By Sarah on April 17, 2012
So, the other day on my radio show, I played a track off of Bree Sharp’s 1999 debut album, A Cheap and Evil Girl. Â She released a follow-up album a few years later and then largely dropped off the musical map. Â My curiosity piqued by how much I enjoyed her totally-not-a-guilty-pleasure album, I hit up […]
Posted in Sharing | Tagged beautiful small machines, bree sharp, don dilego
By Sarah on April 16, 2012
Monday, April 16 Robbie Fulks, Eric Noden; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Death Cab for Cutie, The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50 Tuesday, April 17 Ari Herstand, Briar Rabbit; Schubas. 7 pm, $8-10 Death Cab for Cutie, The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50 Joe Firstman, Ernie Halter; SPACE. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anais mitchell, aragon, ari herstand, bears, briar rabbit, chicago theatre, cobalt and the hired guns, common loon, cuddle magic, death cab for cutie, ed sheeran, empty bottle, eric noden, ernie halter, evanston space, hanni el khatib, hideout, house sounds, joe firstman, leon russell, low, mason jennings, mayne stage, robbie fulks, santah, schubas, snow patrol, split lip rayfield, sundelles, the cathy santonies, the daredevil christopher wright, the lawrence peters outfit, the magik*magik orchestra, the paulina hollers, the shondes
By Sarah on April 15, 2012
Thanks for tuning in to an extra special edition of my show this morning. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 11:54 AM Mi Ami Bells from Decade (100% Silk) 11:49 AM Bill Callahan America! from Apocalypse (Drag City) 11:44 AM Fitz & […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a fine frenzy, alpha consumer, andrew bird, bill callahan, black books, bob dylan, bobby conn, bree sharp, breton, cains & abels, camera obscura, daniel rossen, dar williams, del mccoury & the dixie pals, eliza gilkyson, fanfarlo, fitz & the tantrums, ida maria, joan as policewoman, joe pug, julie doiron, mana, margot & the nuclear so and so's, mariee sioux, marissa nadler, martha wainwright, melissa ferrick, mi ami, mirel wagner, mirrorring, moonface, okkervil river, poor moon, ra ra riot, the frames, the joy formidable, the sea and cake, the shins, tori amos, tyler jon tyler, vandaveer, vienna teng, we're about 9 |
By Sarah on April 14, 2012
If you weren’t listening last night, you missed out on some old timey country gospel.  That’s right. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time.  If you missed Friday’s show, catch an extra special bonus edition of my show tomorrow morning from 9 am […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged alex winston, choir of young believers, dawn landes, deer tick, dessa, eleventh dream day, emily wells, fleet foxes, john wesley coleman, m. ward, nicole atkins, nora o'connor, outer minds, peter wolf crier, robbie fulks, sarah jaffe, sharon jones & the dap kings, sharon van etten, the ashes, the bowmans, the decemberists, the ethnographers, the louvin brothers, the right now, they might be giants, thom hell, whitehorse, zammuto
By Sarah on April 12, 2012
I found an unlabeled MP3 of this song in my “to be sorted” folder and found myself intrigued by the slightly whimsical cover, and the strength of the singer’s voice. Â It took a little Googling, but I eventually found the source. (Note to artists: label your MP3s accurately! Â It makes it easier for me to […]
Posted in Sharing | Tagged scott bradlee
By Sarah on April 9, 2012
Monday, April 9 Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano, Cory Branan, Nathaniel Rateliff; Bottom Lounge. 6 pm, $17 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, April 10 Preservation Hall Jazz Band; SPACE. 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm, $26-46 The Dog Patch Ramblers; Hideout. 9 pm, $5 suggested donation Rasputina, Daniel Knox; Double Door. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged air this side of caution, bbu, beat kitchen, big freedia, bobby bare jr., bottom lounge, c.u.b.a., canadian brass, chicago theatre, chuck ragan, cory branan, dan andriano, daniel knox, deserters, double dorr, driftless pony club, empty bottle, evanston space, family of the year, farraday, fun, go long mule, good old war, hemmingbirds, hideout, ingrid michaelson, jeffrey david, lincoln hall, metro, mutts, nathaniel rateliff, pearl and the beard, preservation hall jazz band, rasputina, red tail ring, robbie fulks, rodrigo y gabriela, schubas, secret colours, sharpless, subterranean, the assembly, the belle brigade, the cave singers, the dog patch ramblers, the hoyle brothers, the lawrence peters outfit, the vic, these united states, trampled by turtles, wentz concert hall