By Sarah on May 31, 2010
This Week in Great Music: 5/31 – 6/6
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged amanda palmer, antibalas, brighton ma, broken bells, c.a.r.m.a., carl hauck, chicago theatre, corey chisel and the wandering sons, d. rider, erykah badu, evanston space, evelyn evelyn, goose island wrigleyville, green sugar, house of blues, how far to austin, hum, iris dement, janelle monae, jason isbell and the 400 unit, jason webley, jewel, joe firstman, josh hoge, julia nunes, kip moore, lincoln hall, marianne keith, mathien, millennium park, musikanto, n.e.r.d., park west, quieting syrup, schubas, subterranean, sxip shirey, the good life, the morning benders, the very best, the vic, tortoise, tricia scully, venna, volcano!, zach pietrini and the broken bones
By Sarah on January 4, 2010
Four local bands teamed up on Saturday night for something extraordinary: a night of diverse acts, for free, on a bitterly cold night. Â From the delicate folk tinged songs of Venna to the blistering rock of Picture Books, there was something for everyone at Metro on Saturday. Â And even if the music wasn’t to your […]
Posted in Concert Reviews | Tagged crayolala, kid you'll move mountains, metro, picture books, venna
By Sarah on December 28, 2009
2009 is going out with a bang, because there are a whole lot of awesome shows on NYE. I won’t be at any of them, but you all should still check something out. My plans of trying to hit an even 20 for concerts attended this year have repeatedly been thwarted by weather and exhaustion […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bobby bare jr., congress theater, crayolala, cryptacize, crystal castles, dick prall, empty bottle, evanston space, girl talk, house of blues, jens lekman, jill sobule, john henry and the engine, john legend, julia sweeney, kid you'll move mountains, kurt vile and the violators, lincoln hall, logan square auditorium, margot and the nuclear so and so's, martyrs', metro, old town school of folk music, picture books, rusted root, schubas, subterranean, the black keys, the fiery furnaces, the riviera, the venue, tom schraeder and his ego, tributosaurus, uncle earl and the infamous stringdusters, venna
By Sarah on December 2, 2009
Why, free music and a free show, of course! Billing itself as “the greatest show ever”, four local(-ish) bands are teaming up for a show at Metro on January 2nd, and not only are they offering up albums and EPs for free download, but by visiting their (pretty swank looking) website promoting the show and […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged crayolala, kid you'll move mountains, metro, picture books, venna |