This Week in Great Music: 10/10 – 10/16

Let’s keep it simple. Do yourself a favor and go see Dessa on Tuesday. She is pretty much totally amazing.

Monday, October 10 Lisa Hannigan, John Smith; Double Door. 8 pm, $15 SIMS, Lazerbeak, Cecil Otter; Bottom Lounge. 9 pm, $10

Tuesday, October 11 Sara Bareilles, Ben Lee, Elizabeth and the Catapult; the Riviera. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 10/10 – 10/16

This Week in Great Music: 6/13 – 6/19

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 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 6/13 – 6/19

This Week in Great Music: 5/16 – 5/22

Monday, May 16 Robbie Fulks, The Hoyle Brothers; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, May 17 Harper Blynn, Elizabeth and the Catapult; Schubas. 8 pm, $10 Zoe Keating; SPACE. 8 pm, sold out The Twilight Singers, Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos; Metro. 9 pm, $21

Wednesday, May 18 Joe Purdy, The . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 5/16 – 5/22

This Week in Great Music: 10/11 – 10/17

This is basically the worst week in the world for concerts. And by worst, I mean full of too many choices. I’ll be at the Brandi Carlile show at SPACE on Wednesday, and at DeVotchKa at Lincoln Hall on Saturday. The rest of the week is up in the air. I’ll probably be sobbing under my desk rather than making any real decisions. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 10/11 – 10/17

February in Review

While I fuss about, trying to upload photos and write reviews of the past two nights’ worth of concerts, have a little mixtape of some of my favorite songs/artists from this past month. . . . → Read More: February in Review

Wow, That’s a Good Song: Elizabeth & the Catapult, “Everybody Knows”

This is probably music blasphemy, but I like Leonard Cohen’s songs when they’re sung by someone other than Leonard Cohen.  I know, it’s in the same category as disliking Bob Dylan or something, but I just can’t get into Cohen’s singing.

I can, however, get into this cover of “Everybody . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Elizabeth & the Catapult, “Everybody Knows”