By Sarah on October 11, 2010
This is basically the worst week in the world for concerts. And by worst, I mean full of too many choices. I’ll be at the Brandi Carlile show at SPACE on Wednesday, and at DeVotchKa at Lincoln Hall on Saturday. The rest of the week is up in the air. I’ll probably be sobbing under my desk rather than making any real decisions.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged aa bondy, adam haworth stephens, alejandro escovedo, andre williams, angus and julia stone, beat kitchen, bell x1, belle and sebastian, bottom lounge, brandi carlile, califone, catie curtis, chicago theatre, dave gonzalez and the stone river boys, devotchka, double door, dylan leblanc, edie carey, eli paperboy reed, elizabeth and the catapult, empty bottle, evanston space, fitzgeralds, four tet, gorillaz, guided by voices, ha ha tonka, helen money, hideout, james vincent mcmorrow, japandroids, jason isbell and the 400 unit, jennifer knapp, jesse sykes, joe pug, jon drake, jon hopkins, jon langford's skull orchard, jukebox the ghost, k'naan, katie herzig, kevin andrew prchal, kevin o'donnell, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, lissie, marc cohn, martina topley bird, martyrs', massive attack, matthew dear, meshell ndegeocello, metro, miike snow, mimicking birds, miniature tigers, neon indian, old town school of folk music, park west, patty loveless, phil wandscher, robbie fulks, rocky votolato, rose cousins, ruby coast, sally timms, schubas, scotland yard gospel choir, smith westerns, sufjan stevens, terri hendrix, the black atlantic, the changes, the felice brothers, the lighthouse and the whaler, the new pornographers, the riviera, the vic, the walkmen, the wildbirds, times new viking, tokyo police club, uic pavillion, uncommon ground, vandaveer |
By Sarah on August 12, 2010
For being a person who hates a) large crowds, b) large drunk crowds, c) heat, d) the outdoors, and e) being outdoors in the oppressive summer heat with large crowds of drunk people, a big festival like Lollapalooza has all of the makings of a nightmare.
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged b.o.b, drive by truckers, hot chip, lady gaga, lollapalooza, los amigos invisibles, matt & kim, mavis staples, the new pornographers
By Sarah on August 4, 2010
I am having a love/hate relationship with this year’s Lollapalooza schedule. It’s not like last year, where I was able to fill every inch of my day with bands. But maybe that’s a good thing — more time for aimlessly wandering from stage to stage, more opportunities to discover something new. Here’s where you’re most likely to find me this year:
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged arcade fire, b.o.b, blitzen trapper, blues traveler, dan black, deer tick, drive by truckers, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, erykah badu, gogol bordello, green day, lady gaga, lollapalooza, los amigos invisibles, mavis staples, metric, mumford & sons, nneka, phoenix, stars, the antlers, the national, the new pornographers, the walkmen
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 July 2, 2010
Look what’s up in a timely fashion, my friends. Â I did a lot of non-blog related writing this past month, and almost all of it was completed to a soundtrack consisting of Mumford & Sons, Peter Wolf Crier, and Joe Pug. Â But there was other stuff, too. Â Check it out.
Posted in Monthly Mixes | Tagged clogs, eagles, emily jane white, jason derulo, kris delmhorst, martha wainwright, mumford & sons, peter wolf crier, retribution gospel choir, robbie fulks, sam amidon, the new pornographers
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