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Meet The DJs
LinaMasFina
Saturdays, 9PM
Born in Detroit, bred in surrounding wetlands and vacant industrial wastelands LinaMasFina (aka Carolina Wheat) revels in rhythm, bass and soul. However, she likes all sounds. When she’s not searching for Electronic Voice Phenomenon in haunted hotels around the country, she is eavesdropping surrounding conversations. Musically, from Motown to the beginning of live techno music, Lina’s pleasured by the tunes that bring folks together. Whether with a slow dance or bump and grind: groove, electronic, rock, funk, bass, soul, afro-pop, hip-hop and all their combinations. Upbeat, intuitive and experimental with her play choices she is currently proud to be DJing at CHIRP. Off the clock, she DJs around town promoting folks to get dirty on the dance floor to foul mouthed ghetto-tech. With a deep love of bass heavy, earth shaking beats, vibration residuals still ring in her ears from two decades of standing in front of subwoofers. She’s more mature now having volunteered for years at WCBN (Uof M in Ann Arbor) and producing a show called F D FCC on The School of the Art Institute’s Internet station. SAIC is where she works currently, making and breaking aspiring visual artists’ dreams.
New Library Additons
Every week we do our best to add a wide range of music to our library, from the newest local releases to lost gems from the archives. Here’s a list of what we’ve recently added.
- Allá Es Tiempo (Crammed)
This 2007 debut from Chicago’s must-hear Allá, Es Tiempo is an inviting cocktail of Tropicalia, jazz, post-rock and dream-pop so good it might even convince you it’s summer again. - The Clogs Stick Music (Brassland)
You may know them best from their work with The National, but Bryce Dessner and Padma Newsome have long collaborated on this other project, a sort of percussive, bang-on-a-can take on jazz, rock and contemporary classical that defies easy summarization. - Stereolab Peng! (Too Pure)
The opening volley from one of indie’s most category-proof bands, Peng! introduced the world to the retro-futuristic sounds of Stereolab way back in 1992, and its effects are still being felt today. - Roy Orbison For the Lonely (Rhino)
The other man in black gets his due in this compilation of career essentials — with plenty of evidence for the uninitiated that there’s a lot more to Roy Orbison than just “Oh, Pretty Woman.” - DeVotchKa Una Volta (Cicero)
Hailing from the American Southwest, DeVotchKa treads the intersection you never knew existed between the Mexican-American border and the Eastern Bloc on this, their third full-length.
New Podcasts
Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) Interview
England’s Kieran Hebdan is known for his electronic recording project Four Tet and as a member of the post-rock group Fridge. There Is Love In You is his most recent record under the Four Tet moniker. Hebden talks about performing stateside, riot grrrl music as an early teenage influence, and how There Is Love In You was informed by his recent collaboration with jazz drummer Steve Reid. Hebden spoke with CHIRP volunteer Nick White shortly before a recent appearance at the Empty Bottle. Read more…
On The Schedule
- On-Air Jocelyn Geboy (Bio/Playlists)
- 6:00PM Karin Fjellman (Bio/Playlists)
- 9:00PM Dr. Drase & Michael Flavor Instant Classics (Bio/Playlists)
- 6:00AM Tony Breed (Bio/Playlists)
- 9:00AM Carolyn Kassnoff (Bio/Playlists)
Win Swag
CHIRP makes your dreams come true! We’re running daily giveaways featuring free tickets to shows, CDs, shirts, and tons of other amazing swag. Take a look at what’s on deck right now. Check back often to find out when to tune in for your chance to win!
- CHIRP Welcomes Pelican CHIRP is proud to Welcome Pelican playing live at Beat Kitchen on Friday March 12th with Pinebender and Follows. Tune in this week to chirpradio.org for your chance to win a pair of tickets!
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