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By Sarah on February 27, 2012
Lots of great music this week, including plenty of local artists for your enjoyment. Â I’ll be at Whitehorse at Schubas on Saturday, and may make time after my radio show on Friday to head to the Empty Bottle for The Twilight Sad. Â Their new album is really fantastic. Monday, February 27 Robbie Fulks, Steve Frisbie; […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew allen, aoife o'donovan, barehand dixieland, ben keeler, ben lee, bombay bicycle club, briar rabbit, brighton ma, cameron mcgill, chaperone, chatham county line, clark paterson, cloudbirds, congress theater, dia frampton, double door, empty bottle, esh, golden bloom, hideout, jerome holloway, lila downs, lucy rose, majors junction, martrys, musikanto, natalie oliveri, old town school of folk music, on again off again, park west, pert near sandstone, pet lions, punch brothers, robbie fulks, schubas, steep canyon rangers, steve dawson, steve frisbie, stolen silver, subterranean, the darcys, the twilight sad, whitehorse, will phalen, zapruder point
By Sarah on January 23, 2012
I’ll be at Schubas on Wednesday for Cheyenne Marie Mize, and Lincoln Hall the next day for Kathleen Edwards. Â I’ll be the lady with a camera, looking very tired and surly. Â Say hi if you see me. Monday, January 23 Meh. Tuesday, January 24 Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Kevin O’Donnell Quartet; […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bailiff, band called catch, ben ripani music co., cass mccombs, cheyenne marie mize, christine lavin, congress theater, danny black, dawes, devotchka, dj roma soul, drive by truckers, elephant revival, frank fairfield, go long mule, great divide, greensky bluegrass, hannah georgas, hideout, jaik willis, joe henry, joe pug, jon drake and the shakes, kathleen edwards, kevin hearn & thinbuckle, kevin o'donnell quartet, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, los campesinos!, metro, michele mcguire, mucca pazza, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, paper thick walls, parenthetical girls, park west, schubas, strange arrangement, the future laureates, the shams band, unloved, van ghost
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 September 12, 2011
Well, all, I’m back from my trip abroad and am ready to jump right back in to life here. Sort of. I’ll be at the Matt Pond PA/Rocky Votolato show tonight. They were both fantastic when I saw them earlier this year at Subterranean, so this show shouldn’t be any different. If you’re looking for […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged al scorch's country soul ensemble, braids, congress theater, empire of the sun, empty bottle, evanston space, fitzgeralds, hideout, howler, illinois centennial monument, james vincent mcmorrow, jeff pianki, lincoln hall, maria muldaur, marissa nadler, matt pond pa, melissa ferrick, miami horror, mucca pazza, o'death, painted palms, pepper rabbit, ria mae, richard thompson, robbie fulks, rocky votolato, steve frisbie, tapes 'n tapes, why are we building such a big ship?
By Sarah on May 30, 2011
Monday, May 30 Justin Townes Earle, Andre Williams and the Goldstars; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, Kathleen Keane; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 31 Friendly Fires, Wise Blood; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out Wednesday, June 1 Meh. Thursday, June 2 Teddy Thompson, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet; Schubas. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andre williams and the goldstars, bailiff, band called catch, box jellyfish, brett dennen, chamberlin, congress theater, cubby bear wrigleyville, dawes, empty bottle, evanston space, friendly fires, grace potter and the nocturnals, hideout, house of blues, jackpot donnie, jerome holloway, justin townes earle, kathleen keane, kopecky family band, kris delmhorst, las guitarras de espana, lauren frost, led to sea, leo kottke, lincoln hall, luke doucet, making movies, mayne stage, melissa mcclelland, mike mangione and the union, millennium park, old town school of folk music, ozomatli, park west, raphael saadiq, robbie fulks, schubas, secret colours, simplesinger, stolen silver, teddy thompson, thao and mirah, the damn choir, the lakeshore band, the vic, wildlife, wise blood
By Sarah on February 28, 2011
There are lots of great shows going on this week, and I probably won’t make it to any of them! Awesome. Monday, February 28 Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters; United Center. 8 pm, sold out The Low Anthem, Bobby, Daniel Lefkowitz; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $14 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alice peacock, asobi seksu, bobby, brahms, chris james, congress theater, cotton jones, daniel lefkowitz, eleventh dream day, empty bottle, evanston space, girl talk, greg laswell, hideout, iron and wine, jared finck, junk culture, keithen terrell, lady gaga, laura gibson, lincoln hall, max tundra, meisha herron, nicole atkins, nora o'connor, pepper rabbit, portland cello project, robbie fulks, scissor sisters, stephen paul smoker, subterranean, the low anthem, the real connection, the riviera, tony lucca, united center, xoe wise