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CHIRP Playlist: June 8, 2012
By Sarah on June 9, 2012
This week’s playlist looks significantly less pretty, as there were some tech issues with the playlist tracker.  I’m sure you won’t be too devastated. As always, you can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 8:00 hour Quiet Company/Everything Louder Than Everything Else/We […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged alexander tucker, alpha consumer, astronautalis, ben lee, bon iver, boozoo bajou, brandi carlile, butch walker & the black widows, butterfly boucher, califone, cold specks, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, eluvium, felix, fred williams & the jewels band, grass widow, gregory and the hawk, ha ha tonka, hard-fi, idewild, indigo girls, japandroids, jbm, jennifer o'connor, jesca hoop, kelly hogan, killer mike, langhorne slim & the law, louis prima, low, many places, maritime, matthew dear, mike reed's people places & things, minus the bear, nathan mathes, neon indian, nice face, nick waterhouse, noe venable, outkast, quiet company, sallie ford & the sound outside, sarah slean, sex life, smoking popes, sufjan stevens, teddy thompson, the blacks, the hold steady, the mekons, the platters, the right now, the tallest man on earth, the wooden birds, these united states, violens, yeah yeah yeahs, yellow ostrich, young man
This Week in Great Music: 2/27 – 3/4
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; […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew allen, aoife o'donovan, barehand dixieland, ben keeler, ben lee, bombay bicycle club, briar rabbit, brighton ma, cameron mcgill, chaperone, chatham county line, clark paterson, cloudbirds, congress theater, dia frampton, double door, empty bottle, esh, golden bloom, hideout, jerome holloway, lila downs, lucy rose, majors junction, martrys, musikanto, natalie oliveri, old town school of folk music, on again off again, park west, pert near sandstone, pet lions, punch brothers, robbie fulks, schubas, steep canyon rangers, steve dawson, steve frisbie, stolen silver, subterranean, the darcys, the twilight sad, whitehorse, will phalen, zapruder point
This Week in Great Music: 10/10 – 10/16
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
CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, October 8, 2011
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