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By Sarah on June 18, 2012
In addition to all of the below shows going on this weekend, Make Music Chicago takes place all day on Thursday, involving over 700 musicians at 75 sites across the city. More detailed information can be found on their website, but I am mostly excited about SOUSAPALOOZA on Thusday, where dedicated music nerds will gather […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged al scorch's country soul ensemble, bailiff, barefoot elephants, blind boys of alabama, booker t. jones, brendan losch, brigitte demeyer, chicago gospel music festival, cloud cult, dinosaur jr, don stiernberg, ellis park, empty bottle, evanston space, green music festival, hey rosetta!, hideout, innkeepers, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jessica robbins, johnny young, jonas friddle & the majority, judson claiborne, julie marie byrne, laura marling, like pioneers, michele mcguire, millennium park, mines, nature show, pearls, robbie fulks, sam vicari, santah, schubas, scony mack, secret colours, simple machines, sister crystals, songs for gods, steve poltz, subterranean, t'bone, the athenaeum theatre, the brothers goforth, the lawrence peters outfit, the ragtones, the raveonettes, theresa andersson, volcano!, willy mason, wilshire
By Sarah on March 15, 2011
Still in Chicago while it seems like the rest of the music universe is in Austin? Head to Schubas on Wednesday at 7 pm for a show featuring some stellar local artists and in support of a good cause. Wednesday’s show, featuring singer-songwriters Jeff Breakey, Donnie Biggins, Jessica Robbins, and Sam Wahl, as well as Jane […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged donnie biggins, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jeff breakey, jessica robbins, sam wahl
By Sarah on March 14, 2011
It’s that time again: where concert-going for the rest of the country slows down because every band ever is down in Austin for SXSW. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t worthwhile shows to check out here, though: tons of shows this week feature stellar local acts who are just as deserving of your love and […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anna vogelzang, ashley brooke toussant, bone and bell, brett eldredge, bright eyes, canasta, chely wright, cheryl wheeler, chicago theatre, common swift, detholz!, donnie biggins, double door, elbo room, eraserhead, evanston space, hideout, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeff breakey, jessica robbins, jungle of cities, kelly hogan, last mono station, lincoln hall, lincoln square lanes, megan crain, old town school of folk music, rachel ries, rachele eve, robbie fulks, ryan anderson, sam wahl, schubas, scott ligon, steve leaf, the ditty bops, the mynabirds, the polkaholics, the riviera, trashcan sinatras, tyler james beach, willie nelson
By Sarah on November 8, 2010
A bit of a quiet week overall, and yet I still will be finding myself at two, maybe three, shows. I’ll be at Dawes on Wednesday and Johnny Flynn on Friday, and thinking about catching the Heavy on Saturday. Busy week. If you see me, say hi!
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, candy town, dawes, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, ezra furman, green river ordinance, hood smoke, janis ian, jessica robbins, johnny flynn, kate nash, lincoln hall, martyrs', maruka, mayne stage, metro, miggs, mindy smith, my gold mask, natalia kills, natalia zuckerman, old town school of folk music, owen, park west, peggy sue, peter wolf crier, rachele eve, rambos, robyn, schubas, the chapin sisters, the fab faux, the heavy, the pines, the vic, tim seisser quintet, unicycle loves you, vetiver, wallpaper
By Sarah on October 15, 2010
It’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of the Chicago Roots Collective, which is now entering its second year of life here in the city. The Collective is made up of ten local bands, has put on 30 shows over the past year, and has a monthly showcase at one of my favorite venues, Lincoln Hall.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew francis, bandcalledcatch, bassel al-madani, bobby minelli, brendan losch, cobalt and the hired guns, dan price, diana lawrence, elbo room, goodbyehome, how far to austin, jack brett, jackpot donnie, jane thatcher, jeff churchwell, jessica robbins, katie scrantom, kevin garvey, matt campbell, michael kostal, mike mangione and the union, molehill, nathan xander, nelken, rachele eve, shelley miller, the future laureates, the shams band, todd kessler and the new folk, will phalen |
By Sarah on July 26, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 7/26 – 8/1
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged animal city, anna fermin's trigger gospel, bomba estereo, chicago theatre, congress theater, dan dyer, david dondero, dawn landes and the hounds, daytonics, empty bottle, evanston space, fran healy, gaslight anthem, hideout, house of blues, ingrid michaelson, jc brooks and the uptown sound, jeffery david, jessica robbins, josiah leming, jt and the clouds, keane, kill hannah, lincoln hall, marc broussard, metro, millennium park, naomi shelton and the gospel queens, navy pier, robbie fulks, schubas, smashing pumpkins, soul summit djs, the barehand jugband, the dead weather, the heligoats, the right now, tift merritt, todd carey