Chicago live music recomendations

[Audio Flynn]

I will be attending the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago in late June.

Can I get some recommendations from those forum members that frequent clubs; some Jazz and Blues recommendations?

Thanks,

Rick

[Audible Nectar]

Here's the shows on the Pollstar list for that week. I starred my recommended shows. There will certainly be more to be announced, as there is still some time before these shows happen. Some good acts appear on this list!

As clubs go, Buddy Guy's and Kingston Mines are the first to come to mind - but Blues is as easy to find in Chicago as the pizza!!

Fri 06/20/03 Beans Double Door

Fri 06/20/03 EL-P Double Door

Fri 06/20/03 Quetzal House Of Blues ***

Fri 06/20/03 Taj Mahal House Of Blues ***

Fri 06/20/03 Mr. Scruff Metro / Smart Bar

Fri 06/20/03 Lizz Wright Orchestra Hall @ Symphony Center ***

Fri 06/20/03 Ray Charles Orchestra Hall @ Symphony Center ***

Fri 06/20/03 Michael McDermott Summerfest

Fri 06/20/03 Evan Dando Taste Of Randolph Street

Fri 06/20/03 The Mentors The Bottom Lounge

Fri 06/20/03 Torg The Bottom Lounge

Sat 06/21/03 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Chicago Theatre

Sat 06/21/03 The Buckinghams Jefferson Park Community Fest

Sat 06/21/03 Cinerama The Abbey Pub

Sat 06/21/03 Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau To Be Announced ***

Tue 06/24/03 Ralph's World Apachi Chicago JCC

Wed 06/25/03 Wire Double Door

Wed 06/25/03 Los Van Van House Of Blues

Wed 06/25/03 Stephen Kellogg Martyrs'

Wed 06/25/03 Fairweather Metro / Smart Bar

Wed 06/25/03 No Motiv Metro / Smart Bar

Wed 06/25/03 RX Bandits Metro / Smart Bar

Thu 06/26/03 Gayle Ritt Cafe Brauer

Thu 06/26/03 Wire The Abbey Pub

Fri 06/27/03 Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater Buddy Guy's Legends ***

Fri 06/27/03 Cowboy Mouth Jammin' At The Zoo ***

Fri 06/27/03 The Radiators Lincoln Park Zoo ***

Fri 06/27/03 Dark Star Orchestra Skyline Stage @ Navy Pier ***

Fri 06/27/03 Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca Summer Dance

Sat 06/28/03 Bruce Robison Country Music Festival

Sat 06/28/03 Jimmie Dale Gilmore Country Music Festival

Sat 06/28/03 Loretta Lynn Country Music Festival

Sat 06/28/03 Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca Hot House

Sat 06/28/03 Steel Pulse House Of Blues ***

Sat 06/28/03 Cinematic Orchestra The Abbey Pub

Sun 06/29/03 Gayle Ritt 115 Bourbon Street

Sun 06/29/03 Deana Carter Country Music Festival

Sun 06/29/03 Dogwood Fireside Bowl

Sun 06/29/03 Off The Record Fireside Bowl

Sun 06/29/03 The Franchise Fireside Bowl

Sun 06/29/03 John Michael Montgomery Grant Park

Sun 06/29/03 South Austin Jug Band Grant Park

Sun 06/29/03 Virginia Coalition Weed Street Festival

BUT............

The real action will be 90 miles north of you in Milwaukee, at Summerfest. Anything listed as "Marcus Amphitheatre" is on the Summerfest grounds. Check out THIS lineup:

Wed 06/25/03 Ralph's World Marcus Amphitheatre

Thu 06/26/03 Peter Gabriel Marcus Amphitheatre

Thu 06/26/03 "Weird Al" Yankovic Summerfest

Thu 06/26/03 Blind Boys Of Alabama Summerfest

Thu 06/26/03 Creedence Clearwater Revisited Summerfest

Thu 06/26/03 Peter Mulvey Summerfest

Thu 06/26/03 Terrance Simien Summerfest

Thu 06/26/03 The Neville Brothers Summerfest

Thu 06/26/03 Jane Monheit Uihlein Hall

Fri 06/27/03 Ben Harper Marcus Amphitheatre

Fri 06/27/03 Ben Harper / Jack Johnson Marcus Amphitheatre

Fri 06/27/03 Jack Johnson Marcus Amphitheatre

Fri 06/27/03 J. D. Simo Milwaukee Ale House

Fri 06/27/03 Buddy Guy Summerfest

Fri 06/27/03 Default Summerfest

Fri 06/27/03 Funky Meters Summerfest

Fri 06/27/03 Steve Winwood Summerfest

Fri 06/27/03 Jane Monheit Uihlein Hall

Sat 06/28/03 Cowboy Mouth Summerfest

Sat 06/28/03 J. D. Simo Summerfest

Sat 06/28/03 Sum 41 Summerfest

Sat 06/28/03 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Summerfest

Sat 06/28/03 Jane Monheit Uihlein Hall

Sun 06/29/03 Dark Star Orchestra Harley Davidson

Sun 06/29/03 Deirdre Fellner & The Whole of Soul Summerfest

Sun 06/29/03 Fleetwood Mac Summerfest

Sun 06/29/03 Lucky Dube Summerfest

Sun 06/29/03 Jane Monheit Uihlein Hall

Mon 06/30/03 Foo Fighters Marcus Amphitheatre

Mon 06/30/03 "American Fleadh" Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 Black 47 Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 Eileen Ivers Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 Hothouse Flowers Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 Michelle Shocked Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 The Big Wu Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 The Radiators Summerfest

Mon 06/30/03 The Saw Doctors Summerfest

Tue 07/01/03 Brave Combo Rainbow Summer Festival

Tue 07/01/03 Buckwheat Zydeco Summerfest

Tue 07/01/03 The Dead Summerfest

Tue 07/01/03 The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Summerfest

Tue 07/01/03 The Lost Trailers Summerfest

Tue 07/01/03 Willie Nelson Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Ben Folds Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Donna The Buffalo Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Phil Vassar Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Powerman 5000 Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Reverend Horton Heat Summerfest

Wed 07/02/03 Shinedown Summerfest

Thu 07/03/03 "Sounds Of The Supremes" Led By Kaaren Ragland Hilton Hotel

Thu 07/03/03 George Thorogood & The Destroyers Summerfest

Thu 07/03/03 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Summerfest

Thu 07/03/03 Jonny Lang Summerfest

Thu 07/03/03 Lowen & Navarro Summerfest

Thu 07/03/03 Seether Summerfest

[Bill H.]

Dldph,

You got that schedule for Denver on the 3 week in July??????????? propbably isn't anything..............

[Audible Nectar]

Here's the Denver list.

BTW, these can be pulled up on Pollstar.com - you can search by city, date, or artist. When searching by city, be sure to include "surrounding cities" so all of the suburban sheds and such will show.

I sincerely hope there is something you like at Red Rocks - this place is incredible!!!

Sat 07/12/03 Poison Fiddler's Green Amph.

Englewood,CO

Sat 07/12/03 Skid Row Fiddler's Green Amph.

Englewood,CO

Sat 07/12/03 Vince Neil Fiddler's Green Amph.

Englewood,CO

Sat 07/12/03 Joanna Connor Little Bear Saloon

Evergreen,CO

Sat 07/12/03 "KBCO World Class Rockfest" Winter Park Ski Area

Winter Park,CO

Sat 07/12/03 Lyle Lovett Winter Park Ski Area

Winter Park,CO

Sun 07/13/03 Joanna Connor Little Bear Saloon

Evergreen,CO

Sun 07/13/03 Matthew Moon Lo Do Bar & Grill

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Blind Boys Of Alabama AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 BoDeans AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Dark Star Orchestra AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Medeski Martin and Wood AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 The Radiators AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 George Winston Boettcher Concert Hall

Denver,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Jackson Browne Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Morrison,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Keb' Mo' Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Morrison,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Steve Earle Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Morrison,CO

Fri 07/18/03 Blind Dog Smokin' Ziggies Saloon

Denver,CO

Sat 07/19/03 Joan Osborne AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Sat 07/19/03 Steel Pulse AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Sat 07/19/03 The Iguanas AT&T LoDo Music Festival

Denver,CO

Sat 07/19/03 Three Degrees Of Freedom Caledonia's

Aurora,CO

Sat 07/19/03 Mindi Abair Winter Park Jazz Festival

Winter Park,CO

Sat 07/19/03 Michael McDonald Winter Park Resort

Winter Park,CO

Sat 07/19/03 Blind Dog Smokin' Ziggies Saloon

Denver,CO

Sun 07/20/03 Craig Chaquico Winter Park Jazz Festival

Winter Park,CO

Sun 07/20/03 The Neville Brothers Winter Park Resort

Winter Park,CO

Sun 07/20/03 Tower Of Power Winter Park Resort

Winter Park,CO

Mon 07/21/03 Afro Celts Chautauqua Amph.

Boulder,CO

Mon 07/21/03 Dave Matthews Band Pepsi Center

Denver,CO

Tue 07/22/03 Susan Gibson Dulcinea's

Denver,CO

Tue 07/22/03 Boston Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Morrison,CO

Tue 07/22/03 Dream Theater Universal Lending Pavilion

Denver,CO

Tue 07/22/03 Fates Warning Universal Lending Pavilion

Denver,CO

Tue 07/22/03 Queensryche Universal Lending Pavilion

Denver,CO

Thu 07/24/03 Los Lobos Botanic Gardens Amph.

Denver,CO

Thu 07/24/03 South Austin Jug Band Quixote's True Blue

Denver,CO

Fri 07/25/03 Roomful Of Blues Arvada Center

Arvada,CO

Fri 07/25/03 Brenn Hill Buffalo Rose

Golden,CO

Fri 07/25/03 Kathy Troccoli Pepsi Center

Denver,CO

Fri 07/25/03 Pat Boone Riviera Blackhawk Casino

[artto]

Buddy Guy's Legends (downtown, south side)

Rosa's (north side)(down & dirty freindly small club. take a cab)

Eddy Clearwater's Reservation Blues (north side)

The Green Mill (near north suburbs) jazz

Kinda depends on where you are staying.....I know plenty of others, but how far do you want to drive or cab?

(actually, one of my bands used to play at Buddy Guy's. We were also in the finals of his "Best Unsigned Blues Band Contest" didn't win).

[kev313]

I second the Green Mill recommendation in a big way. Please note, however, it is in the city. In Uptown. Lawrence and Broadway.

[artto]

LOL. U R right Kev. Hey, its only a few miles. lol

[Audio Flynn]

AARTO,

We stay at a hotel I forget the name of but it is about 3 blocks south of "The Drake" near Rush Street as I remember. A short walk to the Bang and Olufson dealer.

June 23-26 Are the dates I will be there.

All specific recommendations cheerfully accepted.

Rick

[artto]

Rick.....best is to remember to contact me a week or 2 before. I've played in plenty of blues bands & some jazz in the Chicago area. I know a lot the guys personally. The club (not those larger venues)schedules will be out end of May & I can better direct you then.

But, from that location, The Green Mill, Kingston Mines are good bets. Redfish, more restaurant & bar than a music venue is right down the street (south) near the river. They sometimes have good bands there. Harry Carry's, Smith & Wollensky Steak House & House of Blues are near Redfish (Marina City area). As you probably know, HOB is more about rock than blues. The blues acts are mostly downstairs, the best ones, on weeknights. Some of my friends bands have been playing at Kingston Mines lately. Too bad you're not here a few weeks earlier. The Chicago Blues Fest baby!

Buddy Guys Legends is just south of the main central expressway (Eisenhower, I290)into Chicago, behind the Hilton.

[kev313]

On a live Chicago music note, I just walked in from...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead at the metro. Damn. That was some good stuff. Sort of like Weezer teams up with HUsker Du. Opening act Murder by Death was great too.

This was a WLUW show and it sold out the Metro. For all you Chicago folks who can't stand the normal crap on the radio PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check out and support WLUW 88.7. The clear successor to XRT.

[kev313]

Hey AF it sure would be easier to help if we knew what kind of music you are usually in the mood for.

If you are going to be in on the night of the 26th, I am probably going to check out Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Volta Do Mar at the Double Door (generally one of the cooler clubs to check indie bands). Let me know if you have any interest.

**EDIT**

oooops. I see you did. My Jazz recommendation stands. Check Green Mill out. I won't drag you out to the above show

[kev313]

I couple of notes on the list posted above:

Nick Cave! Nice. I am definitely there.

Torg. That's my buddy's band. They suck. Don't tell him you heard it from me.

Evan Dando!! Of the Lemonheads!!! Yeesh.

[artto]

I'm going to take exception with you on the WLUW thing Kev. I gave it a listen. WLUW is apparently a puny "community" college radio station on Chicago's far north side (near Evanston). I couldn't receive the station in my car in the NW burbs. From my home, the signal is weak (can barely hold a stereo signal). I have a stacked array of two large Winegard antenna on my roof. Furthermore, this station is at the end of the dial. We all know that the stations at the end of the dial have less commercial success.

From their web page:

M I S S I O N

WLUW is a community oriented, pro-social radio station, committed to the Jesuit philosophy of ethical action, whose broadcasts fulfill the social justice and service learning initiatives of Loyola University and the Department of Communication.

One guess. What does W LU W stand for? hmmmm, just couldn't be L oyola U niversity now could it?

Plus, their program lineup.....sheesh.....

Here's a random sample from their program schedule:

6:30 AM-

7:00 AM- Contact

A weekly Jesuit series which "builds bridges among those who struggle for a better life".

7:30 AM-

8:30 AM- Chicagoland Radio Mass

Holy Family Church presents an hour long live Catholic mass.

10:00 AM-

11:00 AM- Torah and Song

A study of the Bible from a Jewish perspective hosted by Loyola's Dr. Chaim Ehrman

9:00 PM-

10:00 PM- Open Books

An hour dedicated to the pleasures of reading hosted by Donna Seaman of the American Library Association. Open Books airs on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. (I think I'd rather listen to the Grateful Dead Hour, & then House of Blues Hour in this time slot on WXRT)

11:00 AM-

12:00 PM- The American Popular Song

Elizabeth Conant plays hit songs from the first half of the last century.

I don't think I can remember the last time XRT aired a program that dealt with "A study of the Bible from a Jewish perspective" (LOL, probably because there never was one).

I agree that XRT may have gone downhill in recent years, especially since Evergreen Broadcasting bought them out (which is probably why I've been listening to WFMT more lately), but I'm not sure where you think this is the clear successor to XRT. It is NOT. Its just a college radio station. (And one with a particular religious bent no less)

Rick mentioned in his first post that he was primarily interesed in jazz & blues. Places like the Double Door or Metro are primarily for indie/rock bands.

[kev313]

Geez. Thats an awfully cranky reply.

OK you did find the crappy part of luw's schedule and it IS a college staion. I coul've guessed but did not really think about its broadcasting limitations...I just don't go to the burbs enough to know.

The fact is xrt is becoming crap. There dj's are increasingly limited as to their input in the programming. The song choices come from on high like all the other corporate owned radio. OK I definitely don't go for the programming you mentioned on luw, but they DO have great hip-hop, modern latin, and indie rock programming blocks that are SCORES better than listening to the bands over and over and over again. you know the old saying about xrt peaking in its first year and going downhill since,..well I don't know if I would agree with that but I do know I turn it off more often than up. I give them credit for the dead programming, jazz transfusion, and their support of Zwan, but overall find their programming safe and boring. Its like Q101 for the older crowd.

Listen to luw (at the right hour i guess, try nightime, that seems to work for me) and it is like double door or metro on the radio. And its all done by a bunch of kids with real enthusiam and knowledge. I should mention that, as a former Rogers Park resident, I also greatly enjoy their sunday morining Live from the Heartland show at Heartland Cafe. It's npr-esqu commentary with quests on current events (local, national, and internation) and, owing I am sure mostly to location of the show and type of station, has a lefty edge. Whether you agree with the politics or not, they support and are involved in my community and that is nice to see. They also provide a forum for A WHOLE LOT of great music that wouldn't get a shot anywhere else. Like xrt (used to).

[kev313]

Look, I'm just excited about the option this station provides this city. They are consistently putting quality indie music on the air and arranging great shows to supprt the bands. The station is getting ALOT of attention in the city. It is the focal point of the rock (read non-large venue scene). Just college rock? I don't think so. I'm not in college anymore (I'm 28) and neither are any of my friends and we are all diggin this staion. Among other types of music, I like my rock. Especially indie type. q101 and 94.7 puts out polished junk that makes me feel like a sucker for listening to. Are there exceptions? Sure (Queens of the Stone Age jumps to mind). But don't tell me that Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Audio Slave, Creed etc. are just as market-tested as NSYNC.

Clear successor to xrt? OK, maybe that was a bit too enthusiastic. I don't think you reply was entirely fair, though. Allow me to provide this to address your somewhat edited presentation of WLUW's schedule. You might note that although you seem to make a valid point within the context of your post, it adresses about 7% of the total WLUW schedule.

SUNDAY

2:00 PM-6:00 PM- Dimension Latina

Four hours of Latin music with occasional news.

6:00 PM-7:00 PM- Everything Off Beat

"Everything Off-Beat" is the world's premier ska oriented radio show, launched in 1988 by DJ Chuck Wren. Archiving one of the world's top collections, we're glad to have Chuck present his critically acclaimed program to the airwaves of WLUW-FM. Playing material from all three waves of ska (with an extensive collection of orignal Jamiacan vinyl), Chuck likes to throw in dashes of soul, mod, rockabilly, power-pop and punk to the show's already tasty stew.

7:00 PM-8:00 PM- Labor Express

Interviews, discussion, and music focusing on Chicago's working people.

9:00 PM-10:00 PM- Wordslingers

Michael C. Watson hosts Chicago poets just off the streets and out of the slams.Wordslingers occurs every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

10:00 PM-2:00 AM- Something Else

Four hours of experimental and avant garde music, noise etc., both live and recorded, hosted by Philip VonZweck.

Monday

12:30 PM-

2:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Shawn

2:00 PM-

4:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Mike G.

4:00 PM-

6:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Shannon M. or Sarah D.

4:00 PM-

6:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Laura

6:00 PM-

8:00 PM- Independent Music with Allison Byrnes

6:00 PM-

6:30 PM- Free Speech Radio News

This half-hour of national and international news in produced by the striking Pacifica News stringers.

6:30 PM-

8:00 PM- The Formula

The Formula Monday nights from 6:30 - 8:00. Non-regulated, anti-formatted experiments in sound. www.theformulachicago.com

8:00 PM-

10:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Zaheer

10:00 PM-

12:00 AM- Destination Unknown

Exploring 80s underground and new wave.

12:00 AM-

2:00 AM- The Sound of the Fury

The best of heavy music, with in-studio guests, rare tracks and interviews. http://www.uraniummusic.com/sotf

2:00 AM-

6:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Viyada

2:00 AM-

6:00 AM- Independent Music with Viyada

2:00 AM-

6:00 AM- Independent Music Fromat with Katrina

Tuesday

6:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Mary

6:00 AM-

8:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Matt S.

9:00 AM-

9:30 AM- AWARE: Health Talk Radio

Nationally syndicated program dealing with issues of HIV infection.

9:30 AM-

10:00 AM- This Way Out

A syndicated weekly gay and lesbian audio magazine

10:00 AM-

10:30 AM- Wings

News and discussion of women's issues.

10:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Independent Music with Peter

10:30 AM-

11:00 AM- Law and Justice In Black and White

A look at the criminal justice system and race.

11:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Mosaic

An hour of international music heard Monday through Friday.

12:00 PM-

2:00 PM- Noise Annoys with Zaheer and Mike A.

12:00 PM-

2:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Cole

4:00 PM-

6:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Pat

6:00 PM-

6:30 PM- Free Speech Radio News

This half-hour of national and international news in produced by the striking Pacifica News stringers.

6:00 PM-

8:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Ben

10:00 PM-

12:00 AM- Halcyon Nights with DJ Lucifer

2:00 AM-

6:00 AM- Indepentdent Music Format with Mary

Wednesday

6:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Ray

9:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Live from the Heartland

Live conversations from the venerable Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park.

10:00 AM-

10:30 AM- Counter Spin

Critiquing the press by Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting.

10:30 AM-

11:00 AM- Student Awareness

Potpourri of audio works produced by students as part of their course work.

11:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Mosaic

An hour of international music heard Monday through Friday.

2:00 PM-

4:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Jenni

4:00 PM-

6:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Dustin

6:00 PM-

6:30 PM- Free Speech Radio News

This half-hour of national and international news in produced by the striking Pacifica News stringers.

6:00 PM-

8:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Mike A.

8:00 PM-

10:00 PM- Independent Music with Amhir

10:00 PM-

2:00 AM- Rock Sin Anestesia

Rock as filtered through the Hispanic experience.

2:00 AM-

6:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Jeremy

Thursday

6:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Matt M.

9:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Radio Nation

An audio version of the Nation magazine produced by its editors.

10:00 AM-

11:00 AM- Alternative Radio

News sources not heard in the mainstream media.

10:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Independent Music with Adewale

10:00 AM-

2:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Jenna

11:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Mosaic

An hour of international music heard Monday through Friday.

4:00 PM-

6:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Sara

6:00 PM-

6:30 PM- Free Speech Radio News

This half-hour of national and international news in produced by the striking Pacifica News stringers.

6:30 PM-

10:00 PM- Radio Free Chicago

Interviews, music and guests explore Chicago's independent music scene. Hosted by Jed James.

10:00 PM-

2:00 AM- Abstract Science

Hosts LSE and Chris Widman select a wide spectrum of future music: from electro space bossa and breakbeat fusions, to the deepest reaches of drum & bass, dubwise ambient and psycadelic jazz.

Friday

6:00 AM-

9:00 AM- Wake Up Screaming with Chris

9:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Peace Waves

Interviews, panels, and music addressing issues of peace.

10:00 AM-

10:30 AM- Community News Hour

An hour of community news from the Rogers Park, Edgewater, and Uptown neighborhoods and Chicago's neighborhoods.

10:30 AM-

11:00 AM- Voice of Guatamala

Casa Guatemala's weekly half hour of news and culture from home.

10:30 AM-

11:00 AM- Making Contact

Discussions of progressive politics produced by Norman Solomon.

11:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Mosaic

An hour of international music heard Monday through Friday.

12:00 PM-

2:00 PM- Independent Music Format with Evelyn

2:00 PM-

4:00 PM- Full on Friday with Nick Tristano

6:00 PM-

6:30 PM- Free Speech Radio News

This half-hour of national and international news in produced by the striking Pacifica News stringers.

6:00 PM-

10:00 PM- Independent Music with Chris S.

6:30 PM-

11:00 PM- Reggae Vibes

Reggae music, roots, lovers, and dancehall from cultures around the world.

11:00 PM-

2:00 AM- 'Underground Communiqué

The best in punk and hardcore, hosted by the legendary Justin .

2:00 AM-

4:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Nisha

Saturday

6:00 AM-

9:00 AM- Saturday Morning Indie Breakfast with Lois

9:00 AM-

10:00 AM- Live from the Heartland

Live conversations from the venerable Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park.

10:00 AM-

12:00 PM- Somebody Else's Troubles

Several hours of folk music including occasional live performances and interviews with touring and gallery musicians.

10:00 AM-

12:00 PM- LIVE-N-KICKIN BLUEGRASS CHICAGO

Host,BILLY J. IVERS First Saturday monthly 10am-12noon Recorded bluegrass music,and "live"bluegrass music in the studio with featured artist.

12:00 PM-

1:00 PM- New Orleans Music Hour

Host Tom Jackson's weekly musical tour of the Crescent City.

1:00 PM-

2:00 PM- Somebody Else's Troubles

Several hours of folk music including occasional live performances and interviews with touring and gallery musicians.

2:00 PM-

3:00 PM- Kids Play

Kids Play host Sheila Donlan brings you music for kids under 11 from 2 to 3 pm on Saturday afternoons. The show features new and old releases of kids' music and stories that will entertain the entire family -- including mom and dad!

3:00 PM-

4:00 PM- Club Kids on the Radio

Harv Roman works with members of the Union League Boys & Girls Club presenting music, news, and interviews.

4:00 PM-

6:00 PM- Radio L'Union

Two hours of conversation on the politics and culture, plus music, of Haiti (in Creole, French, and English).

6:00 PM-

7:30 PM- Women On Women Music Hour

An hour and a half focusing on female musicians from all genres of music.

7:30 PM-

11:30 PM- Hip Hop Project

The soundtrack for the alternative hip hop nation.

11:30 PM-

2:00 AM- The Groove Temple

House music with Shani.

2:00 AM-

6:00 AM- Independent Music Format with Emily

2:00 AM-

6:30 AM- Gospel Memories

Gospel from the music's golden age, including rare early recordings.

[Audio Flynn]

KEV,

I cannot handle the punk and metal the way i used to.

Clash, New York Dolls, Ramones, Oingo Boingo, Sex Pistols and the like...

Nasty Blues electric guitar I still find very melodic. This is the genre i would like to see in Chicago.

Be happy in Chicago; Detroit radio is the worst it has been in my lifetime. The only new music station of any merit is broadcasted from Canada.OOFF

Grand Rapids and Lansing are better but I cannot recieve them in my home due to the distance. I get them when I am out and about traveling the state of Michigan on business.

[artto]

Kev, while I appreciate your (post) college age enthusiasm, and I do in fact appreciate (& even listen to) all kinds of music, this WLUW station can barely reach the NW burbs (which is not that far from Chicago's north side), much less the south side of Chicago. In fact, here in the NW burbs, WLUW is very close in broadcast power & frequency to Wheaton College Radio (another religious oriented school). In the car, around here, Wheaton gets picked up. At home I can fine tune either one, both are weak & about the same distance (albeit different directions).

While you may consider my response "cranky", the fact of the matter is WLUW is not even a "commercial" radio station (as in a real business). Nor is it the "cutting edge", progessive (or underground as it used to be called) station that you implied. In its hay day, XRT was far more progressive than ULW. Some college radio stations may be more progessive than the likes of XRT. Loyola University is not one of them.

I didn't find the "crappy part" of its schedule, I simply just cut & pasted a few items from their schedule at random, without picking. There's a lot more talk on that station than music. Look at XRT's Sunday morning schedule. Where's the Catholic mass? WULW is just a dippy college radio station (from a conservative college no less) & it can't even reach most of the city or surrounding areas! And you say this station is getting a lot attention in the city? Sorry Kev. I'm directly involved in alot of the Chicago music scene. And have been so, for longer than you've been alive (no offense). Everything from cover & original rock (indie) bands, to blues, to recording, even things like classical/choral. I don't have the time, nor the desire to expose myself to every flash-in-the-pan band that comes along (average life of a band is about 6 months, 3 months of rehearsing & preparation, lining up gigs, etc., & 3 months to implode). If it hasn't come across my radar screen yet, on its own, its still a 'nothing'. What you've got there is just a north side community, conservative college radio station that barely reaches 10-15 miles under the best conditions. If it weren't for the music content, WLUW wouldn't be a hell of a lot different than WMBI. I'll let you find out what that one is on your own.

Ciao

[kev313]

Your response says alot artto. You haven't seen it so its nothing? ok. I just didn't realize you were so big.

You are assuming an awful lot in your post. Is luw associated with a jesuit institution? yes. Does that make it radio with s religous attitude. Well, I guess you picked out the shows that are faith centered (or whatever). I personally never heard Loyola's religous orientation play into their station. That just must be the time I listen. You mention conservative and associate either the radio station or the school with Wheaton College and Moody Bible. Well, I'm not sure what you are trying to say with that, but if you are trying to imply it is some type of bible thumping forum, nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, as I posted, any type of politics displayed is of a liberal nature. As you can see from the rest of the schedule, there are programs that cater to all sorts of ethnic groups and sexual orientations. Not quite the type of play you would expect from Wheaton College which is more often associated with institutions like Bob Jones U. They do have an outstanding liberal arts program tho.

Look, this isn't a forum for me. I'm certainly not trying to push off any religous beliefs. Hell, I'm not even Catholic. Accordingly, I think you can drop your assumption that this is some type of bible network (which although you did not expressly say, I think I see your thinking by the way you directed me to Moody). Let's be fair Artto, when you say, "If it wereb't for the music content LUW wouln't be all that different that ," you are really missing my point (or working too hard to make yours whatever that may be - I think it is just to disagree). I AM referring to the music content. You may note that that is the overwhelming majority of the LUW schedule (although, again, you might not realize it from your "random" cut and paste of the lineup).

All in all it's a pretty simple. If you like indie rock, LUW should be your station in Chicago. Like I said before, I didn't really think about the fact that it does not come in in the burbs. I'm born and raised in the city. I live here now. I don't even have a car so I don't get out your way too often. If you don't have access to it, and you haven't heard it, then just why not let it be without trying to paint a distorted picture. Thats like me assuming your blustering me with your referneces to Buddy Guys b/c I associate it with the "come in from the suburbs on the weekend tourist trap part of town."

Also, please explain why a radio station has to be "commercial" in order to have quality programming. I think that the most commercially successful stations right now are the ones owned by Evergreen or Clearchannel. I associate these with a lack of programming creativity which caters to the safe and middle of the road.

[artto]

LOL. You call that liberal?

Heres a Google search on Loyola:

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago is a Jesuit Catholic university.

Show me a liberal Jesus school & Ill be glad to show you my ***.

A radio station doesnt have to be commercial to be progressive. But it does help to be independent. Which XRT no longer is. And WLUW never was. Really now, how progressive do think a Catholic schools radio station is going to be? Im glad youre diggin it. But Ill get my progressive exposure elsewhere thank you.

I didnt say that I didnt have access to the station. You mentioned the station. Im always open to new things so (especially if this is the new XRT so to speak) I tried it out & found that I couldnt get it in the car. At home, even with a dual stacked array of large exterior antenna & one of the best tuners ever made (the same that WFMT uses to monitor their own signal & receive their own broadcast signal in Frankfort, IL. for worldwide satellite distribution), I still had to manually fine tune WLUW in. Its signal was mediocre at best. And, it was a talk show. Thats when I went to their web site to find out more about their programming, because this was certainly not what you had described.

Im also fascinated that you think South Wabash Avenue behind the Hilton Hotel & the EL tracks is the tourist trap part of town. Most folks from the burbs are afraid to show their white faces there. Fact of the matter is, anybody whos anybody in the music biz (nationally or internationally) can be found stopping by Buddy Guys when they are in town for their own gig.

If you like indie rock, LUW should be your station in Chicago. yeah right, IF you live on the north side within 5-10 miles of the Rogers Park area (half of that radius coverage is in Lake Michigan).

I'm born and raised in the city. Just so you know where Im coming from, I too was born in Chicago. North side. I grew up in Chicago, & what was to become the burbs.

[kev313]

Well what can I say Artto. Youre quite an ***. Are you getting snippy with me b/c I like a radio station?

Youve got a problem with Jesus and that just fine (I cant even believe I typed that sentence). Myself, I'm not a religous guy either. Won't stop me from listening to Loyola radio, though. I think you need to take a time out and realize that your making content assumptions based on the religous affiliation of the school.

Liberal station? Yep, I think so anyway. Read the WHOLE lineup. Shows devoted to gay, lesbian, and labor issues. Some of the most progressive music in the city? Yeah, that to. It also has the shows you initially pointed out. If that forms the basis for your conclusions about the station in its entirety including its ideolgical foundations, I guess I cannot say anything to change your mind. Maybe it would help this discussion if you provided a definition of Liberal or even progressive. I conceed that if your definition includes a categorical exclusion such as "radio stations owned by religous institutions are neither liberal nor progressive" than, in your mind, you are absolutely correct about luw.

Your a legend in your own mind - six blocks south of the loop is not that edgy. The green mill back in the day, however, before they moved a starbucks across the street (and a borders on the way) now THAT was a place most sensible people thought twice about before parking the car.