CHIRP Playlists: July 27 and August 10, 2012

So the blog’s been on a little bit of a hiatus lately, and these playlists have sort of been lurking in my draft folder.  Time to release them for public consumption.

My Brightest DiamondJuly 27, 2012
9:53 PM The Antlers • Endless Ladder • Undersea EP • ANTI-
9:50 PM My Brightest Diamond • Inside A Boy • A Thousand Shark’s Teeth • Asthmatic Kitty
9:45 PM Apostle of Hustle • My Sword Hand’s Anger • The National Anthem of Nowhere • Arts & Crafts
9:41 PM Baroness • Psalms Alive • Yellow & Green • Relapse
9:37 PM Sweep the Leg Johnny • Please Give Me Roses Before I Am Dead • Tomorrow We Will Run Faster • Southern
9:32 PM Washed Out • Feel It All Around • Life of Leisure • Mexican Summer
9:28 PM Acrylics • Sparrow Song • Lives & Treasure • Friendly Fire
9:25 PM Deep Sea Arcade • Granite City • Outlands • Ivy League Records
9:20 PM Peter Wolf Crier • You’re So High • Inter-Be • Jagjaguwar
9:17 PM Aberdeen City • Another Seven Years • The Freezing Atlantic • Dovecote
9:15 PM Paper Mice • Banking up the Wrong Tree • The Funny Papers • Three One G
9:09 PM Elvis Perkins • I Heard Your Voice In Dresden • Elvis Perkins In Dearland • XL
9:06 PM King Charles • Love Lust • Loveblood • Republic
9:02 PM Conveyor • Right Sleep • Conveyor • Paper Garden
8:57 PM Hank Williams • Crazy Heart • Settin the Woods on Fire • Recall
8:55 PM Justin Townes Earle • Slippin’ and Slidin’ • Harlem River Blues • Bloodshot
8:52 PM Eleni Mandell • Now We’re Strangers • I Can See the Future • Yep Roc
8:48 PM Brandi Carlile • Raise Hell • Bear Creek • Columbia
8:44 PM The Ben Taylor Band • It’s Only Love • The Legend Of Kung Folk Part 1 (The Killing Bite) • Iris
8:40 PM Communist Daughter • Heart Attack • Lions & Lambs EP • Grain Belt
8:36 PM Stars • What I’m Trying To Say • Set Yourself On Fire • Arts & Crafts
8:32 PM Econoline Crush • Here And There • Brand New History • Restless
8:29 PM Elvis Costello • (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding • The Very Best of Elvis Costello • Polygram
8:26 PM The Hive Dwellers • A Woman Named Trudy • Hewn from the Wilderness • K
8:21 PM Via Tania • Lost In It • Moon Sweet Moon • The Hours
8:18 PM Lucy Wainwright Roche • Mercury News • Lucy • Strike Back
8:14 PM Gold Motel • Always One Step Ahead • Gold Motel • Good as Gold
8:09 PM A Place To Bury Strangers • Leaving Tomorrow • Worship • Dead Oceans
8:01 PM The Devin Townsend Band • Triumph • Synchestra • HevyDevy

August 10, 2012
9:54 p.m. Echo Lake/ Wild Peace /Just Kids /Slumberland
9:49 p.m. Eastern Conference Champions /Ameritown /Rabbit Hole/ Suretone
9:44 p.m. Cains & Abels /My Life is Easy/ Stay Home Tonight /Whistler
9:41 p.m. Communist Daughter /Lions & Lambs EP /Speed of Sound /Grain Belt
9:36 p.m. Edith Frost /Wonder Wonder /Merry Go Round /Drag City
9:33 p.m. Dar Williams /Out There Live /Are You Out There /Razor & Tie
9:28 p.m. Rocky Votolato /Television of Saints/ Crooked Arrows /self-released
9:25 p.m. Ormonde /Machine /Blank Slate /Hometapes
9:19 p.m. Melissa Ferrick /Massive Blur/ Honest Eyes /Atlantic
9:16 p.m. The New Pornographers /Electric Version /All For Swinging You Around /Matador
9:13 p.m. Paper Mice /The Funny Papers /Cannon Fodder /Three One G
9:08 p.m. Sloan /Between The Bridges /All By Ourselves /murderecords
9:05 p.m. Baroness /Yellow & Green/ Sea Lungs/ Relapse
9:01 p.m. Rick Springfield /Working Class Dog/ Jessie’s Girl /RCA
8:54 p.m. Kelly Joe Phelps /Roll Away the Stone /See That My Grave Is Kept Clean /Rykodisc
8:50 p.m. Sonny And The Sunsets/ Longtime Companion/ Children of the Beehive /Polyvinyl
8:46 p.m. Title Tracks /It Was Easy /Steady Love /Ernest Jenning
8:41 p.m. Sambassadeur /Migration/ Subtle Changes/ Labrador
8:37 p.m. Eric Copeland /Limbo/ Fiesta Muerta/ Underwater Peoples
8:31 p.m. Fleet Foxes /Helplessness Blues /Grown Ocean /Sub Pop
8:27 p.m. Milo Greene /Milo Greene /Autumn Tree /Chop Shop
8:25 p.m. The Mountain Goats/ Tallahassee /Alpha Rats Nest /4AD
8:22 p.m. Zapruder Point /Heads Together /The Shape Of The Machinery /self-released
8:19 p.m. Gold Motel/ Gold Motel /In Broad Daylight/ Good as Gold
8:12 p.m. The Ethnographers /The Ethnographers /The Marathon Runner /self-released
8:09 p.m. Ami Saraiya & The Outcome /Soundproof Box/ Cattleprod Hands /self-released
8:05 p.m. Laura Gibson /La Grande /La Grande /Barsuk
8:01 p.m. Twilight Hotel /Highway Prayer /Sand in Your Eyes /self-released

This Week in Great Music: 7/30 – 8/5

Hey, internet.  It’s been a bit of a quiet week around here.  I’ve got a bunch of posts drafted up but finding the time to finish them is another matter entirely.

Instead, here’s my listing of great shows this week.  Lollapalooza’s here this weekend, in case you didn’t notice, and with Lolla comes some great aftershows.  I’ll be absconding away from the city this time around but hopefully you all will find something interesting to see.

Monday, July 30
The Shams Band, Archie Powell & the Exports, Young Hines; Schubas. 8 pm, $6

Tuesday, July 31
Gaelic Storm; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $20-25

Wednesday, August 1
Alabama Shakes, First Aid Kit, Dry the River, Filligar; Metro. 7 pm, sold out
Delta Spirit, Fidlar; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out

Thursday, August 2
Band of Horses, Michael Kiwanuka; Metro. 8 pm, sold out
Kids These Days, OverDoz; Schubas. 9 pm, sold out

Friday, August 3
Blind Pilot, Kopecky Family Band; Lincoln Hall. 11 pm, sold out

Saturday, August 4
Anna Fermin, Edge Fest (Broadway/Thorndale). 1 pm, $5 suggested donation
Doomtree; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $15
Gary Clark Jr., LP; Schubas. 11 pm, sold out
Childish Gambino, Chance The Rapper, Star Slinger; The Vic. 11 pm, sold out
Bombay Bicycle Club, Hey Rosetta!; Bottom Lounge. 11 pm, sold out

Sunday, August 5
The Walkmen; Lincoln Hall. 11 pm, sold out

This Week in Great Music: 7/23 – 7/29

Monday, July 23
The Shams Band, Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes, Young Jesus; Schubas. 8 pm, $6
Neulore, The Canvas Waiting, Kevin Daniels; Martyrs. 8 pm, $8

Tuesday, July 24
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Wednesday, July 25
Old Shoe, John Kimock & Trevor Exter, The New Old Calvary; Martyrs. 9 pm, $7

Thursday, July 26
Gold Motel, Jon Walker, Girls on Bicycles; Schubas. 7 pm, $12
Jay Brannan, Bitch; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $18
The Chicagoan Magazine & Curbside Splendor present ‘A Night of Words & Music’, ft. Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Cloudbirds, and Angelina Lucero; Empty Bottle. 9 pm, free with RSVP
Girl in a Coma, The Black Box Revelation, The Recruitment; Double Door. 9 pm, $10-12

Friday, July 27
Best Coast, Those Darlins; The Vic. 7:30 pm, $19
The Wallflowers, Jonny Kaplan; Schubas. 8 pm, sold out
Fang Island, Dinosaur Feathers, Like Pioneers; Beat Kitchen. 9:30 pm, $12

Saturday, July 28
Briar Rabbit (12:15 pm), Chris Buehrle (4:00 pm), Anberlin (8:30 pm); Taste of Lincoln (Lincoln/Fullerton). $10 suggested donation
Musikanto (1:00 pm), Pet Lions (3:00 pm), Andrew Jackson Jihad (6:30 pm), Cursive (8:30 pm); Wicker Park Fest (Milwaukee/North). $5 suggested donation
Horse Feathers, Kodiak Farm Boys, The Great American Canyon Band; Beat Kitchen. 9:30 pm, $12
Cursive, Hospital Ships, The Sky We Scrape; Subterranean. 10 pm, $15

Sunday, July 29
Dogpatch Ramblers (1:00 pm), Jennifer Hall (1:30 pm), The Shams Band (2:30 pm), Derek Nelson & the Musicians (3:30 pm), Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts (4:15 pm), Tim Fite (6:30 pm), Horse Feathers (6:30 pm), Steepwater Band (7:00 pm), Miniature Tigers (7:30 pm), Lucero (8:00 pm), Budos Band (8:30 pm), Joe Pug (8:30 pm); Wicker Park Fest (Milwaukee/North). $5 suggested donation
Life and Times (7:00 pm), Augustana (8:15 pm); Taste of Lincoln (Lincoln/Fullerton). $10 suggested donation
Tennis, Pet Lions; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15