By Sarah on June 17, 2010
Jocelyn Scofield’s one of those gems who has put out a handful of solid covers and is now forging a career for herself with original music. Check out her understated yet powerful cover of Lady Gaga’s “Speechless”.
Posted in Sharing | Tagged jocelyn scofield
By Sarah on June 15, 2010
While Freelance Whales’ music consists largely of jangly, glockenspiel-filled pop-rock songs, Peter Wolf Crier offers a dark, sometimes frantic, lo-fi counterpoint.
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged freelance whales, peter wolf crier, schubas
By Sarah on June 14, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 6/14 – 6/20
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged adam lambert, all-star steans jazz band quintet, angela correa, boutros, buddy guy, buddy miller, christy and emily, coco rosie, dave brubeck quartet, delta spirit, diane cluck, dixie chicks, eagles, empty bottle, ezra furman and the harpoons, gerald dowd, grace potter and the nocturnals, grant park orchestra, great lake swimmers, hacienda, hideout, house of blues, jethro tull, jt nero, karen elson, kc mcdonough, keith urban, kevin junior, les shelleys, lincoln hall, lookbook, martyrs', metro, mgmt, millennium park, monajat yulchieva, nancy wilson and the ramsey lewis trio, orianthi, patty griffin, procol harum, ravinia, robbie fulks, robbie hamilton and soft ones, schubas, shelley short, soldier field, subterranean, tame impala, the autumn defense, the field auxiliary, the fiery furnaces, the riviera, the romany rye, the scotland yard gospel choir, the venue, tinariwen, tom brosseau, troy allen, very truly yours, wells-next-the-sea
By Sarah on June 13, 2010
In front of a huge crowd of 11,000+ spectators, She & Him provided a breezy summer soundtrack for the evening.
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged millennium park, she & him
By Sarah on June 11, 2010
One of my favorite things about the city of Chicago is the large number of street festivals, block parties, etc., that take place all summer long. If you can’t find something to do on a weekend here, you’re probably just not looking hard enough.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged akron/family, bottle rockets, califone, chris buehrle band, how far to austin, kevin flynn and the avondale ramblers, langhorne slim, margot and the nuclear so and so's, mucca pazza, pretty good dance moves, rachele eve, robbie fulks, split lip rayfield, the ike reilly assassination, the right now, the shams band, the whigs, those darlins, unicycle loves you, via tania |
By Sarah on June 7, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 6/7 – 6/13
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a tundra, black nag, blue rodeo, chris petlak, chuck campbell, colbie caillat, cuff the duke, damien jurado, dead child star, empty bottle, evanston space, freelance whales, gold motel, great lake swimmers, hollows, how far to austin, hudson branch, john butler trio, judson claiborne, kay kay and his weathered underground, landon pigg, lincoln hall, madi diaz, martyrs', matt pond pa, mazes, melissa ferrick, melody gardot, millennium park, mini mansions, nicholas barron, old town school of folk music, otis taylor, park grill, park west, peter wolf crier, phil roy, rachid taha, ravinia, santah, sarah and the tall bots, schubas, secret colours, shawn colvin, she & him, sheryl crow, split lip rayfield, stars, state radio, steve martin with the steep canyon rangers, the dutchess and the duke, the handsome family, the mynabirds, the punch brothers, the riviera, the thin man, wintersleep