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 February 18, 2012
I got a request from my parents this week.  Bet you can guess which one it is. Next Friday, I’m on for an extra hour.  You can hear me on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 7 – 10 pm Central time next week. 9:55 PM Damien Jurado Nothing is the News from Maraqopa (Secretly Canadian) 9:49 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged amanda palmer, andrew bird, big deal, casiotone for the painfully alone, catherine maclellan, damien jurado, daniel knox, david berkeley, dustin wong, faun fables, first aid kit, gillian welch, hem, jenny owen youngs, joanna newsom, justin townes earle, laura gibson, lene marlin, mark lanegan band, minipop, pete yorn, quiet company, shearwater, superchunk, the lawrence peters outfit, the pines, the twilight sad, toby keith, virgin forest
By Sarah on February 7, 2012
I kicked the week off with an extra special bonus edition of my show on Monday afternoon.  That’s what I get for taking the day off work.  Never fear, I’ll be back to my regular time slot this Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 5:54 PM David Bowie […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a place to bury strangers, bright eyes, brown bird, carell casey, casiotone for the painfully alone, chairlift, chico cervantes, chris pureka, cloud nothings, cloudbirds, david bowie, doomtree, first aid kit, hans zimmer, innerpartysystem, james taylor, jason urick, jill sobule, joe pug, john legend, la habitacion roja, laura gibson, laura marling, lonely drifter karen, loudon wainwright iii, marit larsen, murder city devils, nicole mitchell, okkervil river, regina spektor, rocky votolato, royal baths, shooter jennings, the dresden dolls, the mountain goats, the pines, the roots, the runnies, the vandermark 5, unicycle loves you, vienna teng, virgin forest
By Sarah on January 22, 2012
9:53 PM Retribution Gospel Choir Poor Man’s Daughter from 2 (Sub Pop) 9:49 PM The Black Keys Little Black Submarines from El Camino (Nonesuch) 9:45 PM La Oreja de Van Gogh Cometas Por El Cielo from Cometas Por El Cielo (Sony) 9:41 PM The xx Crystalised from xx (Young Turks) 9:37 PM Chris Connelly Classically […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged 2cellos, amanda palmer, andre williams and the goldstars, booker t. jones, brown bird, chris connelly, cloudbirds, doomtree, frank carillo & the bandoleros, jakob olausson, jessica lea mayfield, john k. samson, justin townes earle, kim taylor, la oreja de van gogh, levon helm, murder by death, retribution gospel choir, simon & garfunkel, the black keys, the format, the handsome family, the magic numbers, the mountain goats, the pines, the wars of 1812, the xx, tiger bones, wooden wand & the briarwood virgins
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 November 8, 2010
A bit of a quiet week overall, and yet I still will be finding myself at two, maybe three, shows. I’ll be at Dawes on Wednesday and Johnny Flynn on Friday, and thinking about catching the Heavy on Saturday. Busy week. If you see me, say hi!
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, candy town, dawes, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, ezra furman, green river ordinance, hood smoke, janis ian, jessica robbins, johnny flynn, kate nash, lincoln hall, martyrs', maruka, mayne stage, metro, miggs, mindy smith, my gold mask, natalia kills, natalia zuckerman, old town school of folk music, owen, park west, peggy sue, peter wolf crier, rachele eve, rambos, robyn, schubas, the chapin sisters, the fab faux, the heavy, the pines, the vic, tim seisser quintet, unicycle loves you, vetiver, wallpaper