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This Week in Great Music: 5/30 – 6/5

Sarah — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:14:31 +0000

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

This Week in Great Music: 11/29 – 12/5

Sarah — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:49:40 +0000

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.

Monday, November 29
Robbie Fulks, Mike Fredrickson; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, November 30
Sidewalk Chalk, BBU, BXC, Rita J, Kandyce Hogan; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $8
April Smith and the Great Picture Show, Rego; Beat Kitchen. 8 pm, $10

Wednesday, December 1
Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Jim Black, Todd Sickafoose, Nora O’Connor and Friends; SPACE. 8 pm, $25-40
Jon Drake and the Shakes, Curtis Evans and Our Friend Electric; Cafeteria y Restaurante de Pancho (2200 N California). 8 pm, cover

Thursday, December 2
Hoot Night: Feast and Famine (Dag Juhlin, Justin Roberts, Nora O’Connor and Liam Davis, Ingrid Graudins, Phil Angotti, Trinkets of Joy, Tom Dunning and Your Boyfriends); Schubas. 8 pm, $10
Meg and Dia; Beat Kitchen. 8:30 pm, $10-12
Freelance Whales, Miniature Tigers; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Friday, December 3
Maroon 5, Ingrid Michaelson, Ryan Star; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $55-75
Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival, ft. Corey Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Midwest Hype, How Far to Austin, The Right Now, Great Divide; Double Door. 8 pm, $12-15
Doomtree, ft. POS, Dessa, and others; Bottom Lounge. 9 pm, $12

Saturday, December 4
Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival, ft. Derek Nelson & the Musicians, the Future Laureates, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, the Shams Band, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and others; Congress Theatre. 1 pm, $35
Vienna Teng; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-28
Delta Spirit; Metro. 9 pm, $16

Sunday, December 5
Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival, ft. Mike Mangione & the Union, Daphne Willis, the Skatalites, & others; Lincoln Hall. 6 pm, $15
Broken Bells, Maps and Atlases; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $30

This Week in Great Music: 6/14 – 6/20

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:13:10 +0000

Monday, June 14
Tony Allen, Great Lake Swimmers; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free
Robbie Fulks, with KC McDonough and Gerald Dowd; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, June 15
Karen Elson, JT Nero; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15

Wednesday, June 16
Grant Park Music Festival (Grant Park Orchestra, performing Berlioz, Vivaldi, Respighi); Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free

Thursday, June 17
Tinariwen, Monajat Yulchieva; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free
Adam Lambert, Orianthi; The Venue (777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond IN). 7:30 pm, $45
The Autumn Defense, Kevin Junior; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15
Lookbook, Boutros; Schubas. 8 pm, $8-10

Friday, June 18
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Nancy Wilson and the Ramsey Lewis Trio, All-Star Steans Jazz Band Quintet; Ravinia. 7 pm, $22-65
MGMT, Tame Impala; Riviera Theatre. 7:30 pm, sold out
Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller; House of Blues. 8:30 pm, $33-35
Coco Rosie, Diane Cluck; Metro. 9 pm, $26
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Hacienda; Martyrs. 9 pm, $15-17
Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa), Shelley Short, Christy and Emily; Schubas. 10 pm, $10
The Fiery Furnaces, Robbie Hamilton and Soft Ones, The Field Auxiliary; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $12-15

Saturday, June 19
Eagles, The Dixie Chicks, Keith Urban; Soldier Field. 5 pm, $55-225
Buddy Guy; Ravinia. 7:30 pm, $22-65
Delta Spirit, Ezra Furman and The Harpoons, The Romany Rye; Metro. 9 pm, $14
The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Very Truly Yours, Wells-Next-The Sea; Subterranean. 9:30 pm, $10

Sunday, June 20
Jethro Tull, Procol Harum; Ravinia. 7 pm, $27-70

Lilith Fair announces 2010 lineup

Sarah — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:54:00 +0000

In even more awesome festival news, Lilith Fair has announced its lineup for the 2010 revival of the tour, and it’s nothing short of amazing. Named acts so far span all different genres, age groups, and demographics.

The lineup as it currently stands includes Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Mary J. Blige, Metric, Sheryl Crow, Tegan and Sara, A Fine Frenzy, Butterfly Boucher, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Ingrid Michaelson, Janelle Monae, Tara MacLean, The Weepies, Vedera, and Zee Avi, and, of course, tour founder Sarah McLachlan. There are, of course, many more listed on the website, and it seems like more artists are yet to be announced.

All I can say is wow. Heck with the tough decision-making of Lollapalooza; I’m pretty sure that I’m going to have no idea how to choose between competing sets at this show.

No tour dates have been set yet, and no news on tickets, but I’m hoping that will be coming soon.

This Week in Great Music: 11/23 – 11/29

Sarah — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:57 +0000

A bit of a late post for this week’s concert run-down. Between preparing a couple of other posts for the site, and doing the job that I actually get paid for, there wasn’t a whole lot of spare time this morning to pull things together.

Tuesday is a night of competing artists-who-had-songs-on-popular-television, with Imogen Heap’s (“Hide and Seek” on The O.C., among others) sold out show at the Vic and Kate Havnevik’s (“Unlike Me” on Grey’s Anatomy) more intimate show at SPACE in Evanston. I’m still debating making a trip to the Blind Pilot show, mostly for a chance to check out Lincoln Hall’s acoustics from a spot that isn’t right up against the stage.

Monday, November 23
Cameron McGill and What Army, with Vandaveer and A Lull, Schubas. 8 pm, $8

Tuesday, November 24
Imogen Heap, the Vic. 7 pm, sold out
Kate Havnevik, SPACE. 8 pm, $8-18
Ari Hest with Declan O’Rourke, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Wednesday, November 25
Haley Bonar with Daniel Knox and Sin Ropas, Schubas. 8 pm, $10
Blind Pilot with Laura Veirs and the Hall of Flames and Mimicking Birds, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14

Thursday, November 26
Nothing; apparently you’re supposed to spend this day with loved ones?

Friday, November 27
Joseph Arthur with The Horse’s Ha, Old Town School of Folk Music. 8 pm, $18-22
Hawthorne Heights, Reggie’s Rock Club (2109 S. State). 6 pm, $13-15

Saturday, November 28
Vienna Boys Choir, Symphony Center. 3 pm, $22-83
Brett Dennen with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, House of Blues. 7:30 pm, $20-23
Antje Duvekot, with Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson, and Natalia Zukerman, SPACE. 8 pm, $24-28
The Sadies, with Chris Mills, Hideout. 9 pm, $10
Las Guitarras de Espana, Uncommon Ground (1401 W Devon). 9:30 pm, $20 suggested donation

Sunday, November 29
And I’ve got nothing.