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, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, brandi carlile, brian setzer's rockabilly riot, carlos forster, chicago theatre, christina perri, clap your hands say yeah, dave sills, edie carey, evanston space, florence & the machine, hawley shoffner, house of blues, jake armerding, jay-z, kanye west, kelly clarkson, laura marling, lincoln hall, lydia loveless, m. ward, metro, mike coykendall, old town school of folk music, park west, poi dog pondering, s. carey, schubas, shawn colvin, the fray, the kickback, the secret sisters, the steepwater band, tim larson & the owner operators, united center, warm safe & sound
By Sarah on October 17, 2011
A bit of a quiet week this week. Â All sorts of things I want to see, on nights or times that I can’t do. Â Such is life. If you’re near a movie theater on Friday, you should hunt down somewhere that’s playing Norman. Â A list of theaters it’s debuting in on Friday can be found […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alice peacock, alison white, bess rogers, danny myrick, david seume, ellis paul, evanston space, fences, hemmingbirds, hideout, house of blues, is/is, judson claiborne, leaf bird, lubriphonic, mark dvorak, martyrs', old town school of folk music, park west, peter case, reggie's, rhett miller, robbie fulks, schubas, trombone shorty and orleans avenue, uh huh her
By Sarah on October 3, 2011
Busy week of shows! Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday! See this post for information on how to win. Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20 Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 The […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bandallamas, brice woodall, brokeback, cameron mcgill, cults, empty bottle, esperanza spalding, evanston space, fitzgeralds, foster the people, geoffrey o'connor, go long mule, hideout, holy sons, house of blues, imelda may, jaron and the long road to love, jens lekman, joe firstman, joe's bar, keb' mo', liam davis, lincoln hall, malajube, mar caribe, martyrs', matt hopper, metro, nora o'connor, park west, peelander-z, pieta brown, priscilla ahn, reptar, schubas, st. vincent, stephen malkmus and the jicks, symphony center, thao with the get down stay down, the besnard lakes, the chain gaing of 1974, the devil whale, the head and the heart, the mekons, the naked and famous, the riviera, the shams band, those darlins, white arrows, wild flag, yellowfever, zee avi
By Sarah on September 26, 2011
Apparently in addition to last week being Andrew Bird week, last week was also “Sarah’s Too Busy to Blog” week. No worries, friends, I have a review of the (thoroughly amazing) Hideout Block Party coming up. Let’s just pretend that last week didn’t happen, otherwise. This week is full of shows I want to go […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anne heaton, april smith and the great picture show, ari hest, bear lake, beirut, ben ripani music co., bottom lounge, carley tanchon, chicago theatre, congress theater, dala, dar williams, double door, doug paisley, empty bottle, evanston space, fleet foxes, girls, harper blynn, henry wolfe, hideout, jay nash, joan osborne, jon drake and the shakes, kingsley flood, lincoln hall, lucy wainwright roche, mason jennings, matt duke, megafaun, missing chums, nobunny, papa, park west, randy lee, robbie fulks, schubas, subterranean, the aragon, the avett brothers, the damnwells, the future laureates, the juliets, the low anthem, the pines, the walkmen, tony lucca, truth and salvage co.
By Sarah on August 29, 2011
Hello, last days of August. I won’t be around, but I highly recommend seeing In Tall Buildings on Thursday, The Square Affair on Friday, and Save the Clocktower on Saturday. Â Three days of solid shows by local bands. Â What isn’t to love? Also, don’t forget that the North Coast Music Festival is going on this […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged band called catch, beat kitchen, briar rabbit, brontosaurus, chaperone, city state, gaberdine, go long mule, guster, hideout, in tall buildings, jack's mannequin, jim ward, johnny rumble, josh and the empty pockets, lincoln hall, logan square auditorium, musikanto, park west, peter bjorn and john, psalm one, ravinia, save the clock tower, schubas, snow 'n charm, speck mountain, the lusitania, the rhunes, the shams band, the weepies, when clouds attack
By Sarah on May 30, 2011
Monday, May 30 Justin Townes Earle, Andre Williams and the Goldstars; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks, Kathleen Keane; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, May 31 Friendly Fires, Wise Blood; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, sold out Wednesday, June 1 Meh. Thursday, June 2 Teddy Thompson, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet; Schubas. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andre williams and the goldstars, bailiff, band called catch, box jellyfish, brett dennen, chamberlin, congress theater, cubby bear wrigleyville, dawes, empty bottle, evanston space, friendly fires, grace potter and the nocturnals, hideout, house of blues, jackpot donnie, jerome holloway, justin townes earle, kathleen keane, kopecky family band, kris delmhorst, las guitarras de espana, lauren frost, led to sea, leo kottke, lincoln hall, luke doucet, making movies, mayne stage, melissa mcclelland, mike mangione and the union, millennium park, old town school of folk music, ozomatli, park west, raphael saadiq, robbie fulks, schubas, secret colours, simplesinger, stolen silver, teddy thompson, thao and mirah, the damn choir, the lakeshore band, the vic, wildlife, wise blood