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 October 8, 2011
Once again, the lovely people at CHIRP have seen fit to allow me to play songs for a few hours. Thanks to everyone who listened, requested songs, Tweeted, and all that great stuff. Here’s what I played, in case you’d like to relive the magic. Your next chance to hear me on CHIRP is Saturday, […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged aimee mann, alela diane, amanda palmer, azita, balam acab, barn owl, beirut, ben lee, blitzen trapper, brighton ma, cadillac sky, clap your hands say yeah, dosh, elvis perkins, grey delisle, holly mcnarland, in tall buildings, jens lekman, lost in the trees, luke temple, m. ward, matt pond pa, meg baird, megafaun, neko case, over the rhine, owen pallett, pajama club, pete fountain, quiet company, rufus wainwright, shooter jennings, sixteen horsepower, sufjan stevens, the del mccoury band, the low anthem, the mekons, the minor canon, tinariwen, van morrison, wild flag, young man
By Sarah on October 3, 2011
Busy week of shows! Don’t forget, you can win tickets to see Those Darlins on Wednesday or Thursday! See this post for information on how to win. Monday, October 3 Jens Lekman, Geoffrey O’Connor; Lincoln Hall. 9 pm, $20 Tuesday, October 4 Zee Avi; Schubas. 8 pm, $12 The Mekons; SPACE. 8 pm, $18-30 The […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bandallamas, brice woodall, brokeback, cameron mcgill, cults, empty bottle, esperanza spalding, evanston space, fitzgeralds, foster the people, geoffrey o'connor, go long mule, hideout, holy sons, house of blues, imelda may, jaron and the long road to love, jens lekman, joe firstman, joe's bar, keb' mo', liam davis, lincoln hall, malajube, mar caribe, martyrs', matt hopper, metro, nora o'connor, park west, peelander-z, pieta brown, priscilla ahn, reptar, schubas, st. vincent, stephen malkmus and the jicks, symphony center, thao with the get down stay down, the besnard lakes, the chain gaing of 1974, the devil whale, the head and the heart, the mekons, the naked and famous, the riviera, the shams band, those darlins, white arrows, wild flag, yellowfever, zee avi
By Sarah on July 18, 2011
I’ll be at Lincoln Hall to catch the Old 97’s tonight. They’re one of those bands who I always seem to miss when they come into town. No more! And while I probably won’t be able to make it, everyone else should go to the Timber Timbre/Marissa Nadler show on Thursday. I don’t know much […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged algebro, allison moorer, allstate arena, balkan beat box, beau sample, bela fleck and the flecktones, black bear combo, blonde redhead, bon iver, briar rabbit, chiara mangiameli, chicago theatre, chris tobias, derek nelson and the musicians, dj romasoul, etran finatawa, evanston space, faces on film, gillian welch, hideout, jon hopkins, justin jones and the driving rain, king creosote, las guitarras de espana, lincoln hall, mana, marissa nadler, mayne stage, metro, mickey, millennium park, my gold mask, oh land, old 97's, other lives, rachele eve, radar eyes, robbie fulks, robbie gjersoe, robert ellis, schubas, sia, steve earle and the dukes, steve leaf, subterranean, the drummond bros., the rosebuds, the vic, thomas dybdahl, timber timbre, uncommon ground, wild flag, ximena sarinara, yemen blues