WHAT: The Alan Kelly Gang
WHERE: Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center ($20/$10 students/seniors)
WHEN: Monday, March 3rd at 8 p.m.
Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro and with three critically acclaimed masters of their craft in tow, the Alan Kelly Gang sit firmly at the cutting edge of the traditional and world music scene.
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WHAT: Urbana Hootenanny
WHERE: The Rose Bowl Tavern (free)
WHEN: Monday, March 3rd at 8 p.m.
Tonight, the Rose Bowl will celebrate the two-year anniversary of Urbana Hootenanny nights with a bunch of folk music. You can check out our profile of these festive nights here, as Jeff discussed this event with some of the organizers and participants.
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WHAT: Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen, Rae Fitzgerald, Tractor Kings
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)
WHEN: Wednesday, March 5th at 8 p.m.
Rebecca Rego & the Trainmen have been very busy thus far in 2014. They recently released their brand new LP, Tolono, and sat down with and had a discussion with David not too long ago. They’ve played a handful of shows locally as well, and are up again this week with Rae Fitzgerald and locals Tractor Kings.
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WHAT: Cherub, Carousel, ProbCause
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($12 advance/$15 door)
WHEN: Thursday, March 6th at 9 p.m.
Electro-rock outfit Cherub is invading the Canopy Club on Thursday night. The duo was recently announced as a part of this year’s Bonnaroo lineup, and have quite the tour lined up as well. Check back later this week for a preview of the show.
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WHAT: Futuristic, DJ Kode Break, Devvon Terrell, Demrick, Denzil Porter, Big Reg, Flight Kidd, Young Blu
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($12)
WHEN: Thursday, March 6th at 9:30 p.m.
A bunch of emcees lined up to join Futuristic, as his #NoTimeForBullShitTour (I’m not joking) comes to town. Check out the dates, as Champaign is the first stop in the list of dates.
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WHAT: Acker, Bellum Boca, Red Light Compliance, Ashland, Deadset
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Friday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m.
A handful of punk/rock outfits lined up at Error Records on Friday night. Acker heads things up, and be sure to check out their release from last year and very solid EP which was featured in our August installment of B-Sides. Check the Facebook event linked above for more information on the rest of the bill.
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WHAT: Heartland Music Festival
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($11-21)
WHEN: Friday, March 7th and Saturday, March 8th
Jay Goldberg Events and Heartland Music Festival have teamed up for this two-day music fest happening at the Canopy Club on Friday and Saturday night. Kap Slap, The Floozies, Frankie Sanchez, Disflow, Rami, Kromuh, Bad Luck, Kings of Class and Meccom are all featured, plus some other DJs here and there.
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EDITOR’S PICK: THE CURSES, WE THE ANIMALS, THE CLAUDETTES, CURB SERVICE
Cowboy Monkey ($7) — Friday, March 7th at 9:30 p.m.
Really stellar local-dominated bill lined up at Cowboy Monkey on Friday night. Locals The Curses, We the Animals and Curb Service hold this one down, and they’re joined by Chicago’s the Claudettes, who we’ll be featuring later this week here on SP. Not a whole lot to say here besides a bunch of quality acts to see on a Friday night in C-U.
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WHAT: WorldFest 2014
WHERE: Spurlock Museum
WHEN: Saturday, March 8th at 1:30 p.m.
WorldFest 2014 will be happening throughout the afternoon this upcoming Saturday at the Spurlock Museum’s Knight Auditorium, Ancient Egyptian Exhibit, and Ancient Mediterranean Gallery. Check out the link above for all the information about the aritsts, but Por Mor, Goran Ivanovic, Ben Wheeler, Sankhya Hirani, and Anne Shimojima will perform.
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WHAT: Old Fox Road, Apathy Wizards, Lovecow, Ghoul for a Coblin, The Clock Looks Like the Sun
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, March 8th at 7:30 p.m.
Old Fox Road will be releasing their new EP, I’ll Get Over It, on Saturday night at Error Records. They’re joined by a handful of other acts, described in the following way via the event page:
- The Clock Looks Like The Sun (6 songs in 6 minutes)
- Ghoul for a Goblin (Sad)
- Lovecow (More Afraid Of You Punk)
- Apathy Wizards (Gypsy Punk Muncie, IN)
- Old Fox Road (Struggle Punk)
Solid. Check them out on Saturday evening.
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WHAT: Caroline Smith, Emily Otnes and the Weekdays
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Saturday, March 8th at 9 p.m.
Caroline Smith, out of Minneapolis, is back in Champaign after sharing the stage at Mike ‘N Molly’s with Cameron McGill back in November, and joined again by local support Emily Otnes and the Weekdays. Check back later this week for a preview of this show.