WHAT: WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Monday, September 16th at 7 p.m.
A ton of acts lined up for this show going down at Error Records tonight. They’re calling it Noise Show, and there are a variety of acts mixed in here with the return of Bill Tucker. Local ambient/drone outfits Planet Farm, Cecilia Payne and Gadzooks, plus Problems That Fix Themselves and Teenage Tasteless. A bunch of bands for only $5.
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WHAT:
WHERE: The Clark Bar ($5)
WHEN: Tuesday, September 17th at 7 p.m.
The Champaign/Urbana Singer-Songwriter Collective series continues this week at the Clark Bar. This time, they’re hosting Decatur-area band Rustic Sun along with local musician John Coppess.
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WHAT:
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Thursday, September 19th at 7 p.m.
Cold Fronts and DRGN King are from Philadelphia, and Cold Fronts are working on a new EP with Kyle Slick Johnson (the Hives, Wavves, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Modest Mouse). Joining the Philly outfits are Chicag’s Panoramic & True, as well as locals Crank Wizards, and you can check out our interview with the band here.
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WHAT: Greg Klyma, Jeff Arrigo
WHERE: The Clark Bar ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, September 19th at 7 p.m.
Greg Klyma will be making a visit to The Clark Bar this week for another Champaign-Urbana Singer-Songwriter Collective show on Thursday night. He’ll be joined by local Jeff Arrigo, who actually founded the C-U S-S Collective.
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WHAT:
WHERE: Allerton Park ($20-$27)
WHEN: Thursday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m.
The Allerton Music Barn Festival, an event put on by the University of Illinois School of Music and the University’s Allerton Park & Retreat Center, starts up on Thursday and runs through Sunday. Acts billed to perform in clude Jupiter Plus on Thursday, Swing Swing Swing on Friday, Bach and Schumann: Teacher and Poet on Saturday, and Of Thee I Sing on Sunday (for two performances). You can see all the information and times for the shows over at the festival’s website.
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WHAT:
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, September 19th at 9 p.m.
Dramatics N Tropical Fish are “your second favorite garage/pop/country band” and will be performing over at the Canopy Club this week. They’re joined by Waterfowl, which is a local folk rock trio.
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EDITOR’S PICK: THE DODOS, COUSINS
The Highdive ($15 advance/$17 door) — Friday, September 20th at 7:30 p.m.
In a week that has a couple of really great touring indie rock bands coming through town (this one, and Sunday’s Titus Andronicus show), the Dodos get the edge for this week’s Editor’s Pick. The outfit last made a stop through C-U for 2011’s installment of Pygmalion Music Festival, where they put on one of the best shows of the entire festival at the Channing Murray Foundation. It was packed, sweaty and hot, but damn, was it a great show. They have a new record out entitled Carrier, released on Champaign’s own Polyvinyl Records. It’s good, as is their entire catalog. Friday night, this is the show to be at, no doubt.
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WHAT: Datsik
WHERE: Fluid Events Center ($35)
WHEN: Friday, September 20th at 8 p.m.
This Friday is Life In Color, a dance show with “world-class DJs, soaring aerial acts, stilt walkers, contortionists, fire shows and more”, and is headlined by Datsik. They’re hosting it over at the Fluid Events Center, and it looks like it should be a wild ride. Tickets are sold out for the event, but if you’re interested in going, I would imagine you could find a way to get over there and get involved.
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WHAT:
WHERE: The Iron Post ($5)
WHEN: Friday, September 20th at 9 p.m.
Newer C-U rock outfit The Autocorrect are back at it this week, performing with a couple of familiar faces to the area. They’re going to be joined by Indiana’s Faux Paw, as well as Vaudeileins on Friday night at the Iron Post. Check out some video of The Autocorrect’s recent show at Mike ‘N Molly’s over at their Facebook page to prepare.
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WHAT:
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($11 advance/$13 door)
WHEN: Friday, September 20th at 9:30 p.m.
The Toronto-based trio Keys N Krates are coming through to the Canopy Club. They’re joined by local hip hop emcees Klevah and Chase Baby.
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WHAT: The Dirt Daubers, Mutts
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Friday, September 20th at 10 p.m.
Peducah, Kentucky outfit The Dirt Daubers take the stage on Friday night at Cowboy Monkey with a crew that is familiar to C-U in Chicago’s Mutts. We’ll take a closer look at this show later in the week to prepare.
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WHAT:
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Saturday, September 21st at 8 p.m.
The Noise FM heads back to Mike ‘N Molly’s this week. They recently released their new album Attraction, and they’re celebrating with a tour in support of the release. San Francisco’s Couches join in as well, and local rock outfit Dirty Laundry will represent C-U music for this show.
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WHAT:
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Sunday, September 22nd at 8 p.m.
Black metal outfit Øde Vinter headlines this show over at Error Records on Sunday night with a handful of others. The Gorge hails from Missouri, local death metal outfit Eminent Slaughter performs fairly often around town, typically Error or the Canopy Club. Bring your earplugs.
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WHAT: 
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($16)
WHEN: Sunday, September 22nd at 9 p.m.
Another stellar show happening this weekend is over at the Canopy Club with Patrick Stickles & co.: Titus Andronicus. They were last here in Champaign-Urbana for Pygmalion 2008. They’re coming through in support of their latest album, Local Business, out last year on XL. Their short-yet-sweet catalog is stapled by the incredible The Monitor from a couple of years ago, and if you’re unfamiliar. please do yourself a favor and listen to all three (those two, and The Airing of Grievances), and go to this show.