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By Sarah on March 26, 2012
I’m finally seeing Melissa Ferrick in concert, this Saturday night at SPACE. Â That’s all I need to keep me striving for the end of the week. Monday, March 26 Meh? Tuesday, March 27 El Ten Eleven, In Tall Buildings; SPACE. 8 pm, $10-18 Wednesday, March 28 Fanfarlo, Gardens & Villa; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged al scorch's country soul ensemble, anna fermin, anne heaton, bowerbirds, denison witmer, dry the river, edie carey, el ten eleven, evanston space, fanfarlo, gardens & villa, geographer, hawley, hideout, how far to austin, in tall buildings, jeff tweedy, johnny young, leaf bird, lincoln hall, martyrs', melissa ferrick, milagres, miniature tigers, reds & blue, schubas, sister sparrow & the dirty birds, speak, the black willoughbys, the chain gang of 1974, the vic, william fitzsimmons
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 March 7, 2011
There are a ridiculous amount of great shows on Friday and Saturday. I won’t be making it to any of them. You — yes, you — should go in my place. Monday, March 7 Menomena; Empty Bottle. 6:30 pm, free with RSVP. Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, March […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a lull, ari hest, bassel and the supernaturals, beat kitchen, bottom lounge, brian bonz, butterfly boucher, chicago theatre, cold war kids, dan bern, dawes, deer tick, derek nelson and the musicians, dick prall, diplo, edie carey, elbo room, emilie autumn, empty bottle, esben and the witch, evanston space, family band, gypsyblood, hideout, how far to austin, kellen and me, kelly hogan, kingsley flood, light pollution, lincoln hall, loyal divide, maps and atlases, mayne stage, melissa mcclelland, menomena, metro, middle brother, miniature tigers, nelken, nick miller and the neighbors, orgone, portugal. the man, rachele eve, richard shindell, sarah mclachlan, schubas, scott ligon, the chapin sisters, the future laureates, the get up kids, the mid, the right now, the riviera, the soil and the sun, willy joy, wise blood
By Sarah on January 17, 2011
A little late with this today, but that’s what happens when you are a) still sick and b) have random days off. A lot of great shows are happening this week featuring local artists. Check them out and support local music. Also, Thursday’s Empty Bottle show is CHIRP Radio’s one year anniversary shows, which you […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged amanda shires, beat kitchen, ben ripani music co., black math, bottom lounge, campfires, candy apple & the buddies, clay cook, cook county fair quintet, cool memories, double door, dylan leblanc, empty bottle, hideout, how far to austin, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeremy david miller, kings go forth, levi lowrey, lincoln hall, lissie, liz phair, matt ryd band, matthew santos, mayne stage, metro, midnight moxie, mike mangione, molehill, patrick gemkow, rachele eve, robbie fulks, sad brad smith, schubas, soul summit djs, tell your friends, the hoyle brothers, the wet darlings, todd carey, todd kessler, verbow, waco brothers
By Sarah on November 29, 2010
Welcome back to your regularly scheduled blogging! If you’re around this weekend, check out the three-day Chicago Bluegrass and Blues festival, with shows at the Double Door, the Congress Theatre, and Lincoln Hall.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged april smith and the great picture show, bbu, beat kitchen, bottom lounge, broken bells, bxc, cafeteria y restaurante de pancho, chicago theatre, congress theatre, corey chisel and the wandering sons, curtis evans and our friend electric, dag juhlin, daphne willis, delta spirit, derek nelson and the musicians, dessa, doomtree, double door, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, evanston space, freelance whales, grace potter and the nocturnals, great divide, hideout, how far to austin, ingrid graudins, ingrid michaelson, jenny scheinman, jim black, jon drake and the shakes, justin roberts, kandyce hogan, liam davis, lincoln hall, maps and atlases, maroon 5, meg and dia, metro, midwest hype, mike fredrickson, mike mangione and the union, miniature tigers, nels cline, nora o'connor, phil angotti, pos, rego, rita j, robbie fulks, ryan star, schubas, sidewalk chalk, the future laureates, the right now, the shams band, the skatalites, the vic, todd sickafoose, tom dunning and your boyfriends, trinkets of joy, vienna teng
By Sarah on October 15, 2010
It’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of the Chicago Roots Collective, which is now entering its second year of life here in the city. The Collective is made up of ten local bands, has put on 30 shows over the past year, and has a monthly showcase at one of my favorite venues, Lincoln Hall.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew francis, bandcalledcatch, bassel al-madani, bobby minelli, brendan losch, cobalt and the hired guns, dan price, diana lawrence, elbo room, goodbyehome, how far to austin, jack brett, jackpot donnie, jane thatcher, jeff churchwell, jessica robbins, katie scrantom, kevin garvey, matt campbell, michael kostal, mike mangione and the union, molehill, nathan xander, nelken, rachele eve, shelley miller, the future laureates, the shams band, todd kessler and the new folk, will phalen |