This Saturday: Yourself and the Air, Santah, Taste of Randolph + more

By Andrew Hertzberg

Yourself and the Air

Oh, summer. My least favorite season. If it’s not excruciatingly hot, then I have to worry about which of about five things I want to do on any given night. They’re all gonna be gold, and sometimes it’s a perfect storm of amazing events. This Saturday seems to be one of those magical nights, especially for music. Too. Many. Options. Here are a few of what is sure to be choice local acts:

Subterranean

Give the boys in Yourself and the Air a warm welcome back after their recent tour and celebrate the release of their new album. The fact that they covered Modest Mouse the last time I saw them may only buoy the comparisons, but there are plenty of worse bands to sound like. Opening it up is wunderkind / travel agent / chair-avoiding Netherfriends in all their mid-fi bastard psych-pop glory. Get here before Shawn wanders off to Sheboygan or Arkansas or Mars. Playing first is Conductive Alliance, whose mathy sound is an intellectual assault as much as a sonic one (9 PM, $10, 17+).

Jeff Tweedy, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound among acts to play Second City fundraiser

Posted by Frank

Jeff Tweedy

Second City is gearing up for this year's 24-hour "Letters to Santa" fundraiser kicking off on Tuesday, December 14 at 7 p.m., and has revealed a very solid initial music lineup for the event. So far, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Steve Albini, Robbie Fulks, The Blisters, Bill Callahan and Danielson Famile are scheduled to perform. In addition to the musical appearances, both current Second City cast members and alumni will provide comedy throughout the benefit.

Proceeds will go toward helping local families in need. Tickets cost $15 dollars and will only be available at Second City (1608 N Wells St) starting at 6 p.m. on December 14. Letters to Santa is an all-ages event.