CHIRP Playlist: Friday, January 27, 2012

Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time.  It’s awesome.

9:55 PM Jakob Olausson Keep the Sky from Falling from Morning & Sunrise (De Stijl) 9:51 PM The Dresden Dolls Ultima Esperanza from No, Virginia (Roadrunner) 9:47 PM Danger Mouse & . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Friday, January 27, 2012

This Week in Great Music: 1/23 – 1/29

I’ll be at Schubas on Wednesday for Cheyenne Marie Mize, and Lincoln Hall the next day for Kathleen Edwards.  I’ll be the lady with a camera, looking very tired and surly.  Say hi if you see me.

Monday, January 23 Meh.

Tuesday, January 24 Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Kevin O’Donnell . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 1/23 – 1/29

CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 16, 2011

Friday was a long, weird day. I retaliated by taking it easy on ye olde internet radio. Lots of banjo and alt-country and songs that I love. Oh yeah, and the Muppets. Thanks to everyone who tuned in. It’s always fun for me to get requests from people who I don’t know.

I’ll be . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 16, 2011

CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, November 5, 2011

Two hours, some songs, and a brand new, comfy chair in the studio. It’s like someone heard me whining on Twitter a while ago about the awful chair.

I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, November 26, from 2 to 4 pm, Central time.

1:56 PM Sufjan Stevens All the Trees of . . . → Read More: CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, November 5, 2011

This Week in Great Music: 4/25 – 5/1

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

Telluride Bluegrass Festival: June 16-19

If you’ve been following along here, you’ll know that I am a huge fan of random road trips to far-flung places, all in pursuit of Good Music.  It’s a trait also found in my partner-in-musical-crime, Mel, given her many reports from Places Where She Does Not Live.  Granted, I don’t always . . . → Read More: Telluride Bluegrass Festival: June 16-19