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This Week in Great Music: 2/28 – 3/6

Sarah — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:39:45 +0000

There are lots of great shows going on this week, and I probably won’t make it to any of them! Awesome.

Monday, February 28
Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters; United Center. 8 pm, sold out
The Low Anthem, Bobby, Daniel Lefkowitz; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $14
Asobi Seksu, Brahms, Stephen Paul Smoker; Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $12

Tuesday, March 1
Tony Lucca, Jared Finck; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-20

Wednesday, March 2
Meh.

Thursday, March 3
Greg Laswell, Xoe Wise; SPACE. 8 pm, $15-27
Street Home Chicago: Chicago Street Musicians Live, ft. Keithen Terrell, The Real Connection, Meisha Herron, and Chris James; Hideout. 8:30 pm, $10

Friday, March 4
Girl Talk, Max Tundra, Junk Culture; Congress Theater. 7 pm, sold out
Iron and Wine, Eleventh Dream Day; the Riviera. 7:30 pm, sold out
Nicole Atkins, Cotton Jones, Pepper Rabbit; Subterranean. 9:30 pm, $13-15

Saturday, March 5
Girl Talk, Max Tundra, Junk Culture; Congress Theater. 7 pm, sold out
Portland Cello Project, Laura Gibson; Hideout 9 pm, $10
Alice Peacock; SPACE. 10 pm, $17-20

Sunday, March 6
Meh.

This Week in Great Music: 11/1 – 11/7

Sarah — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:10:48 +0000

Good morning, friends. While I’m still trying to process my Epic Mumford Roadtrip, have a list of great shows coming up this week. The list’s a little overwhelming to me right now, as I weigh my need for sleep against my need for More Live Music.

Monday, November 1
Ezra Furman, Ligon and McDonough, Pretty Good Dance Moves DJs; Schubas. 8 pm, $6
The Glorious Veins, Kristen Ford, Chicago Winter, Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, Stephanie Picarra; Elbo Room. 8 pm, $7

Tuesday, November 2
Eisley, Ives the Band, Christie DuPree; Lincoln Hall. 7 pm, $15
Band of Heathens, Flame Shark; Schubas. 8 pm, $10

Wednesday, November 3
Sara Bareilles, Cary Brothers, Holly Conlan; House of Blues. 6:30 pm, sold out
Steven Page, Kate Miller-Heidke; Park West. 7:30 pm, $25
Greg Laswell, Harper Blynn, Kim Taylor; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15

Thursday, November 4
Horse Feathers, Anais Mitchell; Schubas. 7 pm and 10 pm, $10
Jay Farrar, Bobby Bare Jr.; SPACE. 8 pm, sold out
Wakey!Wakey!, Jenny Owen Youngs, Young Buffalo; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $12-14

Friday, November 5
Ben Folds, Lady Danville; the Riviera. 7:30 pm, $35
Richard Thompson Band; the Vic. 8 pm, $32.50
Chicago Roots Collective Festival; Elbo Room. 8 pm, $10
Yonder Mountain String Band; House of Blues. 9 pm, $23-28

Saturday, November 6
Jake Shimabukuro, Boulder Acoustic Society; Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm and 10 pm, $24-28
Los Lobos, Backyard Tire Fire; the Vic. 8 pm, $35
Chicago Roots Collective Festival; Elbo Room. 8 pm, $10
Yonder Mountain String Band; House of Blues. 9 pm, $23-28
Reverend Horton Heat, Split Lip Rayfield, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers; Metro. 9 pm, $18-20
Azure Ray, Tim Fite, James Husband; Schubas. 10 pm, $15
Junip, Sharon Van Etten; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15

Sunday, November 7
Meh.

This Week in Great Music: 5/10 – 5/16

Sarah — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:07:27 +0000

Instead of trying to pick between shows on Saturday, I think I might just stay home and sleep.

Monday, May 10
Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation (tribute to Bob Dylan’s “Slow Train Coming”)
Shout Out Louds, Freelance Whales; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold out

Tuesday, May 11
Ferraby Lionheart, Leslie and the Badgers, Kevin Andrew Prchal; Schubas. 8 pm, $10

Wednesday, May 12
Raul Midon; Schubas. 8 pm, $20-25
Rebirth Brass Band; SPACE. 8 pm, $25-40
Donnie Biggins, Lindsey Wilson; Uncommon Ground (3800 N Clark). 8 pm, $5 suggested donation

Thursday, May 13
Kim Taylor; Schubas. 9 pm, $8
Clem Snide, The Heligoats; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14

Friday, May 14
Coheed and Cambria, Circa Survive, Torche; Congress Theater. 6 pm, $27.50-29
The Postman Delivers: A Tribute to John Prine; FitzGerald’s (6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn). 6:30 pm, $15
Will Phalen and the Stereo Addicts, The Championship, Sarah Holtschlag; Quenchers Saloon (2401 N Western). 9 pm, $5 donation
Will Hoge; SPACE. 10 pm, $17-30
Murder By Death, Ha Ha Tonka, Linfinity; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15

Saturday, May 15
Murder By Death, Ha Ha Tonka, Linfinity; Reggie’s Rock Club (2109 S State). 7 pm, $15
Josh Ritter, Joe Pug; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $25
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound; SPACE. 8 pm, $10-20
Verbow, Doug Gillard; Schubas. 9 pm, sold out
Plants and Animals, Elliot Brood; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $12-14
Greg Laswell, Jimmy Gnecco, Brian Wright; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $15

Sunday, May 16
Colin Hay; SPACE. 8 pm, $34.50-48.50
Jill Hennessy, Rachele Eve; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $14
Eleventh Dream Day, Condo Fucks; Hideout. 8:30 pm, $8

February in Review

Sarah — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:04:25 +0000

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.

This Week in Great Music: 2/15 – 2/21

Sarah — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:59:42 +0000

Happy federal holiday, everyone (in the US, at least).

Some interesting shows going on this week. The Antlers stop by The Vic and will undoubtedly perform some beautifully atmospheric songs from Hospice. Snook Dog managed to sell out the Metro, Greg Laswell has his second night of his winter residency up at SPACE, and Billy Corgan lends his name and talent to a benefit show for the Kellogg Cancer Care Center.

Monday, February 15
Robbie Fulks, Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Editors, The Antlers, The Dig; The Vic. 7:30 pm, $23.50

Tuesday, February 16
Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, jogger; Lincoln Hall. 7 pm, $12
Switchfoot; House of Blues. 7 pm, $21-23
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Dawes, Jason Boesel; Double Door. 8 pm, $10-12
Snoop Dog; Metro. 8 pm, sold out

Wednesday, February 17
Sarah and the Tall Boys; The Underground Wonder Bar (10 E Walton). 8 pm, cover varies
Greg Laswell, Rachele Eve; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-15

Thursday, February 18
Billy Corgan, Matt Walker; LaSalle Power Co. 7 pm, $150-300 (benefit for Kellogg Cancer Care Center at Evanston Hospital)
St. Vincent, Wildbirds and Peacedrums; Metro. 9 pm, sold out

Friday, February 19
Bonnie Koloc, Dala; Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm, $24-28
Four Tet, Nathan Fake; Empty Bottle. 8 pm and 11 pm, sold out
Evan Dando, The Candles, Hospital Garden; Double Door. 9 pm, $15
Buckwheat Zydeco, Cubby Bear Wrigleyville (1059 W Addison). 9 pm, $20
Sondre Lerche, JBM; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15
Retribution Gospel Choir, Implodes; Hideout. 10 pm, $10

Saturday, February 20
Sarah and the Tall Boys; The Underground Wonder Bar (10 E Walton). 8 pm, cover varies
Ha Ha Tonka, Rego, Kevin Andrew Prchal; Subterranean. 9 pm, $10

Sunday, February 21
Bela Fleck: The Africa Project; Old Town School of Folk Music. 5 pm and 8 pm, $41-45
Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard; Rosemont Theatre (5400 N River Rd., Rosemont). 7 pm, $35-65
Mark Cohn, Kristina Train; SPACE. 8 pm, sold out

This Week in Great Music: 2/1 – 2/7

Sarah — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:18:02 +0000

Imagine me, scrolling through endless lists of shows, looking for things that catch my interest, in order to find shows to list here. And imagine my surprise when I see that Utada is doing a show at the House of Blues. Guys, guys, guys, this is my adolescence right here, wrapped up in anime and Japanese culture and language and stacks of manga and dictionaries and language learning books. I kind of feel like I need to set aside my dislike of the HoB and my dislike of teenagers and go, just for nostalgia’s sake.

In other news, Friday’s a big day for shows here in the city. If you head out to Lincoln Hall, make sure you get there on time to hear Kid, You’ll Move Mountains. Their show that night is being filmed for an upcoming episode of “The Last Adventure” on the Travel Channel. Who knows, maybe they’ll do some shots of the crowd and you, too, can be on television!

Monday, February 1
Robbie Fulks, Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
La Roux, Yes Giantess, Moneypenny; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold out

Tuesday, February 2
Utada, House of Blues. 8 pm, $23-26

Wednesday, February 3
Greg Laswell, Rosi Golan; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-15
Asobi Seksu, Schubas. 9 pm, $14

Thursday, February 4
Matt Hires, Jason Castro, Caitlin Crosby; Schubas. 9 pm, sold out
Derek Nelson and the Musicians, Daysleeper, Overman; Lincoln Hall, $10

Friday, February 5
Dan Navarro, Michael McDermott; Schubas. 7 pm, $20
Sons of the Never Wrong; Davenport’s. 7:30 pm, $10 (two drink minimum)
Kronos Quartet, McAninch Arts Center (College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL). 8 pm, $34-44
Harlem Gospel Choir, Wentz Concert Hall (North Central College, 171 E Chicago, Naperville IL). 8 pm, $30-40
Gov’t Mule, House of Blues. 8 pm, $37
Breakers Broken, How Far to Austin, Greensugar, A Band Catch, Julia and The Sweet Etcetera; Double Door. 8:30 pm, $7-10
Bishop Allen, Unicycle Loves You, Kid You’ll Move Mountains; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14

Saturday, February 6
Mavis Staples, Typhanie Monique; Old Town School of Folk Music. 8 pm, $34-36
Sarah and the Tall Boys, Jack Callahan; Schubas. 10:30 pm, $8

Sunday, February 7
Nothing

This Week in Great Music – 11/9 – 11/15

Sarah — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:45 +0000

If I liked math enough, someday, I would sit down and do some sort of analysis to see if I can come up with a pattern for Shows I Want to See, because it seems like there’s always an off week, followed by a week so full of things that it makes my trigger finger (and by that I mean, pulling-credit-card-from-wallet-finger) pretty itchy.

There’s a great range of stuff that interests me this week, from showtunes (Lakeside Pride and the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus) to blues (Keb’ Mo’) to classic 80s new wave (Devo). So, a little something for everyone. As for me, on Tuesday, I’ll be heading over to the Hideout — not for a show, but for the SXSW 2010 music mixer. Yes, your cheerful-yet-shy music blogger is going to do that thing where you interact with people and network, gasp, look at that. I’m still debating going to the Greg Laswell on Thursday, and have the urge to go see Keb’ Mo’ on Friday, and really should not be entertaining ideas to go see Sweet Honey in the Rock on Sunday. And if I didn’t already have Friday plans, you can bet that I’d be at Lincoln Hall to catch Chicago’s crazy punk rock marching band, Mucca Pazza.

Monday, November 9
Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band and Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Sidetrack (3349 N Halsted). 6 pm, $20 cover (include 2 free drink tickets)
Kevin O’Donnell’s November Spectacular, Martyrs’. 8 pm, $8
Fanfarlo with Freelance Whales, Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12

Tuesday, November 10
Flyleaf, Bottom Lounge. 6 pm, $15
Dent May and His Magnificant Ukulele, Schubas. 9 pm, $10
Art Brut, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Wednesday, November 11
Joe Purdy, Abbey Pub (3420 W Grace). 8 pm, $12-15
The Walkmen, Schubas. 9 pm, sold out

Thursday, November 12
Justin Nozuka with Sam Bradley and Elizabeth and the Catapult, Park West. 6:30 pm, $20
Greg Laswell, SPACE. 8 pm, $12
Ray LaMontagne, Auditorium Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50
Devo, The Vic. 8 pm, $41
Peter Bjorn and John, with El Perro Del Mar and Yourself and the Air, Metro. 9 pm, $20-22
The Walkmen, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $18

Friday, November 13
Todd Snider, Park West. 7:30 pm, $20
Wolfmother with Heartless Bastards and thenewno2, Riviera Theatre. 7:30 pm, $25
Devo, The Vic. 8 pm, $41
David Wilcox with Ellery, SPACE. 8 pm, $18-28
Keb’Mo’, House of Blues. 9 pm, $29-31
The Walkmen, Lincoln Hall. 10:30 pm, $18

Saturday, November 14
Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band and Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Evanston Township High School (1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston). 7 pm, $10 in advance/$15 at door
Battle of the Jug Bands, Morseland (1218 W Morse). 7 pm, $7
Dirty Dozen Brass Band with The Sanctified Grumblers, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm and 10 pm, $24-28
The Fab Faux, The Vic. 8 pm, $60
Sons of the Never Wrong, SPACE. 8 pm, $17-27
Mucca Pazza, Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $12

Sunday, November 15
Sweet Honey in the Rock, Symphony Center (220 S Michigan). 3 pm, $20-50
Kate Voegele with Kevin Hammond, Park West. 7 pm, $15