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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

11/11 - 12pm hour
	12:10pm	Abraxas	Mañana	Monte Carlo (Suicide Squeeze)
				Buy Abraxas Monte Carlo at Reckless Records Buy Abraxas at iTunes Buy Abraxas Monte Carlo at eMusic Add to Collection
11/4 - 2pm hour
	2:23pm	Ibeyi	Juice of Mandarins	Single (XL)
				Buy Ibeyi Single at Reckless Records Buy Ibeyi at iTunes Buy Ibeyi Single at eMusic Add to Collection
11/4 - 12pm hour
	12:15pm	John Hartford	Turn Your Radio On, Part 2	Aereo-Plain (Warner Brothers )
				Buy John Hartford Aereo-Plain at Reckless Records Buy John Hartford at iTunes Buy John Hartford Aereo-Plain at eMusic Add to Collection
10/28 - 2pm hour
	2:06pm	Big Joe Williams	Haunted House Blues	Nine String Guitar Blues (Bluebird)
				Buy Big Joe Williams Nine String Guitar Blues at Reckless Records Buy Big Joe Williams at iTunes Buy Big Joe Williams Nine String Guitar Blues at eMusic Add to Collection
10/28 - 12pm hour
	12:22pm	Warren Zevon	Werewolves of London	A Quiet Normal Life - The Best of Warren Zevon (Asylum)
				Buy Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life - The Best of Warren Zevon at Reckless Records Buy Warren Zevon at iTunes Buy Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life - The Best of Warren Zevon at eMusic Add to Collection
10/22 - 4pm hour
	4:06pm	Delicate Steve	Madness	Till I Burn Up (ANTI-)
				Buy Delicate Steve Till I Burn Up at Reckless Records Buy Delicate Steve at iTunes Buy Delicate Steve Till I Burn Up at eMusic Add to Collection
10/21 - 1pm hour
	1:11pm	Duncan Browne	Samurai	The Wild Places (Sire)
	Track Notes: You find this gem and others at The CHIRP Record Fair and other delights tomorrow at Plumber's Hall in Chicago!!! Go to CHIRPRADIO.ORG for all of the details.			Buy Duncan Browne The Wild Places at Reckless Records Buy Duncan Browne at iTunes Buy Duncan Browne The Wild Places at eMusic Add to Collection
10/21 - 12pm hour
	12:27pm	The Chills	Scatterbrain	Scatterbrain (Fire)
	Track Notes: Join me for the Chills tonight at Sleeping Village. First email to dj@chirpradio.org gets the ticket!			Buy The Chills Scatterbrain at Reckless Records Buy The Chills at iTunes Buy The Chills Scatterbrain at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:17pm	Custard Flux	Phosphorous	Phosphorous (Self-released)
	Track Notes: Title track from brand-new LP from Custard Flux. Is that Mars Williams on the sax????			Buy Custard Flux Phosphorous at Reckless Records Buy Custard Flux at iTunes Buy Custard Flux Phosphorous at eMusic Add to Collection
10/14 - 12pm hour
	12:40pm	Meat Wave Local	What Would You Like Me to Do	Malign Hex (Swami)
				Buy Meat Wave Malign Hex at Reckless Records Buy Meat Wave at iTunes Buy Meat Wave Malign Hex at eMusic Add to Collection

10/10 - 5pm hour
	5:36pm	Animal Collective	It's You	Prospect Hummer (FatCat)
	Track Notes: Covered well by Casandra Jenkins, but this is the original!			Buy Animal Collective Prospect Hummer at Reckless Records Buy Animal Collective at iTunes Buy Animal Collective Prospect Hummer at eMusic Add to Collection
9/30 - 2pm hour
	2:51pm	Rhett Miller	Follow You Home	The Misfit (ATO)
				Buy Rhett Miller The Misfit at Reckless Records Buy Rhett Miller at iTunes Buy Rhett Miller The Misfit at eMusic Add to Collection
9/23 - 2pm hour
	2:54pm	Oasis	Bring It Down	Definitely Maybe (Epic)
				Buy Oasis Definitely Maybe at Reckless Records Buy Oasis at iTunes Buy Oasis Definitely Maybe at eMusic Add to Collection
9/23 - 12pm hour
	12:25pm	Built to Spill	Fool's Gold	When The Wind Forgets Your Name (Sub Pop)
				Buy Built to Spill When The Wind Forgets Your Name at Reckless Records Buy Built to Spill at iTunes Buy Built to Spill When The Wind Forgets Your Name at eMusic Add to Collection
9/16 - 2pm hour
	2:05pm	Barrett Strong	Money (That's What I Want)	The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 (Hip-O Select)
				Buy Barrett Strong The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 at Reckless Records Buy Barrett Strong at iTunes Buy Barrett Strong The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 at eMusic Add to Collection
9/16 - 12pm hour
	12:53pm	Field Music	Open Here	Open Here (Memphis Industries)
				Buy Field Music Open Here at Reckless Records Buy Field Music at iTunes Buy Field Music Open Here at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:19pm	Sampa The Great	Can I Live? (featuring W.I.T.C.H.)	As Above, So Below (Loma Vista/Concord)
				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
9/2 - 2pm hour
	2:46pm	Rat Tally Local	Spinning Wheel	In My Car (6131)
				Buy Rat Tally In My Car at Reckless Records Buy Rat Tally at iTunes Buy Rat Tally In My Car at eMusic Add to Collection
8/26 - 2pm hour
	2:43pm	Ben Davis	Time A Bind	Aided & Abetted (Lovitt Records)
				Buy Ben Davis Aided & Abetted at Reckless Records Buy Ben Davis at iTunes Buy Ben Davis Aided & Abetted at eMusic Add to Collection
8/26 - 1pm hour
	1:51pm	The Helio Sequence	Transistor Radio	Com Plex (Cavity Search)
				Buy The Helio Sequence Com Plex at Reckless Records Buy The Helio Sequence at iTunes Buy The Helio Sequence Com Plex at eMusic Add to Collection
8/26 - 12pm hour
	12:23pm	Rat Tally Local	In My Car (featuring Madeline Kenney)	In My Car (6131)
	Track Notes: This song features Madeline Kenney on violin.			Buy Rat Tally In My Car at Reckless Records Buy Rat Tally at iTunes Buy Rat Tally In My Car at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:08pm	Butcher Brown	Cabbage (DFC)	#KingButch (Concord Jazz)
				Buy Butcher Brown #KingButch at Reckless Records Buy Butcher Brown at iTunes Buy Butcher Brown #KingButch at eMusic Add to Collection
8/23 - 5pm hour
	5:33pm	13th Floor Elevators	You're Gonna Miss Me	The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators (International Artists)
				Buy 13th Floor Elevators The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators at Reckless Records Buy 13th Floor Elevators at iTunes Buy 13th Floor Elevators The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators at eMusic Add to Collection
8/23 - 4pm hour
	4:40pm	The System	You Are In My System	Sweat (Polydor)
				Buy The System Sweat at Reckless Records Buy The System at iTunes Buy The System Sweat at eMusic Add to Collection
	4:27pm	Panda Riot Local	E.S.P.	Extra Cosmic (self-released)
	Track Notes: Panda Riot is playing with the Veldt and Astrobite at Cobra Lounge tonight at 6 o'clock.			Buy Panda Riot Extra Cosmic at Reckless Records Buy Panda Riot at iTunes Buy Panda Riot Extra Cosmic at eMusic Add to Collection
8/19 - 2pm hour
	2:01pm	Little Walter Local	Mellow Down Easy	His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (Chess)
				Buy Little Walter His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection at Reckless Records Buy Little Walter at iTunes Buy Little Walter His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection at eMusic Add to Collection
8/19 - 12pm hour
	12:27pm	Deep Purple	Strange Kind of Woman	Deepest Purple (The Very Best of Deep Purple) (Purple)
	Track Notes: Happy birthday, Ian Gillan!			Buy Deep Purple Deepest Purple (The Very Best of Deep Purple) at Reckless Records Buy Deep Purple at iTunes Buy Deep Purple Deepest Purple (The Very Best of Deep Purple) at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:27pm	Deep Purple	Strange Kind of Woman	Deepest Purple (The Very Best of Deep Purple) (Purple)
	Track Notes: Happy birthday, Ian Gillan!			Buy Deep Purple Deepest Purple (The Very Best of Deep Purple) at Reckless Records Buy Deep Purple at iTunes Buy Deep Purple Deepest Purple (The Very Best of Deep Purple) at eMusic Add to Collection
	12:11pm	Golomb	Heaven	Golomb (Self-Released)
				Buy Golomb Golomb at Reckless Records Buy Golomb at iTunes Buy Golomb Golomb at eMusic Add to Collection
8/12 - 1pm hour
	1:39pm	Bev Rage & The Drinks Local	Permanent Receptionist	Exes & Hexes (What's For Breakfast)
	Track Notes: CHIRP Welcomes Bev Rage & the Drinks to a record release party at Schuba's this Saturday at 8 pm.			Buy Bev Rage & The Drinks Exes & Hexes at Reckless Records Buy Bev Rage & The Drinks at iTunes Buy Bev Rage & The Drinks Exes & Hexes at eMusic Add to Collection