January 6, 2024 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #694)

9:01 AM Feist • Borrow Trouble • Multitudes • Interscope

9:05 AM Jorja Smith • GO GO GO • falling or flying • FAMM

9:07 AM Chicken Happen • My Turn • Chicken Happen IV • self-released

9:14 AM Yusuf/Cat Stevens • Pagan Run • King of a Land • BMG/Cat-O-Log/Dark Horse

December 23, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #693)

6:00 AM Graham Parker & The Goldtops • The Music of The Devil • Last Chance to Learn The Twist • Big Stir

6:04 AM Liv.e • Gardetto • Girl in the Half Pearl • In Real Life

6:07 AM Barbara Manning • A Heart Needs a Home • Charm of Yesterday…Convenience of Tomorrow • Ba Da Bing

6:14 AM Photon Band • Set it Free (The Energy) • Pure Photonic Matter, Vol. 2 • Darla

My favorite albums of 2023

Another year, another 200+ (more like 250+) albums that I listened to at least once, and many of those I listened to multiple times. There was just so much good and great music out there. This list represents the records I enjoyed the most, the ones that I felt compelled to keep playing. As per usual, after you start getting down to the late 20s or early 30s on the list, the differences between the albums aren’t all that great, and the difference between, I dunno, 79 and 47 isn't all that great. All of them are swell. Moreover, if your album isn’t on the list, I’m sure I liked it. And if you're wondering why I didn't have this or that acclaimed album on the list, it was likely one of the many albums I didn't get around to listening to. As one critic said, best of lists aren't meant to be definitive, but are more like recommendations. In that spirit, I hope you find some things you like on here.

December 16, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #692)

9:00 AM Japanese Breakfast • Posing In Bondage • Jubilee • Dead Oceans

9:04 AM Steve Goodman • Talk Backwards • Artistic Hair • Red Pajamas

9:06 AM BJ The Chicago Kid • Crazy Love • Gravy • RCA

9:13 AM Luna • Satellite of Love • single • Double Feature

December 9, 2023 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #691)

9:01 AM Wings • Deliver the Children • London Town • Capitol

9:05 AM Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings • Get up and Get Out • Give the People What They Want • Daptone

9:08 AM See Jazz • Sidney Poitier Smile • Is This Anything? • Flower Sounds

9:14 AM Valerie June • Ordinary World • single • Fantasy

My email to the White Sox

A ticket rep from the White Sox emailed me about a 2024 package. Here's the text of the email I sent in response:

I appreciate you reaching out, but I'm not interested in any sort of White Sox ticket package. I went to my first White Sox game in 1971, and I've probably been to 200 to 300 more over the years, at least. I'll always be a White Sox fan, but the past few years have left me disillusioned and, to some extent, alienated by the direction ownership has taken with the team. After the team was unable to create a

December 2, 2023 CHIRP Radio show (Show #690)

8:59 AM Genesis • Please Don't Ask • Duke • Atlantic

9:03 AM H.E.R. • Changes • H.E.R. • RCA

9:07 AM Beirut • January 18th • Hadsel • Pompeoo

9:13 AM Harp • Daughters of Albion • Albion • Bella Union