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This Week in Great Music: 7/25 – 7/31

Sarah — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:22:40 +0000

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 Park. 6:30 pm, free
The Decemberists, The Head and the Heart; the Aragon. 7:30 pm, $30
Cass McCombs, Lower Dens; Hideout. 9 pm, $15

Tuesday, July 26
Cass McCombs, Lower Dens; Schubas. 8 pm, $15
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists; Fireside Bowl (2646-48 W Fullerton). 8 pm, $10

Wednesday, July 27
Little Tybee, Good Evening; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $8

Thursday, July 28
Shawn Mullins; SPACE. 8 pm, $24-40
Ben Ripani, The Down Feathers, Jackie Myers Band, Brett Randell and Kole; Martyrs. 8 pm, $8
Band of Heathens, Musikanto; Schubas. 9 pm, $10

Friday, July 29
Heartless Bastards; Schubas. 7:30 pm, $15
Chris Smither; SPACE. 8 pm, $22-34
William Elliott Whitmore, Cloudbirds; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15

Saturday, July 30
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Lou Pride; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-22
The Flat Five, ft. Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough and Alex Hall; Old Town School of Folk Music. 8 pm, $15
Death Ships, Like Pioneers, Blasted Diplomats; Schubas. 10 pm, $8

Sunday, July 31
Danielia Cotton, Jeffrey David; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-22

This Week in Great Music: 3/8 – 3/14

Sarah — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:22:50 +0000

The entire world is gearing up for SXSW. I’m gearing up for reading tons of great blog posts about SXSW.

This week, I’ll definitely be at the Hockey show at Lincoln Hall. Hopefully, the power won’t go out on them like it did at Lollapalooza. I’m debating going to see Sonos tomorrow night; they’re an a cappella group and I’m a sucker for stuff like that. And that SXSW Send-off party at the Hideout looks too good to pass up. There’s a free show by JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound tonight at the Empty Bottle, but I also think that and they’re als playing at the Tonic Room on Wednesday, though I can’t confirm that since the only place I remember reading about it was on MySpace, which I can’t call up here at work.

Also, I don’t know what’s so magical about that Jeff Tweedy show at the Vic, because that’s one steep price tag.

Monday, March 8
The Magnetic Fields, Harris Theater. 7:30 pm, $30-35
Efterklang, volcano!; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $12
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, free

Tuesday, March 9
Howie Day, House of Blues. 7 pm, $18-21
Sonos, SPACE. 8 pm, $10-18
Via Audio, Pattern is Movement, Blane Fonda; Schubas. 8 pm, $10
Califone, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15-18

Wednesday, March 10
Califone, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15-18
Vetiver, Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $12

Thursday, March 11
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $12-14

Friday, March 12
Muse, Silversun Pickups; United Center. 7:30 pm, $49.50-59.50
Jeff Tweedy, the Vic. 8 pm, $100-250
Gaelic Storm, House of Blues. 9 pm, $32.50-35
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore, SPACE. 10:30 pm, $10-18
Hockey, The Constellations; Lincoln Hall. 11 pm, sold out

Saturday, March 13
SXSW Send-off Party: Via Tania, The Hood Internet, Mickey, Hollows, Tom Schraeder, Love Of Everything, Tyler Jon Tyler, Mittens On Strings, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Waco Brothers and the Life During Wartime DJs; Hideout. 3 pm, $10
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Bottom Lounge. 7 pm, $15
Jeff Tweedy, the Vic. 8 pm, $100-250
Gaelic Storm, House of Blues. 9 pm, $32.50-35
Zola Jesus, Beat Kitchen. 10 pm, $8
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore, Schubas. 10 pm, $12

Sunday, March 14
Copeland, Metro. 6 pm, $16

This Week in Great Music – 10/19 – 10/25

Sarah — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:44:21 +0000

Good morning, internet! I may still be recovering from my Andrew Bird-filled weekend (a review and photos of his second show will be up later), but there is, of course, no rest for the weary. There are several great shows going on this week, including a whole bunch at the newly opened Lincoln Hall; Ted Leo on the 25th is the official opening event.

I’ll be missing many of these great shows because I’ve got two of my own going on, which are, of course, helpfully on the list below. Check out Chicago’s finest all-clarinet ensemble, the Licorice Sticks, on the 23rd or 25th, in a couple of delightfully spooky productions, complete with costumes and guest performers. Yours truly will be there, rocking suspenders and a fedora. For real.

Monday, October 19
Wilco, UIC Pavillion. 7:30 pm, $39.50
The Dodos, Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, $15

Tuesday, October 20
Mika, The Riviera. 7:30 pm, $29.50
Marc Broussard, SPACE. 8 pm, $25-40

Wednesday, October 21
The Get Up Kids, Metro. 6:45 pm, $23-26
La Roux, Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15-18

Thursday, October 22
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W Randolph). 8 pm, $39.50-77
The Get Up Kids, Metro. 9 pm, $23-26

Friday, October 23
Ludo, Bottom Lounge. 6 pm, $15
Los Lonely Boys, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm and 10 pm, sold out
Say Anything, with Eisley and others, The Vic. 7 pm, $16.50-20
Chicago Licorice Sticks, People’s Church (941 W Lawrence). 7 pm, free (donations accepted)
Will Hoge, Double Door. 8 pm, $15
Langhorne Slim, Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14

Saturday, October 24
Emmylou Harris, Dominican University Performing Arts Center (7900 W. Division St., River Forest). 7:30 pm, $49-56
Shawn Colvin, Centre East (9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie). 8 pm, $49-55
Bettye LaVette, Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage (425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn). 8 pm, $34-69
Lucero, Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, $16

Sunday, October 25
Chicago Licorice Sticks, Skokie Public Library (5215 Oakton St., Skokie). 3 pm, free (donations accepted)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15
Lucy Kaplansky and Antje Duvekot, SPACE. 8 pm, $17-28
Hawksley Workman, Schubas. 8 pm, $15