Welcome back to Sound Citizen Radio. It’s Fourth of July weekend, meaning it’s time to kick off your shoes, sit in the sun, sip a cold one and, of course, take in some music.

This week we feature three bands with shows over this holiday weekend, and they’re all Chicago folk. Not included, but recommended is The Streets on Fire at Double Door on July 2.

Send any future Sound Citizen Radio suggestions, comments and questions to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com.

This week’s lineup:

Joe Pug, “The Sharpest Crown”
Fitzgeralds, Berwyn, July 2, 3

Filligar, “Gray Area”
Lincoln Hall, July 7

The Shams Band, “Working Man”
Beat Kitchen, July 8

This edition of Sound Citizen Radio (at the bottom of this post) is all about summertime. As such, we present four bands with songs that should fit nicely into your summer playlists, and three of them have outdoor Chicago concerts coming up.

It’s summer concert season in Chicago, so stay tuned for future episodes of Sound Citizen Radio to make sure you don’t miss out. Don’t forget to subscribe to Sound Citizen Radio in iTunes, where you can also catch up on back episodes. And if you like what you hear, please don’t hesitate to give a “thumbs up” at the top left of this page.

This week’s lineup:

Love Language, “Heart to Tell”
June 20, Taste of Randolph, Chicago, 4pm.

Ben Keeler and The 500 Club, “Water, Water”
June 17, Abbey Pub, Chicago
June 20, I Am Fest, Chicago
July 10, Folk and Roots Festival, Chicago

The Thermals, “Now We Can See”
July 5, Millennium Park, Chicago, FREE

Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, “Bag of Hammers”
June 28, Lincoln Hall, Chicago (with Mirah and The Most of All)

Welcome to another edition of Sound Citizen Radio. This week we celebrate three of our favorite Chicago music venues in The Hideout, Beat Kitchen and Lincoln Hall.

The past two weeks on SoundCitizen.com we reviewed Local Natives, interviewed and reviewed Clem Snide and made some Austin City Limits recommendations. Check them out after listening to the podcast!

And GO BLACKHAWKS!

This week’s lineup:

Jonny Rumble, “BRZRKR”
June 25, Beat Kitchen, Chicago

Visqueen, “Jimmy vs. James”
May 31, The Hideout, Chicago

Gold Motel, “We’re on the Run”
June 11, Lincoln Hall

Time for more Sound Citizen Radio! Once again we’ve outdone ourselves with not three, but FOUR great songs from FOUR great bands (at the bottom of this post.)

We’ve had a great couple of weeks here, including a trip down to Memphis for the Beale St. Music Festival. You can read about Memphis in May right here.

This week a few of us are headed to see a new favorite in Local Natives and an old soul in Clem Snide. You can hear Clem Snide on Sound Citizen Radio 9.

Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, go ahead and share it with your Facebook friends by clicking the thumbs up at top left. As always, please send any suggestions, thoughts or music for an upcoming episode to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com.

This week’s lineup:

Besnard Lakes, Montreal, Canada. “Albatross”
Pritzker Pavillion, Millenium Park, Chicago (FREE), May 24

Dexateens, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “Down Low”
Schubas, Chicago, May 20

Love of Everything, Chicago. “It Feels So Good to Be Alive”
Empty Bottle, Chicago, CORRECTION: May 18

Morning Benders (playing with Broken Bells), San Francisco/New York. “Excuses”
The Vic, Chicago, May 31

Welcome back to another edition of Sound Citizen Radio. We’re celebrating Mother’s Day — so let me be the first to wish all Moms and Moms-to-be out there a Happy Mother’s Day!

We have a great lineup this week — Mom-approved. (Podcast is at the bottom of this post)

This weekend a crew of Sound Citizens are headed to Memphis in May. So drop a line if you’re headed that way and we’ll celebrate some live music. As always, please send any band recommendations, questions, comments and accolades to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com.

Click the iTunes icon on the top right of the page there, and you can subscribe to Sound Citizen Radio on iTunes.

This week’s lineup:

Freelance Whales, “Generator (Second Floor)”
May 10, Lincoln Hall

Clem Snide, “Denise”
May 13, Lincoln Hall

Audrio, “Roll On”
April 30, Double Door

Welcome back to Sound Citizen Radio — this week we feature not three, but FOUR bands. Wow. Even more from Chicago’s music podcast.

Also, we booked a trip to Memphis in May. So if you’re headed that way, send an email to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com and we’ll see you there.

This week’s lineup:

Horsefeathers “Belly of June”
Thursday, April 22, Schuba’s

Aloha “Everything Goes My Way”
Thursday, April 22, Empty Bottle

Dozens “Arrest Yourself”
Saturday, May 1, Schuba’s

Nate Marsh “Know What I Mean”
Sunday, April 25, Let Them Eat Chocolate