By Sarah on October 29, 2009
Know what’s difficult? Being a music blogger who has a computer with a malfunctioning sound card. In what was perhaps not the brightest of ideas, I decided to pick a week where I knew that free time was at a premium (note to self: never make your own Halloween costume again) to fiddle with my […]
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By Sarah on October 26, 2009
A little bit of everything in Chicago this week. Rock, electronica, folk, rap, and my guilty pleasure, cheesy pop music. I kind of can’t handle all of the different choices for shows on Thursday, and I have never been so disappointed to have to go to a Halloween party rather than a show on Friday. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anberlin, angel taylor, anni rossi, auditorium theatre, benjamin gibbard, bob dylan, chicago licorice sticks, chicago waldorf school, chris smither, congress theater, david gray, double door, empty bottle, five for fighting, great lake swimmers, gringo star, herman dune, house of blues, ingrid michaelson, jay farrar, jenny owen youngs, joe firstman, julie doiron, kelly clarkson, lakeshore theater, leo kottke, leonard cohen, lincoln hall, lisa hannigan, los lobos, loudon wainwright iii, mae, martyrs', mason jennings, monsters of folk, noah and the whale, old town school of folk music, park west, reggie's rock club, richard thompson, rosemont theatre, saul williams, schubas, symphony center, taking back sunday, thao and the get down stay down, the aragon, the duhks, the gaslight anthem, the vic, tiesto |
By Sarah on October 22, 2009
In 2007, Rufus Wainwright released his homage to Judy Garland, so now it’s only fair that sister Martha releases her own tribute album to another iconic figure in music history, Edith Piaf. Just as Rufus’ penchant for flair and flamboyance made him a natural to recreate Garland’s Carnegie Hall concert, Martha’s emotive style makes her […]
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By Sarah on October 20, 2009
Gig poster maker extraordinaire Jay Ryan is set to release “Animals and Objects in and Out of Water,” a book showing off some of his favorite work from 2005-2008.  The book collects over 100 images of posters and includes information on each print.  The book also features an introduction by, you guessed it, Andrew Bird, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew bird, fourth presbyterian church, jay ryan |
By Sarah on October 20, 2009
After Friday’s wildly successful show at the Pabst, Andrew Bird had little to prove to Saturday’s audience. Â He admitted that he felt much less pressure, given how well things had gone the night before. For other artists, this might mean that the show gets sloppier, less tight, but not for Andrew Bird. On Saturday, he […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged andrew bird, annie clark, pabst theatre, st. vincent |
By Sarah on October 19, 2009
Good morning, internet! I may still be recovering from my Andrew Bird-filled weekend (a review and photos of his second show will be up later), but there is, of course, no rest for the weary. There are several great shows going on this week, including a whole bunch at the newly opened Lincoln Hall; Ted […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged antje duvekot, bettye lavette, bottom lounge, cadillac palace theatre, centre east, chicago licorice sticks, dominican university performing arts center, double door, eisley, emmylou harris, evanston space, hawksley workman, la roux, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, los lonely boys, lucero, lucy kaplansky, ludo, marc broussard, marcia ball, maria muldaur, mcaninch arts center, metro, mika, old town school of folk music, people's church, say anything, schubas, shawn colvin, skokie public library, steve martin, ted leo and the pharmacists, the dodos, the get up kids, the riviera, the vic, uic pavillion, wilco, will hoge