This Week in Great Music: 12/5 – 12/11

It’s been quiet around here.  Sorry for that.  I’ve got a Best of 2011 guest post coming up from Mike at Land of Absurdity.  It’ll be list-y.

Monday, December 5 Avey Tare, Eric Copeland; Schubas. 7 pm, $15

Tuesday, December 6 The National, Local Natives, Wye Oak; the Aragon. 7 pm, $35 Harper Blynn; . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 12/5 – 12/11

This Week in Great Music: 4/25 – 5/1

Monday, April 25 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Arcade Fire, The National; UIC Pavilion. 7:30 pm, sold out Flame Shark, Umma, Phillip Roebuck, Kellen and Me, The Photographers; Lincoln Hall. 7:30 pm, $8 Matt Ryd, Matt Kelly, The Mike Middleton Band, Duck and Goose; Double Door. 9 pm, $5 Pinto and . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/25 – 5/1

This Week in Great Music: 4/18 – 4/24

Me: Low on Thursday (maybe), Joan as Police Woman on Sunday.

You: ???

Monday, April 18 Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation The Black Angels, Suuns; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $20 SongCircle: Chicago Showcase, ft. Rachele Eve, The Sewing Machine, Julie Meckler, Will Phalen, Jeremy David Miller, Audrey Ryan, Steve . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/18 – 4/24

Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2010 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most

Hey, it’s Mike again, you know the friend of Sarah’s from way back who occaisionally fulfills her need for a list of albums because she spends 90,000 hours agonizing over her own. (Do I really like this Andrew Bird album more than this other Andew Bird album?) Ha. I keed. So I did this thing last year, and since I mentioned Paper Route, and Gavin (Paper Route’s drummer) tweeted a link to the site, I gave Sarah a bunch of traffic, so she owes me, and that’s why you get the: . . . → Read More: Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2010 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most

This Week in Great Music: 9/20 – 9/26

I am super excited about Chris Pureka’s show at SPACE on Wednesday. How I Learned to See in the Dark is one of my favorite albums of 2010 so far, and I’m sure the live show will be great. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 9/20 – 9/26

Scheduling for Lollapalooza is so hard.

I am having a love/hate relationship with this year’s Lollapalooza schedule. It’s not like last year, where I was able to fill every inch of my day with bands. But maybe that’s a good thing — more time for aimlessly wandering from stage to stage, more opportunities to discover something new. Here’s where you’re most likely to find me this year: . . . → Read More: Scheduling for Lollapalooza is so hard.