By Sarah on September 19, 2011
Everything about this week is just a lead-up to the Hideout Block Party. I’ve missed you, Andrew Bird. Monday, September 19 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, September 20 Cut Copy, Washed Out, Midnight Magic, Only Children; the Riviera. 8 pm, $27 Abigail Washburn, Mar Caribe, Alana Amran; Martyrs. 8 pm, $15 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged abigail washburn, alana amran, alessi's ark, an horse, anais mitchell, andrew bird, ani difranco, aunt martha, bad bad meow, baliff, beat kitchen, bomba estereo, cut copy, dosh, evanston space, hemmingbirds, hideout, jill andrews, jon langford, jonathan coulton, kaki king, kevin andrew prchal, las guitarras de espana, laura marling, liam finn, lincoln hall, luisa malta, mar caribe, marques toliver, martyrs', mavis staples, mayne stage, midnight magic, movits!, okkervil river, only children, peter wolf crier, pinto and the bean, robbie fulks, schubas, the felice brothers, the riviera, the vic, the watson twins, they might be giants, washed out, white mystery |
By Sarah on June 20, 2011
Monday, June 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, June 21 The Lonely Forest; Hideout. 9 pm, $8 Wednesday, June 22 Jason Webley, Destroy Nate Allen, The Gunshy; Panchos. 6 pm, $8 Matt Duke, Matthew Mayfield; SPACE. 8 pm, $12-20 Thursday, June 23 Peter Wolf Crier, Yellow Ostrich; Schubas. 7:00 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged ashley riley, bloodiest, califone, destroy nate allen, double door, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, illinois centennial monument, jason webley, jonny lang, kd lang and the siss boom bang, kelly hogan, matt and kim, matt duke, matthew mayfield, metro, moreland and arbuckel, panchos, peter wolf crier, ravinia, redgrave, robbie fulks, sanctified grumblers, sarah and the tall boys the barehand jugband, schubas, subterranean, the belle brigade, the gunshy, the hood internet, the hoyle brothers, the infamous stringdusters, the lawrence peters outfit, the lonely forest, the thermals, todd kessler, uncommon ground, yellow ostrich, yo la tengo
By Sarah on January 31, 2011
Friday and Saturday are full of great shows that have been awful to choose between. If only we could all split ourselves into multiples. Monday, January 31 Todd Carey, Bascom Hill, The Heyday; Schubas. 8 pm, $6 Tuesday, February 1 Shelby Lynne, Derek Nelson; SPACE. 8 pm, $27-40 Scott Lucas and the Married Men, Kevin […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bascom hill, cloudbirds, derek nelson, double door, evanston space, fitz and the tantrums, greensky bluegrass, hoots and hellmouth, jc brooks & the uptown sound, keri noble, kevin tihista's red terror, lincoln hall, liza day, mayne stage, metro, my brightest diamonds, peter wolf crier, que billah, retribution gospel choir, sahara smith, schubas, scott lucas and the married men, shelby lynne, soul summit djs, talib kweli, the decemberists, the giving tree band, the heyday, the opposition party, the right now, the riviera, the shrine, tina dico, todd carey, trina hamlin, trombone shorty and orleans avenue, wye oak, zeus
By Sarah on January 1, 2011
While the rest of the world was out enjoying themselves in drunken year-end debauchery, I was home making a best of 2010 mix. That’s basically the story of my life. Check it out below, via this handy little Grooveshark widget. Happy new year, all.
Posted in Sharing | Tagged anais mitchell, andrew bird, b.o.b, beats antique, cadillac sky, carolina chocolate drops, cee-lo, chris pureka, hans zimmer, joe pug, justin townes earle, kanye west, laura marling, mumford & sons, owen pallett, peter wolf crier, the new pornographers, the rescues, the right now, the shams band |
By Sarah on November 8, 2010
A bit of a quiet week overall, and yet I still will be finding myself at two, maybe three, shows. I’ll be at Dawes on Wednesday and Johnny Flynn on Friday, and thinking about catching the Heavy on Saturday. Busy week. If you see me, say hi!
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, candy town, dawes, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, ezra furman, green river ordinance, hood smoke, janis ian, jessica robbins, johnny flynn, kate nash, lincoln hall, martyrs', maruka, mayne stage, metro, miggs, mindy smith, my gold mask, natalia kills, natalia zuckerman, old town school of folk music, owen, park west, peggy sue, peter wolf crier, rachele eve, rambos, robyn, schubas, the chapin sisters, the fab faux, the heavy, the pines, the vic, tim seisser quintet, unicycle loves you, vetiver, wallpaper
By Sarah on July 19, 2010
As usual for the summer, there are a ton of great shows going on which also happen to be free. Trek on down to Millennium Park or Navy Pier to check out some cost-free tunes.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bottom lounge, ceiling stars, chicago theatre, danny chaimson, deanna devore, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, facing winter, ha ha tonka, heartless bastards, heather styka, hideout, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jbm, jim elkington, josh and the empty pockets, juana molina, juniper mays, kid sister, konono no. 1, langhorne slim, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, martyrs', mike mangione and the union, millennium park, natalie merchant, nathaniel rateliff, navy pier, nick tremulis, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, park grill, patrick park, peter wolf crier, robbie fulks, roses pawn shop, sarah holtschlag and the crosscuts, schubas, scott h. biram, the builders and the butchers, the future laureates, the right now, the sunken ship, young man, zach pietrini and the broken bones