old town school of folk music
By Sarah on January 23, 2012
I’ll be at Schubas on Wednesday for Cheyenne Marie Mize, and Lincoln Hall the next day for Kathleen Edwards. Â I’ll be the lady with a camera, looking very tired and surly. Â Say hi if you see me. Monday, January 23 Meh. Tuesday, January 24 Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Kevin O’Donnell Quartet; […]
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By Sarah on January 9, 2012
We are getting back in the swing of things here with the weekly calendar. Â It’s the beginning of the year, cut me some slack. We’ve got some great local artists on bills this week, plus some very diverse acts coming in as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, spread out at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged abstract science djs, active child, alejandro escovedo, allison russell, ant'lrd, auditorium theatre, bad bad meow, beat kitchen, creepy band, daniel ellsworth & the great lakes, don stiernberg, drake bell, empty bottle, evanston space, filligar, gabe dixon, hideout, johnathan young, jon drake & the shakes, jon langford, jt nero, koo nimo & the occidental highlife association, leila broussard, lincoln hall, metro, natalie grace alford, nina ferraro, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, robbie fulks, ryley walker, sally timms, save the clocktower, schubas, subterranean, the black willoughbys, the parlour suite, the pickin' bubs, the walkmen, tycho, vance gilbert
By Sarah on December 5, 2011
It’s been quiet around here. Â Sorry for that. Â I’ve got a Best of 2011 guest post coming up from Mike at Land of Absurdity. Â It’ll be list-y. Monday, December 5 Avey Tare, Eric Copeland; Schubas. 7 pm, $15 Tuesday, December 6 The National, Local Natives, Wye Oak; the Aragon. 7 pm, $35 Harper Blynn; SPACE. […]
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By Sarah on November 28, 2011
How is it almost December? Â This is uncalled for. If anyone can hook a girl up with tickets to the Brandi Carlile show at Park West, or the M. Ward show at Schubas, you’d be my hero. Â Just sayin’. Monday, November 28 Meh Tuesday, November 29 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, […]
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By Sarah on November 14, 2011
It’s been quiet around here lately, as I poured all my energy into frantically packing to move into a new apartment. Â I’m all settled in, so hopefully things will be back to normal. You can catch me spinning some tunes on CHIRP this Friday night from 8-10 pm Central. Â It’ll be great. Monday, November 14 […]
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By Sarah on October 31, 2011
I’ll be at SPACE tonight for Communion Music’s big US tour.  And I’m thinking about trying to figure out a way to make it out to Berwyn to see the Blind Boys of Alabama.  It’ll be a heck of a road trip-via-public transportation, that’s for sure. Monday, October 31 Matthew and the Atlas, The David […]
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