Withershins @ Mike and Molly’s
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »Tonight Withershins will be playing at Mike and Molly's. Joel Gillespie, one of the fine folks over at SmilePolitely.com posted a nice interview and a song today to help promote the show. According to the event info at OpeningBands the price ...
Backyard Shark at Salute
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Upcoming Shows | 1 Comment »It's not a well-known fact that half of Champaign's Backyard Shark is originally from the state capital. Next weekend the band will be playing a solo show at Salute (107 W. Cook St) in Springfield IL - closing the ...
Curb Service with Backyard Shark
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »in High Anxiety Music's attempt to bring more attention to local music - a series of house shows are being hosted regularly on weekends at the High Anxiety Music Center at 302 S. State St. in Champaign. This weekend Curb Service, ...
The Great Cover Up 17
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »(details shamelessly stolen from The Highdive's website): A 3-night extravaganza with 19 local CU bands, each masquerading as a "tribute" band for one night only to benefit local charities. Past highlights of this event (NOW IN ITS 17TH YEAR!) include Poster ...
Rock the Courtyard, Rock the Courtyard
Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »Ok, ok, ok..... I know it's really last minute notice and I know that was about the most cliché Clash reference possible, but you should all head over to the Courtyard Café (1401 W Green St, Urbana, 61801) tonight for the Belikos, ...
Rock/Punk show at IMC Saturday
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »IMC Fest 2007
Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »Welcome to another round of "the shows I say you should go to". This week there's no doubt about it: You can read the flyer, so I won't tell you everyone who will be performing. However, I will point out ...
This weekend in rock…
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in Upcoming Shows | No Comments »Hello not-quite loyal (yet) reader! Welcome to the first installment of "This weekend in rock..." where I scour flyers, local paper ads, and the interwebs for the best of Champaign's rock offerings. They say Thursday is the new Friday - ...