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This Week in Great Music: 6/14 – 6/20

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:13:10 +0000

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

This Week in Great Music: 4/26 – 5/2

Sarah — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:51:45 +0000

Hey, so April’s almost over. What’s that all about?

I’ll be at the Thursday night show for Over the Rhine; I’d be at Wednesday’s, too, but making it to Evanston once in a week is going to be a stretch, so I’m not going to push it.

I can safely say that there’s a show every night this week that I want to be at. I’m not going to make any predictions of where I’ll actually show up, though, because that’s just asking for me to spend all week sitting at the computer and playing Plants vs. Zombies.

Monday, April 26
Robbie Fulks, Greg Cahill; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, ft. Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, Mimicking Birds; Park West. 7:30 pm, $25
Amos Lee, Tift Merritt; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, sold out

Tuesday, April 27
Jonsi, the Vic. 7:30 pm, $35
The Nadas, Keri Noble; Schubas. 8 pm, $12

Wednesday, April 28
Jonsi, the Vic. 7:30 pm, $35
Chris Pureka, Martyrs. 8 pm, $10-12
Over the Rhine, Lucy Wainwright Roche; SPACE. 8 pm, $25-40

Thursday, April 29
Gipsy Kings, The Venue (Horseshe Casino, 777 Casino Center Dr, Hammond IN). 7:30 pm, $45-95
Over the Rhine, Lucy Wainwright Roche; SPACE. 8 pm, $25-40
Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells, Chandeliers; Metro. 9 pm, sold out
Jason Collett, Zeus, Bahamas; Schubas. 9 pm, $15

Friday, April 30
Los Campesinos!, Cymbals Eat Guitars; Metro. 7 pm, $18-20
Alice Peacock, Peter Bradley Adams; SPACE. 8 pm, $17-28
Lila Downs, House of Blues. 8:30 pm, $26-28
Kid, You’ll Move Mountains, Geronimo!, Inspector Owl, polarOPPOSITEbear; Schubas. 9 pm, $8
The Apples in Stereo; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14
Essex Channel; Uncommon Ground (1401 W Devon). 10 pm, $10 suggested donation

Saturday, May 1
Jonatha Brooke, SPACE. 8 pm, $24-28
Deanna Devore, Rachele Eve, Ol’Boy; Hideout. 9 pm, $8

Sunday, May 2
Jon Langford and Christine Tarkowski; Chicago Cultural center. 2 pm, free
All Things Lucid, The Shams Band, Ornery Little Darlings, Jaime Rojo; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $7

This Week in Great Music: 12/28 – 1/3

Sarah — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:47:25 +0000

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.