How's My Living? » the fiery furnaces http://www.howsmyliving.com Concert reviews, music talk, and other general awesomeness. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:28:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 This Week in Great Music: 5/9 – 5/15 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2011/05/09/this-week-in-great-music-59-515/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-week-in-great-music-59-515 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2011/05/09/this-week-in-great-music-59-515/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:10:27 +0000 Sarah http://www.howsmyliving.com/?p=2417 I’m going to see Vandaveer on Wednesday. So should you. You may still even have time to RSVP to the Empty Bottle to get in for free.

Monday, May 9 Robbie Fulks, Pussycat Trio; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, May 10 Rammstein; Allstate Arena. 8 pm, $49.50-89.50 The Fiery Furnaces; Schubas. 8 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 5/9 – 5/15 Related posts:

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I’m going to see Vandaveer on Wednesday. So should you. You may still even have time to RSVP to the Empty Bottle to get in for free.

Monday, May 9
Robbie Fulks, Pussycat Trio; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, May 10
Rammstein; Allstate Arena. 8 pm, $49.50-89.50
The Fiery Furnaces; Schubas. 8 pm, $15
tUnE-yArDs, Buke and Gass, Prussia; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out

Wednesday, May 11
The Fiery Furnaces; Schubas. 8 pm, $15
Girlyman, Coyote Grace; SPACE. 8 pm, $20-34
Vandaveer, Ferraby Lionheart, Rachele Eve; Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $8

Thursday, May 12
Girlyman, Coyote Grace; SPACE. 8 pm, $20-34

Friday, May 13
Holly Golightly and the Broke-Offs, Jon Drake and the Shakes, The Singleman Affair; Beat Kitchen. 9 pm, $12
Chris Buehrle Band, Kevin Mileski, Kickbush, Fall Down; Lincoln Hall. 9:30 pm, $7-10
Canasta, Dastardly, Soft Speaker, Secret Colours; Empty Bottle. 10:30 pm, $10

Saturday, May 14
Scott Free’s Alt-Q Festival, ft. Ellis, Nicole Reynolds, Jeffrey Altergott, Sister Speak, Levan D Hawkins and Ian Wilson; Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm, $16-20
Kid Koala, Cave, The Loyal Divide, Save The Clocktower, DJ Intel, DJ Demchuck; Abbey Pub. 8:30 pm, $15-20
The Streets on Fire, Chaperone, The Kickback, The Goondas; Metro. 9 pm, $9
Jessica Lea Mayfield, Nathaniel Rateliff; Schubas. 10 pm, $12-14

Sunday, May 15
Meh.

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  1. This Week in Great Music: 12/28 – 1/3
  2. This Week in Great Music: 5/3 – 5/9
  3. This Week in Great Music: 6/14 – 6/20

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Monday, June 14
Tony Allen, Great Lake Swimmers; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free
Robbie Fulks, with KC McDonough and Gerald Dowd; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, June 15
Karen Elson, JT Nero; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15

Wednesday, June 16
Grant Park Music Festival (Grant Park Orchestra, performing Berlioz, Vivaldi, Respighi); Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free

Thursday, June 17
Tinariwen, Monajat Yulchieva; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free
Adam Lambert, Orianthi; The Venue (777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond IN). 7:30 pm, $45
The Autumn Defense, Kevin Junior; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15
Lookbook, Boutros; Schubas. 8 pm, $8-10

Friday, June 18
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Nancy Wilson and the Ramsey Lewis Trio, All-Star Steans Jazz Band Quintet; Ravinia. 7 pm, $22-65
MGMT, Tame Impala; Riviera Theatre. 7:30 pm, sold out
Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller; House of Blues. 8:30 pm, $33-35
Coco Rosie, Diane Cluck; Metro. 9 pm, $26
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Hacienda; Martyrs. 9 pm, $15-17
Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa), Shelley Short, Christy and Emily; Schubas. 10 pm, $10
The Fiery Furnaces, Robbie Hamilton and Soft Ones, The Field Auxiliary; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $12-15

Saturday, June 19
Eagles, The Dixie Chicks, Keith Urban; Soldier Field. 5 pm, $55-225
Buddy Guy; Ravinia. 7:30 pm, $22-65
Delta Spirit, Ezra Furman and The Harpoons, The Romany Rye; Metro. 9 pm, $14
The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Very Truly Yours, Wells-Next-The Sea; Subterranean. 9:30 pm, $10

Sunday, June 20
Jethro Tull, Procol Harum; Ravinia. 7 pm, $27-70

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  1. This Week in Great Music: 6/6 – 6/12
  2. This Week in Great Music: 6/7 – 6/13
  3. This Week in Great Music: 6/28 – 7/4

]]> http://www.howsmyliving.com/2010/06/14/this-week-in-great-music-614-620/feed/ 0 This Week in Great Music: 12/28 – 1/3 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2009/12/28/this-week-in-great-music-1228-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-week-in-great-music-1228-13 http://www.howsmyliving.com/2009/12/28/this-week-in-great-music-1228-13/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:47:25 +0000 Sarah http://www.howsmyliving.com/?p=510 2009 is going out with a bang, because there are a whole lot of awesome shows on NYE. I won’t be at any of them, but you all should still check something out.

My plans of trying to hit an even 20 for concerts attended this year have repeatedly been thwarted by weather and . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 12/28 – 1/3 Related posts:

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2009 is going out with a bang, because there are a whole lot of awesome shows on NYE. I won’t be at any of them, but you all should still check something out.

My plans of trying to hit an even 20 for concerts attended this year have repeatedly been thwarted by weather and exhaustion and pure laziness. Winter is kind of a dead zone for concerts for me, because it’s like as soon as I get home and get warm and cozy, I just don’t want to leave again. I’m thinking about trying to get to the Fiery Furnaces show at Schubas, though, if my visiting family is gone by then. Because if there’s anything I can’t deal with, it’s odd numbers.

I’ll be at Metro for the Kid, You’ll Move Mountains/Picture Books/Venna/Crayolala show on the 2nd.  Maybe I’ll see some of you there.

Monday, December 28
Rusted Root, House of Blues. 8 pm, $35.50-37.50

Tuesday, December 29
Tom Schraeder and His Ego, John Henry and the Engine, and Dick Prall, Schuubas. 9 pm, $10

Wednesday, December 30
Tributosaurus plays Tom Petty, Martyrs’. 7 and 10 pm, $25-35
John Legend, The Venue (777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond IN). 8 pm, $55-125
The Fiery Furnaces and Cryptacize, Schubas. 9 pm, $15

Thursday, December 31
Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney, SPACE. 6 pm, $40-45
Uncle Earl and the Infamous Stringdusters, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 and 10:30 pm, $36-40
Crystal Castles, Logan Square Auditorium. 8:30 pm, $30-50
Girl Talk, Congress Theater. 9:30 pm, sold out
Jens Lekman, Empty Bottle. 9:30 pm, $30
Bobby Bare Jr., Schubas. 9:30 pm, $20-25
The Black Keys, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Riviera. 10 pm, sold out
Tributosaurus plays Tom Petty, Martyrs’. 10 pm, $25-35
The Fiery Furnaces and Cryptacize, Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $20-25
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Subterranean. 10 pm, $30-40

Friday, January 1
The Black Keys, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Riviera. 8 pm, $27
Jens Lekman, Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $30

Saturday, January 2
Kid, You’ll Move Mountains, Picture Books, Venna, and Crayolala, Metro. 9 pm, $9
Jens Lekman, Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $30

Sunday, January 3
Nothing; enjoy your day off before you’ve got to go back to work.

Related posts:

  1. This Week in Great Music: 12/27 – 1/2
  2. This Week in Great Music: 10/3 – 10/9
  3. This Week in Great Music: 6/14 – 6/20

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