Thank Boosh It's Friday!

I am definitely ready for the weekend. I haven't decided, but I might make it over to Lincoln Hall tonight for the Langhorne Slim show. It's a scorcher here in Chicago today, but I think it's supposed to cool off over the weekend. I will also probably make it over to Goose Island to try the the Sai-Shan-Tea. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

• U2 gig forces Juventus to move match against Shamrock Rovers
• Check out some new Daft Punk music!!!!
• Alex Chilton memorial concert lineup taking shape
• Warren Haynes has found time for an iPhone app
• Virgin Mobile Free Fest announces lineup
• Listen to the first track of J. Tillman's forthcoming album Singing Ax
  

Fleet Foxes - Mykonos

Mumford & Sons Tonight @ Lincoln Hall

I am really excited for the Mumford & Sons show at Lincoln Hall tonight. I bought my tickets over two months ago, which seems like an eternity, but the show is finally here. Sigh No More is one of my favorite releases this year, and if you don't have it, I recommend picking it up. I will be tweeting from the show and you can follow me here. I am also on Facebook.

Mumford & Sons - Sister

Thank Boosh It's Friday!

I have a pretty chill weekend planned, which is nice for a change. On Sunday, I am going to an MBA reunion at Goose Island, which should be a fun time. I might check out Midlake on Sunday at Lincoln Hall, but I haven't made up my mind. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

• Bono hurts back, U2 tour dates now in question
• Mick Jagger hints at new Stones material
• Listen to the new Stone Temple Pilots album
• Mr. Miner presents 10 Phish songs for your Friday
• Pictures: Them Crooked Vultures & Alberta Cross at the Aragon
• Jemaine Clement to appear in Men in Black III

Flight of the Conchords - Bowie

Setlist: Great Lake Swimmers @ Lincoln Hall

Great show tonight! I will have my review posted in the next day or so.

Great Lake Swimmers
October 28, 2009
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, IL

I Could Be Nothing
Everything Is Moving So Fast >
Bodies And Minds
Palmistry
Put There By Land
The Chorus In The Underground
There Is A Light
Concrete Heart%
Stealing Tomorrow%
Unison Falling Into Harmony
Your Rocky Spine
She Comes To Me In Dreams
Pulling On A Line
Moving Pictures, Silent Films
Still
I Am Part Of A Large Family
Encore:
Changing Colours
Taillights Fade^

Notes:
% Tony Solo
^ Bufalo Tom cover

New Chicago Venue: Lincoln Hall

I am very excited to check out this new venue. I am a big fan of Schubas and the pictures they have released of the space look really cool. They have some great shows announced and I am sure with many more to follow.

Check out their website, which has information on the venue and upcoming shows.

Schubas has put the finishing touches on its new
venture, Lincoln Hall, a mid-sized concert venue at
2424 N. Lincoln Avenue. Five years after brothers
Chris and Mike Schuba first conceived the idea of
opening a new venue, and a little over a year after
purchasing the former location of the Three Penny
Cinema, the gutting and eventual transformation
into a contemporary-feeling venue is complete.
The space features a wrap-around mezzanine in the
Music Hall, plus a front bar and restaurant, and
additional bars upstairs and down in the Music Hall.

Lincoln Hall will serve as an extension to Schubas’
music programming, which has helped to cultivate
some of today’s most successful musical acts
including Feist, My Morning Jacket and The Shins.
Lincoln Hall will follow Schubas' lead and
feature some of Chicago’s best live sound and sight
lines, ensuring that bands and customers alike can
expect the same great Schubas hospitality in
another comfortable environment.