This Week in Great Music: 1/23 – 1/29

I’ll be at Schubas on Wednesday for Cheyenne Marie Mize, and Lincoln Hall the next day for Kathleen Edwards.  I’ll be the lady with a camera, looking very tired and surly.  Say hi if you see me.

Monday, January 23 Meh.

Tuesday, January 24 Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Kevin O’Donnell . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 1/23 – 1/29

CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 30, 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 & . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 30, 2011

CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 9, 2011

I had a week off, but now I’m back. Hear me again, same time next week, on CHIRP Radio, Friday nights, 8-10 pm Central. I even take requests!

9:57 PM Peter Wolf Crier Down Down Down from Inter-Be (Jagjaguwar) 9:54 PM Brown Bird Fingers to the Bone from Salt for Salt (Supply and . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 9, 2011

CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, October 22, 2011

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

This Week in Great Music: 3/28 – 4/3

Monday, March 28 Kelly Hogan, Scott Ligon; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, March 29 City and Colour, Gord Downie; Park West. 7:30 pm, sold out Geronimo!, Kid You’ll Move Mountains, The Soil and the Sun, Brontosaurus; Double Door. 8 pm, $8 Laura Jansen, Umma; Beat Kitchen. 8 pm, $10 Destroyer, The War . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 3/28 – 4/3

October in Review

October was sort of a blur for me, really. I spent a large portion of the month listening to nothing but Andrew Bird. This isn’t a bad thing, it’s just a thing, because Andrew Bird’s music makes everything better. Guess that tells you the kind of month that I had. Here’s a little mix of what I was listening to this past month, including Mr. Bird. . . . → Read More: October in Review