By Sarah on May 21, 2012
Monday, May 21 Robbie Fulks, the Pussycat Trio; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Lee “Scratch” Perry, SubAtomic Soundsystem, Illuminati Congo, Impala Sound Champions; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $20-25 Tuesday, May 22 M. Ward, Lee Ranaldo Band; the Vic. 7:30 pm, $24 Ane Brun, Gemma Ray, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson; Lincoln Hall. 8 pm, $14 Alicia […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged adam faucett and the tall grass, alejandro escovedo, alicia witt, ane brun, beat kitchen, ben sollee, bobby conn, bone & bell, cave, dark dark dark, double door, dry the river, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, eef barzelay, elin ruth sigvardsson, empty bottle, gemma ray, he's my brother she's my sister, heligoats, hideout, illuminati congo, impala sound champions, jess godwin, jesse malin, justin lewis, lee ranaldo band, lee scratch perry, lincoln hall, lying delilah, m. ward, otter petter, paper thick walls, pillars & tongues, poi dog pondering, robbie fulks, sallie ford and the sound outside, schubas, shannon stephens, starring, subatomic soundsystem, subterranean, the columbines, the damn choir, the pussycat trio, the riptones, the riviera, the vic, the waco brothers
By Sarah on May 7, 2012
Hey! It’s Andrew Bird week again. No big deal. Â Plenty of other things going on, too, for your listening pleasure. Monday, May 7 Robbie Fulks, Greg Cahill; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation The Spring Standards, Volcanoes Make Islands, Shelby Pollard; Schubas. 8 pm, $10 Tuesday, May 8 Tim Barry, Jenny Owen Youngs; Beat Kitchen. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andrew bird, auditorium theatre, ballroom boxer, beat kitchen, brighton ma, champions, childish gambino, cobalt & the hired guns, dan bern, dastardly, deorbert & the half truths, derek nelson & the musicians, djrc, double door, empty bottle, father john misty, flashing blue lights, frontier ruckus, go long mule, golden retriever, good grief, greg cahill, har mar superstar, hideout, jenny owen youngs, jet w. lee, jon drake & the shakes, justin townes earle, lincoln hall, lindsay fuller, lucy kaplansky, machine gun mojo, maps & atlases, metro, model n, mucca pazza, mutts, old town school of folk music, park west, patty larkin, rachele eve, rego, robbie fulks, saint anyway, sarah jarosz, schubas, shearwater, shelby pollard, sister crayon, so many dynamos, st. vincent, subterranean, suns, the burlington, the david mayfield parade, the dirty feathers, the ditty bops, the future laureates, the right now, the riviera, the sea and cake, the shams band, the spring standards, the vic, tim barry, tree, tristen, volcanoes make islands, wells-next-the-sea
By Sarah on April 9, 2012
Monday, April 9 Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano, Cory Branan, Nathaniel Rateliff; Bottom Lounge. 6 pm, $17 Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Tuesday, April 10 Preservation Hall Jazz Band; SPACE. 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm, $26-46 The Dog Patch Ramblers; Hideout. 9 pm, $5 suggested donation Rasputina, Daniel Knox; Double Door. 9 pm, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged air this side of caution, bbu, beat kitchen, big freedia, bobby bare jr., bottom lounge, c.u.b.a., canadian brass, chicago theatre, chuck ragan, cory branan, dan andriano, daniel knox, deserters, double dorr, driftless pony club, empty bottle, evanston space, family of the year, farraday, fun, go long mule, good old war, hemmingbirds, hideout, ingrid michaelson, jeffrey david, lincoln hall, metro, mutts, nathaniel rateliff, pearl and the beard, preservation hall jazz band, rasputina, red tail ring, robbie fulks, rodrigo y gabriela, schubas, secret colours, sharpless, subterranean, the assembly, the belle brigade, the cave singers, the dog patch ramblers, the hoyle brothers, the lawrence peters outfit, the vic, these united states, trampled by turtles, wentz concert hall
By Sarah on March 26, 2012
I’m finally seeing Melissa Ferrick in concert, this Saturday night at SPACE. Â That’s all I need to keep me striving for the end of the week. Monday, March 26 Meh? Tuesday, March 27 El Ten Eleven, In Tall Buildings; SPACE. 8 pm, $10-18 Wednesday, March 28 Fanfarlo, Gardens & Villa; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $14 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged al scorch's country soul ensemble, anna fermin, anne heaton, bowerbirds, denison witmer, dry the river, edie carey, el ten eleven, evanston space, fanfarlo, gardens & villa, geographer, hawley, hideout, how far to austin, in tall buildings, jeff tweedy, johnny young, leaf bird, lincoln hall, martyrs', melissa ferrick, milagres, miniature tigers, reds & blue, schubas, sister sparrow & the dirty birds, speak, the black willoughbys, the chain gang of 1974, the vic, william fitzsimmons
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 December 12, 2011
Hey, everyone, it’s Wilco week! I’m not going to any of the shows, but I’m sure plenty of you are. I’ll be at Schubas on Saturday night for Noam Pikelny and friends. Banjo! If you’re not doing anything on Sunday night, my band, Jungle of Cities, is playing at the Abbey Pub. We go on […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alabama shakes, apollo chorus of chicago, civic opera house, double door, empty bottle, graham colton, harper blynn, harris theater for music and dance, hideout, himalayan bear, josh caterer, kathryn calder, lincoln hall, metro, noam pikelny, rainbow rhythms, schubas, the joy formidable, the lawrence peters outfit, the riviera, the sea and cake, the vic, tim reynolds and tr3, wilco