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WHAT: The Low Anthem, Aron Stromberg WHERE: Canopy Club ($10 advance/$12 door) WHEN: Tuesday, February 7th at 7 p.m. These Rhode Island-ers make their way through Champaign before they venture into Canada, a place where it might be a little more wintery than it is in C-U. They are currently supporting their newest record Smart Flesh (recorded in an abandoned pasta sauce factory in their home state, mind you) released just about this time last year. Supporting is Aron Stromberg, whom you …
| WHAT: Carrie Rodriguez, Kelly Joe Phelps, Pieta Brown WHERE: The Highdive ($15) WHEN: Wednesday, February 1st at 7 p.m. This year’s version of the An Acoustic Café Evening Tour features these three singer-songwriters. Each evening of the tour is hosted by Carrie Rodriguez who explains the evening and how it will flow. In what is certain to have a variety of collaborations on stage thorughout the event, multi-instrumentalist Rodriguez and the rest of the talent on this bill is enough to …
WHAT: The Palace Flophouse, Comfort Food, Cheyenne Social Club WHERE: The Brass Rail ($5) WHEN: Thursday, January 26th at 9 p.m. In the second round of shows to benefit the CU Collective, they take their efforts to the cozy Brass Rail Thursday night. Cheyenne Social Club will be playing as a full band with Greg Jaeger of local punk vets Roberta Sparrow (this will probably be his last show in Champaign for some time, as he's all set to move …
WHAT: The Great Cover Up WHERE: The Highdive ($7) WHEN: Tuesday, January 17th at 9:00 p.m. and Thursday, January 19th at 9:00 p.m. Parts three and four to the 21st Great Cover Up go down this week after a weekend of performances, including covers ranging from Salt-n-Pepa to Tool to Lady GaGa to Bruce Springsteen. Don't expect the fun to stop there. Tuesday's bill includes Roberta Sparrow, Midstress/CU Collective, Scurvine, Jet W. Lee, Evil Tents, Electronic Bitters and Tommy G. …
WHAT: Psychic Twin, Common Loon, Pat Hull WHERE: Mike 'N Mollys ($5) WHEN: Friday, January 13th at 10:00 p.m. Psychic Twin's blissful pop-synths will make an appearance on Friday the 13th with CU vets Common Loon. We're hoping that Common Loon gives us a taste of new material they have been working on for their follow up to The Long Dream of Birds from a few years back (wow, it's 2012 already). In addition, Pat Hull joins the bill all the way from …
WHAT: The Dirty Feathers, Elsinore, Temple of Low Men WHERE: The HighDive ($20) WHEN: Saturday, December 31 at 9:00 p.m. The Dirty Feathers are joined by all of Elsinore this year (last year their NYE show featured a Ryan Groff solo set) and Temple of Low Men to watch the ball drop into 2012. Expect some new songs from The Dirty Feathers outside of their solid Midnight Snakes material, and surely other antics that accompany their live show as well. And …
WHAT: Withershins, Epilep[c], That's No Moon, Eyetoadasho, Belly and Harsh, DJ Wesjile, Allspark WHERE: Cowboy Monkey / Radio Maria ($5/free) WHEN: Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 p.m. A dual-venue event, this is a benefit for the Bob Miller Memorial Fund. You can hit up the rock show at Cowboy Monkey for five bucks, or check out hip-hop for free at Radio Maria.
WHAT: Smashing Pumpkins Day with Easter, Exiles, the Palace Flophouse, Evil Tents, Withershins, the Chemicals, Mike Ingram, Megan Johns WHERE: Exile on Main St. (FREE) WHEN: Tuesday, November 29th at 5:00 p.m. Remember when Billy Corgan wasn't crazy? Me either. But numerous local fans and musicians will celebrate the good times (and the reissues of Gish and Siamese Dream) tonight at Exile. I know I'll be crossing my fingers for "La Dolly Vita".
WHAT: Hayley Jane, Cheaper Hits, Avery Strange WHERE: Mike 'N Molly's ($5) WHEN: Friday, November 25th at 10:00 p.m. Shake off the tryptophan hangover with some good ol' burlesque. Supporting are local rockers Cheaper Hits and the supremely weird Avery Strange.
WHAT: Coyote Grace WHERE: IMC ($TBA) WHEN: Thursday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. A co-production of the UP Center and university LGBTQ Resource Center, this show is part of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Acoustic music and the IMC go hand in hand, so this should be a good one.
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An Acoustic Café Evening Tour always promises satisfaction, and with the talent Carrie brings, it will be more than worth the price of admission! Be sure to listen to deliradio.com/carrie-rodriguez to hear more!
yes. hipsters and corporations.
hipsters are people, too.
Start the clock on when ward’s comment is deleted. Poking fun at the “hipsters” here is blasphemy, you know. At another site, someone—perhaps from here—was playing the usual card of “That band is well-known, so it must suck!” The resulting comment said: “Yeah, I remember the days…
No fair. SP should get a buncha shit for listing The Duke Of Uke as… The Duke Of Yuke, Just like when all the hipsters cry foul and whine like hell if The Buzz make the same error (ie honest mistake). Put it back to YUKE ol’ Seth McFeinstein =)
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FACT: Silverfish feed only on carbohydrates, such as starches and sugars. They will not consume proteins or fats (the main materials from which human beings are constructed). THUS: That was not actually a human waiter we were conversing with, but rather a lifelike simulacrum created from semi-digested Fruit Loops.
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The geniuses at the News-Gazette site have it all figured out. This happened because we don’t have the Chief!
Pamela - Are the roasteries in Seattle as clean as CSR? It always disturbs me a little that it is so clean in there.
Now you will be able to munch on pizza and shrimp cocktails in downtown Urbana (whilst a DJ spins?) after your dissolution of marriage http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/features/its-your-business/2012-02-05/its-your-business-new-pizza-place-downtown-urban Is this a franchise of a Reno pizza joint, or just a coincidence of name? http://www.blackrockpizza.com
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That’s what she said.
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Love CSR. Apart from making my way through the regular roasts in 1/2 pound increments, I also like to pick up some of the little sample packets of the flavored stuff for when the lady and I feel like getting crazy. Sticky Bun is pretty nice.
If you happen to be getting a divorce, or fighting a DUI prosecution, downtown Urbana is a great place to eat.
HUUUUUUGE fan of their Black Velvet roast…It makes up about 75% of my coffee intake. LOL CSR is definitely one of those Champaign institutions that I brag about to people not from here. :-)
We like CSR too! We french press at home and I leave the lid off while it steeps—letting the ground beans bloom. Then, like in your tasting, I scoop off the top layer before pressing. We really need to invest in a burr grinder though, as I…
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just confirmed: there will be white russians served. the art abides.
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There’s a great video promo out for “Company” too: http://vimeo.com/36077847
Wow, His Majesty took the time to answer your polite plea. It’s been a while since I spoke fluent arrogance, but allow this attempt at a translation: “I deeply regret the embarrassment…” = I wish we hadn’t got caught and it wasn’t a big deal really. “...and…
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UPDATE: Evil Tents have regrettably had to cancel their appearance at tonight’s show. Closing out this evening’s festivities at Mike N Molly’s will be the ambient noise drone project, Urbana’s own Marathon. Thanks for understanding folks; Evil Tents will be back at MnM’s later this month. Raincheck. Cool? Cool.