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This Week in Great Music: 9/13 – 9/19

Sarah — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:07:54 +0000

Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only person on the internet who doesn’t care about Pavement.

I’ll be at the Justin Townes Earle show on Saturday, and may try to hit up his solo set at Reckless earlier that day.

Monday, September 13
Robbie Fulks, the Hoyle Brothers; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Pavement, No Age; Millennium Park. 7 pm, $15-40
Jenny and Johnny (Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice); Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $20

Tuesday, September 14
Meh

Wednesday, September 15
Meh

Thursday, September 16
April Verch, FitzGerald’s (6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn). 8 pm, $15
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Judson Claiborne, the Field Auxiliary; Empty Bottle. 9 pm, $5-8
David Bazan, The Mynabirds; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $15
Crooked Still; Schubas. 9 pm, $15

Friday, September 17
Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz; Wrigley Field. 7 pm, sold out
Mark Olson, Cory Chisel; Schubas. 7 pm, $15
Owen, Savoir Adore, Streets on Fire; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $12
Mittens on Strings, Daniel Knox, Magic Gloves; Hideout. 10 pm, $8

Saturday, September 18
Justin Townes Earle, Reckless Records (3126 N Broadway). 5 pm, free
Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz; Wrigley Field. 7 pm, sold out
Aimee Mann, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7:30 pm and 10 pm, $34-38
Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, Free Energy, Male Bonding; Metro. 9 pm, $17-19
The Shams Band, Fatbook, Cole DeGenova and the People’s Republic; FitzGerald’s. 9 pm, $10
Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea Mayfield; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $13-15
Chris Buehrle Band; Cubby Bear Wrigleyville. 10 pm, free

Sunday, September 19
Aimee Mann, Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm, $34-38
Matt and Kim, Metro. 7 pm, $19
Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s, The Lonely Forest, Cameron McGill and What Army; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $12-15

This Week in Great Music: 7/12 – 7/18

Sarah — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:36:35 +0000

The indie music world comes to a screeching halt this weekend as Pitchfork rolls into town. Three-day tickets have been sold out for ages, so try hitting up Craigslist or something to make your way in.

Monday, July 12
Caribou, The Budos Band; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free
Robbie Fulks, Paul Turner; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Islands, Gregory Pepper; Lincoln Hall. 7 pm, $15

Tuesday, July 13
Kevin O’Donnell’s Summer Spectacular; Martyrs. 8 pm, $8

Wednesday, July 14
The Swell Season; Ravinia. 8 pm, $22-50
Sarah Harmer, David Romano; Schubas. 8 pm, $18

Thursday, July 15
Loudon Wainwright III, Meg Hutchinson; SPACE. 8 pm, $28-65
Cary Brothers, Harper Blynn; Subterranean. 9 pm, $9

Friday, July 16
Old 97′s, Patricia Vonne; Navy Pier Beer Garden. 6 pm, free
Anne Heaton, Rose Polenzani; SPACE. 7 pm, $12-20
Jonny Lang, Moreland and Arbuckle; House of Blues. 9 pm, $40.50-43
Titus Andronicus, Hallelujah the Hills; Subterranean. 10:30 pm, $12

Saturday, July 17
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Drive-By Truckers; United Center. 7:30 pm, $49.50-125
Here We Go Magic, Sharon Van Etten, A Lull; Schubas. 10:30 pm, $12 or $6 with Pitchfork wristband

Sunday, July 18
Cains and Abels, Strand of Oaks, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, The Loom, Benjamin Ezra; Abbey Pub (3420 W Grace). 8:30 pm, $8-10
Local Natives, Yawn; Lincoln Hall. 10:30 pm, $15
Real Estate, Zola Jesus; Subterranean. 10:30 pm, $12

This Week in Great Music: 4/5 – 4/11

Sarah — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:42:29 +0000

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 shows, too.

Monday, April 5
Robbie Fulks, The Hoyle Brothers; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation
Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago; SPACE. 7:30 pm, $5
Camera Obscura, Princeton; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $20
Miike Snow, Light Pollution; Metro. 9 pm, sold out

Tuesday, April 6
Dashboard Confessional, Corey Chisel & the Wandering Sons; House of Blues. 6 pm, $24-27
Julian Casablancas, Funeral Party; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $26
As Tall as Lions, Bad Veins, A Lull; Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, $13
The Low Anthem, Nathaniel Rateliff; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14

Wednesday, April 7
Motion City Soundtrack, Fun, A Rocket To The Moon, Sing It Loud; House of Blues. 5:30 pm, $20.50-22
Titus Andronicus, The Saps, Bully in the Hallway; Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, $10-12
Fanfarlo, Lawrence Arabia, Robert Francis; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $12-14
Har Mar Superstar, My Gold Mask, Violetness; Double Door. 9 pm, $10

Thursday, April 8
The xx, Nosaj Thing; Lincoln Hall. 6 pm, sold out
The Horse’s Ha, Ronnie Malley, Wanees Zazour; Chicago Cultural center. 6:30 pm, free
Deer Tick, Those Darlins, Elephant Gun; Bottom Lounge. 8 pm, $13
The xx, jj; Lincoln Hall. 9:30 pm, sold out

Friday, April 9
Drive By Truckers, Langhorne Slim; the Vic. 8 pm, $26
Shawn Mullins, Daphne Willis; SPACE. 8 pm, sold out
The Giving Tree, Todd Kessler and the New Folk, The Shams Band, The Future Laureates; Double Door. 9 pm, $10-15
Edwin McCain Band; Cubby Bear Wrigleyville. 9 pm, $20-25
Japandroids, Avi Buffalo, Lasers and Fast and Shit; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $14
The Soft Pack, Male Bonding, Beaters; Empty Bottle. 10 pm, $10-12
Dan Black, Moneypenny, Midnight Conspiracy, DJ SR-71; Schubas. 10:30 pm, $10

Saturday, April 10
Madeleine Peyroux, Nora O’Connor; Old Town School of Folk Music. 7 pm and 10 pm, $34-38
Bill Callahan, Hideout. 7 pm and 10 pm, $20
John Mayer, Michael Franti and Spearhead; United Center. 8 pm, $35-78
Mason Jennings, SPACE. 8 pm, sold out
Owen Pallett, Snowblink; Lincoln Hall. 10 pm, $15
The Smith Westerns, Acrylics, Nurses; Schubas. 10 pm, $8-10

Sunday, April 11
Lang Lang, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra; Harris Theater. 3 pm, $45-95
Straight No Chaser, Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $25-45
K’Naan, Wale; Metro. 7:30 pm, $20-22