By Sarah on October 11, 2010
This is basically the worst week in the world for concerts. And by worst, I mean full of too many choices. I’ll be at the Brandi Carlile show at SPACE on Wednesday, and at DeVotchKa at Lincoln Hall on Saturday. The rest of the week is up in the air. I’ll probably be sobbing under my desk rather than making any real decisions.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged aa bondy, adam haworth stephens, alejandro escovedo, andre williams, angus and julia stone, beat kitchen, bell x1, belle and sebastian, bottom lounge, brandi carlile, califone, catie curtis, chicago theatre, dave gonzalez and the stone river boys, devotchka, double door, dylan leblanc, edie carey, eli paperboy reed, elizabeth and the catapult, empty bottle, evanston space, fitzgeralds, four tet, gorillaz, guided by voices, ha ha tonka, helen money, hideout, james vincent mcmorrow, japandroids, jason isbell and the 400 unit, jennifer knapp, jesse sykes, joe pug, jon drake, jon hopkins, jon langford's skull orchard, jukebox the ghost, k'naan, katie herzig, kevin andrew prchal, kevin o'donnell, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, lissie, marc cohn, martina topley bird, martyrs', massive attack, matthew dear, meshell ndegeocello, metro, miike snow, mimicking birds, miniature tigers, neon indian, old town school of folk music, park west, patty loveless, phil wandscher, robbie fulks, rocky votolato, rose cousins, ruby coast, sally timms, schubas, scotland yard gospel choir, smith westerns, sufjan stevens, terri hendrix, the black atlantic, the changes, the felice brothers, the lighthouse and the whaler, the new pornographers, the riviera, the vic, the walkmen, the wildbirds, times new viking, tokyo police club, uic pavillion, uncommon ground, vandaveer |
By Sarah on September 7, 2010
Entertaining in an oh-god-why-can’t-people-control-themselves sort of way was the drunk girl who sprawled out on stage, and eventually got up to drunkenly dance on the stage. This is why we can’t have nice things, people.
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged ha ha tonka, langhorne slim, lincoln hall, this is why we can't have nice things
By Sarah on September 6, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 9/6 – 9/12
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a light sleeper, alice peacock, anais mitchell, angel olsen, carbon leaf, casiotone for the painfully alone, chris smither, emily wells, evanston space, future laureates, giving tree, ha ha tonka, heypenny, house of blues, how far to austin, jc brooks & the uptown sound, kyle andrews, lincoln hall, little light, ludo, marina and the diamonds, matt ryd, mayne stage, metro, mike mentzer, old town school of folk music, reggie's rock club, sam amidon, schubas, seafarer, skybox, subterranean, treaty of paris, via tania, what laura says
By Sarah on July 19, 2010
As usual for the summer, there are a ton of great shows going on which also happen to be free. Trek on down to Millennium Park or Navy Pier to check out some cost-free tunes.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bottom lounge, ceiling stars, chicago theatre, danny chaimson, deanna devore, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, facing winter, ha ha tonka, heartless bastards, heather styka, hideout, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jbm, jim elkington, josh and the empty pockets, juana molina, juniper mays, kid sister, konono no. 1, langhorne slim, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, martyrs', mike mangione and the union, millennium park, natalie merchant, nathaniel rateliff, navy pier, nick tremulis, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, park grill, patrick park, peter wolf crier, robbie fulks, roses pawn shop, sarah holtschlag and the crosscuts, schubas, scott h. biram, the builders and the butchers, the future laureates, the right now, the sunken ship, young man, zach pietrini and the broken bones
By Sarah on May 10, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 5/10 – 5/16
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged brian wright, circa survive, coheed and cambria, colin hay, condo fucks, congress theater, donnie biggins, doug gillard, eleventh dream day, elliot brood, empty bottle, evanston space, ferraby lionheart, fitzgeralds, greg laswell, ha ha tonka, hideout, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jill hennessy, jimmy gnecco, joe pug, josh ritter, kevin andrew prchal, kim taylor, leslie and the badgers, lincoln hall, lindsey wilson, linfinity, murder by death, plants and animals, quenchers saloon, rachele eve, raul midon, rebirth brass band, reggie's rock club, robbie fulks, sarah holtschlag, schuas, the championship, the heligoats, the vic, torche, uncommon ground, verbow, will hoge, will phalen and the stereo addicts
By Sarah on February 15, 2010
Some interesting shows going on this week. The Antlers stop by The Vic and will undoubtedly perform some beautifully atmospheric songs from Hospice. Snook Dog managed to sell out the Metro, Greg Laswell has his second night of his winter residency up at SPACE, and Billy Corgan lends his name and talent to a benefit show for the Kellogg Cancer Care Center.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bela fleck, billy corgan, bonnie koloc, buckwheat zydeco, cory chisel and the wandering sons, cubby bear wrigleyville, daedelus, dala, dawes, double door, editors, empty bottle, evan dando, evanston space, four tet, greg laswell, ha ha tonka, hideout, hospital garden, house of blues, implodes, jason boesel, jbm, jogger, kevin andrew prchal, kris kristofferson, kristina train, lasalle power co., lincoln hall, mark cohn, matt walker, merle haggard, metro, nathan fake, nosaj thing, old town school of folk music, rachele eve, rego, retribution gospel choir, robbie fulks, rosemont theatre, sarah and the tall boys, snoop dog, sondre lerche, st. vincent, subterranean, switchfoot, the antlers, the candles, the dig, the underground wonder bar, the vic, wildbirds and peacedrums