By Sarah on August 4, 2010
I am having a love/hate relationship with this year’s Lollapalooza schedule. It’s not like last year, where I was able to fill every inch of my day with bands. But maybe that’s a good thing — more time for aimlessly wandering from stage to stage, more opportunities to discover something new. Here’s where you’re most likely to find me this year:
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged arcade fire, b.o.b, blitzen trapper, blues traveler, dan black, deer tick, drive by truckers, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, erykah badu, gogol bordello, green day, lady gaga, lollapalooza, los amigos invisibles, mavis staples, metric, mumford & sons, nneka, phoenix, stars, the antlers, the national, the new pornographers, the walkmen
By Sarah on May 17, 2010
Why hello there, quiet week.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 22-20s, alberta cross, alexisonfire, bear in heaven, blah blah blah, chicago clarinet conglomerate, congress theater, dan bern, dexateens, diane birch, evanston space, five for fighting, futurebirds, geese, heather lynne horton, helen money, hideout, hollows, imogen heap, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jessica lea mayfield, jim dewan, justin roth, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, martyrs', mckensie toma, metric, metro, mike mangione and the union, mono, musikanto, park west, patrick watson, paul oakenfold, paul van dyk, peg simone, robbie fulks, schubas, sharon jones and the dap kings, susan voelz, suzy bogguss, the aragon, the heavy, the riviera, the twilight sad, the velvet lounge, the vic, them crooked vultures, todd kessler and the new folk, voxtrot, willy porter
By Sarah on April 6, 2010
In case you took an internet hiatus overnight, here’s some “news” for you: Lollapalooza’s lineup for the 2010 festival has been released in full, including all the letters and &s and *’s, because god forbid they write out Fuck Buttons on their website.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged afi, american bang, arcade fire, b.o.b, balkan beat box, blitzen trapper, blues traveler, chromeo, company of thieves, cut copy, cymbals eat guitars, cypress hill, dan black, dawes, deer tick, devo, dirty projectors, dragonette, drive by truckers, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, erykah badu, foxy shazam, freelance whales, frightened rabbit, fuck buttons, gogol bordello, green day, grizzly bear, harlem, health, hockey, hot chip, jamie lidell, javelin, jimmy cliff, jukebox the ghost, lady gaga, lollapalooza, los amigos invisibles, matt & kim, mavis staples, metric, mgmt, mimicking birds, miniature tigers, minus the bear, mumford & sons, mutemath, my dear disco, mynameisjohnmichael, neon hitch, neon trees, nneka, phoenix, raphael saadiq, rebelution, rogue wave, royal bangs, semi precious weapons, shawn fisher, skybox, slightly stoopid, social distortion, soundgarden, spoon, stars, switchfoot, the antlers, the band of heathens, the big pink, the black keys, the constellations, the cribs, the dodos, the ettes, the ike reilly assassination, the kissaway trail, the morning benders, the national, the new pornographers, the soft pack, the strokes, the temper trap, the walkmen, the xx, these united states, violent soho, warpaint, wavves, wild beasts, wolfmother, x japan, yeasayer
By Sarah on December 23, 2009
So between now and the end of the year, I’ll be bringing you my 20 favorite albums of 2009. Â These 20 albums aren’t in any particular order, aside from the fact that I put them into four groupings of five albums each. Â There’s nothing scientific or measured about this, it’s mostly just an order based […]
Posted in Album Reviews, Best Of | Tagged lady gaga, loudon wainwright iii, metric, sarah jarosz, zee avi |
By Sarah on December 14, 2009
My musical week can be pretty easily summed up in two words: Andrew Bird. For everyone else who isn’t as enthralled as I am at the prospect of watching Mr. Bird do his thing in a church, or who couldn’t get tickets, here’s the rest of what I find interesting this week in Chicago. But […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew bird, apollo chorus of chicago, as tall as lions, bonnie prince billy, centre east, chicago children's choir, chicago clarinet conglomerate, cubby bear, dasboton, fourth presbyterian church, harris theater, hideout, house of blues, jeff tweedy, kathleen battle, manchester orchestra, metric, nina nastasia, our lady peace, second city, sister hazel, the bravery, the klezmatics, the mountain goats, the velvet lounge, tony lucca
By Sarah on December 10, 2009
In even more awesome festival news, Lilith Fair has announced its lineup for the 2010 revival of the tour, and it’s nothing short of amazing. Named acts so far span all different genres, age groups, and demographics. The lineup as it currently stands includes Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Mary J. Blige, Metric, Sheryl Crow, Tegan […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a fine frenzy, brandi carlile, butterfly boucher, grace potter and the nocturnals, indigo girls, ingrid michaelson, janelle monae, lilith fair, mary j. blige, metric, sheryl crow, tara maclean, tegan and sara, the weepies, vedera, zee avi