How's My Living? » friendly fires http://www.howsmyliving.com Concert reviews, music talk, and other general awesomeness. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:28:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 This Week in Great Music: 5/30 – 6/5 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2011/05/30/this-week-in-great-music-530-65/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-week-in-great-music-530-65 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2011/05/30/this-week-in-great-music-530-65/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 16:14:31 +0000 Sarah http://www.howsmyliving.com/?p=2465 Monday, May 30 Justin Townes Earle, Andre Williams and the Goldstars; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, Kathleen Keane; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, May 31 Friendly Fires, Wise Blood; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out

Wednesday, June 1 Meh.

Thursday, June 2 Teddy Thompson, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet; Schubas. 9 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 5/30 – 6/5 Related posts:

  1. This Week in Great Music: 6/6 – 6/12
  2. This Week in Great Music: 6/7 – 6/13
  3. This Week in Great Music: 10/18 – 10/24
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Monday, May 30
Justin Townes Earle, Andre Williams and the Goldstars; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free
Robbie Fulks, Kathleen Keane; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, May 31
Friendly Fires, Wise Blood; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out

Wednesday, June 1
Meh.

Thursday, June 2
Teddy Thompson, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet; Schubas. 9 pm, $15

Friday, June 3
Brett Dennen, Dawes; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $22
Raphael Saadiq; Park West. 8 pm, $30
Band Called Catch, Jackpot Donnie, Mike Mangione and the Union, The Damn Choir, The Lakeshore Band; Cubby Bear Wrigleyville. 8 pm, $5-7
Ozomatli, Making Movies; Congress Theater. 8:30 pm, $20
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Chamberlin; House of Blues. 9 pm, $25-35
Teddy Thompson; SPACE. 10 pm, $15-28
Thao and Mirah, Bobby, Led to Sea; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $13
Jerome Holloway, Lauren Frost, simplesinger; Schubas. 10 pm, $10

Saturday, June 4
Las Guitarras de Espana; Mayne Stage. 7:30 pm, $25
Leo Kottke; Old TOwn School of Folk Music. 8 pm, sold out
Bailiff, Secret Colours, Box Jellyfish; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $8-10
Kopecky Family Band, Stolen Silver, Wildlife; Schubas. 10 pm, $8-10

Sunday, June 5
Kris Delmhorst; SPACE. 8 pm, $15-25

Related posts:

  1. This Week in Great Music: 6/6 – 6/12
  2. This Week in Great Music: 6/7 – 6/13
  3. This Week in Great Music: 10/18 – 10/24

]]> http://www.howsmyliving.com/2011/05/30/this-week-in-great-music-530-65/feed/ 0 This Week in Great Music: 11/30 – 12/6 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2009/11/30/this-week-in-great-music-1130-126/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-week-in-great-music-1130-126 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2009/11/30/this-week-in-great-music-1130-126/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:43 +0000 Sarah http://www.howsmyliving.com/?p=354 How is it December already? I find this incredibly unfair. I’m not okay with this at all.

If you’ve missed out on tickets to The xx on Tuesday, don’t go and pay double face value just to get in to the sold out show.  Tickets are still available for their show in April 2010 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 11/30 – 12/6 Related posts:

  1. This Week in Great Music: 3/15 – 3/21
  2. This Week in Great Music: 1/24 – 1/30
  3. This Week in Great Music: 5/16 – 5/22
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How is it December already? I find this incredibly unfair. I’m not okay with this at all.

If you’ve missed out on tickets to The xx on Tuesday, don’t go and pay double face value just to get in to the sold out show.  Tickets are still available for their show in April 2010 with Hot Chip. 

Monday, November 30
Helen Money, Empty Bottle. 9 pm, free

Tuesday, December 1
Friendly Fires with The xx, Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, sold out

Wednesday, December 2
Bebel Gilberto, Park West. 7:30 pm, $25

Thursday, December 3
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Harold Washington Library (400 S. State). 12 pm, free
Marie Digby, Lincoln Hall. 7 pm, $12
Linda Eder, Park West. 7:30 pm, $60
The Swell Season with Rachael Yamagata, Auditorium Theatre. 8 pm, $32.50-40
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Beat Kitchen (2100 W Belmont). 8:30 pm, $7
Hidden Cameras with Gentleman Reg, Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $14

Friday, December 4
The Fray, Colbie Caillat, and Kris Allen, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $49.50-75
Zero 7, Metro. 9 pm, $26

Saturday, December 5
Grant Lee Phillips with Nellie McKay, Schubas. 7 pm, $20

Sunday, December 6
Star Wars in Concert, United Center. 1 pm and 6 pm, $39.50-85
Grant Lee Phillips with Nellie McKay, Schubas. 7 pm, $20
Dave Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch, Abbey Pub. 7:30 pm, $20-25

Related posts:

  1. This Week in Great Music: 3/15 – 3/21
  2. This Week in Great Music: 1/24 – 1/30
  3. This Week in Great Music: 5/16 – 5/22

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