Jud Wellington is a UIUC graduate in ethnomusicology who has been doing field research in Ecuador for the last couple of years. He has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to help a group of …
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The Overture: February 15-21
Some big names coming to C-U this week including Lil Durk, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Jerrod Niemann.
Undercut Collective presents Those Manic Seas this Sunday
Undercut Collective is putting on an all-ages Valentine’s Day show this Sunday at the Channing Murray Foundation in Urbana. Indie-rock band Those Manic Seas will be headlining the show and they will be joined by …
Sun Stereo announces new album
Local psychedelic-rock group Sun Stereo have announced their plans for releasing a new album sometime this spring. Check out some of their previous recordings here, and check out the Facebook post below. Looks as though …
We Have Ghosts are a breath of fresh air
Local post-punk duo We Have Ghosts have just released a new EP – give it a listen and learn more about the band.
Kenna Mae featured on Daytrotter
Singer-songwriter Kenna Mae has recently made the move from C-U to New Orleans but the impact of her debut album Blue Darlin’ is still being felt here – it made our top 10 list of albums for 2015. …
The Overture: February 8-14
Another great week of music ahead of us featuring the likes of Alash, a throat-singing group from Siberia, as well as festival-headliners STS9.
The full story behind of one of C-U’s greatest bands: American Football
Check out this awesome feature on American Football, one of the most influential emo bands of all-time. Learn about how the band formed in Urbana back in the mid-90s and how they ended up creating …
New music from local pop/rock band Patriot Patrol
The Shadows and the Mud is a brand new album from Patriot Patrol, a local pop/rock band based in Urbana. The sound of the album reminds me a bit of 90s alternative rock. Have a …
The Overture: February 1-7
An insane amount of music going on all over C-U this week – ranging from tropical house to Japanese style banjo music.