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CHIRP Playlist: Friday, December 30, 2011

Sarah — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:36:35 +0000

I played some music on New Year’s Eve Eve. They don’t really make songs for that.

9:55 PM DeVotchKa Vengo! Vengo! from Una Volta (Cicero)
9:52 PM Devil in a Woodpile Louisiana Fairytale from In Your Lonesome Town (Bloodshot)
9:48 PM She & Him Baby, It’s Cold Outside from A Very She & Him Christmas (Merge)
9:44 PM The Mountain Goats Lovecraft In Brooklyn from Heretic Pride (4AD)
9:40 PM Queen Don’t Stop Me Now from Jazz (Universal)
9:37 PM Summer Camp Losing My Mind from Welcome to Condale (Moshi Moshi)
9:32 PM Robbie Fulks Cold Statesville Ground from South Mouth (Bloodshot)
9:28 PM Melissa Ferrick This Time of Year from Still Right Here (Mpress Records)
9:24 PM Thomas Comerford Moonshiner from Archive + Spiral (Spacesuit)
9:20 PM The Black Keys Dead and Gone from El Camino (Nonesuch)
9:16 PM Quiet Company Set Your Monster Free from We Are All Where We Belong (self-released)
9:09 PM Steve Hauschildt Batteries May Drain from Tragedy & Geometry (kranky)
9:06 PM Andrew Bird Nomenclature from Noble Beast (Fat Possum)
9:00 PM Lost in the Trees All Alone in an Empty House from All Alone in an Empty House (ANTI-)
8:57 PM Thao & Mirah How Dare You from Thao & Mirah (Kill Rock Stars)
8:53 PM Jacaszek As Each Tucked String Tells from Glimmer (Ghostly International)
8:49 PM Vanessa-Mae Night Flight from Subject to Change (EMI)
8:44 PM Mutts Throwback from Pray for Rain (8eat8)
8:40 PM An Horse Rearrange Beds from Rearrange Beds (Mom + Pop)
8:36 PM The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir Praying Is A Heartache (Album) from …And The Horse You Rode In On (Bloodshot)
8:29 PM Cass McCombs To Every Man His Chimera from Humor Risk (Domino)
8:25 PM Rachael Sage How I Got By from Delancey Street (Mpress Records)
8:20 PM The Reverend Horton Heat Drinkin’ and Smokin’ Cigarettes from Laughin’ & Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat (Yep Roc)
8:16 PM The Roots Kool On from undun (Def Jam)
8:13 PM Nneka Heartbeat from Concrete Jungle (Yo Mama’s)
8:09 PM Wooden Wand & The Briarwood Virgins Big Mouth USA from Briarwood (Fire)
8:06 PM Langhorne Slim Diamonds and Gold from Langhorne Slim (Kemado)
8:02 PM Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama Take My Hand from There Will Be a Light (Virgin)

This Week in Great Music: 6/6 – 6/12

Sarah — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:17:16 +0000

Monday, June 6
Iron and Wine, The Head and the Heart; Millennium Park. 6:30, free
Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Dastardly, Umma; Schubas. 8 pm, $8
The Dodos, Gauntlet Hair; Metro. 9 pm, $18

Tuesday, June 7
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, Brandi Carlile, The Secret Sisters; Millennium Park. 6 pm, $20-65

Wednesday, June 8
David Bazan and Band, Cotton Jones; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Thursday, June 9
Cloudbirds; Millennium Park. 12 pm, free
Alela Diane, The Parson Redheads, The Singleman Affair; Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $10

Friday, June 10
Julian Velard, Rachael Sage; Schubas, 7 pm, $10

Saturday, June 11
Lucy Kaplansky; SPACE. 7 pm, $17-28
Arlo Guthrie, Vance Gilbert, Eliza Gilkyson, Chris Smither; Symphony Center. 8 pm, $25-70
Van Ghost, How Far to Austin, Great Divide, Ben Ripani Music Co., Katie Todd Band; House of Blues. 8 pm, $13-15
Bell X1, James Vincent McMorrow; Lincoln Hall, 9 pm, $15
The Antlers, Little Scream; Metro. 9 pm, $16-18
Jeremy Messersmith, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Dinosaur Bones; Schubas. 10 pm, $10-12

Sunday, June 12
The Hoyle Brothers; Millennium Park. 12 pm, free

This Week in Great Music: 4/12 – 4/18

Sarah — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:02:15 +0000

I am too sleepy for commentary this morning, so have the below list of shows which I have deemed to be Awesome. I’ll be at the Empty Bottle on Thursday to catch Dosh’s show, and hopefully I won’t forget about the tickets I have to the Old Town School of Folk Music on Sunday, for Eliza Gilkyson and Carrie Newcomer. Folktastic!

Monday, April 12
Robbie Fulks, Robbie Gjersoe; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Florence and the Machine, Holy Hail; House of Blues. 7 pm, $18-21
The Morning Benders, Miniature Tigers; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $12

Tuesday, April 13
Gebhard Ullmann Clarinet Trio, Chicago Cultural Center. 12:15 pm, free
The Rocketz, The Honeybees, Pearls Mahone; Reggie’s Rock Club. 6 pm, $8
Kevin O’Donnell’s Spring Spectacular, Martyrs’. 8 pm, $8
Identity Crisis, Natalie Oliveri, Leslie Beukelman, Paper Thick Walls; Double Door. 9 pm, $5

Wednesday, April 14
Aetiology, Children of Nova, Debello, Jeff Ruby; Elbo Room. 8:30 pm, $8
NIU Steel Band, Old Town School of Folk Music. 8:30 pm, $5 suggested donation
Gebhard Ullmann Clarinet Trio, Hideout. 9:30 pm, $10

Thursday, April 15
Elton John, Sears Centre (5333 Prairie Stone Pkwy., Hoffman Estates). 8 pm, $39.50-169
Vieux Farka Toure, Martyrs’. 8 pm, $25
Micah Dalton, Rachael Sage, Mori Einsidler; SPACE. 8 pm, $8-18
Blues Traveler, House of Blues. 8 pm, $30-55
Adam Green, The Dead Trees; Schubas. 9 pm, $15
Dosh, White Hinterland, Roommates; Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $10

Friday, April 16
Ellis Paul, Adam Ezra; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30
Laura Freeman, Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret (1383 N Milwaukee). 8 pm, $15, two drink minimum
Owen, Rocky Votolato, Brooke Waggoner; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15
Kevin Andrew Prchal, Arthi Meera; Uncommon Ground (1401 W Devon). 10 pm, $10 suggested donation

Saturday, April 17
OK Go, Earl Greyhound, The Booze; Metro. 7 pm, $17-19
Graham Parker, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm and 10 pm, $18-22
Jeffrey Foucault, Andy Friedman; Schubas. 7 pm, $12-14
Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson, McAninch Arts Center (425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn). 8 pm, $30-65
ChickenFat Klezmer Orchestra, Relax on Milwaukee (2937 N Milwaukee). 9 pm, free
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Phil Cohran; Schubas. 10 pm, $12

Sunday, April 18
Carrie Newcomer, Eliza Gilkyson; Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm, $18-22
Legendary Shack Shakers, The Hackensaw Boys, Tangleweed; Double Door. 8:30 pm, $15