By Sarah on October 3, 2011
Busy week of shows! Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday! See this post for information on how to win. Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20 Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 The […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bandallamas, brice woodall, brokeback, cameron mcgill, cults, empty bottle, esperanza spalding, evanston space, fitzgeralds, foster the people, geoffrey o'connor, go long mule, hideout, holy sons, house of blues, imelda may, jaron and the long road to love, jens lekman, joe firstman, joe's bar, keb' mo', liam davis, lincoln hall, malajube, mar caribe, martyrs', matt hopper, metro, nora o'connor, park west, peelander-z, pieta brown, priscilla ahn, reptar, schubas, st. vincent, stephen malkmus and the jicks, symphony center, thao with the get down stay down, the besnard lakes, the chain gaing of 1974, the devil whale, the head and the heart, the mekons, the naked and famous, the riviera, the shams band, those darlins, white arrows, wild flag, yellowfever, zee avi
By Sarah on August 22, 2011
The post-Lollapalooza slump is over, because there are tons of shows this week that I think are worth going to. If you’re not going to see Braid (blast from the past) or Lost in the Trees (new and trippy chamber pop) on Saturday, and feel like a road trip, you should definitely come see my band, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged adam fitz, all eyes west, bailiff, bone and bell, braid, chicago theatre, cobalt and the hired guns, death cab for cutie, empty bottle, evanston space, fires, frightened rabbit, gipsy kings, go for broke, great lake swimmers, hideout, jason reeves, john henry and the engine, jon spiegel, kyle andrews, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, lost in the trees, metro, millennium park, moon furies, mountain heart, mynameisjohnmichael, nicolas reyes, old town school of folk music, peter bjorn and john, preservation hall jazz band, ravinia, robbie fulks, rosi golan, schubas, snowblink and the lumineers, subterranean, tedeschi trucks band, the 1900s, the donkeys, the hold steady, thin hymns, tonino baliardo, uic pavilion, welles park
By Sarah on August 1, 2011
There’s this little thing called Lollapalooza that’s going on this weekend. I won’t be there this year (unless I happen to find someone selling a very cheap ticket), but I’ll admit that I’m looking forward to not being outside in the heat all day. Monday, August 1 Robbie Fulks, Robbie Gjersoe; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged canasta, carbon tigers, chicago theatre, christina perri, cold war kids, conductive alliance, dale earnhardt jr. jr., delta spirit, double door, evanston space, fitz and the tantrums, frontier rucks, gold motel, haley bonar, hideout, house of blues back porch stage, jon drake and the shakes, jonny rogers, katz company, lincoln hall, lissie, little hurricane, lord huron, marco benevento, martyrs', mayne stage, metro, nightmare and the cat, portugal. the man, rachel mcclusky, reptar, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, sarah jarosz, schubas, steve miller band, the head and the heart, the hue, the joy formidable, tim robbins and the rogue galley band, wye oak
By Sarah on July 18, 2011
I’ll be at Lincoln Hall to catch the Old 97’s tonight. They’re one of those bands who I always seem to miss when they come into town. No more! And while I probably won’t be able to make it, everyone else should go to the Timber Timbre/Marissa Nadler show on Thursday. I don’t know much […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged algebro, allison moorer, allstate arena, balkan beat box, beau sample, bela fleck and the flecktones, black bear combo, blonde redhead, bon iver, briar rabbit, chiara mangiameli, chicago theatre, chris tobias, derek nelson and the musicians, dj romasoul, etran finatawa, evanston space, faces on film, gillian welch, hideout, jon hopkins, justin jones and the driving rain, king creosote, las guitarras de espana, lincoln hall, mana, marissa nadler, mayne stage, metro, mickey, millennium park, my gold mask, oh land, old 97's, other lives, rachele eve, radar eyes, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, robert ellis, schubas, sia, steve earle and the dukes, steve leaf, subterranean, the drummond bros., the rosebuds, the vic, thomas dybdahl, timber timbre, uncommon ground, wild flag, ximena sarinara, yemen blues
By Sarah on June 20, 2011
Monday, June 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, June 21 The Lonely Forest; Hideout. 9 pm, $8 Wednesday, June 22 Jason Webley, Destroy Nate Allen, The Gunshy; Panchos. 6 pm, $8 Matt Duke, Matthew Mayfield; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-20 Thursday, June 23 Peter Wolf Crier, Yellow Ostrich; Schubas. 7:00 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged ashley riley, bloodiest, califone, destroy nate allen, double door, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, illinois centennial monument, jason webley, jonny lang, kd lang and the siss boom bang, kelly hogan, matt and kim, matt duke, matthew mayfield, metro, moreland and arbuckel, panchos, peter wolf crier, ravinia, redgrave, robbie fulks, sanctified grumblers, sarah and the tall boys the barehand jugband, schubas, subterranean, the belle brigade, the gunshy, the hood internet, the hoyle brothers, the infamous stringdusters, the lawrence peters outfit, the lonely forest, the thermals, todd kessler, uncommon ground, yellow ostrich, yo la tengo
By Sarah on June 6, 2011
Monday, June 6 Iron and Wine, The Head and the Heart; Millennium Park. 6:30, free Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Dastardly, Umma; Schubas. 8 pm, $8 The Dodos, Gauntlet Hair; Metro. 9 pm, $18 Tuesday, June 7 Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alela diane, arlo guthrie, bell x1, ben ripani music co., brandi carlile, caroline smith and the good night sleeps, chris smither, cloudbirds, cotton jones, dastardly, david bazan and band, dinosaur bones, eliza gilkyson, empty bottle, evanston space, gauntlet hair, great divide, hideout, house of blues, how far to austin, iron and wine, james vincent mcmorrow, jeremy messersmith, julian velard, katie todd band, lincoln hall, little scream, lucy kaplansky, metro, millennium park, nora o'connor, rachael sage, ray lamontagne and the pariah dogs, robbie fulks, schubas, symphony center, the antlers, the daredevil christopher wright, the dodos, the head and the heart, the hoyle brothers, the parson redheads, the secret sisters, the singleman affair, umma, van ghost, vance gilbert