This Week in Great Music: 10/3 – 10/9

Busy week of shows!  Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday!  See this post for information on how to win.

Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20

Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 10/3 – 10/9

Ticket Giveaway! Those Darlins, 10/5 and 10/6

Those Darlins, the country-punk-slash-dirty-rock group of three girls and a guy, are en route to Chicago for a trio of shows: October 5th at the Empty Bottle, and two on October 6th — a free gig at 1pm at the Michigan Avenue Apple Store, followed by a show at Schubas that . . . → Read More: Ticket Giveaway! Those Darlins, 10/5 and 10/6

This Weekend’s Summer Festivals

Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, Saturday and Sunday The Old Town School of Music returns to curate its 14th annual Folk & Roots Festival in Lincoln Square’s Welles Park (Montrose & Lincoln).   In addition to the Main Stage, there are also areas for dane instruction, kids’ music and activities, world music, group jam sessions, . . . → Read More: This Weekend’s Summer Festivals

This Week in Great Music: 2/14 – 2/20

Looking for something to do tonight? Take your sweetheart to see Robbie Fulks and Kelly Hogan at the Hideout. I’m sure it will be beautiful.

Monday, December 14 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Mike Chorvat, Ron Robinson, Jerome Holloway, Alex Maier, Kelsey Wild; Double Door. 8 pm, $5

Tuesday, . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 2/14 – 2/20

This Weekend’s Summer Street Festivals

One of my favorite things about the city of Chicago is the large number of street festivals, block parties, etc., that take place all summer long. If you can’t find something to do on a weekend here, you’re probably just not looking hard enough. . . . → Read More: This Weekend’s Summer Street Festivals

This Week in Great Music: 4/5 – 4/11

Let’s hope that this week is better than last, where I had a moment of complete brilliance and proceeded to forget all about the show I was supposed to go to on Saturday night.  Sigh.

I’ll be at Lincoln Hall on Wednesday (Fanfarlo) and Thursday (The xx), provided that I don’t forget about those . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/5 – 4/11