This Week in Great Music: 1/9 – 1/15

We are getting back in the swing of things here with the weekly calendar.  It’s the beginning of the year, cut me some slack.

We’ve got some great local artists on bills this week, plus some very diverse acts coming in as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, spread out at Schubas, Lincoln . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 1/9 – 1/15

This Week in Great Music: 12/20 – 12/26

In putting together this week’s list, I sat around wondering why nothing was happening. Then I remembered that it’s Christmas. Oh. Never mind. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 12/20 – 12/26

This Week in Great Music: 10/11 – 10/17

This is basically the worst week in the world for concerts. And by worst, I mean full of too many choices. I’ll be at the Brandi Carlile show at SPACE on Wednesday, and at DeVotchKa at Lincoln Hall on Saturday. The rest of the week is up in the air. I’ll probably be sobbing under my desk rather than making any real decisions. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 10/11 – 10/17

This Week in Great Music: 3/29 – 4/4

And so it begins – the slow trickle of bands, big and small, making its way to our fair city after playing a ridiculous amount of shows in a ridiculous amount of venues in Austin. The month is only going to get busier, so hang on, it’ll be a wild ride. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 3/29 – 4/4

News & Links – January 27

I’ll admit that I’m not much of a Joanna Newsom fan.  I didn’t like either of her previous releases, The Milk-Eyed Mender or Ys.  I wanted to like her music, because she oftentimes gets lumped in with musicians whose work I do enjoy, but I just couldn’t get into her whole sound.  . . . → Read More: News & Links – January 27

This Week in Great Music: 1/4 – 1/10

“This Week in Great Music” might as well just be renamed “This Week in Chicago Residencies That I Couldn’t Get Tickets To”, with series of shows by Butch Walker and Lady Gaga both selling out before I could even get around to clicking the purchase button.  (Bet you never thought you’d see those two . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 1/4 – 1/10