CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, November 5, 2011

Two hours, some songs, and a brand new, comfy chair in the studio. It’s like someone heard me whining on Twitter a while ago about the awful chair.

I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, November 26, from 2 to 4 pm, Central time.

1:56 PM Sufjan Stevens All the Trees of . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, November 5, 2011

This Week in Great Music: 6/6 – 6/12

Monday, June 6 Iron and Wine, The Head and the Heart; Millennium Park. 6:30, free Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Dastardly, Umma; Schubas. 8 pm, $8 The Dodos, Gauntlet Hair; Metro. 9 pm, $18

Tuesday, June 7 Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 6/6 – 6/12

Concert Review: Robbie Fulks and Eliza Gilkyson, Hideout, 4/19

Robbie and Eliza traded songs back and forth, with each helping out with guitar and backing vocals on the other’s songs. The whole night had the feeling of being in someone’s living room, listening to people joke and tell stories and reminisce. . . . → Read More: Concert Review: Robbie Fulks and Eliza Gilkyson, Hideout, 4/19

This Week in Great Music: 4/19 – 4/25

So my last week was a little bit absurdly busy, to the point where I just couldn’t make it to a show I’d planned to go to on Sunday, and just slept instead.  I felt bad about it, because I’ve been looking forward to having a chance to see Eliza Gilkyson for . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/19 – 4/25

This Week in Great Music: 4/12 – 4/18

I am too sleepy for commentary this morning, so have the below list of shows which I have deemed to be Awesome.  I’ll be at the Empty Bottle on Thursday to catch Dosh’s show, and hopefully I won’t forget about the tickets I have to the Old Town School of Folk Music on Sunday, . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/12 – 4/18