By Sarah on October 23, 2011
Who would have guessed that an empty radio studio in a manufacturing building would be creepy at midnight when you’re there all by yourself? Crazy, isn’t it? Â Made a couple of good musical discoveries, though, of artists I’d never heard before randomly selecting them to play. That’s always a plus. Here’s what I played to […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.c. newman, andrew bird, azita, bon iver, bonnie prince billy, brian wright and the waco tragedies, chin up chin up, dan mangan, deer tick, devotchka, feist, guster, helen money, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe firstman, johnny flynn, kate mcgarrigle, laura marling, malajube, mar caribe, mates of state, melissa ferrick, mike and the censations, my brightest diamond, neil young, neko case, over the rhine, pinetop seven, rachael cantu, regina spektor, ryan adams, sarah siskind, sharon van etten, st. vincent, tegan and sara, the acorn, the cell phones, the david mayfield parade, the mountain goats, the traveling wilburys, thea gilmore, twin sister, vashti bunyan, we were promised jetapacks
By Sarah on August 29, 2011
Hello, last days of August. I won’t be around, but I highly recommend seeing In Tall Buildings on Thursday, The Square Affair on Friday, and Save the Clocktower on Saturday. Â Three days of solid shows by local bands. Â What isn’t to love? Also, don’t forget that the North Coast Music Festival is going on this […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged band called catch, beat kitchen, briar rabbit, brontosaurus, chaperone, city state, gaberdine, go long mule, guster, hideout, in tall buildings, jack's mannequin, jim ward, johnny rumble, josh and the empty pockets, lincoln hall, logan square auditorium, musikanto, park west, peter bjorn and john, psalm one, ravinia, save the clock tower, schubas, snow 'n charm, speck mountain, the lusitania, the rhunes, the shams band, the weepies, when clouds attack
By Sarah on January 24, 2011
Some interesting things going on this week! If you’re out and about on Wednesday, stop by Schubas for CHIRP’s “The First Time” series, featuring readings by local notables including Robbie Fulks, Jim DeRogatis, and Josh Caterer on the theme of ‘first car’, as well as performances from a live house band. Tickets are $10 and […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alison scott, art majors, california wives, cheyenne marie mize, cole degenova and the people's republic, derek nelson and the musicians, evanston space, good old war, guster, hideout, ian axel, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeff tweedy, lee foss, lincoln hall, lost in the trees, loyal divide, matthew dear, natalie alford, nellie mckay, oberhofer, old town school of folk music, orchard lounge, park west, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, santah, subterranean, tapes 'n tapes, the kickback, the mid, the nadas, the riviera, the shams band |
By Sarah on August 23, 2010
Monday, August 23 Clare and the Reasons, Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Brandon Flowers, Park West. 8 pm, sold out Tuesday, August 24 The Wooden Birds, Dan Mangan, Hospital Ships; Schubas. 9 pm, $10 Wednesday, August 25 David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, Serena Ryer; Millennium Park. 6:15 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alex wong, brandon flowers, cameron mcgill and what army, clare and the reasons, cole degenova and the people's republic, dan mangan, david gray, deanna devore, derek nelson and the musicians, griffin house, guster, harris and the mood, hideout, horse in the sea, hospital ships, jc brooks & the uptown sound, john hancock building, jon drake and the shakes, kevin andrew prchal, lincoln hall, lincoln park zoo, logan square auditorium, metro, millennium park, old town school of folk music, paper thick walls, park west, poi dog pondering, rachele eve, ravinia, ray lamontagne, robbie fulks, rodrigo y gabriela, schubas, serena ryder, the guggenheim grotto, the minneapolis henrys, the rural alberta advantage, the shams band, the wooden birds, the wooden sky, todd snider, vienna teng