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Erika Kooda

Erika Kooda

Minnesotan at heart, transplanted to Chicago to study Radio/Business & Entrepreneurship at Columbia College. Enjoys long runs on the lakefront path, public radio, and drum corps. Probably scouring Spotify for new music, glued to an audio project, or talking about running shoes.

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Time Machine: On Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” and Lost Dreams

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A Bunch of “Good Boys”: Public Access T.V., Splashh, and The Britanys at Schubas, Chicago

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Don’t Drink & Drive Please: Car Seat Headrest’s “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales”

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An Act of Frustration & Pink: Ezra Furman at Lincoln Hall, Chicago

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Today’s Song: Joseph Cry “SOS (Overboard)” Through an Emotional Storm

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Today’s Song: Fakin’ Through High School in Jon Bellion’s “Morning in America”

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LIVE: Wild Child are Wild, Upbeat… and Children? in Chicago

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Our Take: Kaleo’s A/B, Full of Fire and Ice

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Today’s Song: Lake Street Dive’s “Side Pony” Preaches Self Love and Positivity

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LIVE: Punch Brothers Pack a Punch in Pilsen

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