By Sarah on October 2, 2011
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my inaugural (internet) radio adventure on CHIRP Radio. If you’re interested to know what kind of music I play whenever I get three hours behind the controls of Chicago’s best radio station, then read on. Â I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, October 8th, from 9 am […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, active child, alla, alpha consumer, anais mitchell, andrew bird, april smith and the great picture show, beirut, booker t. jones, braid, brandi carlile, buffalo rome, chirp, dessa, dusty bibles, girls, gotye, ha ha tonka, jeff pianki, jessica lea mayfield, justin townes earle, laura marling, low, martha wainwright, milagres, neil young, neko case, nico, ohbijou, okkervil river, peter wolf crier, serengeti, st. vincent, teddy thompson, the avett brothers, the bowmans, the grey race, the jayhawks, the mountain goats, tinariwen, tom vek, vienna teng, white mystery, wilco
By Sarah on May 30, 2011
Monday, May 30 Justin Townes Earle, Andre Williams and the Goldstars; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, Kathleen Keane; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 31 Friendly Fires, Wise Blood; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out Wednesday, June 1 Meh. Thursday, June 2 Teddy Thompson, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet; Schubas. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andre williams and the goldstars, bailiff, band called catch, box jellyfish, brett dennen, chamberlin, congress theater, cubby bear wrigleyville, dawes, empty bottle, evanston space, friendly fires, grace potter and the nocturnals, hideout, house of blues, jackpot donnie, jerome holloway, justin townes earle, kathleen keane, kopecky family band, kris delmhorst, las guitarras de espana, lauren frost, led to sea, leo kottke, lincoln hall, luke doucet, making movies, mayne stage, melissa mcclelland, mike mangione and the union, millennium park, old town school of folk music, ozomatli, park west, raphael saadiq, robbie fulks, schubas, secret colours, simplesinger, stolen silver, teddy thompson, thao and mirah, the damn choir, the lakeshore band, the vic, wildlife, wise blood
By Sarah on February 7, 2011
Good morning, internet. Another quiet week here – I’m guessing all the bands are hibernating? I’d sure like to be hibernating. I’ll be at the Justin Townes Earle show on Thursday, and am thinking about heading to Old Town School of Folk Music on Sunday. Maybe. We’ll see. Monday, February 7 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 3 in counting, ashley arrison, byron zanos, carrie rodriguez, chicago clarinet conglomerate, daphne willis, diamond rings, eiren caffall, eisley, elastic arts foundation, erin mckeown, graham colton, hideout, innerpartysystem, interpol, jessica lea mayfield, joe grazulis, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, mary gauthier, meagan hickman, metro, natalia kills, nick miller and the neighbors, peter manhart, rachele eve, robbie fulks, robyn, rooney, school of seven bells, schubas, seth glier, subterranean, the chapin sisters, the passing, the riviera, tom schraeder
By Sarah on January 1, 2011
While the rest of the world was out enjoying themselves in drunken year-end debauchery, I was home making a best of 2010 mix. That’s basically the story of my life. Check it out below, via this handy little Grooveshark widget. Happy new year, all.
Posted in Sharing | Tagged anais mitchell, andrew bird, b.o.b, beats antique, cadillac sky, carolina chocolate drops, cee-lo, chris pureka, hans zimmer, joe pug, justin townes earle, kanye west, laura marling, mumford & sons, owen pallett, peter wolf crier, the new pornographers, the rescues, the right now, the shams band |
By Sarah on September 13, 2010
Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only person on the internet who doesn’t care about Pavement.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged aimee mann, april verch, best coast, cameron mcgill and what army, chris buehrle band, cole degenova and the people's republic, cory chisel, crooked still, cubby bear wrigleyville, daniel knox, dave matthews band, david bazan, empty bottle, fatbook, fitzgeralds, free energy, hideout, jason mraz, jenny and johnny, jessica lea mayfield, judson claiborne, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, magic gloves, male bonding, margot and the nuclear so and so's, mark olson, matt and kim, metro, millennium park, mittens on strings, mt. st. helens vietnam band, no age, old town school of folk music, owen savoir adore, pavement, reckless records, robbie fulks, schubas, streets on fire, the field auxiliary, the hoyle brothers, the lonely forest, the mynabirds, the shams band, titus andronicus, wrigley field |
By Sarah on March 24, 2010
You can tell that summer is rapidly approaching, given the number of festival line-ups that are tumbling in. The Newport Folk Festival, in (where else) Newport, Rhode Island, has announced its lineup for its 2010 festival.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged aa bondy, andrew bird, ben sollee, brandi carlile, calexico, chris thile, cory chisel and the wandering sons, daniel martin moore, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, john prine, justin townes earle, newport folk festival, nneka, o'death, preservation hall jazz band, punch brothers, richie havens, sarah jarosz, sharon jones & the dap kings, steve martin & the steep canyon rangers, tao seeger, the avett brothers, the felice brothers, the swell season, yim yames |