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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 March 10, 2012
Here are some songs I played! I’ll  be off next week, as I go to gallivant around Atlanta with Mel, so the always delightful Scott McKenna will be filling in for me.  Give his show a listen and toss a few requests his way. Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night (except next week!) […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged beirut, dessa, francois & the atlas mountains, gaberdine, gabriel & the hounds, garmarna, glen hansard, hospitality, james taylor, justin townes earle, lucero, luke roberts, marketa irglova, mavis staples, memoryhouse, miniature tigers, muse, my brightest diamond, neko case, nneka, priscilla ahn, rocky votolato, shooter jennings, sloan wainwright, sufjan stevens, the infamous stringdisters, the loneliest monk, the twilight sad, tops
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 August 8, 2011
Lollapalooza’s over, and now the city as a whole collapses into a post-Lolla nap. For the whole week. I mean, really. Is it just me, or is there really very little of note going on this week? Monday, August 8 My Brightest Diamond with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged chicago symphony orchestra, chicago youth symphony orchestra, hideout, jenny scheinman, lincoln hall, lucy woodward, mia leblon, millennium park, my brightest diamond, ravinia, robbie fulks, rufus wainwright
By Sarah on March 1, 2011
Another month, another timely posted mix. I’m on a roll. Here are just a handful of the songs that I’ve been listening to, discovering, and loving throughout the month of February.
Posted in Monthly Mixes | Tagged broken records, cassino, charlotte martin, ha ha tonka, jessica lea mayfield, my brightest diamond, ohbijou, the mountain goats, title tracks