By Sarah on February 20, 2012
Teenage me is super excited about that Promise Ring show on Saturday. Â Grown-up me is super sad about not being able to go to shows every night. Â Story of my life, y’all. Monday, February 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Royal Baths, The People’s Temple, Absolutely Not; Empty Bottle. 9:30 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 3rd sunday string bad, absolutely not, bottom lounge, britt dignan, brown paper bag, callaghan, chicago theatre, cloudbirds, doomtree, double door, emilie autumn, emily green, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, jeffrey foucault, jessie baylin, kelly hogan, martyrs', matthew good, metro, occidental brothers dance band international, old town school of folk music, peter frampton, rachel mcclusky, robbie fulks, royal baths, safe haven, sarah and the tall boys, schubas, shawn mullins, the flat five, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the people's temple, the promise ring, the watson twins, toki wright
By Sarah on January 16, 2012
Hey! My band’s doing a show this Sunday night at the Double Door! You should come see me. Monday, January 16 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, January 17 Akron/Family, Bad Weather California; Hideout. 9 pm, $14 Wednesday, January 18 Nicholas Barron Band, Chris Siebold & the Psycles; Schubas. 9 pm, $8 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged akron/family, alison breitman, auditorium theatre, bad weather california, brandon harrod, brighton ma, chris siebold & the psycles, conrad plymouth parker, dastardly, dave tamkin, david grisman, del mccoury band, double door, elisa grace, evanston space, gaberdine, ha ha tonka, henhouse prowlers, hideout, jaymay, jim & jen, joe purdy, jungle of cities, lincoln hall, majors junction, martin sexton, martyrs', mike mangione & the union, mike murawski, nicholas barron band, park west, rob scallon, robbie fulks, santah, schubas, subterranean, tea leaf green, the giving tree band, the waco brothers, todd snider, ty stone, vintage blue
By Sarah on January 9, 2012
We are getting back in the swing of things here with the weekly calendar. Â It’s the beginning of the year, cut me some slack. We’ve got some great local artists on bills this week, plus some very diverse acts coming in as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, spread out at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged abstract science djs, active child, alejandro escovedo, allison russell, ant'lrd, auditorium theatre, bad bad meow, beat kitchen, creepy band, daniel ellsworth & the great lakes, don stiernberg, drake bell, empty bottle, evanston space, filligar, gabe dixon, hideout, johnathan young, jon drake & the shakes, jon langford, jt nero, koo nimo & the occidental highlife association, leila broussard, lincoln hall, metro, natalie grace alford, nina ferraro, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, robbie fulks, ryley walker, sally timms, save the clocktower, schubas, subterranean, the black willoughbys, the parlour suite, the pickin' bubs, the walkmen, tycho, vance gilbert
By Sarah on December 5, 2011
It’s been quiet around here. Â Sorry for that. Â I’ve got a Best of 2011 guest post coming up from Mike at Land of Absurdity. Â It’ll be list-y. Monday, December 5 Avey Tare, Eric Copeland; Schubas. 7 pm, $15 Tuesday, December 6 The National, Local Natives, Wye Oak; the Aragon. 7 pm, $35 Harper Blynn; SPACE. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anne heaton, antje duvekot, arc in round, avey tare, bill brickey, bon iver, cadillac palace theatre, chicago theatre, dbp, empty bottle, eric copeland, erin mckeown, evanston space, harper blynn, jeffrey david, jessica lea mayfield, lincoln hall, local natives, meg hutchinson, metro, natalia zukerman, old town school of folk music, over the rhine, peter bradley adams, ryan adams, save the clocktower, schubas, shemekia copeland, still corners, the aragon, the national, the war on drugs, tori amos, uic pavilion, vapor eyes, vintage blue, windbreaker, winterbloom, wye oak
By Sarah on November 28, 2011
How is it almost December? Â This is uncalled for. If anyone can hook a girl up with tickets to the Brandi Carlile show at Park West, or the M. Ward show at Schubas, you’d be my hero. Â Just sayin’. Monday, November 28 Meh Tuesday, November 29 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, brandi carlile, brian setzer's rockabilly riot, carlos forster, chicago theatre, christina perri, clap your hands say yeah, dave sills, edie carey, evanston space, florence & the machine, hawley shoffner, house of blues, jake armerding, jay-z, kanye west, kelly clarkson, laura marling, lincoln hall, lydia loveless, m. ward, metro, mike coykendall, old town school of folk music, park west, poi dog pondering, s. carey, schubas, shawn colvin, the fray, the kickback, the secret sisters, the steepwater band, tim larson & the owner operators, united center, warm safe & sound
By Sarah on November 7, 2011
A bit of a slow week, but still great things to pick from. Â I might make it to the A.A. Bondy show, depending on whether or not I can get over this end-of-fall plague that I’ve found myself saddled with. Monday, November 7 Loney Dear, Daniel Knox; Schubas. Â 8 pm, $15 Tuesday, November 8 Rachael […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a.a. bondy, brown rice, daniel knox, evanston space, lincoln hall, logan square auditorium, loney dear, rachael yamagata, robbie fulks, schubas, spirits of the red city