By Sarah on April 7, 2012
How in the world is it April already, y’all? Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:54 PM Mi Ami Bells from Decade (100% Silk) 9:50 PM Sufjan Stevens Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder version) from The Avalanche (Asthmatic Kitty) 9:45 PM Jennifer O’Connor […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a tribe called red, anais mitchell, andrew bird, ane brun, bobby conn, cains & abels, eisley, elephant and castle, first aid kit, hannah georgas, jennifer o'connor, kim taylor, lene marlin, lost in the trees, malajube, mariee sioux, matt pond pa, mi ami, retribution gospel choir, saybia, sidi toure, sufjan stevens, tinariwen, tom brosseau, zapruder point
By Sarah on November 5, 2011
Two hours, some songs, and a brand new, comfy chair in the studio. It’s like someone heard me whining on Twitter a while ago about the awful chair. I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, November 26, from 2 to 4 pm, Central time. 1:56 PM Sufjan Stevens All the Trees of the Field […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged angus & julia stone, brown bird, chris pureka, christina bautista, david berkeley, dessa, devics, eliza gilkyson, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe pug, joshua radin, m. ward, malajube, meg & dia, meg baird, murder by death, my brightest diamond, neko case, phantogram, quiet company, res, skybox, sufjan stevens, tapes 'n tapes, the decemberists, the heavy circles, the highwaymen, the mekons, tom waits, we were promised jetpacks
By Sarah on October 23, 2011
Who would have guessed that an empty radio studio in a manufacturing building would be creepy at midnight when you’re there all by yourself? Crazy, isn’t it? Â Made a couple of good musical discoveries, though, of artists I’d never heard before randomly selecting them to play. That’s always a plus. Here’s what I played to […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.c. newman, andrew bird, azita, bon iver, bonnie prince billy, brian wright and the waco tragedies, chin up chin up, dan mangan, deer tick, devotchka, feist, guster, helen money, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe firstman, johnny flynn, kate mcgarrigle, laura marling, malajube, mar caribe, mates of state, melissa ferrick, mike and the censations, my brightest diamond, neil young, neko case, over the rhine, pinetop seven, rachael cantu, regina spektor, ryan adams, sarah siskind, sharon van etten, st. vincent, tegan and sara, the acorn, the cell phones, the david mayfield parade, the mountain goats, the traveling wilburys, thea gilmore, twin sister, vashti bunyan, we were promised jetapacks
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