)
				Buy Muddy Waters Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection at Reckless Records Buy Muddy Waters at iTunes Buy Muddy Waters Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection at eMusic Add to Collection