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Mobile updates!

Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

Hello C-U! It's been a while now with no updates. It's been a busy hiatus, and we're glad to be back (and just in time for the Pygmalion Festival!) Something exciting here for Champaignrock.com is an update that allows us ...

Champaign Rocks! (literally)

Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

This morning around 4:36 AM the majority of the Champaign-Urbana area was awakened by the largest Earthquake to affect the area since 1987 (reports on this vary - today's quake may have been comparable or even slightly larger). No ...

Local Music Podcast

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »

There's a new podcast in town, and it's the HAMP (or the "High Anxiety Music Podcast"). The High Anxiety Music Podcast will be released on the 1st and the 15th of each month and will highlight local music and ...

JigGsaw, Shipwreck in Nylon Magazine

Saturday, November 24th, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

The November edition of hipster favorite Nylon magazine features a two page spread of local music scenes across America.  By focusing on smaller yet equally as influential music scenes (e.g. Durham, NC and Champaign, IL), Nylon encourages readers to explore the unexpected and hopefully discover something ...

The rumors are true….

Sunday, November 4th, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

Most of you have probably heard the rumors about Cowboy Monkey; that starting in 2008 there will be no more live music at the Monkey. Over at the CU Jazz Blog, Ward was quoted as saying, "CM is NOT booking any ...