By Sarah on January 22, 2012
9:53 PM Retribution Gospel Choir Poor Man’s Daughter from 2 (Sub Pop) 9:49 PM The Black Keys Little Black Submarines from El Camino (Nonesuch) 9:45 PM La Oreja de Van Gogh Cometas Por El Cielo from Cometas Por El Cielo (Sony) 9:41 PM The xx Crystalised from xx (Young Turks) 9:37 PM Chris Connelly Classically […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged 2cellos, amanda palmer, andre williams and the goldstars, booker t. jones, brown bird, chris connelly, cloudbirds, doomtree, frank carillo & the bandoleros, jakob olausson, jessica lea mayfield, john k. samson, justin townes earle, kim taylor, la oreja de van gogh, levon helm, murder by death, retribution gospel choir, simon & garfunkel, the black keys, the format, the handsome family, the magic numbers, the mountain goats, the pines, the wars of 1812, the xx, tiger bones, wooden wand & the briarwood virgins
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 December 31, 2011
I played some music on New Year’s Eve Eve. They don’t really make songs for that. 9:55 PM DeVotchKa Vengo! Vengo! from Una Volta (Cicero) 9:52 PM Devil in a Woodpile Louisiana Fairytale from In Your Lonesome Town (Bloodshot) 9:48 PM She & Him Baby, It’s Cold Outside from A Very She & Him Christmas […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged an horse, andrew bird, ben harper, cass mccombs, devil in a woodpile, devotchka, jacaszek, langhorne slim, lost in the trees, melissa ferrick, mutts, nneka, queen, quiet company, rachael sage, robbie fulks, she & him, steve hauschildt, summer camp, thao & mirah, the black keys, the blind boys of alabama, the mountain goats, the reverend horton heat, the roots, the scotland yard gospel choir, thomas comerford, vanessa-mae, wooden wand & the briarwood virgins
By Sarah on December 10, 2011
I had a week off, but now I’m back. Hear me again, same time next week, on CHIRP Radio, Friday nights, 8-10 pm Central. I even take requests! 9:57 PM Peter Wolf Crier Down Down Down from Inter-Be (Jagjaguwar) 9:54 PM Brown Bird Fingers to the Bone from Salt for Salt (Supply and Demand) 9:50 […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged ane brun, ani difranco, anthony da costa, atlas sound, bc camplight, boyd lee dunlop, brown bird, cloud control, daniel bedingfield, david vandervelde, devotchka, drc music, hannah fury, john prine, justin townes earle, kathleen edwards, korallreven, laura marling, luke roberts, mar caribe, mavis staples, mt. desolation, nneka, peggy sue, peter wolf crier, the mountain goats, thomas comerford, tycho, vampire weekend
By Sarah on October 23, 2011
Who would have guessed that an empty radio studio in a manufacturing building would be creepy at midnight when you’re there all by yourself? Crazy, isn’t it? Â Made a couple of good musical discoveries, though, of artists I’d never heard before randomly selecting them to play. That’s always a plus. Here’s what I played to […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.c. newman, andrew bird, azita, bon iver, bonnie prince billy, brian wright and the waco tragedies, chin up chin up, dan mangan, deer tick, devotchka, feist, guster, helen money, jc brooks & the uptown sound, joe firstman, johnny flynn, kate mcgarrigle, laura marling, malajube, mar caribe, mates of state, melissa ferrick, mike and the censations, my brightest diamond, neil young, neko case, over the rhine, pinetop seven, rachael cantu, regina spektor, ryan adams, sarah siskind, sharon van etten, st. vincent, tegan and sara, the acorn, the cell phones, the david mayfield parade, the mountain goats, the traveling wilburys, thea gilmore, twin sister, vashti bunyan, we were promised jetapacks
By Sarah on October 2, 2011
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my inaugural (internet) radio adventure on CHIRP Radio. If you’re interested to know what kind of music I play whenever I get three hours behind the controls of Chicago’s best radio station, then read on. Â I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, October 8th, from 9 am […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged a.a. bondy, active child, alla, alpha consumer, anais mitchell, andrew bird, april smith and the great picture show, beirut, booker t. jones, braid, brandi carlile, buffalo rome, chirp, dessa, dusty bibles, girls, gotye, ha ha tonka, jeff pianki, jessica lea mayfield, justin townes earle, laura marling, low, martha wainwright, milagres, neil young, neko case, nico, ohbijou, okkervil river, peter wolf crier, serengeti, st. vincent, teddy thompson, the avett brothers, the bowmans, the grey race, the jayhawks, the mountain goats, tinariwen, tom vek, vienna teng, white mystery, wilco