By Sarah on October 17, 2011
A bit of a quiet week this week. Â All sorts of things I want to see, on nights or times that I can’t do. Â Such is life. If you’re near a movie theater on Friday, you should hunt down somewhere that’s playing Norman. Â A list of theaters it’s debuting in on Friday can be found […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alice peacock, alison white, bess rogers, danny myrick, david seume, ellis paul, evanston space, fences, hemmingbirds, hideout, house of blues, is/is, judson claiborne, leaf bird, lubriphonic, mark dvorak, martyrs', old town school of folk music, park west, peter case, reggie's, rhett miller, robbie fulks, schubas, trombone shorty and orleans avenue, uh huh her
By Sarah on October 13, 2011
[ It’s been quiet around here lately, thanks to real lives and jobs and all of that, so I figured I’d dig up some half-finished posts of old news and compile them all together for a large post of old news and photos. You may see more posts like these as I continue to edit […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged chris pureka, empty bottle, evanston space, holcombe waller, jessica lea mayfield, nathaniel rateliff, schubas, vandaveer |
By Sarah on October 10, 2011
Let’s keep it simple. Do yourself a favor and go see Dessa on Tuesday. She is pretty much totally amazing. Monday, October 10 Lisa Hannigan, John Smith; Double Door. 8 pm, $15 SIMS, Lazerbeak, Cecil Otter; Bottom Lounge. 9 pm, $10 Tuesday, October 11 Sara Bareilles, Ben Lee, Elizabeth and the Catapult; the Riviera. 7 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alberta cross, ben lee, ben rector, bottom lounge, butch walker and the black widows, cecil otter, com truise, dessa, double door, el payo, elizabeth and the catapult, graham colton, hindi zahra, john smith, las guitarras de espana, lazerbeak, lincoln hall, lisa hannigan, martyrs', mehran, metro, minus the bear, neon indian, portishead, portugal. the man, purity ring, sara bareilles, sims, the aragon, the riviera, the velvet teen, thought forms
By Sarah on October 8, 2011
Once again, the lovely people at CHIRP have seen fit to allow me to play songs for a few hours. Thanks to everyone who listened, requested songs, Tweeted, and all that great stuff. Here’s what I played, in case you’d like to relive the magic. Your next chance to hear me on CHIRP is Saturday, […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged aimee mann, alela diane, amanda palmer, azita, balam acab, barn owl, beirut, ben lee, blitzen trapper, brighton ma, cadillac sky, clap your hands say yeah, dosh, elvis perkins, grey delisle, holly mcnarland, in tall buildings, jens lekman, lost in the trees, luke temple, m. ward, matt pond pa, meg baird, megafaun, neko case, over the rhine, owen pallett, pajama club, pete fountain, quiet company, rufus wainwright, shooter jennings, sixteen horsepower, sufjan stevens, the del mccoury band, the low anthem, the mekons, the minor canon, tinariwen, van morrison, wild flag, young man
By Sarah on October 3, 2011
Busy week of shows! Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday! See this post for information on how to win. Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20 Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 The […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bandallamas, brice woodall, brokeback, cameron mcgill, cults, empty bottle, esperanza spalding, evanston space, fitzgeralds, foster the people, geoffrey o'connor, go long mule, hideout, holy sons, house of blues, imelda may, jaron and the long road to love, jens lekman, joe firstman, joe's bar, keb' mo', liam davis, lincoln hall, malajube, mar caribe, martyrs', matt hopper, metro, nora o'connor, park west, peelander-z, pieta brown, priscilla ahn, reptar, schubas, st. vincent, stephen malkmus and the jicks, symphony center, thao with the get down stay down, the besnard lakes, the chain gaing of 1974, the devil whale, the head and the heart, the mekons, the naked and famous, the riviera, the shams band, those darlins, white arrows, wild flag, yellowfever, zee avi
How I Spent My Blogging Vacation
By Mel on October 14, 2011
August 5, I quit my job. August 9 and August 10, I saw Andrew Bird in Colorado with friends. On August 11, I picked up my father from the Denver airport. By then my apartment was 90% packed. Since he’d had a long flight and I had additional packing to do, I introduced him to […]
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