By Sarah on June 30, 2012
It was hot in the studio (as it will be all summer) and I was starting to get fussy, but I pushed through and delivered a show for you. If you find that you miss me, I’ll be doing a bonus show on July 4th, from 6 to 8 pm. As always, you can hear […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged alpha consumer, anais mitchell, andrew bird, anthony da costa, beachwood sparks, beirut, bobby womack, chiddy bang, controller.controller, gayngs, india.arie, j. tillman, jeans wilder, joe bonamassa, konono no. 1, low, magic trick, matt ulery, mavis staples, mike scheidt, mount eerie, my brightest diamond, oddisee, sobanza mimanisa, supreme cuts, tapes 'n tapes, the lijadu sisters, the roots, zapruder point
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 April 16, 2012
Monday, April 16 Robbie Fulks, Eric Noden; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Death Cab for Cutie, The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50 Tuesday, April 17 Ari Herstand, Briar Rabbit; Schubas. 7 pm, $8-10 Death Cab for Cutie, The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50 Joe Firstman, Ernie Halter; SPACE. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anais mitchell, aragon, ari herstand, bears, briar rabbit, chicago theatre, cobalt and the hired guns, common loon, cuddle magic, death cab for cutie, ed sheeran, empty bottle, eric noden, ernie halter, evanston space, hanni el khatib, hideout, house sounds, joe firstman, leon russell, low, mason jennings, mayne stage, robbie fulks, santah, schubas, snow patrol, split lip rayfield, sundelles, the cathy santonies, the daredevil christopher wright, the lawrence peters outfit, the magik*magik orchestra, the paulina hollers, the shondes
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 March 24, 2012
Did you miss me?  I sure missed being in the studio.  I had to remember what all the buttons do. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:53 PM The Dresden Dolls Delilah from Yes, Virginia (Roadrunner) 9:50 PM Erin Passmore Downtown from […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged aberdeen city, augie march, bob dylan, brendan benson, denison witmer, erin passmore, fanfarlo, innerpartysystem, justin townes earle, langhorne slim, low, lucero, mind spiders, miniature tigers, neko case, occidental brothers dance band international, richard harris, sophia knapp, the dresden dolls, the lijadu sisters, the men, the mountain goats, the tallest man on earth, tom schraeder, van morrison, zapruder point
By Sarah on January 14, 2012
I got through a four hour show without once mentioning the fact that it was Friday the Thirteenth. Â You can thank me later. Next week, I’ll be back to my normal-sized two hour show, nothing to worry about. Four hours of me is a lot to take. 11:54 PM John Aler & Gino Quilico Les […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged 16 horsepower, a hawk and a hacksaw, apex manor, april smith and the great picture show, bell x1, booker t. jones, brandi carlile, brown bird, carissa's wierd, cat power, chris connelly, cloud control, coconut records, darkness falls, dave douglas, dayna kurtz, doomtree, fleet foxes, gino quilico, girlyman, guided by voices, ha ha tonka, herculaneum, jacaszek, jason adasiewicz's sun rooms, jc brooks & the uptown sound, john aler, kathleen edwards, lawrence arabia, little ben & the cheers, los campesinos!, low, luke roberts, mar caribe, marissa nadler, mavis staples, mumford & sons, nada surf, nicole mitchell, rainer maria, ray davies, roisin murphy, rufus wainwright, sandro perri, save the clocktower, sea lions, sigur ros, sloan, the avett brothers, the benny goodman quartet, the darcys, the get up kids, the mighty imperials, the milk carton kids, tiger bones, whitehorse