By Sarah on February 27, 2012
Lots of great music this week, including plenty of local artists for your enjoyment. Â I’ll be at Whitehorse at Schubas on Saturday, and may make time after my radio show on Friday to head to the Empty Bottle for The Twilight Sad. Â Their new album is really fantastic. Monday, February 27 Robbie Fulks, Steve Frisbie; […]
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By Sarah on February 25, 2012
I played for an extra hour, got a ton of requests, and worked in a showtune.  Friday night’s show was a real winner. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:54 PM Isidore Oh My Sky from Life Somewhere Else (Communicating Vessels) 9:52 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, anais mitchell, anders parker, beth jeans houghton & the hooves of destiny, bright moments, cap'n jazz, carolina chocolate drops, chad vangaalen, chuck berry, city and colour, clogs, cults, damien jurado, dan deacon, devotchka, elvis perkins, field music, frankie rose, gorillaz, heartless bastards, isidore, jay farrar, jeff buckley, john talabot, kamuran akkor, kristin hersh, mark lanegan band, matt pond pa, mucca pazza, neko case, paul robeson, perfume genius, rachael yamagata, ram's pocket radio, robbie fulks, sarah slean, sharon van etten, skybox, the band, the klezmatics, the loneliest monk, the promise ring, tim fite, van morrison, will johnson, yellow ostrich, yim yames
By Sarah on February 20, 2012
Teenage me is super excited about that Promise Ring show on Saturday. Â Grown-up me is super sad about not being able to go to shows every night. Â Story of my life, y’all. Monday, February 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Royal Baths, The People’s Temple, Absolutely Not; Empty Bottle. 9:30 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 3rd sunday string bad, absolutely not, bottom lounge, britt dignan, brown paper bag, callaghan, chicago theatre, cloudbirds, doomtree, double door, emilie autumn, emily green, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, jeffrey foucault, jessie baylin, kelly hogan, martyrs', matthew good, metro, occidental brothers dance band international, old town school of folk music, peter frampton, rachel mcclusky, robbie fulks, royal baths, safe haven, sarah and the tall boys, schubas, shawn mullins, the flat five, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the people's temple, the promise ring, the watson twins, toki wright
By Sarah on February 19, 2012
This is my friend Alexis, doing her own one-woman-band-looping-station-awesomeness thing. Â I’ve known Alexis for a while now, thanks to waiting in line for Andrew Bird concerts and going on wacky roadtrips, and I was super thrilled to find out that she is also a very awesome musician. Â Check out her new song, “Foolish”, and see […]
Posted in Sharing | Tagged alexis gabriel, underground wonder bar
By Sarah on February 18, 2012
I got a request from my parents this week.  Bet you can guess which one it is. Next Friday, I’m on for an extra hour.  You can hear me on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 7 – 10 pm Central time next week. 9:55 PM Damien Jurado Nothing is the News from Maraqopa (Secretly Canadian) 9:49 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged amanda palmer, andrew bird, big deal, casiotone for the painfully alone, catherine maclellan, damien jurado, daniel knox, david berkeley, dustin wong, faun fables, first aid kit, gillian welch, hem, jenny owen youngs, joanna newsom, justin townes earle, laura gibson, lene marlin, mark lanegan band, minipop, pete yorn, quiet company, shearwater, superchunk, the lawrence peters outfit, the pines, the twilight sad, toby keith, virgin forest
Dr. Ralph Stanley Gets A Birthday Post
By Mel on February 25, 2012
Today is the 85th birthday of Dr. Ralph Stanley, who loomed large and mythological over my childhood. In honor of his birthday, here’s something I wrote when I went to go see him in Boulder last July — about three months after I knew I was leaving Colorado to return to the South, and one […]
Posted in Commentary | Tagged ralph stanley