Chicago Folk Music Listings
On-Line
Looking for something to
do tonight? Maybe you'd like to find some live folk music.
The first place to look,
of course is "Common Times" - and you're already doing that!
But sometimes venues don't
plan far enough ahead for us to publish the particulars of
every performance. Here's
how you can find up to the minute listings on the Internet.
Musi-Cal is a calendar
that provides easy access to up-to-date live music information:
concerts, festivals, gigs
and other musical events. My favorite feature of this site
is the ability to search
by artist, city, or venue. It covers all types of music, in
addition to folk. If you're
a musician, it's easy to post your own gigs here. Find
it at http://www.musi-cal.com/
The Chicago Sun-Times lists
a small sampling of folk events around the area for the
current week. Check it
out at http://www.suntimes.com/calendar/folk.html
Provided by Dirty Linen
Magazine, the Dirty Linen Gig Guide lists folk performances
all across the country.
It can be browsed by artist, state, or event. You can browse
events in Illinois at http://kiwi.futuris.net/linen/special/dl-states/ILLINOIS.html
If
you are a performer, this
site will tell you how to list your gigs here too.
Yes folks, the Chicago
Reader is online! A subset of the free weekly publication you
can pick up in Chicago,
this site includes "The Reader's Guide to Arts &
Entertainment" Look under
the Music link, where you can browse music listings by the
type of music you're looking
for. The folk music can be fount at
http://chi.yahoo.com/external/reader/music/folk_country.html
Centerstage Chicago is
an extensive guide to just about everything in Chicago,
including how to get there
on the EL. Their folk music listings can be found at
http://centerstage.net/chicago/listings/music/styles/folk-country.html
Check Cyberfolk Online at http://www.wwa.com/~chrismac/cyberfolk .
If you have any favorite
sites or topics you'd like to see mentioned in Cyberfolk,
please let us know. Write
to me care of Common Times, or email me at
chrismac@wwa.com. .
See you
in Cyberspace.
By Chris McIntosh
Copyright © 1998 Chris McIntosh
All Rights Reserved.