By Sarah on June 25, 2012
June’s almost over. Â Can you believe that? Monday, June 25 Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Chico Trujilo; Millennium Park. 6:30 pm, free Robbie Fulks; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Esperanza Spalding; Ravinia. 8 pm, $27-55 Kate Miller-Heidke, Derek Fawcett; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Tuesday, June 26 Cory Branan, Audra Mae, Briar Rabbit; Schubas. 8 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged audra mae, ben folds five, brendan benson, briar rabbit, cameron mcgill, canadian pavers, catacombz, chappo, chico trujilo, cory branan, derek fawcett, double door, esperanza spalding, fruit bats, hideout, howling brothers, joe pug, joe purdy, kate miller-heidke, lincoln hall, martyrs', millennium park, mines, nick shaheen, northern magnolia, northland ghost, occidental brothers dance band international, owen, rachele eve, ravinia, robbie fulks, ryan shaw, sarah holtschlag & the crosscuts, schubas, subterranean, the calumet reel, the canoes, the giving tree band, the pines, the right now, the rutabega, todd hembrook & the hemispheres, world's largest block party, yellowbird, young hines, young man
By Sarah on June 9, 2012
This week’s playlist looks significantly less pretty, as there were some tech issues with the playlist tracker.  I’m sure you won’t be too devastated. As always, you can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 8:00 hour Quiet Company/Everything Louder Than Everything Else/We […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged alexander tucker, alpha consumer, astronautalis, ben lee, bon iver, boozoo bajou, brandi carlile, butch walker & the black widows, butterfly boucher, califone, cold specks, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, eluvium, felix, fred williams & the jewels band, grass widow, gregory and the hawk, ha ha tonka, hard-fi, idewild, indigo girls, japandroids, jbm, jennifer o'connor, jesca hoop, kelly hogan, killer mike, langhorne slim & the law, louis prima, low, many places, maritime, matthew dear, mike reed's people places & things, minus the bear, nathan mathes, neon indian, nice face, nick waterhouse, noe venable, outkast, quiet company, sallie ford & the sound outside, sarah slean, sex life, smoking popes, sufjan stevens, teddy thompson, the blacks, the hold steady, the mekons, the platters, the right now, the tallest man on earth, the wooden birds, these united states, violens, yeah yeah yeahs, yellow ostrich, young man
By Sarah on May 26, 2012
Here are some songs I played on the radio on Friday night. As always, you can hear my delightful music selections every Friday night on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time. 9:54 PM Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things The Lady Has a Bomb from Clean on the Corner (482 Music) […]
Posted in Radio Playlists | Tagged birthmark, bond, bone & bell, brandi carlile, bright eyes, cheer-accident, emm gryner, florence & the machine, jens lekman, jesca hoop, joe henry, jon langford, jon porras, josiah leming, kathleen edwards, kelly hogan, lightships, lower dens, megafaun, mike reed's people places & things, poor moon, rhett miller, richard shindell, sally timms, st. vincent, thao & mirah, the louvin brothers, the watson twins, young man
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 January 10, 2011
Tomorrow Never Knows 2011 kicks off this week, with shows at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, and Metro. Some year, I’ll be able to do something wacky like go to a show every night. This is not that year. I’ll be at the Marketa Irglova show for my one TNK 2011 stop this year. Should be good.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged a lull, apache beat, auditorium theatre, beau sample, bone and bell, brahms, california wives, cloud nothings, darwin deez, del barber, fol chen, frankie rose and the outs, freddie gibbs, great life, handsome furs, hemmingbirds, hideout, houses, jaill, james mcmurtry, jeremy messersmith, lia ices, lincoln hall, lionlimb, market irglova, martyrs', metro, oberhofer, old town school of folk music, property of saints, rita j, robbie fulks, s. carey, sam amidon, schubas, shad, sun airway, the besnard lakes, the helio sequence, twin shadow, young man
By Sarah on July 19, 2010
As usual for the summer, there are a ton of great shows going on which also happen to be free. Trek on down to Millennium Park or Navy Pier to check out some cost-free tunes.
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bottom lounge, ceiling stars, chicago theatre, danny chaimson, deanna devore, derek nelson and the musicians, double door, evanston space, facing winter, ha ha tonka, heartless bastards, heather styka, hideout, jane and the steadfast acrobats, jbm, jim elkington, josh and the empty pockets, juana molina, juniper mays, kid sister, konono no. 1, langhorne slim, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, martyrs', mike mangione and the union, millennium park, natalie merchant, nathaniel rateliff, navy pier, nick tremulis, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, park grill, patrick park, peter wolf crier, robbie fulks, roses pawn shop, sarah holtschlag and the crosscuts, schubas, scott h. biram, the builders and the butchers, the future laureates, the right now, the sunken ship, young man, zach pietrini and the broken bones