By Sarah on February 11, 2012
Friday was my birthday.  If I had it my way, I would have played two hours of Andrew Bird songs, but alas. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:53 PM Errors Pleasure Palaces from Have Some Faith in Magic (Rock Action) […]
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By Sarah on February 4, 2012
Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time.  It’s awesome.  Next week’s my birthday. I’m definitely playing whatever the heck I want. 9:53 PM Scout Niblett Cherry Cheek Bomb from The Calcination Of Scout Niblett (Drag City) 9:49 PM Radar Eyes Secrets from Radar […]
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By Mel on January 6, 2012
One of my favorite moments in music in 2011 was the performance by Mumford and Sons, the Avett Brothers, and Bob Dylan at the Grammys last February. Mumford and Sons performs “The Cave,” the Avett Brothers perform “Head Full Of Doubt / Road Full Of Promise,” and Bob Dylan fronts the combined bands as they […]
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By Sarah on December 31, 2011
I played some music on New Year’s Eve Eve. They don’t really make songs for that. 9:55 PM DeVotchKa Vengo! Vengo! from Una Volta (Cicero) 9:52 PM Devil in a Woodpile Louisiana Fairytale from In Your Lonesome Town (Bloodshot) 9:48 PM She & Him Baby, It’s Cold Outside from A Very She & Him Christmas […]
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By Sarah on December 19, 2011
For it being Christmas, there are still a handful of great shows going on. I’ll be at both of the Andrew Bird performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art… that is, if I can find where in the world I put my tickets when I packed up to move into my new apartment. Â Uh oh. […]
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By Sarah on November 26, 2011
Another Friday night in the studio. If you missed me last night, you can catch me on CHIRP this afternoon from 2 to 4 pm, as an extra special bonus show. I’m off next week, as my band’s got a gig that night. Â (Occupy This! at Multikulti, music starts at 9 pm, proceeds benefit Occupy […]
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My 2012 Music Resolution
By Mel on January 6, 2012
One of my favorite moments in music in 2011 was the performance by Mumford and Sons, the Avett Brothers, and Bob Dylan at the Grammys last February. Mumford and Sons performs “The Cave,” the Avett Brothers perform “Head Full Of Doubt / Road Full Of Promise,” and Bob Dylan fronts the combined bands as they […]
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