By Sarah on August 9, 2010
After three days of Lollapalooza, I kind of don’t want to think about music right now. Fortunately for those of us who are sort of burnt out at the moment, there’s not a lot going on. I’ll be at the Rufus Wainwright show on Friday. I’m not in love with his new album, but as a Rufus (and Martha) fangirl, I’ll go to the concert all the same. Maybe I will love the new songs more, seeing them live.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew belle, bank of america theatre, conrad plymouth, cubby bear wrigleyville, ernie halter, evanston space, hard rock cafe, hideout, how far to austin, jeffrey david, jeremy messersmith, judson claiborne, katie herzig, martha wainwright, millennium park, navy pier, neon trees, robbie fulks, rufus wainwright, schubas, the cliks, tony lucca, victoire
By Sarah on August 2, 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.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew francis, apple store, aslyn, avi buffalo, blitzen trapper, ceiling stars, congress theater, devo, dirty projectors, donnie biggins, double door, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, empty bottle, freelance whales, gogol bordello, hideout, house of blues, j. tillman, kim taylor, lincoln hall, martyrs', matt crews, matthew perryman jones, melissa etheridge, metro, mgmt, millennium park, miniature tigers, minus the bear, nelken, phoenix, phosphorescent, portland cello project, rachele eve, robbie fulks, ryan olson, sabrina chap, schubas, subterranean, switchfoot, the antlers, the black keys, the boxer rebellion, the chicago theatre, the constellations, the dodos, the morning benders, the national, the new pornographers, the walkmen, toby lightman, toro y moi, tributosaurus, warpaint, wild beasts
By Sarah on July 26, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 7/26 – 8/1
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged animal city, anna fermin's trigger gospel, bomba estereo, chicago theatre, congress theater, dan dyer, david dondero, dawn landes and the hounds, daytonics, empty bottle, evanston space, fran healy, gaslight anthem, hideout, house of blues, ingrid michaelson, jc brooks and the uptown sound, jeffery david, jessica robbins, josiah leming, jt and the clouds, keane, kill hannah, lincoln hall, marc broussard, metro, millennium park, naomi shelton and the gospel queens, navy pier, robbie fulks, schubas, smashing pumpkins, soul summit djs, the barehand jugband, the dead weather, the heligoats, the right now, tift merritt, todd carey
By Sarah on July 19, 2010
As usual for the summer, there are a ton of great shows going on which also happen to be free. Trek on down to Millennium Park or Navy Pier to check out some cost-free tunes.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bottom lounge, ceiling stars, chicago theatre, danny chaimson, deanna devore, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, facing winter, ha ha tonka, heartless bastards, heather styka, hideout, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jbm, jim elkington, josh and the empty pockets, juana molina, juniper mays, kid sister, konono no. 1, langhorne slim, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, martyrs', mike mangione and the union, millennium park, natalie merchant, nathaniel rateliff, navy pier, nick tremulis, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, park grill, patrick park, peter wolf crier, robbie fulks, roses pawn shop, sarah holtschlag and the crosscuts, schubas, scott h. biram, the builders and the butchers, the future laureates, the right now, the sunken ship, young man, zach pietrini and the broken bones
By Sarah on July 12, 2010
The indie music world comes to a screeching halt this weekend as Pitchfork rolls into town. Three-day tickets have been sold out for ages, so try hitting up Craigslist or something to make your way in.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a lull, abbey pub, anne heaton, benjamin ezra, cains and abels, caribou, cary brothers, david romano, drive by truckers, evanston space, gregory pepper, hallelujah the hills, harper blynn, here we go magic, hideout, house of blues, islands, jonny lang, kevin o'donnell, lincoln hall, local natives, loudon wainwright iii, martyrs', meg hutchinson, millennium park, moreland and arbuckle, navy pier, old 97's, patricia vonne, paul turner, ravinia, real estate, robbie fulks, rose polenzani, sarah harmer, schubas, sharon van etten, strand of oaks, subterranean, the budos band, the daredevil christopher wright, the loom, the swell season, titus andronicus, tom petty and the heartbreakers, united center, yawn, zola jesus
By Sarah on July 5, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 7/5 – 7/11
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged ashley arrison, beat kitchen, borrow tomorrow, carole king, catie curtis, claire stahlecker, daysleeper, disappears, emily white, hideout, james taylor, kaiser cartel, kate miller-heidke, martyrs', mary chapin carpenter, millennium park, nelkin, park west, rachele eve, robbie fulks, schubas, simplesinger, the shams band, the thermals, tricia scully, united center, valentiger