WHAT: Jens Lekman, Peter Oren
WHERE: Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center ($17 advance/$20 door)
WHEN: Tuesday, February 6th at 8 p.m.
Jens Lekman is one of the more quietly decorated indie rock musicians of the last few decades — he’s performing tomorrow night in Urbana at the IMC for this all-ages show. His most recent work came out last year, Life Will See You Now, but if you’re looking for a few others to listen to — go for Night Falls Over Kortedala, and perhaps Oh You’re So Silent Jens.
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WHAT: Max Hubbard Group
WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)
WHEN: Tuesday, February 6th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: McNeill Quintet
WHERE: The Iron Post ($5)
WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th at 6 p.m.
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WHAT: Joey Glassman
WHERE: The Iron Post (cover unknown)
WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: MIJA
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($15 advance/$20 doors)
WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th at 9 p.m.
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WHAT: Steve Gorn
WHERE: Krannert Art Museum (free)
WHEN: Thursday, February 8th at 7:30 p.m.
Steve Gorn is performing at Krannert Art Museum on Thursday evening as a part of his residency here in Champaign-Urbana. You can read more about the Improviser’s Exchange and words from Gorn from one of our writers James Scherer.
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WHAT: Shae District, M.A.G, Stewart Arp
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5 advance/$7 door)
WHEN: Thursday, February 8th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: The Surreal Deal
WHERE: Blackbird (free)
WHEN: Thursday, February 8th at 9:30 p.m.
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WHAT: Erik Lunds Jazz Friends
WHERE: The Iron Post
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 5 p.m.
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WHAT: New Orleans Jazz Machine
WHERE: Blackbird (free)
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 5 p.m.
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WHAT: The Great Cover Up
WHERE: The City Center ($10)
WHEN: Friday, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th
The next two nights of what will be six(!) nights of Cover Up shows takes place this weekend at the City Center on Friday and Saturday. Here are the schedules and acts lined up to peform this time around:
FRI 2/09
Pressure Fit (ft. Reginald Chapman) 8:30-8:50pm
Caleb Cook Band 9:15-9:35pm
The Underwerewolves 10:00-10:20pm
Whiskey Shadows 10:45-11:10pm
The Bashful Youngens 11:35-12:00am
Mike Ingram 12:30-1:00amSAT 2/10
Bristle 8:30-8:50pm
Coco butter kids 9:15-9:35pm
Slick Lisp 10:00-10:20pm
Decadents 10:45-11:10pm
Terminus Victor 11:35-12:00am
Yakuza Triad 12:30-1:00am
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WHAT: John Moulder, Larry Gray
WHERE: The Iron Post
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: Live Thru Wednesday, John McMahon
WHERE: Tin Roof Tavern
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: Green Diamond Express, Nolan
WHERE: nightshop in Bloomington
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: Here Come The Mummies, Sun Stereo
WHERE: The Castle Theatre in Bloomington ($22.50 advance/$25 door)
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: Stewart Arp & Company
WHERE: Memphis on Main
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 9:30 p.m.
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WHAT: Brazilian Carnival
WHERE: Radio Maria ($5)
WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 10 p.m.
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WHAT: Bach Chamber Music Series
WHERE: Krannert Art Museum (free)
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 2 p.m.
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WHAT: James Bryor Quintet
WHERE: The Iron Post
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 6 p.m.
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WHAT: Wild Ponies
WHERE: Sandwich Life House ($20 donation)
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 7 p.m.
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WHAT: City Mouse, The Plurals, Bonelung, The Subservients
WHERE: nightshop in Bloomington
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 8 p.m.
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WHAT: Old Shoe, Chicago Farmer, John Till, Artists at Large: LowDown Brass Band Horns
WHERE: The Castle Theatre in Bloomington ($12 advance/$15 doors)
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 8 p.m.
Here’s a Saturday night show for you: Snow Shoe 2018 over in Bloomington featuring Chiacgo’s Old Shoe and Chicago Farmer. In case you haven’t noticed… there is hella snow in Downtstate Illinois.
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WHAT: Henhouse Prowlers
WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 9 p.m.
The Iron Post is running full steam ahead with the amount of shows that they’ve been booking as of late. This weekend, they have Henhouse Prowlers lined up on Saturday, a group which isn’t unfamiliar to Champaign-Urbana whatsoever. This would be a fun one to catch in Urbana this weekend. I can’t seem to find any information about the cover charge, but I’d imagine it will fall somewhere in the $5-10 range — but don’t take my word on it.
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WHAT: DJ Shane Canfield
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey (free)
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 9 p.m.
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WHAT: Rogue Tendency, OG Temple, Nefarious Cloud, M.A.G.
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 10:30 p.m.
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WHAT: Tim Crosby
WHERE: Alto Vineyards (free)
WHEN: Sunday, February 11th at 2 p.m.
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WHAT: Goran Ivanovic Trio
WHERE: The Iron Post ($10)
WHEN: Sunday, February 11th at 7 p.m.