By Sarah on June 9, 2012
This week’s playlist looks significantly less pretty, as there were some tech issues with the playlist tracker.  I’m sure you won’t be too devastated. As always, you can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 8:00 hour Quiet Company/Everything Louder Than Everything Else/We […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged alexander tucker, alpha consumer, astronautalis, ben lee, bon iver, boozoo bajou, brandi carlile, butch walker & the black widows, butterfly boucher, califone, cold specks, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, eluvium, felix, fred williams & the jewels band, grass widow, gregory and the hawk, ha ha tonka, hard-fi, idewild, indigo girls, japandroids, jbm, jennifer o'connor, jesca hoop, kelly hogan, killer mike, langhorne slim & the law, louis prima, low, many places, maritime, matthew dear, mike reed's people places & things, minus the bear, nathan mathes, neon indian, nice face, nick waterhouse, noe venable, outkast, quiet company, sallie ford & the sound outside, sarah slean, sex life, smoking popes, sufjan stevens, teddy thompson, the blacks, the hold steady, the mekons, the platters, the right now, the tallest man on earth, the wooden birds, these united states, violens, yeah yeah yeahs, yellow ostrich, young man
By Sarah on May 14, 2012
Monday, May 14 Robbie Fulks, Fountains of Wayne Hancock; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 15 Amy Ray, Shadowboxers; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $15-18 Wednesday, May 16 Damien Jurado, JBM; Schubas. 8 pm, sold out Jenny Dragon, Nina Ferraro, Scuttlebuggs; Martyrs. 8 pm, $7 Thursday, May 17 Mayer Hawthorne & the County, the […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alix dobkin, amy ray, angela james, apteka, bailiff, band practice, bonnie raitt, bucky halkner, cloudbirds, damien jurado, daphne willis, david wax museum, dolphins, double door, e nina jay, empty bottle, fountains of wayne hancock, here we go magic, hideout, holly near, hoots and hellmouth, hospitality, jbm, jc brooks, jenny dragon, joe pug, jon langford, kevin coval, kevin long, lincoln hall, marc cohn, mariachi el bronx, mark lanegan band, martyrs', mayer hawthorne and the county, metro, musikanto, nhojj, nina ferraro, old town school of folk music, park west, robbie fulks, rocky votolato, scuttlebuggs, sean wheeler, shadowboxers, son del viento, the b.s. brass band, the chicago theatre, the dirt daubers, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the stepkids, tom morello, toshi reagan, truth & salvage co., two gallants, zander schloss
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 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