By Sarah on January 22, 2012
9:53 PM Retribution Gospel Choir Poor Man’s Daughter from 2 (Sub Pop) 9:49 PM The Black Keys Little Black Submarines from El Camino (Nonesuch) 9:45 PM La Oreja de Van Gogh Cometas Por El Cielo from Cometas Por El Cielo (Sony) 9:41 PM The xx Crystalised from xx (Young Turks) 9:37 PM Chris Connelly Classically […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged 2cellos, amanda palmer, andre williams and the goldstars, booker t. jones, brown bird, chris connelly, cloudbirds, doomtree, frank carillo & the bandoleros, jakob olausson, jessica lea mayfield, john k. samson, justin townes earle, kim taylor, la oreja de van gogh, levon helm, murder by death, retribution gospel choir, simon & garfunkel, the black keys, the format, the handsome family, the magic numbers, the mountain goats, the pines, the wars of 1812, the xx, tiger bones, wooden wand & the briarwood virgins
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 July 25, 2011
It looks like the heat wave has snapped (for now), so maybe it’s time for me to come out of hibernation. I’m planning on checking out Cass McCombs at Schubas tomorrow night, and there are a few weekend shows that look mighty tempting. Monday, July 25 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Rachel Ries; Millennium Park. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alex hall, band of heathens, ben ripani, blasted diplomats, brett randell, casey mcdonough, cass mccombs, chris smither, cloudbirds, danielia cotton, death ships, evanston space, fireside bowl, good evening, heartless bastards, hideout, jackie myers band, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeffrey david, kelly hogan, kole, like pioneers, lincoln hall, little tybee, lou pride, lower dens, martyrs', millennium park, musikanto, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, rachel ries, schubas, scott ligon, shawn mullins, ted leo and the pharmacists, the aragon, the decemberists, the down feathers, the flat five, the head and the heart, william elliott whitmore
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
By Sarah on June 6, 2011
Monday, June 6 Iron and Wine, The Head and the Heart; Millennium Park. 6:30, free Robbie Fulks, Nora O’Connor; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Dastardly, Umma; Schubas. 8 pm, $8 The Dodos, Gauntlet Hair; Metro. 9 pm, $18 Tuesday, June 7 Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alela diane, arlo guthrie, bell x1, ben ripani music co., brandi carlile, caroline smith and the good night sleeps, chris smither, cloudbirds, cotton jones, dastardly, david bazan and band, dinosaur bones, eliza gilkyson, empty bottle, evanston space, gauntlet hair, great divide, hideout, house of blues, how far to austin, iron and wine, james vincent mcmorrow, jeremy messersmith, julian velard, katie todd band, lincoln hall, little scream, lucy kaplansky, metro, millennium park, nora o'connor, rachael sage, ray lamontagne and the pariah dogs, robbie fulks, schubas, symphony center, the antlers, the daredevil christopher wright, the dodos, the head and the heart, the hoyle brothers, the parson redheads, the secret sisters, the singleman affair, umma, van ghost, vance gilbert
By Sarah on April 4, 2011
This week’s got a lot of great shows on the calendar, and I’ll be at a couple of them. Come find me and say hi at Tuesday’s Mountain Goats show (the Vic), or Friday’s Over the Rhine show (Lincoln Hall). I’m hoping to make it to Lincoln Hall on Saturday for Sharon Van Etten, but […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew belle, auditorium theatre, beat kitchen, bone and bell, boutros, callers, chaperone, cloudbirds, cut copy, david choi, djrc, drew dawson, grandchildren, haroula rose, hideout, holy ghost!, in tall buildings, joe firstman, kid color, las guitarras de espana, lia ices, lincoln hall, little scream, lucy wainwright roche, marianne keith, martyrs', megafaun, movits!, north mississippi allstars, o'death, over the rhine, reds and blue, robbie fulks, robert plant and the band of joy, schubas, sharon van etten, steve dawson and ellen cherry, steve frisbie, subterranean, tamaryn, the cave singers, the mountain goats, the opposition party, the raveonettes, the riviera, the vic, trombone shorty and orleans avenue, uncommon ground, wye oak