WHAT: Sister Singers Festival
WHERE: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (varies)
WHEN: Wednesday, July 23rd through July 27th
Nearly 500 singers from all around the United States will convene at Krannert Center for the 11th Sister Singers Network National Women’s Choral Festival, themed Returning to Our Roots. Choruses will perform individual concert sets throughout the festival, with an opening night concert on Wednesday night that’s free, but will have plenty of others throughout the week. Check out the listing above for more information, and check back later this week as we speak with the organizers.
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WHAT: Orange Soda, Otters, Anti-Patterns, Looming
WHERE: Hunk. Haus. ($5)
WHEN: Wednesday, July 23rd at 8 p.m.
Good looking house show happening on Wednesday night featuring skuzzed out punk outfit Orange Soda, Chicago’s power pop band Among Greats, Oklahoma City’s Otters and Anti-Patterns, as well as Springfield’s twee pop band Looming.
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WHAT: Rod Sickler’s Red Hot Summerfest
WHERE: Soma, Cowboy Monkey (varies)
WHEN: Wednesday, July 23rd through Saturday, July 26th
Rod Sicker’s Red Hot Summerfest takes place mid-week through the weekend with a variety of acts performing at Soma and Cowboy Monkey. You can see the full list of events over at the Facebook page linked above to get an idea of who is playing where, cost, times, and some more details.
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WHAT: Miner, Mars Walters, Mae & The Dark Days
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($8)
WHEN: Thursday, July 24th at 8 p.m.
California’s folk-rock band Miner will be heading to the Canopy Club later this week. They recently released their debut record Into the Morning, which was released back in February. They’re joined by new-ish local outfit Mae & The Dark Days, which features Emily Otnes and Kenna Mae Reiss.
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WHAT: Friday Night Live
WHERE: Downtown Champaign (free)
WHEN: Friday, July 25th at 6 p.m.
Here’s the information for this week’s installment of Friday Night Live by 40 North:
Walnut & Chester:
6 p.m.: Billy Galt – blues
7 p.m.: Caleb Cook Band – country/rock/blues/jazz
Neil & Park:
6 p.m.: New Riders of the Golden Maize – roots/rock/Americana
7 p.m.: Candy Foster – blues
Neil & Church (One Main Plaza):
6 p.m.: Aduki Jazz – trio
7 p.m.: The Diva & the Dude / Kathy Harden & Andy Baylor – Rock/Country/Blues/Originals & Beyond
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WHAT: Sun Stereo
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Friday, July 25th at 9 p.m.
Local staple and rock ‘n roll experience Sun Stereo will be taking the stage on Friday night, outside at Mike ‘N Molly’s. No word on whether or not they’ll be joined by anyone else here, but Sun Stereo is enough to handle a bill.
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WHAT: Grant Flows, Chase Baby, Prince Aki, BryG
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($6)
WHEN: Friday, July 25th at 10 p.m.
Here’s a hip-hop show happening at the Canopy Club on Friday night featuring local emcee Grant Flows. He’ll be joined by Chase Baby, Prince Aki, and BryG.
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WHAT: Summer Stage
WHERE: Campustown (free)
WHEN: Saturday, July 26th at 3 p.m.
The Champaign Center Partnership’s annaul Bud Light Summer Stage is back this weekend, featuring a handful of bands in the middle of Campustown. 90s Daugher, Mike Ingram & Friends and the Brat Pack will be taking the stage for this on Saturday afternoon, so if you’re looking for a family-friendly event for your Saturday, this one is it.
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EDITOR’S PICK: ROBERTA SPARROW, LIKE LIKE THE THE THE DEATH, TYRANNY IS TYRANNY, JEREMIAH FISHER
Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7) — Saturday, July 26th at 9 p.m.
This is the bill worth paying attention to this weekend, as local punk staple Roberta Sparrow heads up this show at Mike ‘N Molly’s. The band is currently recording their new record with Matt Talbott (HUM) at Earth Analog, so be on the lookout for those tunes in the near future, and possibly at this show this weekend. Editor’s Note: Well, admittedly, I misread some info for Roberta Sparrow, but either way, this band rules. Like Like The The Death (LLTTTD) is from Milwaukee, Tyranny Is Tyranny is a post/noise-rock outfit from Madison, and Jeremiah Fisher is a local experimental/noise project.
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WHAT: We As Human, Degrade the Signal, While Heroes Sleep, Uncertainties
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($10)
WHEN: Saturday, July 26th at 9 p.m.
Four heavy outfits taking over the Canopy Club on Saturday night, headlined by We As Human out of Nashville.