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, […]
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By Sarah on May 10, 2011
So, Grooveshark was acting a bit wacky lately, and the handy little widget option went away, thus delaying my April mix. It’s back now, so have at it. The list is a bit short this month, as I haven’t been listening to a whole lot of new and interesting things. Thanks, cat and work and […]
Posted in Monthly Mixes | Tagged gaberdine, ivan & alyosha, jamey johnson, junip, low, over the rhine, silkworm, the dodos, the mountain goats, the spring standards
By Sarah on August 2, 2010
So, there’s this little festival called Lollapalooza rolling into Grant Park this weekend. Maybe you’ve heard of it? I’ll be there all weekend, Tweeting and taking bad photos bitching about the heat and the crowds, and hoping my phone doesn’t run out of battery.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew francis, apple store, aslyn, avi buffalo, blitzen trapper, ceiling stars, congress theater, devo, dirty projectors, donnie biggins, double door, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, empty bottle, freelance whales, gogol bordello, hideout, house of blues, j. tillman, kim taylor, lincoln hall, martyrs', matt crews, matthew perryman jones, melissa etheridge, metro, mgmt, millennium park, miniature tigers, minus the bear, nelken, phoenix, phosphorescent, portland cello project, rachele eve, robbie fulks, ryan olson, sabrina chap, schubas, subterranean, switchfoot, the antlers, the black keys, the boxer rebellion, the chicago theatre, the constellations, the dodos, the morning benders, the national, the new pornographers, the walkmen, toby lightman, toro y moi, tributosaurus, warpaint, wild beasts
By Sarah on April 6, 2010
In case you took an internet hiatus overnight, here’s some “news” for you: Lollapalooza’s lineup for the 2010 festival has been released in full, including all the letters and &s and *’s, because god forbid they write out Fuck Buttons on their website.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged afi, american bang, arcade fire, b.o.b, balkan beat box, blitzen trapper, blues traveler, chromeo, company of thieves, cut copy, cymbals eat guitars, cypress hill, dan black, dawes, deer tick, devo, dirty projectors, dragonette, drive by truckers, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, erykah badu, foxy shazam, freelance whales, frightened rabbit, fuck buttons, gogol bordello, green day, grizzly bear, harlem, health, hockey, hot chip, jamie lidell, javelin, jimmy cliff, jukebox the ghost, lady gaga, lollapalooza, los amigos invisibles, matt & kim, mavis staples, metric, mgmt, mimicking birds, miniature tigers, minus the bear, mumford & sons, mutemath, my dear disco, mynameisjohnmichael, neon hitch, neon trees, nneka, phoenix, raphael saadiq, rebelution, rogue wave, royal bangs, semi precious weapons, shawn fisher, skybox, slightly stoopid, social distortion, soundgarden, spoon, stars, switchfoot, the antlers, the band of heathens, the big pink, the black keys, the constellations, the cribs, the dodos, the ettes, the ike reilly assassination, the kissaway trail, the morning benders, the national, the new pornographers, the soft pack, the strokes, the temper trap, the walkmen, the xx, these united states, violent soho, warpaint, wavves, wild beasts, wolfmother, x japan, yeasayer
By Sarah on March 13, 2010
Not being from Canada, I’m not exactly clued in to the musical going-ons of our gigantic neighbor to the north. But the Winnipeg Folk Festival, scheduled for July 7 through 11, is definitely something I should know about, despite the fact that it’s far away… oh, wait, Winnipeg is only a two-hour flight away. Never mind, it isn’t that far. Huh.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew bird, aterciopelados, debashish bhattacharya, emmylou harris, geoff muldaur, sarah harmer, tao seeger, the dodos, the duhks, the rural alberta advantage, the swell season, the united steel workers of montreal, the wailin' jennys, william elliott whitmore, winnipeg folk festival, works progress administration |
By Sarah on October 19, 2009
Good morning, internet! I may still be recovering from my Andrew Bird-filled weekend (a review and photos of his second show will be up later), but there is, of course, no rest for the weary. There are several great shows going on this week, including a whole bunch at the newly opened Lincoln Hall; Ted […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged antje duvekot, bettye lavette, bottom lounge, cadillac palace theatre, centre east, chicago licorice sticks, dominican university performing arts center, double door, eisley, emmylou harris, evanston space, hawksley workman, la roux, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, los lonely boys, lucero, lucy kaplansky, ludo, marc broussard, marcia ball, maria muldaur, mcaninch arts center, metro, mika, old town school of folk music, people's church, say anything, schubas, shawn colvin, skokie public library, steve martin, ted leo and the pharmacists, the dodos, the get up kids, the riviera, the vic, uic pavillion, wilco, will hoge