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By Sarah on May 26, 2012
Here are some songs I played on the radio on Friday night. As always, you can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:54 PM Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things The Lady Has a Bomb from Clean on the Corner (482 Music) […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged birthmark, bond, bone & bell, brandi carlile, bright eyes, cheer-accident, emm gryner, florence & the machine, jens lekman, jesca hoop, joe henry, jon langford, jon porras, josiah leming, kathleen edwards, kelly hogan, lightships, lower dens, megafaun, mike reed's people places & things, poor moon, rhett miller, richard shindell, sally timms, st. vincent, thao & mirah, the louvin brothers, the watson twins, young man
By Sarah on March 31, 2012
Last night’s show had a bit of a quiet theme to it for a while, thanks to my nursing a headache for most of it.  There was also a set of bluegrass songs, a tribute to the late, great Earl Scruggs. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged aimee mann, bowerbirds, carolina chocolate drops, ceu, cursive, death cab for cutie, earl scruggs, gabriel & the hounds, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jens lekman, julia holter, leona naess, low, luke roberts, mar caribe, miike snow, mirrorring, noam pikelny, plants and animals, quiet company, richard shindell, st. vincent, the infamous stringdusters, the magnetic fields, the milk carton kids, theresa andersson, wilco, yann tiersen
By Sarah on October 8, 2011
Once again, the lovely people at CHIRP have seen fit to allow me to play songs for a few hours. Thanks to everyone who listened, requested songs, Tweeted, and all that great stuff. Here’s what I played, in case you’d like to relive the magic. Your next chance to hear me on CHIRP is Saturday, […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged aimee mann, alela diane, amanda palmer, azita, balam acab, barn owl, beirut, ben lee, blitzen trapper, brighton ma, cadillac sky, clap your hands say yeah, dosh, elvis perkins, grey delisle, holly mcnarland, in tall buildings, jens lekman, lost in the trees, luke temple, m. ward, matt pond pa, meg baird, megafaun, neko case, over the rhine, owen pallett, pajama club, pete fountain, quiet company, rufus wainwright, shooter jennings, sixteen horsepower, sufjan stevens, the del mccoury band, the low anthem, the mekons, the minor canon, tinariwen, van morrison, wild flag, young man
By Sarah on October 3, 2011
Busy week of shows! Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday! See this post for information on how to win. Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20 Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 The […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bandallamas, brice woodall, brokeback, cameron mcgill, cults, empty bottle, esperanza spalding, evanston space, fitzgeralds, foster the people, geoffrey o'connor, go long mule, hideout, holy sons, house of blues, imelda may, jaron and the long road to love, jens lekman, joe firstman, joe's bar, keb' mo', liam davis, lincoln hall, malajube, mar caribe, martyrs', matt hopper, metro, nora o'connor, park west, peelander-z, pieta brown, priscilla ahn, reptar, schubas, st. vincent, stephen malkmus and the jicks, symphony center, thao with the get down stay down, the besnard lakes, the chain gaing of 1974, the devil whale, the head and the heart, the mekons, the naked and famous, the riviera, the shams band, those darlins, white arrows, wild flag, yellowfever, zee avi
By Mel on June 17, 2011
After midnight last night, as we cruised up Downing Street, I said, “I’d sure like to know who’s getting married in town that flew in Jens Lekman to perform at the wedding.” “Me too,” my friend said. We plan to check the society pages of the Sunday Denver Post. (If you’re reading this, newlyweds, congratulations!) […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged jens lekman
By Sarah on December 28, 2009
2009 is going out with a bang, because there are a whole lot of awesome shows on NYE. I won’t be at any of them, but you all should still check something out. My plans of trying to hit an even 20 for concerts attended this year have repeatedly been thwarted by weather and exhaustion […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bobby bare jr., congress theater, crayolala, cryptacize, crystal castles, dick prall, empty bottle, evanston space, girl talk, house of blues, jens lekman, jill sobule, john henry and the engine, john legend, julia sweeney, kid you'll move mountains, kurt vile and the violators, lincoln hall, logan square auditorium, margot and the nuclear so and so's, martyrs', metro, old town school of folk music, picture books, rusted root, schubas, subterranean, the black keys, the fiery furnaces, the riviera, the venue, tom schraeder and his ego, tributosaurus, uncle earl and the infamous stringdusters, venna