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By Sarah on January 28, 2012
Hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. Â It’s awesome. 9:55 PM Jakob Olausson Keep the Sky from Falling from Morning & Sunrise (De Stijl) 9:51 PM The Dresden Dolls Ultima Esperanza from No, Virginia (Roadrunner) 9:47 PM Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse Grim […]
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By Sarah on November 27, 2011
I filled in for my friend Bobby on the radio yesterday afternoon. It was fun. These are the songs I played. 3:55 PM Neil Young Hitchhiker from Le Noise (Reprise) 3:51 PM Monument Monument Full of Life from Call Off the Roses EP (self-released) 3:48 PM Deer Tick Main Street from Divine Providence (Partisan) 3:42 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, deer tick, dessa, dosh, gotye, great lake swimmers, heavy times, kathleen edwards, mirah, monument monument, murder by death, neil young, netherfriends, owen, peggy sue, radiohead, shearwater, sierra swan, teddy thompson, thao with the get down stay down, the beach boys, the decemberists, the gentle guest, the head and the heart, the promise ring, tycho, vandaveer, voltaire, wilco
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 2, 2011
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my inaugural (internet) radio adventure on CHIRP Radio. If you’re interested to know what kind of music I play whenever I get three hours behind the controls of Chicago’s best radio station, then read on. Â I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, October 8th, from 9 am […]
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By Sarah on May 2, 2011
Monday, May 2 Robbie Fulks, Don Stiernberg; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation John Vanderslice, Damien Jurado; Schubas. 8 pm, $15 Tuesday, May 3 Tame Impala, Yuck, Yawn; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out Barehand Jugband, The Hoyle Brothers, The Shams Band; Double Door. 9 pm, $5 Wednesday, May 4 Manchester Orchestra, An Horse, Harrison […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a band called catch, an horse, barehand jugband, bobby bare jr., carey kotsionis, chris pureka, cory chisel and the wandering boys, damien jurado, david vandervelde, don stiernberg, double door, evanston space, harrison hudson, henry wolfe, hideout, holcombe waller, john vanderslice, lincoln hall, manchester orchestra, metro, neil young, peter bjorn and john, robbie fulks, schubas, shovels and rope, tame impala, ted leo, the chicago theatre, the felice brothers, the future laureates, the high strung, the hoyle brothers, the shams band, yawn, yuck |
The Best Part of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
By Mel on November 9, 2010
There were two things I picked up after work today: Tradi-Mods vs. Rockers: Alternative Takes on Congotronics, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I’m not going to write about the first one — not yet, anyway — because of something in Scott Pilgrim that thoroughly enchanted me when I saw the movie at the Alamo […]
Posted in Commentary | Tagged neil young, the flying burrito brothers