By Sarah on February 25, 2010
News & Links – February 25
Posted in News & Links | Tagged antony & the johnsons, ben folds, ben sollee, butch walker, coltrane motion, daniel martin moore, dawn landes, josh rouse, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, metro, movits!, mumford & sons, old town school of folk music, preservation hall jazz band, renee fleming, rocky votolato, schubas, st. vincent, tinariwen
By Sarah on February 20, 2010
With my feed reader at 1000+ unread posts (thanks a lot, busy work week and unexpected out-of-country trip), I might as well just claim defeat and start from scratch, but not before compiling some things that have caught my eye.
Posted in News & Links | Tagged corey tut, dosh, empty bottle, kate mcgarrigle, lady gaga, peter gabriel, phantogram, schubas, st. vincent, tegan and sara, the decemberists |
By Sarah on February 15, 2010
Some interesting shows going on this week. The Antlers stop by The Vic and will undoubtedly perform some beautifully atmospheric songs from Hospice. Snook Dog managed to sell out the Metro, Greg Laswell has his second night of his winter residency up at SPACE, and Billy Corgan lends his name and talent to a benefit show for the Kellogg Cancer Care Center.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bela fleck, billy corgan, bonnie koloc, buckwheat zydeco, cory chisel and the wandering sons, cubby bear wrigleyville, daedelus, dala, dawes, double door, editors, empty bottle, evan dando, evanston space, four tet, greg laswell, ha ha tonka, hideout, hospital garden, house of blues, implodes, jason boesel, jbm, jogger, kevin andrew prchal, kris kristofferson, kristina train, lasalle power co., lincoln hall, mark cohn, matt walker, merle haggard, metro, nathan fake, nosaj thing, old town school of folk music, rachele eve, rego, retribution gospel choir, robbie fulks, rosemont theatre, sarah and the tall boys, snoop dog, sondre lerche, st. vincent, subterranean, switchfoot, the antlers, the candles, the dig, the underground wonder bar, the vic, wildbirds and peacedrums
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
By Sarah on December 30, 2009
Here are some more albums which have seen some pretty heavy play around here this year. In case you’ve missed it, check out albums 11 through 15 and 16 through 20 on my list of favorites from the past year. A.A. Bondy, When the Devil’s Loose. I had waited and waited and waited for this […]
Posted in Album Reviews, Best Of | Tagged aa bondy, phoenix, st. vincent, the mountain goats, the xx |
By Sarah on October 20, 2009
After Friday’s wildly successful show at the Pabst, Andrew Bird had little to prove to Saturday’s audience. Â He admitted that he felt much less pressure, given how well things had gone the night before. For other artists, this might mean that the show gets sloppier, less tight, but not for Andrew Bird. On Saturday, he […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged andrew bird, annie clark, pabst theatre, st. vincent |