Category Archives: @Schubas
Samantha Crain brings her new album, You (Understood), on the road and to Bonnaroo!
Oh you KNOW I adore Samantha Crain and am so excited to get my ears on her new album!! This sweet video of “Santa Fe” gives us a peek at one of the tracks off You (Understood) due out June … Continue reading
Jarrod Gorbel @ Schubas, April 24 … new record coming in September, “Devil’s Made A New Friend”
Jarrod Gorbel was a true delight to hear last night. I could tell you all about the many songs he sang, how his voice was amazing, and heartfelt, and full of the kind of poignancy that made you forget you … Continue reading
2 random goodies from 2 favorite bands: Freelance Whales and Apse for your Tuesday
Generator ^ Second Floor mp3 Freelance Whales Weathervanes …. pre-order it and get the digital download now! (release date, March 16) Remember me raving about Freelance Whales? Wow, I’m still listening to their album. It’s beautifully, happy, intricate indie music … Continue reading
Decibully and A Lull @ Schubas, Jan 21, … way more music than two bands should be capable of making!
Somewhere In The World mp3 Decibully World Travels Fast I almost walked out on the headliner of this one. Yep. One of my favorite bands, A Lull performed their going-away show that night and it was awesome. They premiered one, … Continue reading
Surfer Blood, Freelance Whales, Bear in Heaven, Lasers and Fast and Shit @ Schubas Jan 14… whew!!!!
Swim (To Reach The End) mp3 Surfer Blood Astro Coast …. buy it here from Kanine Records (they’re a wonderful indie label, go support them!) … I nabbed that mp3 off Pitchfork’s site, you can go read their review of … Continue reading
Come see Freelance Whales @ Schubas with Surfer Blood January 14, Chicago
(I’ve not been given permission to post any mp3s but you can find two from this debut and unreleased album over on Stereogum, I guess they have exclusive rights or something like that you know the Tart tries not to … Continue reading
Why you should show up to hear Peter Wolf Crier, coming to Schubas with Final Fantasy and Sharon Van Etten January 16th
You know it’s often worth showing up early to hear the supporting band, right? It just kills me when there’s 20 people in the room and the first act goes on. Often that’s the band I come to hear. I … Continue reading
Wherein Tart goes Electro
Which Song mp3 Parallax Error Beheads You, Max Tundra Last Thursday night brought me to Schubas to hear the wonderful Deastro and Max Tundra with Coltrane Motion supporting. I had dinner beforehand, sampling for the first time the much publicized … Continue reading
Quickies are good too, right?: upcoming Chicago shows
Ok, on the fly here so as not to be too late for work! Four things: 1. Don’t forget to come out for three great shows in the coming days, Chicago! Scroll down for posts on Thursday’s acts (I forgot … Continue reading
Filed under @Lincoln Hall, @Schubas, Indie
Deastro Tells Tart How He Will Dance For Money (or maybe just continue to amaze us with electro wizardry)
Deastro, a.k.a., Randy Chabot, released Moondagger in June and it has been haunting my car stereo for months now. It’s 14 tracks are still mesmerizing me, along with the various remixes and releases I’ve collected since then by this prolific … Continue reading
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