By Sarah on November 28, 2011
How is it almost December? Â This is uncalled for. If anyone can hook a girl up with tickets to the Brandi Carlile show at Park West, or the M. Ward show at Schubas, you’d be my hero. Â Just sayin’. Monday, November 28 Meh Tuesday, November 29 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, brandi carlile, brian setzer's rockabilly riot, carlos forster, chicago theatre, christina perri, clap your hands say yeah, dave sills, edie carey, evanston space, florence & the machine, hawley shoffner, house of blues, jake armerding, jay-z, kanye west, kelly clarkson, laura marling, lincoln hall, lydia loveless, m. ward, metro, mike coykendall, old town school of folk music, park west, poi dog pondering, s. carey, schubas, shawn colvin, the fray, the kickback, the secret sisters, the steepwater band, tim larson & the owner operators, united center, warm safe & sound
By Sarah on March 15, 2010
There are a lot of great shows this week featuring local bands, and lots of them are free or very cheap. You should check some of them out, give some love and support to the local music scene.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged amaral, campfires, chicago bar association symphony orchestra and chorus, chicago theatre, cloud nothings, color radio, common loon, cowboy junkies, cubby bear wrigleyville, derek nelson and the musicians, elvis perkins, empty bottle, genesee theatre, gold motel, grant lee phillips, great big sea, hey rabbit, hideout, house of blues, identity crisis inc., imelda may, instituto cervantes of chicago, jamie cullum, jay-z, lincoln hall, low down brass band, martyrs', my gold mask, netherfriends, norah jones, old town school of folk music, other minds, park west, picastro, real estate, schubas, scout niblett, st. james cathedral, subterranean, symphony center, the del moroccos, the shams band, united center, volcanoes make islands, white mystery, will phalen and the stereo addicts, willie nelson, woods, wynton marsalis
By Sarah on January 30, 2010
Here’s a mix of some songs I’ve been listening to this month. They’re not all new songs, but for one reason or another, they’ve been getting steady rotation around here. Let me know what you think!
Posted in Monthly Mixes | Tagged alicia keys, bowerbirds, brooke waggoner, david berkeley, freelance whales, jay-z, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jj, johnny cash, lhasa, owen pallett, sharon van etten, shilpa ray and her happy hookers, the gentle guest, wale