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 September 5, 2011
Summer may be winding down, but festival season isn’t quite over yet. Â The AV Club presents AV Fest, taking place at the Hideout, on September 10th and 11th. Â You can see acts including Hum, The Thermals, and Like Pioneers on Saturday; Sunday includes Archers of Loaf, Tokyo Police Club, and Maps & Atlases. Â Entry is […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alison krauss and union station, breathe owl breathe, carbon leaf, chamberlin, chicago theatre, chris thile, cloudbirds, danny black, deadstring brothers, del mccoury band, evanston space, fruit bats, hideout, jeff parker, kevin flynn and the avondale ramblers, lincoln hall, michael daves, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, rajko hungarian gypsy orchestra, richard thompson, robbie fulks, schubas, the glory singers, the hoyle brothers, the milk carton kids, the scotland yard gospel choir, the waco brothers, tom brosseau, vetiver, vieux farka toure
By Sarah on November 8, 2010
A bit of a quiet week overall, and yet I still will be finding myself at two, maybe three, shows. I’ll be at Dawes on Wednesday and Johnny Flynn on Friday, and thinking about catching the Heavy on Saturday. Busy week. If you see me, say hi!
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged blane fonda, candy town, dawes, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, ezra furman, green river ordinance, hood smoke, janis ian, jessica robbins, johnny flynn, kate nash, lincoln hall, martyrs', maruka, mayne stage, metro, miggs, mindy smith, my gold mask, natalia kills, natalia zuckerman, old town school of folk music, owen, park west, peggy sue, peter wolf crier, rachele eve, rambos, robyn, schubas, the chapin sisters, the fab faux, the heavy, the pines, the vic, tim seisser quintet, unicycle loves you, vetiver, wallpaper
By Sarah on March 8, 2010
The entire world is gearing up for SXSW. I’m gearing up for reading tons of great blog posts about SXSW.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged beat kitchen, ben sollee, blane fonda, bottom lounge, califone, copeland, daniel martin moore, efterklang, empty bottle, evanston space, gaelic storm, harris theater, hideout, hockey, hollows, house of blues, howie day, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jeff tweedy, lincoln hall, love of everything, metro, mickey, mittens on strings, muse, pattern is movement, plastic crimewave sound, schubas, silversun pickups, sonos, ted leo and the pharmacists, the constellations, the hood internet, the life during wartime djs, the magnetic fields, the vic, the waco brothers, tom schraeder, tyler jon tyler, united center, vetiver, via audio, via tania, volcano!, we were promised jetpacks, zola jesus