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By Sarah on July 5, 2012
It was a brutally hot July 4th, but I played some music and still had time to go see some questionably legal fireworks in my neighborhood.  Success all around. I’ll be back for my regularly scheduled show on Friday on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 7:54 PM My Morning Jacket • […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged amy macdonald, dan mangan, eleventh dream day, fiona apple, fleetwood mac, golden birthday, hope sandoval & the warm inventions, jessica lea mayfield, jherek bischoff, kandodo, leonard bernstein, liars, m. ward, marissa nadler, my morning jacket, new york philharmonic, nicole atkins, niki and the dove, retribution gospel choir, saint etienne, the bowmans, the district, the frames, the mynabirds, the tallest man on earth, town and country, vetiver, zavala
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 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 March 14, 2011
It’s that time again: where concert-going for the rest of the country slows down because every band ever is down in Austin for SXSW. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t worthwhile shows to check out here, though: tons of shows this week feature stellar local acts who are just as deserving of your love and […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anna vogelzang, ashley brooke toussant, bone and bell, brett eldredge, bright eyes, canasta, chely wright, cheryl wheeler, chicago theatre, common swift, detholz!, donnie biggins, double door, elbo room, eraserhead, evanston space, hideout, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeff breakey, jessica robbins, jungle of cities, kelly hogan, last mono station, lincoln hall, lincoln square lanes, megan crain, old town school of folk music, rachel ries, rachele eve, robbie fulks, ryan anderson, sam wahl, schubas, scott ligon, steve leaf, the ditty bops, the mynabirds, the polkaholics, the riviera, trashcan sinatras, tyler james beach, willie nelson
By Sarah on September 13, 2010
Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only person on the internet who doesn’t care about Pavement.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged aimee mann, april verch, best coast, cameron mcgill and what army, chris buehrle band, cole degenova and the people's republic, cory chisel, crooked still, cubby bear wrigleyville, daniel knox, dave matthews band, david bazan, empty bottle, fatbook, fitzgeralds, free energy, hideout, jason mraz, jenny and johnny, jessica lea mayfield, judson claiborne, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, magic gloves, male bonding, margot and the nuclear so and so's, mark olson, matt and kim, metro, millennium park, mittens on strings, mt. st. helens vietnam band, no age, old town school of folk music, owen savoir adore, pavement, reckless records, robbie fulks, schubas, streets on fire, the field auxiliary, the hoyle brothers, the lonely forest, the mynabirds, the shams band, titus andronicus, wrigley field |
By Sarah on June 7, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 6/7 – 6/13
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a tundra, black nag, blue rodeo, chris petlak, chuck campbell, colbie caillat, cuff the duke, damien jurado, dead child star, empty bottle, evanston space, freelance whales, gold motel, great lake swimmers, hollows, how far to austin, hudson branch, john butler trio, judson claiborne, kay kay and his weathered underground, landon pigg, lincoln hall, madi diaz, martyrs', matt pond pa, mazes, melissa ferrick, melody gardot, millennium park, mini mansions, nicholas barron, old town school of folk music, otis taylor, park grill, park west, peter wolf crier, phil roy, rachid taha, ravinia, santah, sarah and the tall bots, schubas, secret colours, shawn colvin, she & him, sheryl crow, split lip rayfield, stars, state radio, steve martin with the steep canyon rangers, the dutchess and the duke, the handsome family, the mynabirds, the punch brothers, the riviera, the thin man, wintersleep