By Sarah on April 4, 2011
This week’s got a lot of great shows on the calendar, and I’ll be at a couple of them. Come find me and say hi at Tuesday’s Mountain Goats show (the Vic), or Friday’s Over the Rhine show (Lincoln Hall). I’m hoping to make it to Lincoln Hall on Saturday for Sharon Van Etten, but […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew belle, auditorium theatre, beat kitchen, bone and bell, boutros, callers, chaperone, cloudbirds, cut copy, david choi, djrc, drew dawson, grandchildren, haroula rose, hideout, holy ghost!, in tall buildings, joe firstman, kid color, las guitarras de espana, lia ices, lincoln hall, little scream, lucy wainwright roche, marianne keith, martyrs', megafaun, movits!, north mississippi allstars, o'death, over the rhine, reds and blue, robbie fulks, robert plant and the band of joy, schubas, sharon van etten, steve dawson and ellen cherry, steve frisbie, subterranean, tamaryn, the cave singers, the mountain goats, the opposition party, the raveonettes, the riviera, the vic, trombone shorty and orleans avenue, uncommon ground, wye oak
By Sarah on November 1, 2010
Good morning, friends. While I’m still trying to process my Epic Mumford Roadtrip, have a list of great shows coming up this week. The list’s a little overwhelming to me right now, as I weigh my need for sleep against my need for More Live Music.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anais mitchell, azure ray, backyard tire fire, band of heathens, ben folds, bobby bare jr., boulder acoustic society, brent amaker and the rodeo, cary brothers, chicago winter, christie dupree, eisley, elbo room, evanston space, ezra furman, flame shark, greg laswell, harper blynn, holly conlan, horse feathers, house of blues, ives the band, jake shimabukuro, james husband, jay farrar, jenny owen youngs, junip, kate miller-heidke, kim taylor, kristen ford, lady danville, ligon and mcdonough, lincoln hall, los lobos, metro, old town school of folk music, park west, pretty good dance moves djs, reverend horton heat, richard thompson band, sara bareilles, schubas, sharon van etten, split lip rayfield, stephanie picarra, steven page, th' legendary shack shakers, the glorious veins, the riviera, the vic, tim fite, wakey!wakey!, yonder mountain string band, young buffalo
By Sarah on July 12, 2010
The indie music world comes to a screeching halt this weekend as Pitchfork rolls into town. Three-day tickets have been sold out for ages, so try hitting up Craigslist or something to make your way in.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a lull, abbey pub, anne heaton, benjamin ezra, cains and abels, caribou, cary brothers, david romano, drive by truckers, evanston space, gregory pepper, hallelujah the hills, harper blynn, here we go magic, hideout, house of blues, islands, jonny lang, kevin o'donnell, lincoln hall, local natives, loudon wainwright iii, martyrs', meg hutchinson, millennium park, moreland and arbuckle, navy pier, old 97's, patricia vonne, paul turner, ravinia, real estate, robbie fulks, rose polenzani, sarah harmer, schubas, sharon van etten, strand of oaks, subterranean, the budos band, the daredevil christopher wright, the loom, the swell season, titus andronicus, tom petty and the heartbreakers, united center, yawn, zola jesus
By Sarah on January 30, 2010
Here’s a mix of some songs I’ve been listening to this month. They’re not all new songs, but for one reason or another, they’ve been getting steady rotation around here. Let me know what you think!
Posted in Monthly Mixes | Tagged alicia keys, bowerbirds, brooke waggoner, david berkeley, freelance whales, jay-z, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jj, johnny cash, lhasa, owen pallett, sharon van etten, shilpa ray and her happy hookers, the gentle guest, wale
By Sarah on January 18, 2010
Owen Pallett mentioned to the packed house at Schubas that he wasn’t feeling well, apologizing for not being his usual “showgirl self”, but any side effects of a lingering illness were invisible on Saturday night. Â His performance was just as intense and impeccable as it was the last time I saw him, with the only […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged final fantasy, owen pallett, peter wolf crier, schubas, sharon van etten |
By Sarah on January 12, 2010
In conjunction with the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, kicking off this week at Schubas and Lincoln Hall,  Reckless Records has four fantastic (and free) in-store performance coming up: Thursday, January 14, 5:00 pm – Bear in Heaven – Lakeview store (3126 N Broadway) Friday, January 15, 5:00 pm – Icy Demons – Lakeview store Saturday, January 16, 4:30 pm […]
Posted in News & Links | Tagged alela diane, bailiff, basia bulat, bear in heaven, bowerbirds, butch walker, elvis perkins in dearland, hideout, icy demons, my gold mask, owen pallett, pomengranates, puerto muerto, reckless records, shara worden, sharon van etten, spoon, sufjan stevens, tegan and sara, the antlers, the bitter tears, the decemberists, the mountain goats, violetness, wilco