This Week in Great Music: 10/31 – 11/6

I’ll be at SPACE tonight for Communion Music’s big US tour.   And I’m thinking about trying to figure out a way to make it out to Berwyn to see the Blind Boys of Alabama.  It’ll be a heck of a road trip-via-public transportation, that’s for sure.

Monday, October 31 Matthew and the . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 10/31 – 11/6

Concert Roundup: May 2011

[ It's been quiet around here lately, thanks to real lives and jobs and all of that, so I figured I'd dig up some half-finished posts of old news and compile them all together for a large post of old news and photos. You may see more posts like these as I . . . → Read More: Concert Roundup: May 2011

This Week in Great Music: 10/3 – 10/9

Busy week of shows!  Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday!  See this post for information on how to win.

Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20

Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 10/3 – 10/9

Ticket Giveaway! Those Darlins, 10/5 and 10/6

Those Darlins, the country-punk-slash-dirty-rock group of three girls and a guy, are en route to Chicago for a trio of shows: October 5th at the Empty Bottle, and two on October 6th — a free gig at 1pm at the Michigan Avenue Apple Store, followed by a show at Schubas that . . . → Read More: Ticket Giveaway! Those Darlins, 10/5 and 10/6

This Week in Great Music: 9/26 – 10/2

Apparently in addition to last week being Andrew Bird week, last week was also “Sarah’s Too Busy to Blog” week.  No worries, friends, I have a review of the (thoroughly amazing) Hideout Block Party coming up.  Let’s just pretend that last week didn’t happen, otherwise.

This week is full of . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 9/26 – 10/2

Concert Confidential: 5 Cities. 5 Causes. 1 Night.

Chicago joins New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Dallas/Fort Worth in playing host to Concert Confidential, sponsored by online ticketing platform Eventbrite.  Each city will be offering a free show in an intimate venue on Saturday, September 17th.

 It’s not just a free gig at a tiny venue, though: each Concert Confidential . . . → Read More: Concert Confidential: 5 Cities. 5 Causes. 1 Night.