By Sarah on April 29, 2012
Here are some songs I played on the radio on Friday night. As always, you can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:55 PM Jon Porras Candlelight Mirage from Black Mesa (Thrill Jockey) 9:50 PM Azita Lullbye from How Will You? (Drag […]
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By Sarah on April 2, 2012
I’ll be seeing my favorite trippy orchestral indie rock group Lost in the Trees on Tuesday. Â After that, who knows! Monday, April 2 David Choi, Andy Wagner; Schubas. 7 pm, $15 Robbie Fulks, The Pussycat Trio; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Nada Surf, An Horse; Metro. 9 pm, $23 Caught in Your Pockets, Tin […]
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By Sarah on February 11, 2012
Friday was my birthday.  If I had it my way, I would have played two hours of Andrew Bird songs, but alas. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:53 PM Errors Pleasure Palaces from Have Some Faith in Magic (Rock Action) […]
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By Sarah on November 27, 2011
I filled in for my friend Bobby on the radio yesterday afternoon. It was fun. These are the songs I played. 3:55 PM Neil Young Hitchhiker from Le Noise (Reprise) 3:51 PM Monument Monument Full of Life from Call Off the Roses EP (self-released) 3:48 PM Deer Tick Main Street from Divine Providence (Partisan) 3:42 […]
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By Sarah on October 2, 2011
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my inaugural (internet) radio adventure on CHIRP Radio. If you’re interested to know what kind of music I play whenever I get three hours behind the controls of Chicago’s best radio station, then read on. Â I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, October 8th, from 9 am […]
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By Sarah on August 12, 2011
Australian multi-instrumentalist Gotye returns with new album Making Mirrors, his first of all original material since 2006’s Like Drawing Blood. The second single, “Somebody That I Used to Know”, features New Zealander Kimbra on vocals. Gotye’s music has a vaguely experimental, electronic feel to it, and this song is no exception. Â The video is vaguely […]
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