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Who would have guessed that an empty radio studio in a manufacturing building would be creepy at midnight when you’re there all by yourself? Crazy, isn’t it? Made a couple of good musical discoveries, though, of artists I’d never heard before randomly selecting them to play. That’s always a plus. . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, October 22, 2011  Leave a comment  Radio Playlists  a.c. newman, andrew bird, azita, bon iver, bonnie prince billy, brian wright and the waco tragedies, chin up chin up, dan mangan, deer tick, devotchka, feist, guster, helen money, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe firstman, johnny flynn, kate mcgarrigle, laura marling, malajube, mar caribe, mates of state, melissa ferrick, mike and the censations, my brightest diamond, neil young, neko case, over the rhine, pinetop seven, rachael cantu, regina spektor, ryan adams, sarah siskind, sharon van etten, st. vincent, tegan and sara, the acorn, the cell phones, the david mayfield parade, the mountain goats, the traveling wilburys, thea gilmore, twin sister, vashti bunyan, we were promised jetapacks Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my inaugural (internet) radio adventure on CHIRP Radio. If you’re interested to know what kind of music I play whenever I get three hours behind the controls of Chicago’s best radio station, then read on. I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, October 8th, . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, October 1, 2011 Leave a comment Radio Playlists a.a. bondy, active child, alla, alpha consumer, anais mitchell, andrew bird, april smith and the great picture show, beirut, booker t. jones, braid, brandi carlile, buffalo rome, chirp, dessa, dusty bibles, girls, gotye, ha ha tonka, jeff pianki, jessica lea mayfield, justin townes earle, laura marling, low, martha wainwright, milagres, neil young, neko case, nico, ohbijou, okkervil river, peter wolf crier, serengeti, st. vincent, teddy thompson, the avett brothers, the bowmans, the grey race, the jayhawks, the mountain goats, tinariwen, tom vek, vienna teng, white mystery, wilco The Hideout Block Party returned this year after a two-year hiatus. Taking over the stretch of Wabansia outside of the Hideout, as well as a large parking lot — Jon Langford joked that Mayor Emanuel came down and personally moved each and every Streets & Sanitation truck out of the lot, just . . . → Read More: Concert Review: Hideout Block Party, 9/24/11 Everything about this week is just a lead-up to the Hideout Block Party. I’ve missed you, Andrew Bird. Monday, September 19 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, September 20 Cut Copy, Washed Out, Midnight Magic, Only Children; the Riviera. 8 pm, $27 Abigail Washburn, Mar Caribe, Alana Amran; Martyrs. 8 pm, . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 9/19 – 9/25 2 comments Upcoming Events abigail washburn, alana amran, alessi's ark, an horse, anais mitchell, andrew bird, ani difranco, aunt martha, bad bad meow, baliff, beat kitchen, bomba estereo, cut copy, dosh, evanston space, hemmingbirds, hideout, jill andrews, jon langford, jonathan coulton, kaki king, kevin andrew prchal, las guitarras de espana, laura marling, liam finn, lincoln hall, luisa malta, mar caribe, marques toliver, martyrs', mavis staples, mayne stage, midnight magic, movits!, okkervil river, only children, peter wolf crier, pinto and the bean, robbie fulks, schubas, the felice brothers, the riviera, the vic, the watson twins, they might be giants, washed out, white mystery
Earlier this year, Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (220 E. Chicago) announced a local version of the installation piece in which Andrew Bird previously took part at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum. Per the MCA, “a collection of horned speakers, made from compressed recycled newsprint and dryer lint, . . . → Read More: Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller’s Sonic Arboretum, December 6 – 31 We’re having fun guessing where Andrew Bird’s sock monkey ran off to, because there was no monkey in front of the Janus horn tonight, either. Current frontrunner theories: a holiday in Mallorca, getting another bespoke monkey suit made, off seeing Rise of the Planet of the Apes. But I think I can manage to . . . → Read More: Concert Review: Andrew Bird, Colorado Chautauqua (Boulder), 8/10/11 |
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