By Sarah on May 16, 2012
Rocky Votolato is another former kinda-punk rock singer (Waxwing, Lying on Loot) who discovered that he also had an aptitude for dreamier, more sentimental folk rock over the past ten years. Â Television of Saints is a fan-funded album via Kickstarter, and is a bit more bare-bones than some of his other releases. Â The songs and […]
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By Sarah on May 15, 2012
Andrew Bird took the stage on Saturday night to a packed Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, after a rousing set by local punk rock marching band Mucca Pazza. Â There’s always something special about seeing Bird back in Chicago, on home turf, even if he hasn’t reliably called Chicago proper home in some time now. Â There’s a […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged andrew bird, auditorium theatre, mucca pazza
By Sarah on May 14, 2012
Monday, May 14 Robbie Fulks, Fountains of Wayne Hancock; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 15 Amy Ray, Shadowboxers; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15-18 Wednesday, May 16 Damien Jurado, JBM; Schubas. 8 pm, sold out Jenny Dragon, Nina Ferraro, Scuttlebuggs; Martyrs. 8 pm, $7 Thursday, May 17 Mayer Hawthorne & the County, the […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alix dobkin, amy ray, angela james, apteka, bailiff, band practice, bonnie raitt, bucky halkner, cloudbirds, damien jurado, daphne willis, david wax museum, dolphins, double door, e nina jay, empty bottle, fountains of wayne hancock, here we go magic, hideout, holly near, hoots and hellmouth, hospitality, jbm, jc brooks, jenny dragon, joe pug, jon langford, kevin coval, kevin long, lincoln hall, marc cohn, mariachi el bronx, mark lanegan band, martyrs', mayer hawthorne and the county, metro, musikanto, nhojj, nina ferraro, old town school of folk music, park west, robbie fulks, rocky votolato, scuttlebuggs, sean wheeler, shadowboxers, son del viento, the b.s. brass band, the chicago theatre, the dirt daubers, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the stepkids, tom morello, toshi reagan, truth & salvage co., two gallants, zander schloss
By Sarah on May 12, 2012
You can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:55 PM Orcas Carrion from Orcas (Morr Music) 9:50 PM Andrew Bird Danse Carribe from Break It Yourself (Mom + Pop) 9:45 PM Sea of Bees Broke from Orangefarben (Team Love) 9:41 PM A.C. […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, a.c. newman, advance base, alabama shakes, andrew bird, april smith and the great picture show, big star, diamond rugs, gabriel & the hounds, gemma ray, hush arbors, keren ann, los lobos, lucy wainwright roche, melissa ferrick, muddy waters, nick waterhouse, nina simone, orcas, paul burch, peter wolf crier, rocky votolato, sad brad smith, santigold, scott lucas & the married men, sea of bees, sharon jones & the dap kings, shelly fraley, waco brothers
By Sarah on May 11, 2012
Father John Misty is the newest project from former Fleet Foxes drummer J. (Josh) Tillman, although the album for the most part doesn’t sound particularly Fleet Fox-y, which is probably the sound that Tillman was going for.  The album bounces between several different sounds — dreamy, high harmonies; straight up country rock; your stereotypical jangly indie rock […]
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By Sarah on May 7, 2012
Hey! It’s Andrew Bird week again. No big deal. Â Plenty of other things going on, too, for your listening pleasure. Monday, May 7 Robbie Fulks, Greg Cahill; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation The Spring Standards, Volcanoes Make Islands, Shelby Pollard; Schubas. 8 pm, $10 Tuesday, May 8 Tim Barry, Jenny Owen Youngs; Beat Kitchen. […]
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