By Sarah on January 9, 2012
We are getting back in the swing of things here with the weekly calendar. Â It’s the beginning of the year, cut me some slack. We’ve got some great local artists on bills this week, plus some very diverse acts coming in as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, spread out at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged abstract science djs, active child, alejandro escovedo, allison russell, ant'lrd, auditorium theatre, bad bad meow, beat kitchen, creepy band, daniel ellsworth & the great lakes, don stiernberg, drake bell, empty bottle, evanston space, filligar, gabe dixon, hideout, johnathan young, jon drake & the shakes, jon langford, jt nero, koo nimo & the occidental highlife association, leila broussard, lincoln hall, metro, natalie grace alford, nina ferraro, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, robbie fulks, ryley walker, sally timms, save the clocktower, schubas, subterranean, the black willoughbys, the parlour suite, the pickin' bubs, the walkmen, tycho, vance gilbert
By Sarah on October 24, 2011
I haven’t been to a show all month. Â Maybe I’ll change that this weekend. Monday, October 24 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, October 25 The Damned, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers, The Pirate Twins; Metro. 8 pm, $26 honeyhoney, Joshua James, Levi Lowrey; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Wednesday, October 26 meh Thursday, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged brown bird, caitlin rose, chicago theatre, dom flemons, eleanor friedberger, go long mule, hayes carll, hideout, honeyhoney, joan baez, joshua james, levi lowrey, lincoln hall, martyrs', metro, old town school of folk music, ollabelle, paleo, rebirth brass band, robbie fulks, schubas, shelby lynne, stolen silver, subterranean, symphony center, th' legendary shack shakers, the damned, the pirate twins, these united states, tin tin can, widespread panic |
By Sarah on September 26, 2011
Apparently in addition to last week being Andrew Bird week, last week was also “Sarah’s Too Busy to Blog” week. No worries, friends, I have a review of the (thoroughly amazing) Hideout Block Party coming up. Let’s just pretend that last week didn’t happen, otherwise. This week is full of shows I want to go […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anne heaton, april smith and the great picture show, ari hest, bear lake, beirut, ben ripani music co., bottom lounge, carley tanchon, chicago theatre, congress theater, dala, dar williams, double door, doug paisley, empty bottle, evanston space, fleet foxes, girls, harper blynn, henry wolfe, hideout, jay nash, joan osborne, jon drake and the shakes, kingsley flood, lincoln hall, lucy wainwright roche, mason jennings, matt duke, megafaun, missing chums, nobunny, papa, park west, randy lee, robbie fulks, schubas, subterranean, the aragon, the avett brothers, the damnwells, the future laureates, the juliets, the low anthem, the pines, the walkmen, tony lucca, truth and salvage co.
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 July 18, 2011
I’ll be at Lincoln Hall to catch the Old 97’s tonight. They’re one of those bands who I always seem to miss when they come into town. No more! And while I probably won’t be able to make it, everyone else should go to the Timber Timbre/Marissa Nadler show on Thursday. I don’t know much […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged algebro, allison moorer, allstate arena, balkan beat box, beau sample, bela fleck and the flecktones, black bear combo, blonde redhead, bon iver, briar rabbit, chiara mangiameli, chicago theatre, chris tobias, derek nelson and the musicians, dj romasoul, etran finatawa, evanston space, faces on film, gillian welch, hideout, jon hopkins, justin jones and the driving rain, king creosote, las guitarras de espana, lincoln hall, mana, marissa nadler, mayne stage, metro, mickey, millennium park, my gold mask, oh land, old 97's, other lives, rachele eve, radar eyes, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, robert ellis, schubas, sia, steve earle and the dukes, steve leaf, subterranean, the drummond bros., the rosebuds, the vic, thomas dybdahl, timber timbre, uncommon ground, wild flag, ximena sarinara, yemen blues
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