By Sarah on September 26, 2011
Apparently in addition to last week being Andrew Bird week, last week was also “Sarah’s Too Busy to Blog” week. No worries, friends, I have a review of the (thoroughly amazing) Hideout Block Party coming up. Let’s just pretend that last week didn’t happen, otherwise. This week is full of shows I want to go […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anne heaton, april smith and the great picture show, ari hest, bear lake, beirut, ben ripani music co., bottom lounge, carley tanchon, chicago theatre, congress theater, dala, dar williams, double door, doug paisley, empty bottle, evanston space, fleet foxes, girls, harper blynn, henry wolfe, hideout, jay nash, joan osborne, jon drake and the shakes, kingsley flood, lincoln hall, lucy wainwright roche, mason jennings, matt duke, megafaun, missing chums, nobunny, papa, park west, randy lee, robbie fulks, schubas, subterranean, the aragon, the avett brothers, the damnwells, the future laureates, the juliets, the low anthem, the pines, the walkmen, tony lucca, truth and salvage co.
By Sarah on September 5, 2011
Summer may be winding down, but festival season isn’t quite over yet. Â The AV Club presents AV Fest, taking place at the Hideout, on September 10th and 11th. Â You can see acts including Hum, The Thermals, and Like Pioneers on Saturday; Sunday includes Archers of Loaf, Tokyo Police Club, and Maps & Atlases. Â Entry is […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alison krauss and union station, breathe owl breathe, carbon leaf, chamberlin, chicago theatre, chris thile, cloudbirds, danny black, deadstring brothers, del mccoury band, evanston space, fruit bats, hideout, jeff parker, kevin flynn and the avondale ramblers, lincoln hall, michael daves, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, rajko hungarian gypsy orchestra, richard thompson, robbie fulks, schubas, the glory singers, the hoyle brothers, the milk carton kids, the scotland yard gospel choir, the waco brothers, tom brosseau, vetiver, vieux farka toure
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 August 1, 2011
There’s this little thing called Lollapalooza that’s going on this weekend. I won’t be there this year (unless I happen to find someone selling a very cheap ticket), but I’ll admit that I’m looking forward to not being outside in the heat all day. Monday, August 1 Robbie Fulks, Robbie Gjersoe; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged canasta, carbon tigers, chicago theatre, christina perri, cold war kids, conductive alliance, dale earnhardt jr. jr., delta spirit, double door, evanston space, fitz and the tantrums, frontier rucks, gold motel, haley bonar, hideout, house of blues back porch stage, jon drake and the shakes, jonny rogers, katz company, lincoln hall, lissie, little hurricane, lord huron, marco benevento, martyrs', mayne stage, metro, nightmare and the cat, portugal. the man, rachel mcclusky, reptar, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, sarah jarosz, schubas, steve miller band, the head and the heart, the hue, the joy formidable, tim robbins and the rogue galley band, wye oak
By Sarah on July 18, 2011
I’ll be at Lincoln Hall to catch the Old 97’s tonight. They’re one of those bands who I always seem to miss when they come into town. No more! And while I probably won’t be able to make it, everyone else should go to the Timber Timbre/Marissa Nadler show on Thursday. I don’t know much […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged algebro, allison moorer, allstate arena, balkan beat box, beau sample, bela fleck and the flecktones, black bear combo, blonde redhead, bon iver, briar rabbit, chiara mangiameli, chicago theatre, chris tobias, derek nelson and the musicians, dj romasoul, etran finatawa, evanston space, faces on film, gillian welch, hideout, jon hopkins, justin jones and the driving rain, king creosote, las guitarras de espana, lincoln hall, mana, marissa nadler, mayne stage, metro, mickey, millennium park, my gold mask, oh land, old 97's, other lives, rachele eve, radar eyes, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, robert ellis, schubas, sia, steve earle and the dukes, steve leaf, subterranean, the drummond bros., the rosebuds, the vic, thomas dybdahl, timber timbre, uncommon ground, wild flag, ximena sarinara, yemen blues
By Sarah on June 27, 2011
The rain is threatening to keep me out of Millennium Park tonight, no matter how badly I want to see Low and Glen Hansard. But a three day weekend means that I might be hitting up all sorts of shows. Maybe. I’ve got my eye on you, weather. Monday, June 27 Low, Glen Hansard; Millennium […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged angel olsen, beat kitchen, bill callahan, chicago theatre, eddie vedder, eric noden, evanston space, glen hansard, haley bonar, hidden ritual, hideout, holcombe waller, jd souther, jill andrews, kaki king, lincoln hall, low, millennium park, my my my, nicole atkins and the black sea, nora o'connor, panchos, robbie fulks, small sur, the singleman affair, thin hymns, uncommon ground