jc brooks & the uptown sound
By Sarah on November 26, 2011
Another Friday night in the studio. If you missed me last night, you can catch me on CHIRP this afternoon from 2 to 4 pm, as an extra special bonus show. I’m off next week, as my band’s got a gig that night. Â (Occupy This! at Multikulti, music starts at 9 pm, proceeds benefit Occupy […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged acid house kings, andrew bird, ben sollee, black tusk, braids, broken records, butterfly boucher, coheed and cambria, daniel martin moore, dethlehem, drc music, fruit bats, girl in a coma, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeff buckley, jennifer warnes, jj, joan as police woman, jorge calderon, kurt vile, lamb, laximikant pyarelal, mumford & sons, netherfriends, over the rhine, retribution gospel choir, rob crow, sharon van etten, someone still loves you boris yeltsin, the traveling wilburys, tom waits
By Sarah on November 5, 2011
Two hours, some songs, and a brand new, comfy chair in the studio. It’s like someone heard me whining on Twitter a while ago about the awful chair. I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, November 26, from 2 to 4 pm, Central time. 1:56 PM Sufjan Stevens All the Trees of the Field […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged angus & julia stone, brown bird, chris pureka, christina bautista, david berkeley, dessa, devics, eliza gilkyson, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe pug, joshua radin, m. ward, malajube, meg & dia, meg baird, murder by death, my brightest diamond, neko case, phantogram, quiet company, res, skybox, sufjan stevens, tapes 'n tapes, the decemberists, the heavy circles, the highwaymen, the mekons, tom waits, we were promised jetpacks
By Sarah on October 23, 2011
Who would have guessed that an empty radio studio in a manufacturing building would be creepy at midnight when you’re there all by yourself? Crazy, isn’t it? Â Made a couple of good musical discoveries, though, of artists I’d never heard before randomly selecting them to play. That’s always a plus. Here’s what I played to […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.c. newman, andrew bird, azita, bon iver, bonnie prince billy, brian wright and the waco tragedies, chin up chin up, dan mangan, deer tick, devotchka, feist, guster, helen money, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe firstman, johnny flynn, kate mcgarrigle, laura marling, malajube, mar caribe, mates of state, melissa ferrick, mike and the censations, my brightest diamond, neil young, neko case, over the rhine, pinetop seven, rachael cantu, regina spektor, ryan adams, sarah siskind, sharon van etten, st. vincent, tegan and sara, the acorn, the cell phones, the david mayfield parade, the mountain goats, the traveling wilburys, thea gilmore, twin sister, vashti bunyan, we were promised jetapacks
By Sarah on July 25, 2011
It looks like the heat wave has snapped (for now), so maybe it’s time for me to come out of hibernation. I’m planning on checking out Cass McCombs at Schubas tomorrow night, and there are a few weekend shows that look mighty tempting. Monday, July 25 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Rachel Ries; Millennium Park. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alex hall, band of heathens, ben ripani, blasted diplomats, brett randell, casey mcdonough, cass mccombs, chris smither, cloudbirds, danielia cotton, death ships, evanston space, fireside bowl, good evening, heartless bastards, hideout, jackie myers band, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeffrey david, kelly hogan, kole, like pioneers, lincoln hall, little tybee, lou pride, lower dens, martyrs', millennium park, musikanto, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, rachel ries, schubas, scott ligon, shawn mullins, ted leo and the pharmacists, the aragon, the decemberists, the down feathers, the flat five, the head and the heart, william elliott whitmore
By Sarah on June 17, 2011
While there are plenty of festivals going on this weekend, my recommendation is to make it to the Taste of Randolph festival. Taste of Randolph, Friday through Sunday The festival in the West Loop (Randolph & Peoria) features food from some of the top restaurants in the neighborhood, including Vevo, Veerasway, one sixtyblue, and Wishbone. On […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged chris gelbuda, hemmingbirds, here we go magic, in tall buildings, jc brooks & the uptown sound, occidental brothers dance band international, rachele eve, shilpa ray and her happy hookers, taste of randolph, the heavy
By Sarah on June 13, 2011
I don’t know what you’re doing this weekend, but I’m taking a road trip into Ann Arbor to see Andrew Bird. Big surprise. Monday, June 13 Keren Ann, Chris Garneau; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $12-14 Horse Feathers, Hello Mtn.; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-22 Tuesday, June 14 The Shams Band, Johnny Rumble, Antony Ablan and the […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andy grammer, antony ablan and the tramps, auditorium theatre, aunt martha, chris garneau, clare burson, dirt daubers, elizabeth and the catapult, empty bottle, evanston space, florence & the machine, hanni el khatib, hello mtn., hideout, horse feathers, house of blues, ingrid and the unicorns, ingrid graudins, jc brooks & the uptown sound, johnny rumble, kate voegele, katie herzig, keren ann, kishi bashi, lenka, liam davis, lincoln hall, my morning jacket, natasha bedingfield, nightlands, nora o'connor, peter bradley adams, ravinia, robert plant and the band of joy, schubas, scott h. biram, sondre lerche, steve freesbie, subterranean, the aragon, the shams band |