By Sarah on December 9, 2011
[ Every year, my friend Mike, of Land of Absurdity, contributes his list of favorite albums. Â It almost makes up for the fact that I never bother to put these sorts of lists together anymore. Such is life. -S ] Another year, another list. See I like lists, and I can make them much more […]
Posted in Best Of | Tagged butch walker and the black widows, devin townsend project, ella riot, frank turner, guest post, innerpartyststem, lady gaga, lmfao, the antlers, the chain gang of 1974, the naked and famous
By Sarah on December 5, 2011
It’s been quiet around here. Â Sorry for that. Â I’ve got a Best of 2011 guest post coming up from Mike at Land of Absurdity. Â It’ll be list-y. Monday, December 5 Avey Tare, Eric Copeland; Schubas. 7 pm, $15 Tuesday, December 6 The National, Local Natives, Wye Oak; the Aragon. 7 pm, $35 Harper Blynn; SPACE. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anne heaton, antje duvekot, arc in round, avey tare, bill brickey, bon iver, cadillac palace theatre, chicago theatre, dbp, empty bottle, eric copeland, erin mckeown, evanston space, harper blynn, jeffrey david, jessica lea mayfield, lincoln hall, local natives, meg hutchinson, metro, natalia zukerman, old town school of folk music, over the rhine, peter bradley adams, ryan adams, save the clocktower, schubas, shemekia copeland, still corners, the aragon, the national, the war on drugs, tori amos, uic pavilion, vapor eyes, vintage blue, windbreaker, winterbloom, wye oak
By Sarah on November 28, 2011
How is it almost December? Â This is uncalled for. If anyone can hook a girl up with tickets to the Brandi Carlile show at Park West, or the M. Ward show at Schubas, you’d be my hero. Â Just sayin’. Monday, November 28 Meh Tuesday, November 29 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, brandi carlile, brian setzer's rockabilly riot, carlos forster, chicago theatre, christina perri, clap your hands say yeah, dave sills, edie carey, evanston space, florence & the machine, hawley shoffner, house of blues, jake armerding, jay-z, kanye west, kelly clarkson, laura marling, lincoln hall, lydia loveless, m. ward, metro, mike coykendall, old town school of folk music, park west, poi dog pondering, s. carey, schubas, shawn colvin, the fray, the kickback, the secret sisters, the steepwater band, tim larson & the owner operators, united center, warm safe & sound
By Sarah on November 27, 2011
I filled in for my friend Bobby on the radio yesterday afternoon. It was fun. These are the songs I played. 3:55 PM Neil Young Hitchhiker from Le Noise (Reprise) 3:51 PM Monument Monument Full of Life from Call Off the Roses EP (self-released) 3:48 PM Deer Tick Main Street from Divine Providence (Partisan) 3:42 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, deer tick, dessa, dosh, gotye, great lake swimmers, heavy times, kathleen edwards, mirah, monument monument, murder by death, neil young, netherfriends, owen, peggy sue, radiohead, shearwater, sierra swan, teddy thompson, thao with the get down stay down, the beach boys, the decemberists, the gentle guest, the head and the heart, the promise ring, tycho, vandaveer, voltaire, wilco
By Sarah on November 26, 2011
Another Friday night in the studio. If you missed me last night, you can catch me on CHIRP this afternoon from 2 to 4 pm, as an extra special bonus show. I’m off next week, as my band’s got a gig that night. Â (Occupy This! at Multikulti, music starts at 9 pm, proceeds benefit Occupy […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged acid house kings, andrew bird, ben sollee, black tusk, braids, broken records, butterfly boucher, coheed and cambria, daniel martin moore, dethlehem, drc music, fruit bats, girl in a coma, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeff buckley, jennifer warnes, jj, joan as police woman, jorge calderon, kurt vile, lamb, laximikant pyarelal, mumford & sons, netherfriends, over the rhine, retribution gospel choir, rob crow, sharon van etten, someone still loves you boris yeltsin, the traveling wilburys, tom waits
By Sarah on November 21, 2011
A bit of a lull this week, with the holiday and all. Â Have a great Thanksgiving, to those of you who celebrate it. Monday, November 21 Architecture in Helsinki; Metro. 9 pm, $17-19 Tuesday, November 22 Fitz and the Tantrums, Walk the Moon; Metro. 9 pm, $23-26 Wednesday, November 23 Van Ghost, Blah Blah Blah, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a lull, architecture in helsinki, blah blah blah, empty bottle, fitz and the tantrums, kellen & me, lincoln hall, marketa irglova, metro, my gold mask, scattered trees, schubas, sean rowe, sophie hunter, tinariwen, urbanites, van ghost, walk the moon