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)
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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
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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
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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
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Ahhhh… spring. That much closer to summer and road trip season. So, we have three excellent road trip bands lined up for you this week. They’re from all over the country, too. Of course, we’ll tell you where to see them live in the coming days and months, as well as play a round of “Screw the Scalpers,” where we tell you about some shows sure to sell out and when they go on sale – so you don’t get screwed.
A big thanks this week to Jon, a Sound Citizen reader who suggested Root Hog, and to everyone who subscribed this week to Sound Citizen Radio on iTunes. Keep it going – the more we spread the love, the closer these bands get to living the rock and roll dream.
This week’s lineup:
Root Hog, Lafayette, IN (pictured)
Saturday, April 10, Lafayette Brewing Company, Lafayette, IN
Sunday, April 11, Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL UPDATE: This show has, unfortunately, been canceled. We’ll let you know when another local show is scheduled.
The Soft Pack, San Diego, CA
Thursday, April 8, Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
Friday, April 9, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Drive-by Truckers, Athens, GA
Thursday, April 8, St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
Friday, April 9, The Vic, Chicago, IL
July 17, opening for Tom Petty, United Center, Chicago, IL
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Weclome back to Sound Citizen Radio! It’s March Madness time, which means the NCAA tournament and the biggest gambling event of the year. What’s not a gamble, are the three bands featured in this week’s podcast (at the bottom of this post). We have a Detroit band playing their own style of rock, and two rising Chicago bands with a couple of weekend shows.
So, get out there and support these bands. Your bracket will be blown up by day two anyway.
If you want to get your band featured on Sound Citizen Radio, please send an email to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com. Also, feel free to send suggestions, comments, tips, or anything else.
Have a great weekend.
-Mike
Deadstring Brothers (pictured), “Smile”
Friday, March 26, Double Door
Sissy Mena, “Young Girl”
Sunday, March 21, Lincoln Hall
April 8, Subterranean
The Right Now, “Ain’t Going Back”
Friday, March 19, Lincoln Hall
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