This is a little announcement that I did the day after I found out about a surgery that needs to be done for me. It will be a little scary but, will have a very positive ending to 9 yrs of off and on pain. Plus, will...

Getting a little hardcore in this episode! We get to hear 2 bands from Illinois and 1 from Wisconsin! LET’S ROCK! Set List When After Comes – Spiral Trance Maybe – A.D.D. The Path – A.D.D. Monster...

I am very excited about this episode! Nine AWESOME tracks on this one! Also, I talk about some exciting news in the IR Family! Set List Uncle Sam – Stereo Deluxe Violent Skies – Flowers for Dorian Love Remains...

Here is the second mixtape installment! Enjoy! Collapse – Ash Avenue El Dorado – Animate Objects Derail – Dropped once Audio and Murder – The Frantic In My Veins – Admiral Twin The Cornflake...

Have a happy and safe holiday! See you in 2008! Set List Christmas Wish- Gidgets Ga Ga Little Drummer Boy – Michael...

In this episode we get to hear 4 more great rockin’ bands! One from Oklahoma and 3 from the Chicagoland area! Also, I will take you back to the past! Set List In My Veins by Admiral Twin Not For Nothing by The...

This episode has some of the best Acoustic Folk Rock the midwest has to offer! Enjoy! Set List Dreams Aren’t Made Here – Rebecca Rego Bad News – Owen Seven Minutes in Heaven – Valentine My Shoes...

This episode is filled with good ol’ fashion Rock n’ Roll! Enjoy! Set List High School All Over Again – Certain Stars Seven Sisters – Javelinas Red Shoes – Javelinas Audio and Murder –...

This episode is filled with more Rockin’ music from the Chicagoland area! We also say farewell to a band, Slingshot57. Set list Steal This Moment by Mindsight This Love by Slingshot57 Liars Make Good Lovers by White...

IR kicks back into rock mode with new music from Automatic 7, Beth Thornley, Lorenzo’s Music, and more. This episode also features a rare rant explaining why you are NOT hearing a certain band on this...

IR kicks back into rock mode with new music from Automatic 7, Beth Thornley, Lorenzo’s Music, and more. This episode also features a rare rant explaining why you are NOT hearing a certain band on this...

This episode is a little on the mellow side. I have acoustic, alternative to adult contemporary for ya! So grab a cup of coffee or tea and snuggle under a blanket and enjoy! Set list Voice in My Head by Painkiller...

I am very excited about this episode! New theme, a Friends of the Family Segment from Charles at The SoCal Sessions and a lot of awesome music! This episode will get you up and movin’! Set List Face Down by Katie...

This episode is a Double Shot of two great Blues bands from Chicago! They are Blue News and Mitch and the Polecats! Also, I am starting a new segment called IR Chicago Replay. This is one or two songs that I have played...

Cover the kiddies ears on this episode! But don’t let it stop you listening to it later! There is Janis Joplin reincarnated, Jen Porter! Also, Hip Hop, Reggae, Alternative Rock and we go to the dark side to finish...

A wide range of music in this episode! Five great artists/bands from Acoustic, Blues Rock, Power Pop to Alternative Rock! Hello to You – Mitch and the Polecats Superpowers – Brian Sharpe No Words – Michael...

Hey! It’s Kara here! This Episode has a lot of awesome, loud, and rockin’ music! Which includes three bands from the Chicago land area. Also a friends of the family segment from Tim and Don (IR Baltimore)!...

Hello! Kara here with 5 more great Illinois bands for you! Please don’t forget voting for Company of Thieves! They are currently number 12 for a chance to play in the Austin City Limits Festival! Set List Living Proof...

Hey everybody! I am Kara Balicki, your new host for Insomnia Radio Chicago! I am so excited to share with you these great artists form the Chicago area! Thanks Jason and Corey for all of your help! Also, thank you to...

IR Chicago’s last show was LAST YEAR, and for those of you who felt like it was just starting to get good – I feel your pain. Corey had to move on, but at long last, a noble music fan and Chicago native is...

Sorry for the long absence, guys. I hope to regain my once-frequent schedule of releasing a show about every week. But hopefully the wait will have been worth it. In this show, we start off in San Francisco, fly across the...

This week brings us a quality collection of local harder edged tracks with a special guest de-icing session by Chicago’s own ‘The Race’ to help insure session liftoff. We’ve also got new albums...

At long last, Episode 2 is officially in the can. What the hell does that mean anyway? Don’t despair for it will all be irrelevant once you dive into the musical goodness of this episode. We’ve got some...

Welcome to Day 4 (not Day 5 as I say in the show…I was told there would be no math…) of the 2006 recap on Insomnia Radio. *THIS EPISODE IS NOT WORK SAFE. Not Remotely. APRIL 2006 RETROSPECTIVE 1) New End...

At long last IR Chicago hits your ears with Episode 1, featuring 4 great tracks. It’s short, but it’s sweet. Remember to subscribe: feeds.feedburner.com/irchicago Feedback? Chicago@insomniaradio.net Braam:...

Episode 100 brings the entire IR Family together, with each host recording a special segment for our first Triple Digit show! No frills, no segments, no hype, just the hosts and the music. Enjoy this, and if you like what...

Jerry Finn (Of Blink 182 and Green Day fame) may have produced the Trio’s NEWEST CD “Crimson” (which frankly is just a “mature” rehashing of their better, earlier efforts); but back in 1999 when...