By Sarah on June 3, 2012
Here are some songs I played on the radio on Saturday afternoon. I’m back in my regular time spot on Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, albeit with an extra long turn at the controls — join me for my regular 8-10 pm show, stay for the bonus tracks from 10 pm to midnight. […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged amanda palmer, b.b. king, bill callahan, birthmark, doc watson, edith piaf, greg laswell, martha wainwright, merle watson, netherfriends, plankton wat, pulp, radiohead, rainer maria, ram's pocket radio, rhett miller, rian murphy, sam cooke, sigur ros, steve dawson, summer girlfriends, the del mccoury band, the joy formidable, the mynabirds, the spinto band, the walkmen, thom janusz, what made milwaukee famous, wild flag, will oldham, zaz
By Sarah on January 7, 2012
Another night, another couple of hours of music. Hooray, Friday. I’ll be back for an extra long show next week, from 8 pm to midnight. More banjo! More whistling! More everything! 9:55 PM The Don’ts and Be Carefuls Old Heart Young Heart from Sun Hits EP (Hot Congress) 9:50 PM Frank Zappa Trouble Everyday from […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged amplive, and so i watch you from afar, beats antique, case studies, cass mccombs, clogs, common, controller.controller, dum dum girls, eligh, frank zappa, gordon lightfoot, joe firstman, john legend, john vanderslice, jon langford & skull orchard, josh joplin group, lonely drifter karen, melanie fiona, mutts, neko case, oneohtrix point never, radiohead, steve hauschildt, teddy thompson, thao with the get down stay down, the don'ts and be carefuls, the mountain goats, the roots, wooden wand & the briarwood virgins, zun zun egui
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 July 2, 2011
Another sort of quiet month around here. Here’s a quick little playlist of what I’ve been discovering and loving this past month.
Posted in Monthly Mixes | Tagged blanche, brooke fraser, david ford, glen hansard, johnny cash, neko case, radiohead, schuyler fisk, teddy thompson, the swell season
By Sarah on January 27, 2010
I’ll admit that I’m not much of a Joanna Newsom fan. I didn’t like either of her previous releases, The Milk-Eyed Mender or Ys. I wanted to like her music, because she oftentimes gets lumped in with musicians whose work I do enjoy, but I just couldn’t get into her whole sound. Regardless of my […]
Posted in News & Links | Tagged aa bondy, alejandro escovedo, bully in the hallway, joanna newsom, justin vernon, kate mcgarrigle, my brightest diamond, patty griffin, radiohead, st. vincent, the decemberists, woodpigeon