By Sarah on February 11, 2012
Friday was my birthday.  If I had it my way, I would have played two hours of Andrew Bird songs, but alas. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:53 PM Errors Pleasure Palaces from Have Some Faith in Magic (Rock Action) […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged andrew bird, brad yoder, cate le bon, craig finn, errors, gotye, heartless bastards, jason stein quartet, los nombres, lost in the trees, mucca pazza, neko case, okkervil river, over the rhine, polica, porcelain raft, rufus wainwright, shearwater, the decemberists, the milk carton kids, the mountain goats, the new pornographers, trailer trash tracys, vandaveer, wovenhand
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 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 August 15, 2011
Monday, August 15 Rasputina; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Tuesday, August 16 Ari Herstand, Will Knox; Schubas. 7 pm, $8-10 Wednesday, August 17 Matt the Electrician, JT and the Clouds; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Thursday, August 18 Garfield Park Conservatory Benefit, ft. Bobby Conn, Del Rey, Big Science, Sunken Ships, Bare Mutants, DJ Scary Lady […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged aficionado, andy davis, ari herstand, bare mutants, big science, bobby conn, daniel knox, david vandervelde, del rey, dj scary lady sarah, evanston space, fitzgeralds, geoff dolce, hideout, house of blues back porch stage, josh hoge, jt and the clouds, lincoln hall, matt the electrician, millennium park, mucca pazza, psychic friends, rasputina, schubas, sunken ships, the david mayfield parade, the shadowboxers, the shams band, the waco brothers, tim kasher, will knox |
By Sarah on July 4, 2011
Tiny little list this week. Feels like lots of bands are taking their summer vacations right now. Don’t worry, there are tons more shows than this that may be to your tastes; this is just what’s going on that’s got my interest. And if you’re looking for something to do on Saturday night, you can […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged afro-zep, cave, hideout, lincoln hall, marnie stern, mayne stage, millennium park, mucca pazza, robbie fulks, sons of the never wrong, the aragon, the flaming lips, tinariwen |
By Sarah on March 21, 2011
In my haze of being back to work after a couple of sick days and the weekend, I forgot to put this up earlier. Here it is now. I’m not sure what I’m doing with my music time this week, although I feel like I should try to make it out to something — I […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a classic education, amos lee, angel olsen, british sea power, bruce roper, bryan sutton, caitlin rose, chris smither, delmar and the dedications, eli paperboy reed and the true loves, evanston space, family band, hideout, james vincent mcmorrow, jill sobule, jj grey, john doe, john mccutcheon, kaki king, kelly hogan, las guitarras de espana, lincoln hall, matt pond, mayne stage, mucca pazza, old town school of folk music, pvt, rocky votolato, ron sexsmith, sam amidon, schubas, scott ligon, shannon mcnally, sons of the never wrong, subterranean, the rural alberta advantage, the secret sisters, the vic, tim o'brien, tracy grammer, warpaint, washington