WHAT: Hank., Church Booty, Flaccid
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($1)
WHEN: Monday, April 14th at 9:30 p.m.
Monday Night House Party at the Canopy Club continues this week with three more acts. Local math-rock outfit Hank. heads things up, and they’re joined by local crew Church Booty and Bloomington’s Flaccid. Hank. performed at this past weekend’s Skeletal Lightning Fest, but if you missed them there, catch them here.
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WHAT: Cloud Gavin, Man & Mountains, Year of the Bobcat
WHERE: Boomerang’s Bar & Grill (free)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 15th at 7 p.m.
A free show happening on Tuesday night is going down at Boomerang’s. Locals Cloud Gavin lead the way for this, and they’re joined by indie rock outfit Year of the Bobcat and Alabama experimental rock band Men and Mountains.
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WHAT: Emily Otnes & The Weekdays, Har-di-Har, Tomorrow Is Already Here
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 16th at 10 p.m.
Singer-songwriter Emily Otnes and her backing band The Weekdays play Mike ‘N Molly’s on Wednesday night. They’re joined by Minneapolis psych-dream-pop duo Har-di-Har and local acoustic outfit in Tomorrow Is Already Here.
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WHAT: Dirty Heads, The Burning In Rome, Sneezy
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($18 advance/$20 door)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 16th at 9 p.m.
Alternative act out of California Dirty Heads take on Canopy Club mid-week. They’re currently on a short tour that they are nearing the end of and are making a stop in Urbana.
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WHAT: Sun Stereo, Cosby Sweater, Soap
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($7)
WHEN: Thursday, April 17th at 8 p.m.
A Summer Camp Music Festival pre-party is happening on Thursday at the Canopy Club, and Sun Stereo is heading things up for them. They played Cowboy fairly recently, but they’re mixing things up a bit and performing at Canopy this week with Cosby Sweater and Soap.
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WHAT: I am God., Leverage Models, Pompeya, Cheef
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Friday, April 18th at 9 p.m.
I am God. is performing for this reunion show at the end of the week, as they stopped playing a while back but were local at one point. Leverage Models are back in town, and if you missed them perform with Son Lux a few weeks back, do yourself a favor and check them out.
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WHAT: Beats Antique, Sean Hayes, Horsehead McGee
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($17 advance/$20 door)
WHEN: Friday, April 18th at 9 p.m.
Experimental/electro outfit Beats Antique make their way through to the Canopy Club on Friday evening. They’re joined by Sean Hayes and Horsehead McGee.
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WHAT: Justin Larkin & The Sonders, Pageant the Band, Exit Ghost
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($3)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th at 7 p.m.
Local singer-songwriter Justin Larkin and his band are performing at Canopy Club this weekend. Pageant the band is a brother and sister act with some other members to help them out, and Exit Ghost joins as well.
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EDITOR’S PICK: RECORD STORE DAY
Exile on Main Street, Error Records (free) — Saturday, April 19th
Music lovers all over the world will celebrate Record Store Day this weekend, and things are going down here in C-U. Both Error Records and Exile on Main Street are hosting bands throughout the day, and you can check out those individual event pages for all the bands performing. Check back later this week for our guide to Record Store Day in C-U for 2014.
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WHAT: T.R.U.T.H., Curb Service, Affinity
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th at 9 p.m.
Local emcee T.R.U.T.H. is putting out a new mixtape called LUXOCRACY, and Curb Service and Affinity are joining in on the festivities as well. Check back later this week for an interview with the emcee prior to the show.
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WHAT: 
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th at 5 p.m.
Although this show is happening shortly after the other festivities at Error Records during RSD, I’ll list it here anyway. It’s a benefit show with a ton of bands, so if you’re going to be seeing music on Saturday anyway, you might as well throw a few dollars towards a good cause while you’re at it.
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WHAT: Elsinore, Minor Characters, Sunjacket
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($10)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th at 9:30 p.m.
Elsinore is back in town after a short spring tour with East Coast and some Midwest dates. They’re still in support of their 2013 record PUSH / PULL, and they’re joined by Minor Characters and Sunjacket for this one.
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WHAT: Earth Witch, Bad Catman, Gnargoyle, Planet Farm
WHERE: Thee Deathtower (free)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th at 10 p.m.
Another post-RSD show happening at Thee Deathtower on Saturday night. Sabbath-esque locals Earth Witch head this one up with Bad Catman, Gnargoyle, and Planet Farm.
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WHAT: Spoonboy, Kamila Glowacki, Tim Reynolds
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Sunday, April 20th at 7 p.m.
Plan-It-X Records’ Spoonboy stops through at Error Records on Sunday night. They’ll be joined by a couple of single members of local bands, including Kowabunga! Kid’s Kamila Glowacki and Tim Reynolds of Horrible Things.
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WHAT: TheGr8Thinkaz, Roy French, Nxffie, OG
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Sunday, April 20th at 9 p.m.
#TheEverGreenExperience is happening on, you guessed it, 4/20 at Mike ‘N Molly’s with some pretty great hip-hop acts. Locals TheGr8Thinkaz headline, and they’re joined by a handful of other emcees as well.