By Sarah on June 25, 2012
June’s almost over. Â Can you believe that? Monday, June 25 Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Chico Trujilo; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Esperanza Spalding; Ravinia. 8 pm, $27-55 Kate Miller-Heidke, Derek Fawcett; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Tuesday, June 26 Cory Branan, Audra Mae, Briar Rabbit; Schubas. 8 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged audra mae, ben folds five, brendan benson, briar rabbit, cameron mcgill, canadian pavers, catacombz, chappo, chico trujilo, cory branan, derek fawcett, double door, esperanza spalding, fruit bats, hideout, howling brothers, joe pug, joe purdy, kate miller-heidke, lincoln hall, martyrs', millennium park, mines, nick shaheen, northern magnolia, northland ghost, occidental brothers dance band international, owen, rachele eve, ravinia, robbie fulks, ryan shaw, sarah holtschlag & the crosscuts, schubas, subterranean, the calumet reel, the canoes, the giving tree band, the pines, the right now, the rutabega, todd hembrook & the hemispheres, world's largest block party, yellowbird, young hines, young man
By Sarah on August 29, 2011
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. Â Three days of solid shows by local bands. Â What isn’t to love? Also, don’t forget that the North Coast Music Festival is going on this […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 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
By Sarah on August 22, 2011
The post-Lollapalooza slump is over, because there are tons of shows this week that I think are worth going to. If you’re not going to see Braid (blast from the past) or Lost in the Trees (new and trippy chamber pop) on Saturday, and feel like a road trip, you should definitely come see my band, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged adam fitz, all eyes west, bailiff, bone and bell, braid, chicago theatre, cobalt and the hired guns, death cab for cutie, empty bottle, evanston space, fires, frightened rabbit, gipsy kings, go for broke, great lake swimmers, hideout, jason reeves, john henry and the engine, jon spiegel, kyle andrews, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, lost in the trees, metro, millennium park, moon furies, mountain heart, mynameisjohnmichael, nicolas reyes, old town school of folk music, peter bjorn and john, preservation hall jazz band, ravinia, robbie fulks, rosi golan, schubas, snowblink and the lumineers, subterranean, tedeschi trucks band, the 1900s, the donkeys, the hold steady, thin hymns, tonino baliardo, uic pavilion, welles park
By Sarah on August 8, 2011
Lollapalooza’s over, and now the city as a whole collapses into a post-Lolla nap. For the whole week. I mean, really. Is it just me, or is there really very little of note going on this week? Monday, August 8 My Brightest Diamond with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged chicago symphony orchestra, chicago youth symphony orchestra, hideout, jenny scheinman, lincoln hall, lucy woodward, mia leblon, millennium park, my brightest diamond, ravinia, robbie fulks, rufus wainwright
By Sarah on June 20, 2011
Monday, June 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, June 21 The Lonely Forest; Hideout. 9 pm, $8 Wednesday, June 22 Jason Webley, Destroy Nate Allen, The Gunshy; Panchos. 6 pm, $8 Matt Duke, Matthew Mayfield; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-20 Thursday, June 23 Peter Wolf Crier, Yellow Ostrich; Schubas. 7:00 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged ashley riley, bloodiest, califone, destroy nate allen, double door, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, illinois centennial monument, jason webley, jonny lang, kd lang and the siss boom bang, kelly hogan, matt and kim, matt duke, matthew mayfield, metro, moreland and arbuckel, panchos, peter wolf crier, ravinia, redgrave, robbie fulks, sanctified grumblers, sarah and the tall boys the barehand jugband, schubas, subterranean, the belle brigade, the gunshy, the hood internet, the hoyle brothers, the infamous stringdusters, the lawrence peters outfit, the lonely forest, the thermals, todd kessler, uncommon ground, yellow ostrich, yo la tengo
By Sarah on June 13, 2011
I don’t know what you’re doing this weekend, but I’m taking a road trip into Ann Arbor to see Andrew Bird. Big surprise. Monday, June 13 Keren Ann, Chris Garneau; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $12-14 Horse Feathers, Hello Mtn.; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-22 Tuesday, June 14 The Shams Band, Johnny Rumble, Antony Ablan and the […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andy grammer, antony ablan and the tramps, auditorium theatre, aunt martha, chris garneau, clare burson, dirt daubers, elizabeth and the catapult, empty bottle, evanston space, florence & the machine, hanni el khatib, hello mtn., hideout, horse feathers, house of blues, ingrid and the unicorns, ingrid graudins, jc brooks & the uptown sound, johnny rumble, kate voegele, katie herzig, keren ann, kishi bashi, lenka, liam davis, lincoln hall, my morning jacket, natasha bedingfield, nightlands, nora o'connor, peter bradley adams, ravinia, robert plant and the band of joy, schubas, scott h. biram, sondre lerche, steve freesbie, subterranean, the aragon, the shams band |