By Sarah on June 18, 2012
In addition to all of the below shows going on this weekend, Make Music Chicago takes place all day on Thursday, involving over 700 musicians at 75 sites across the city. More detailed information can be found on their website, but I am mostly excited about SOUSAPALOOZA on Thusday, where dedicated music nerds will gather […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged al scorch's country soul ensemble, bailiff, barefoot elephants, blind boys of alabama, booker t. jones, brendan losch, brigitte demeyer, chicago gospel music festival, cloud cult, dinosaur jr, don stiernberg, ellis park, empty bottle, evanston space, green music festival, hey rosetta!, hideout, innkeepers, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jessica robbins, johnny young, jonas friddle & the majority, judson claiborne, julie marie byrne, laura marling, like pioneers, michele mcguire, millennium park, mines, nature show, pearls, robbie fulks, sam vicari, santah, schubas, scony mack, secret colours, simple machines, sister crystals, songs for gods, steve poltz, subterranean, t'bone, the athenaeum theatre, the brothers goforth, the lawrence peters outfit, the ragtones, the raveonettes, theresa andersson, volcano!, willy mason, wilshire
By Sarah on June 11, 2012
Monday, June 11 The Duke Spirit, Hacienda; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $17-20 Gospel Music, Wintersleep; Schubas. 8 pm, $8-10 Tuesday, June 12 Mucca Pazza; Hideout. 9 pm, sold out Wednesday, June 13 Harper Blynn, Madi Diaz; Schubas. 9 pm, $10 Thursday, June 14 The Deer Tracks, Nouela, Shuteye; Schubas. 9 pm, $10 Octopus Nebula, Save […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged caroline smith & the good night sleeps, cloud cult, david vandervelde, double door, ezra furman, gospel music, hacienda, harper blynn, hideout, john roderick, jonathon coulton, lincoln hall, los campesinos!, madi diaz, mayne stage, mucca pazza, nouela, octopus nebula, sanctified grumblers, santah, save the clocktower, schubas, sean bones, shuteye, stolen silver, taste of randolph, the deer tracks, the duke spirit, the hold steady, the mynabirds, the right now, those darlins, unicycle loves you, wintersleep
By Sarah on April 16, 2012
Monday, April 16 Robbie Fulks, Eric Noden; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Death Cab for Cutie, The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50 Tuesday, April 17 Ari Herstand, Briar Rabbit; Schubas. 7 pm, $8-10 Death Cab for Cutie, The Magik*Magik Orchestra, Low; Chicago Theatre. 7:30 pm, $29.50-49.50 Joe Firstman, Ernie Halter; SPACE. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anais mitchell, aragon, ari herstand, bears, briar rabbit, chicago theatre, cobalt and the hired guns, common loon, cuddle magic, death cab for cutie, ed sheeran, empty bottle, eric noden, ernie halter, evanston space, hanni el khatib, hideout, house sounds, joe firstman, leon russell, low, mason jennings, mayne stage, robbie fulks, santah, schubas, snow patrol, split lip rayfield, sundelles, the cathy santonies, the daredevil christopher wright, the lawrence peters outfit, the magik*magik orchestra, the paulina hollers, the shondes
By Sarah on March 5, 2012
At first, I thought this was going to be the start of the mass exodus of good shows in Chicago, as everyone heads down to Austin for SXSW. Â And then I looked at the listings and was like, oh, there’s a lot of good stuff going on, most of which I can’t make it to. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 1 2 3, alabama shakes, andy davis, cains & abels, canasta, drew grow & the pastors' wives, empty bottle, evanston space, football, great life, hideout, hollywood holt, honey & buffalo, honey island swamp band, in tall buildings, jason myles goss, jennifer castle, john oates, judson claiborne, julia nunes, julian velard, katie herzig, kids these days, korallreven, laura gibson, leah druzinsky, lincoln hall, lower dens, many places, mar caribe, maritime, mark rose, martyrs', michael lux and the bad sons, musikanto, mutts, outer minds, panoramic & true, paper thick walls, psychic twin, redgrave, robbie fulks, robert sarazin blake, rose cousins, sam vicari, santah, scattered trees, schubas, subterranean, teitur, the bears of blue river, the head and the heart, the heligoats, the hoyle brothers, the kickback, the minor leagues, the oak creek band, the stay smooth, the vic, the waco brothers, tin tin can, unicycle loves you, van ghots, vic & gab, yellow ostrich, young magic
By Sarah on January 16, 2012
Hey! My band’s doing a show this Sunday night at the Double Door! You should come see me. Monday, January 16 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, January 17 Akron/Family, Bad Weather California; Hideout. 9 pm, $14 Wednesday, January 18 Nicholas Barron Band, Chris Siebold & the Psycles; Schubas. 9 pm, $8 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged akron/family, alison breitman, auditorium theatre, bad weather california, brandon harrod, brighton ma, chris siebold & the psycles, conrad plymouth parker, dastardly, dave tamkin, david grisman, del mccoury band, double door, elisa grace, evanston space, gaberdine, ha ha tonka, henhouse prowlers, hideout, jaymay, jim & jen, joe purdy, jungle of cities, lincoln hall, majors junction, martin sexton, martyrs', mike mangione & the union, mike murawski, nicholas barron band, park west, rob scallon, robbie fulks, santah, schubas, subterranean, tea leaf green, the giving tree band, the waco brothers, todd snider, ty stone, vintage blue
By Sarah on December 19, 2011
For it being Christmas, there are still a handful of great shows going on. I’ll be at both of the Andrew Bird performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art… that is, if I can find where in the world I put my tickets when I packed up to move into my new apartment. Â Uh oh. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew bird, chaperone, cory branan, curtis evans, dave hause, deserters, eastern blok, elephant gun, gold motel, graffiti 6, harris theater for music and dance, hideout, ian schneller, in tall buildings, josh caterer, kelly hogan, lincoln hall, museum of contemporary art, purple apple, robbie fulks, santah, schubas, scott lucas & the married men, the black willoughbys, the island of misfit toys, ximena sarinana