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Hello, last days of August. I won’t be around, but I highly recommend seeing In Tall Buildings on Thursday, The Square Affair on Friday, and Save the Clocktower on Saturday. Three days of solid shows by local bands. What isn’t to love? Also, don’t forget that the North Coast Music Festival is going on . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 8/29 – 9/4  Leave a comment  Upcoming Events  band called catch, beat kitchen, briar rabbit, brontosaurus, chaperone, city state, gaberdine, go long mule, guster, hideout, in tall buildings, jack's mannequin, jim ward, johnny rumble, josh and the empty pockets, lincoln hall, logan square auditorium, musikanto, park west, peter bjorn and john, psalm one, ravinia, save the clock tower, schubas, snow 'n charm, speck mountain, the lusitania, the rhunes, the shams band, the weepies, when clouds attack It looks like the heat wave has snapped (for now), so maybe it’s time for me to come out of hibernation. I’m planning on checking out Cass McCombs at Schubas tomorrow night, and there are a few weekend shows that look mighty tempting. Monday, July 25 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Rachel Ries; Millennium . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 7/25 – 7/31 Leave a comment Upcoming Events alex hall, band of heathens, ben ripani, blasted diplomats, brett randell, casey mcdonough, cass mccombs, chris smither, cloudbirds, danielia cotton, death ships, evanston space, fireside bowl, good evening, heartless bastards, hideout, jackie myers band, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeffrey david, kelly hogan, kole, like pioneers, lincoln hall, little tybee, lou pride, lower dens, martyrs', millennium park, musikanto, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, rachel ries, schubas, scott ligon, shawn mullins, ted leo and the pharmacists, the aragon, the decemberists, the down feathers, the flat five, the head and the heart, william elliott whitmore This weekend’s summer festival pick is Wicker Park’s Green Music Fest. Green Music Fest, Saturday and Sunday The festival in Wicker Park (North and Damen) aims to feature “environmentally-friendly vendors, services and cutting edge music”. They definitely follow through on their pledge to be green, with food vendors being asked to use . . . → Read More: This Weekend’s Summer Festivals Summer in Chicago means that weekend street festivals will be popping up all over the city. Some are more worth your time than others. Here are my highlights for this weekend. Chicago Blues Fest, Friday through Sunday Blues Fest is a free event in downtown’s Grant Park, featuring three days . . . → Read More: This Weekend’s Summer Festivals Leave a comment Upcoming Events andersonville midsommarfest, bailiff, chicago blues fest, cloudbirds, jukebox the ghost, musikanto, my gold mask, nora o'connor, old town art fair, pinto and the bean, ribfest, robbie fulks, sanctified grumblers, shemekia copeland, tapes 'n tapes, the ettes, the legendary shack shakers Looks like the music scene is still recovering from NYE celebrations, too. I’ll be seeing Charlotte Martin on Sunday. I missed her the last time she was in town, so I’m glad to be able to finally see her live. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 1/3 – 1/9 Leave a comment Upcoming Events alex hall, amel larrieux, ashley martin, billy branch and the sons of blues, buddy guy, buddy guy's legends, charlotte martin, don stiernberg, double door, evanston space, guy king, hideout, jeffrey david, john primer, kc mcdonough, kelly hogan, kevin o'donnell, lubriphonic, martyrs', musikanto, nora o'connor, pieta brown, robbie fulks, schubas, scott ligon, sunfallen, tangle wood, the aragon, the flat five, the shrine, weezer Local record label Grape Juice Records is spreading the holiday cheer with a free compilation, available for download now on their Bandcamp page. . . . → Read More: Free Download: Grape Juice Records’ Friends and Family II |
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