By Sarah on March 26, 2012
I’m finally seeing Melissa Ferrick in concert, this Saturday night at SPACE. Â That’s all I need to keep me striving for the end of the week. Monday, March 26 Meh? Tuesday, March 27 El Ten Eleven, In Tall Buildings; SPACE. 8 pm, $10-18 Wednesday, March 28 Fanfarlo, Gardens & Villa; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14 […]
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By Sarah on March 19, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a busy week this week. Â As you read this, I’ll be in Nashville for a romp through the historic Ryman Theatre, but when I return to Chicago, I hit the ground running with shows for most of the rest of the week: Milk Carton Kids on Tuesday, […]
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By Sarah on March 12, 2012
Oh, hey, now it’s SXSW-time, where most bands abscond to Austin to play about 467 shows a day. Â Don’t worry, there are still plenty of things to keep you occupied up here. I’ll be checking out that singer-songwriter-type lineup at Beat Kitchen on Wednesday, and then absconding south myself, Â to go have Deep Thoughts about […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged beat kitchen, born gold, bryn rich, charming people, daniel ellsworth & the great lakes, derek nelson & the musicians, don stiernberg, empty bottle, fiona apple, frontier ruckus, grimes, headless troubador, hideout, hoots & hellmouth, j.b. little, johnny young, julie meckler, lincoln hall, loose teeth, martyrs', michele mcguire, robbie fulks, ryley walker, scony mack, subterranean, the bears of blue river, ultrademon, xenia rubinos
By Sarah on March 5, 2012
At first, I thought this was going to be the start of the mass exodus of good shows in Chicago, as everyone heads down to Austin for SXSW. Â And then I looked at the listings and was like, oh, there’s a lot of good stuff going on, most of which I can’t make it to. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 1 2 3, alabama shakes, andy davis, cains & abels, canasta, drew grow & the pastors' wives, empty bottle, evanston space, football, great life, hideout, hollywood holt, honey & buffalo, honey island swamp band, in tall buildings, jason myles goss, jennifer castle, john oates, judson claiborne, julia nunes, julian velard, katie herzig, kids these days, korallreven, laura gibson, leah druzinsky, lincoln hall, lower dens, many places, mar caribe, maritime, mark rose, martyrs', michael lux and the bad sons, musikanto, mutts, outer minds, panoramic & true, paper thick walls, psychic twin, redgrave, robbie fulks, robert sarazin blake, rose cousins, sam vicari, santah, scattered trees, schubas, subterranean, teitur, the bears of blue river, the head and the heart, the heligoats, the hoyle brothers, the kickback, the minor leagues, the oak creek band, the stay smooth, the vic, the waco brothers, tin tin can, unicycle loves you, van ghots, vic & gab, yellow ostrich, young magic
By Sarah on February 20, 2012
Teenage me is super excited about that Promise Ring show on Saturday. Â Grown-up me is super sad about not being able to go to shows every night. Â Story of my life, y’all. Monday, February 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Royal Baths, The People’s Temple, Absolutely Not; Empty Bottle. 9:30 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 3rd sunday string bad, absolutely not, bottom lounge, britt dignan, brown paper bag, callaghan, chicago theatre, cloudbirds, doomtree, double door, emilie autumn, emily green, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, jeffrey foucault, jessie baylin, kelly hogan, martyrs', matthew good, metro, occidental brothers dance band international, old town school of folk music, peter frampton, rachel mcclusky, robbie fulks, royal baths, safe haven, sarah and the tall boys, schubas, shawn mullins, the flat five, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the people's temple, the promise ring, the watson twins, toki wright
By Sarah on February 6, 2012
Monday, February 6 Jeff Mangum, Andrew Reiger, Laura Carter, Scott Spilane; Athenaeum Theatre. 6:30 pm, sold out Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Deleted Scenes, The Hudson Branch; Subterranean. 8 pm, $10 Tuesday, February 7 Jeff Mangum, Andrew Reiger, Laura Carter, Scott Spilane; Athenaeum Theatre. 7:30 pm, sold out Mar Caribe, Sally Timms; […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged algebro, andrew reiger, architecture, athanaeum theatre, craig finn, dance floor plans, daphne willis, deleted scenes, derek nelson & the musicians, eiren caffal, elephant gun, elsinore, empty bottle, hideout, jeff mangum, jenny dragon, jenny owen youngs, judson claiborne, juno what?!, laura carter, lincoln hall, lying delilah, mar caribe, martyrs', mb, miri ben-ari, mount moriah, new empire, rego, robbie fulks, sally timms, schubas, scott spilane, subterranean, the counterpane, the damn choir, the hudson branch, the shams band