By Sarah, on September 14th, 2011% 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.
By Sarah, on April 25th, 2011% Monday, April 25 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Arcade Fire, The National; UIC Pavilion. 7:30 pm, sold out Flame Shark, Umma, Phillip Roebuck, Kellen and Me, The Photographers; Lincoln Hall. 7:30 pm, $8 Matt Ryd, Matt Kelly, The Mike Middleton Band, Duck and Goose; Double Door. 9 pm, $5 Pinto and . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/25 – 5/1
By Sarah, on November 29th, 2010% Welcome back to your regularly scheduled blogging! If you’re around this weekend, check out the three-day Chicago Bluegrass and Blues festival, with shows at the Double Door, the Congress Theatre, and Lincoln Hall. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 11/29 – 12/5
By Sarah, on August 16th, 2010% This Week in Great Music: 8/16 – 8/22 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 8/16 – 8/22
By Sarah, on August 2nd, 2010% So, there’s this little festival called Lollapalooza rolling into Grant Park this weekend. Maybe you’ve heard of it? I’ll be there all weekend, Tweeting and taking bad photos bitching about the heat and the crowds, and hoping my phone doesn’t run out of battery. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 8/2 – 8/8
By Sarah, on June 15th, 2010% While Freelance Whales’ music consists largely of jangly, glockenspiel-filled pop-rock songs, Peter Wolf Crier offers a dark, sometimes frantic, lo-fi counterpoint. . . . → Read More: Concert Review: Freelance Whales with Peter Wolf Crier, Schubas, 6/11
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