By Sarah on June 18, 2012
In addition to all of the below shows going on this weekend, Make Music Chicago takes place all day on Thursday, involving over 700 musicians at 75 sites across the city. More detailed information can be found on their website, but I am mostly excited about SOUSAPALOOZA on Thusday, where dedicated music nerds will gather […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged al scorch's country soul ensemble, bailiff, barefoot elephants, blind boys of alabama, booker t. jones, brendan losch, brigitte demeyer, chicago gospel music festival, cloud cult, dinosaur jr, don stiernberg, ellis park, empty bottle, evanston space, green music festival, hey rosetta!, hideout, innkeepers, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jessica robbins, johnny young, jonas friddle & the majority, judson claiborne, julie marie byrne, laura marling, like pioneers, michele mcguire, millennium park, mines, nature show, pearls, robbie fulks, sam vicari, santah, schubas, scony mack, secret colours, simple machines, sister crystals, songs for gods, steve poltz, subterranean, t'bone, the athenaeum theatre, the brothers goforth, the lawrence peters outfit, the ragtones, the raveonettes, theresa andersson, volcano!, willy mason, wilshire
By Sarah on May 14, 2012
Monday, May 14 Robbie Fulks, Fountains of Wayne Hancock; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 15 Amy Ray, Shadowboxers; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15-18 Wednesday, May 16 Damien Jurado, JBM; Schubas. 8 pm, sold out Jenny Dragon, Nina Ferraro, Scuttlebuggs; Martyrs. 8 pm, $7 Thursday, May 17 Mayer Hawthorne & the County, the […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alix dobkin, amy ray, angela james, apteka, bailiff, band practice, bonnie raitt, bucky halkner, cloudbirds, damien jurado, daphne willis, david wax museum, dolphins, double door, e nina jay, empty bottle, fountains of wayne hancock, here we go magic, hideout, holly near, hoots and hellmouth, hospitality, jbm, jc brooks, jenny dragon, joe pug, jon langford, kevin coval, kevin long, lincoln hall, marc cohn, mariachi el bronx, mark lanegan band, martyrs', mayer hawthorne and the county, metro, musikanto, nhojj, nina ferraro, old town school of folk music, park west, robbie fulks, rocky votolato, scuttlebuggs, sean wheeler, shadowboxers, son del viento, the b.s. brass band, the chicago theatre, the dirt daubers, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the stepkids, tom morello, toshi reagan, truth & salvage co., two gallants, zander schloss
By Sarah on January 23, 2012
I’ll be at Schubas on Wednesday for Cheyenne Marie Mize, and Lincoln Hall the next day for Kathleen Edwards. Â I’ll be the lady with a camera, looking very tired and surly. Â Say hi if you see me. Monday, January 23 Meh. Tuesday, January 24 Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Kevin O’Donnell Quartet; […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bailiff, band called catch, ben ripani music co., cass mccombs, cheyenne marie mize, christine lavin, congress theater, danny black, dawes, devotchka, dj roma soul, drive by truckers, elephant revival, frank fairfield, go long mule, great divide, greensky bluegrass, hannah georgas, hideout, jaik willis, joe henry, joe pug, jon drake and the shakes, kathleen edwards, kevin hearn & thinbuckle, kevin o'donnell quartet, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, los campesinos!, metro, michele mcguire, mucca pazza, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, paper thick walls, parenthetical girls, park west, schubas, strange arrangement, the future laureates, the shams band, unloved, van ghost
By Sarah on August 22, 2011
The post-Lollapalooza slump is over, because there are tons of shows this week that I think are worth going to. If you’re not going to see Braid (blast from the past) or Lost in the Trees (new and trippy chamber pop) on Saturday, and feel like a road trip, you should definitely come see my band, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged adam fitz, all eyes west, bailiff, bone and bell, braid, chicago theatre, cobalt and the hired guns, death cab for cutie, empty bottle, evanston space, fires, frightened rabbit, gipsy kings, go for broke, great lake swimmers, hideout, jason reeves, john henry and the engine, jon spiegel, kyle andrews, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, lost in the trees, metro, millennium park, moon furies, mountain heart, mynameisjohnmichael, nicolas reyes, old town school of folk music, peter bjorn and john, preservation hall jazz band, ravinia, robbie fulks, rosi golan, schubas, snowblink and the lumineers, subterranean, tedeschi trucks band, the 1900s, the donkeys, the hold steady, thin hymns, tonino baliardo, uic pavilion, welles park
By Sarah on July 9, 2011
Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, Saturday and Sunday The Old Town School of Music returns to curate its 14th annual Folk & Roots Festival in Lincoln Square’s Welles Park (Montrose & Lincoln).  In addition to the Main Stage, there are also areas for dane instruction, kids’ music and activities, world music, group jam sessions, and […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a lull, bailiff, chicago folk & roots festival, delbert mcclinton, hollows, lawrence peters outfit, local h, old town school of folk music, rosie flores, syl johnson, those darlins, tom schraeder and his ego, west fest, white mystery
By Sarah on June 9, 2011
Summer in Chicago means that weekend street festivals will be popping up all over the city. Some are more worth your time than others. Here are my highlights for this weekend. Chicago Blues Fest, Friday through Sunday Blues Fest is a free event in downtown’s Grant Park, featuring three days of blues and food. Highlights […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andersonville midsommarfest, bailiff, chicago blues fest, cloudbirds, jukebox the ghost, musikanto, my gold mask, nora o'connor, old town art fair, pinto and the bean, ribfest, robbie fulks, sanctified grumblers, shemekia copeland, tapes 'n tapes, the ettes, the legendary shack shakers