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This Week in Great Music: 1/16 – 1/22

Sarah — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:17:43 +0000

Hey! My band’s doing a show this Sunday night at the Double Door! You should come see me.

Monday, January 16
Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, January 17
Akron/Family, Bad Weather California; Hideout. 9 pm, $14

Wednesday, January 18
Nicholas Barron Band, Chris Siebold & the Psycles; Schubas. 9 pm, $8

Thursday, January 19
Mike Mangione & the Union, Dave Tamkin; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-15
Dastardly, Brighton MA, Santah; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $10
Jaymay, Alison Breitman; Schubas. 9 pm, $10

Friday, January 20
The Waco Brothers; Martyrs. 7:30 pm, $25
Martin Sexton; Park West. 8 pm, $27
Tea Leaf Green, Ha Ha Tonka; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20

Saturday, January 21
Chicago Blues and Bluegrass Festival, ft. Del McCoury Band, David Grisman, Joe Purdy, The Bluegrass Ball featuring The Travelin’ McCourys, The Giving Tree Band,Henhouse Prowlers, Majors Junction; Auditorium Theatre. 2 pm, $39.50-59.50
Todd Snider; SPACE. 8 pm, $25-30
Vintage Blue, Ty Stone, Elisa Grace; Subterranean. 8:30 pm, $10

Sunday, January 22
Jungle of Cities, Brandon Harrod, Rob Scallon, Mike Murawski; Double Door. 8 pm, $1
Gaberdine, Conrad Plymouth Parker, Jim & Jen; Subterranean. 8 pm, $8

This Week in Great Music: 1/9 – 1/15

Sarah — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:39:36 +0000

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 Hall, Metro, and the Hideout. And, the Old Town School of Folk Music is kicking off a 55-day celebration of not only its 55th anniversary, but also the grand opening of its new building this week, with various classes, concerts, and other events.

Monday, January 9
Robbie Fulks, Don Stiernberg; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

Tuesday, January 10
Gabe Dixon, Leila Broussard; SPACE. 8 pm, $10-14
The Black Willoughbys; Hideout. 9 pm, $5 Suggested Donation
Creepy Band, Jon Drake & the Shakes, Johnathan Young, Ryley Walker; Empty Bottle. 9 pm, $8

Wednesday, January 11
Koo Nimo & The Occidental Highlife Association; Old Town School of Folk Music (West; 4544 N Lincoln). 8:30 pm, free ($5 suggested donation)

Thursday, January 12
Drake Bell; SPACE. 7 pm, $25-30
Tycho, Active Child, Ant’lrd, Abstract Science DJs; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold out

Friday, January 13
Filligar, Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes, Save the Clocktower; Subterranean. 9 pm, $10

Saturday, January 14
Alejandro Escovedo, JT Nero, Allison Russell; Old Town School of Folk Music (West; 4544 N Lincoln). 7 pm & 10 pm, $24-28
Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah; Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $30-72
The Walkmen; Metro. 10 pm, $26

Sunday, January 15
The Pickin’ Bubs; Schubas. 12 pm, free
Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah; Auditorium Theatre. 3 pm, $30-72
Vance Gilbert; Old Town School of Folk Music (East; 4545 N Lincoln). 7 pm, $16-20
Nina Ferraro, The Parlour Suite, Bad Bad Meow, Natalie Grace Alford; Beat Kitchen. 8 pm, $10
Freakers Ball: A Tribute to Shel Silverstein, ft. Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Nora O’Connor, and others; Hideout. 8 pm, $20

This Week in Great Music: 6/13 – 6/19

Sarah — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:38:36 +0000

I don’t know what you’re doing this weekend, but I’m taking a road trip into Ann Arbor to see Andrew Bird. Big surprise.

Monday, June 13
Keren Ann, Chris Garneau; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $12-14
Horse Feathers, Hello Mtn.; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-22

Tuesday, June 14
The Shams Band, Johnny Rumble, Antony Ablan and the Tramps; Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $8

Wednesday, June 15
Clare Burson, Peter Bradley Adams; Schubas. 8 pm, $10

Thursday, June 16
Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele, Andy Grammer; House of Blues. 6:30 pm, $22.50-25
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound; Ravinia. 8 pm, $22-80
Katie Herzig, Aunt Martha; Schubas. 9 pm, $12

Friday, June 17
My Morning Jacket; Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, sold out
Lenka, Elizabeth and the Catapult; Subterranean. 9:30 pm, $13-15
Scott H. Biram, Dirt Daubers; Hideout. 10 pm, $10-12

Saturday, June 18
Florence & the Machine, Hanni El Khatib; the Aragon. 8 pm, sold out
Sondre Lerche, Nightlands, Kishi Bashi; Schubas. 10 pm, $20

Sunday, June 19
Ingrid and the Unicorns (Ingrid Graudins, Liam Davis, Steve Freesbie and Nora O’Connor); SPACE. 7 pm, $12-20
Sondre Lerche, Nightlands, Kishi Bashi; Schubas. 8 pm, $20

This Week in Great Music: 4/4 – 4/10

Sarah — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:17:12 +0000

This week’s got a lot of great shows on the calendar, and I’ll be at a couple of them. Come find me and say hi at Tuesday’s Mountain Goats show (the Vic), or Friday’s Over the Rhine show (Lincoln Hall). I’m hoping to make it to Lincoln Hall on Saturday for Sharon Van Etten, but my own band, Jungle of Cities, is doing a show that night at US Beer Company (1801 N Clybourn). If you’re not enticed by any of the other shows on Saturday night, come out and see us — I think we go on around 10.

Monday, April 4
Robbie Fulks, Steve Frisbie; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, The Opposition Party, DJRC; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold out

Tuesday, April 5
The Mountain Goats, Megafaun; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $20
Joe Firstman, Marianne Keith; Martyrs. 8 pm, $10

Wednesday, April 6
The Raveonettes, Tamaryn; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $18

Thursday, April 7
David Choi, Drew Dawson; Subterranean. 7 pm, $12
The Cave Singers, Lia Ices; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14
Wye Oak, Callers; Schubas. 9 pm, sold out

Friday, April 8
Andrew Belle, Haroula Rose; Schubas. 7:30 pm, sold out
Cut Copy, Holy Ghost, Kid Color; the Riviera. 8 pm, sold out
Over the Rhine, Lucy Wainwright Roche; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $22
Bone and Bell, Cloudbirds, Steve Dawson and Ellen Cherry; Uncommon Ground (1401 W Devon). 9 pm, $5
Movits!, Reds and Blue, Boutros; Beat Kitchen. 9:30 pm, $10

Saturday, April 9
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, North Mississippi Allstars; Auditorium Theatre. 8 pm, sold out
Sharon Van Etten, Little Scream, In Tall Buildings; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14
O’Death, Grandchildren, Chaperone; Beat Kitchen. 9:30 pm, $10
Las Guitarras de Espana, Uncommon Ground (1401 W Devon). 9:30 pm, $15

Sunday, April 10
Meh.

This Week in Great Music: 1/10 – 1/16

Sarah — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:21:13 +0000

Tomorrow Never Knows 2011 kicks off this week, with shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, and Metro. Some year, I’ll be able to do something wacky like go to a show every night. This is not that year. I’ll be at the Marketa Irglova show for my one TNK 2011 stop this year. Should be good.

Monday, January 10
Robbie Fulks, Beau Sample; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, January 11
Hemmingbirds, Great Life, Property of Saints; Martyrs’. 8 pm, $7

Wednesday, January 12
The Helio Sequence, Sun Airway, Houses, California Wives; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15

Thursday, January 13
The Besnard Lakes, Frankie Rose and the Outs, Lia Ices, A Lull; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15
Marketa Irglova, Sam Amidon, Jeremy Messersmith, Bone and Bell; Schubas. 8 pm, sold out

Friday, January 14
Twin Shadow, Fol Chen, Brahms, Apache Beat; Schubas. 9 pm, sold out
Freddie Gibbs, Shad, Rita J; Metro. 9 pm, $15

Saturday, January 15
James McMurtry, Del Barber; Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm & 10 pm, $18-22
Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $30-69
Handsome Furs, Jaill, Oberhofer, Cloud Nothings; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Sunday, January 16
Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah, Auditorium Theatre. 3 pm, $30-69
S. Carey, Darwin Deez, Young Man, Lionlimb; Schubas. 9 pm, $15

This Week in Great Music: 1/11 – 1/17

Sarah — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:45:35 +0000

The beginning half of this week has apparently decided to take a vacation. I’d sure like to do the same, but that’s not going to be happening any time soon.

The big attraction this week is the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, hosted at Schubas and Lincoln Hall. There are a lot of great bands performing, and many shows are already sold out. I’ll be at the Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) show on Saturday. Perhaps this time, I will plan better so that I don’t have to hold my coat the entire time (hello, no coat check) like I did at the Butch Walker show.

Monday, January 11
Nothing.

Tuesday, January 12
Nothing!

Wednesday, January 13
Nothing!1!

Thursday, January 14
The Powwows, Martyrs. 8 pm, $7
G. Love and Special Sauce, House of Blues. 8 pm, $25.50-28
Buddy Guy, Buddy Guy’s Legends. 9 pm, $40
Surfer Blood and Freelance Whales, Schubas. 9 pm, sold out
Voxtrot, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Friday, January 15
City and Colour and Lissie, Metro. 7:30 pm, $21-25
Sons of the Never Wrong, Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret (1383 N Milwaukee). 7:30 pm, $10 (two drink minimum)
Buddy Guy, Buddy Guy’s Legends. 9 pm, sold out
Neon Indian and The Hood Internet, Schubas. 9 pm, sold out
Atlas Sound, Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15

Saturday, January 16
Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $30-65
Buddy Guy, Buddy Guy’s Legends. 9:30 pm, sold out
Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), Sharon Van Etten, and Peter Wolf Crier, Schubas. 10 pm, sold out
Bowerbirds, The Rural Alberta Advantage, and Julie Doiron, Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15

Sunday, January 17
Too Hot To Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah, Auditorium Theatre. 3 pm, $30-65
Buddy Guy, Buddy Guy’s Legends. 7:30 pm, sold out.
Clues, Skybox, Pomegranates, and Netherfriends, Schubas. 9 pm, $15
Lee Fields and the Expressions, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

This Week in Great Music: 11/30 – 12/6

Sarah — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:43 +0000

How is it December already? I find this incredibly unfair. I’m not okay with this at all.

If you’ve missed out on tickets to The xx on Tuesday, don’t go and pay double face value just to get in to the sold out show. Tickets are still available for their show in April 2010 with Hot Chip.

Monday, November 30
Helen Money, Empty Bottle. 9 pm, free

Tuesday, December 1
Friendly Fires with The xx, Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, sold out

Wednesday, December 2
Bebel Gilberto, Park West. 7:30 pm, $25

Thursday, December 3
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Harold Washington Library (400 S. State). 12 pm, free
Marie Digby, Lincoln Hall. 7 pm, $12
Linda Eder, Park West. 7:30 pm, $60
The Swell Season with Rachael Yamagata, Auditorium Theatre. 8 pm, $32.50-40
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Beat Kitchen (2100 W Belmont). 8:30 pm, $7
Hidden Cameras with Gentleman Reg, Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $14

Friday, December 4
The Fray, Colbie Caillat, and Kris Allen, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $49.50-75
Zero 7, Metro. 9 pm, $26

Saturday, December 5
Grant Lee Phillips with Nellie McKay, Schubas. 7 pm, $20

Sunday, December 6
Star Wars in Concert, United Center. 1 pm and 6 pm, $39.50-85
Grant Lee Phillips with Nellie McKay, Schubas. 7 pm, $20
Dave Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch, Abbey Pub. 7:30 pm, $20-25

This Week in Great Music – 11/9 – 11/15

Sarah — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:45 +0000

If I liked math enough, someday, I would sit down and do some sort of analysis to see if I can come up with a pattern for Shows I Want to See, because it seems like there’s always an off week, followed by a week so full of things that it makes my trigger finger (and by that I mean, pulling-credit-card-from-wallet-finger) pretty itchy.

There’s a great range of stuff that interests me this week, from showtunes (Lakeside Pride and the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus) to blues (Keb’ Mo’) to classic 80s new wave (Devo). So, a little something for everyone. As for me, on Tuesday, I’ll be heading over to the Hideout — not for a show, but for the SXSW 2010 music mixer. Yes, your cheerful-yet-shy music blogger is going to do that thing where you interact with people and network, gasp, look at that. I’m still debating going to the Greg Laswell on Thursday, and have the urge to go see Keb’ Mo’ on Friday, and really should not be entertaining ideas to go see Sweet Honey in the Rock on Sunday. And if I didn’t already have Friday plans, you can bet that I’d be at Lincoln Hall to catch Chicago’s crazy punk rock marching band, Mucca Pazza.

Monday, November 9
Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band and Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Sidetrack (3349 N Halsted). 6 pm, $20 cover (include 2 free drink tickets)
Kevin O’Donnell’s November Spectacular, Martyrs’. 8 pm, $8
Fanfarlo with Freelance Whales, Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12

Tuesday, November 10
Flyleaf, Bottom Lounge. 6 pm, $15
Dent May and His Magnificant Ukulele, Schubas. 9 pm, $10
Art Brut, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Wednesday, November 11
Joe Purdy, Abbey Pub (3420 W Grace). 8 pm, $12-15
The Walkmen, Schubas. 9 pm, sold out

Thursday, November 12
Justin Nozuka with Sam Bradley and Elizabeth and the Catapult, Park West. 6:30 pm, $20
Greg Laswell, SPACE. 8 pm, $12
Ray LaMontagne, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50
Devo, The Vic. 8 pm, $41
Peter Bjorn and John, with El Perro Del Mar and Yourself and the Air, Metro. 9 pm, $20-22
The Walkmen, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $18

Friday, November 13
Todd Snider, Park West. 7:30 pm, $20
Wolfmother with Heartless Bastards and thenewno2, Riviera Theatre. 7:30 pm, $25
Devo, The Vic. 8 pm, $41
David Wilcox with Ellery, SPACE. 8 pm, $18-28
Keb’Mo’, House of Blues. 9 pm, $29-31
The Walkmen, Lincoln Hall. 10:30 pm, $18

Saturday, November 14
Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band and Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Evanston Township High School (1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston). 7 pm, $10 in advance/$15 at door
Battle of the Jug Bands, Morseland (1218 W Morse). 7 pm, $7
Dirty Dozen Brass Band with The Sanctified Grumblers, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm and 10 pm, $24-28
The Fab Faux, The Vic. 8 pm, $60
Sons of the Never Wrong, SPACE. 8 pm, $17-27
Mucca Pazza, Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $12

Sunday, November 15
Sweet Honey in the Rock, Symphony Center (220 S Michigan). 3 pm, $20-50
Kate Voegele with Kevin Hammond, Park West. 7 pm, $15

This Week in Great Music – 10/26 – 11/1

Sarah — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:56:39 +0000

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. Sigh, my life is so difficult.

Monday, October 26
Ingrid Michaelson, Park West. 7:30 pm, $20
Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard, Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold out

Tuesday, October 27
The Gaslight Anthem, House of Blues. 5:30 pm, $18-20
Kelly Clarkson, Rosemont Theatre. 7:30 pm, $25-$59.50
Saul Williams, Double Door. 9 pm, $20

Wednesday, October 28
Mae with Jenny Owen Youngs, Reggie’s Rock Club (2109 S. State). 6 pm, $13-15
Taking Back Sunday with Anberlin, House of Blues. 6:30 pm, $23
The Gaslight Anthem, Double Door. 8 pm, $20
Great Lake Swimmers, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14

Thursday, October 29
Bob Dylan, the Aragon. 7:30, $52.50
Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III, the Vic. 7:30 pm, $35
David Gray with Lisa Hannigan, Auditorium Theatre. 8 pm, $39.50-65
Leonard Cohen, Rosemont Theatre. 8 pm, $29.50-250
Noah and the Whale, Lakeshore Theater. 8 pm, $15
Gringo Star, Schubas. 9 pm, $8-10
Joe Firstman, Martyrs’. 9 pm, $10
Herman Dune and Julie Doiron, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $12-14

Friday, October 30
Mason Jennings with Anni Rossi, House of Blues. 7 pm, $21.50-24
Five for Fighting with Angel Taylor, Lakeshore Theater. 7 pm, sold out
Bob Dylan, the Aragon. 7:30, $52.50
Monsters of Folk, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $36-51
Chris Smither, Old Town School of Folk Music. 8 pm, $18-22
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $13

Saturday, October 31
Bob Dylan, the Aragon. 7:30, $52.50
Tiesto, Congress Theater. 8 pm, $75

Sunday, November 1
Chicago Licorice Sticks, Chicago Waldorf School. 3 pm, free (donations accepted)
Los Lobos with the Duhks, Symphony Center. 7 pm, $25-50
Leo Kottke, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm, $36-40