The monthly Champaign-Urbana Critical Mass ride will be held tonight, starting at 5:30 p.m. from the Alma Mater. Brave the chilly temps and engage in some low-level anarchic behavior. I’ll hopefully get some pics of …
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David Bazan to play Champaign house show April 7
From Bob Andrews at Undertow Music Collective: David Bazan is doing a nationwide house show tour, and the Champaign stop is April 7. He’s doing 50 shows playing in people’s houses. All with very limited …
Big Bluestem at Iron Post Saturday
Big Bluestem String Band will bring their eclectic bluegrass mix to Iron Post this Saturday, Feb. 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. Cover is $3. Check out our profile of Big Bluestem here.
Mazes return to where the 1900s began
Chicago psych-pop maestros Mazes (offshoots of the 1900s) play their debut show at Canopy Friday night. But it seems like they’ve been here before …
Blog Watch: Environmental Almanac
If you’ve been wondering, “Where can I catch a cheesy film about cave explorers being menaced by giant centipedes?” you’re in luck. This year’s Insect Fear Film Festival, which has been dubbed “Centipede Cinema,” features …
Ohtis shares a song
Here’s a song from our album If This Country Had a Heart, That’s Where I Was Born, which was reviewed on Smile Politely. We’ll be playing on WEFT 90.1 FM on Monday, March 9, and …
Get to know ‘em: Michael Burns
He’s been a bike messenger in New York City, worked in bike shops all over the East Coast, played prog rock, and is earning a Ph.D. What hasn’t Michael Burns done?
Halfway to Normal looks at non-hypocrisy
A new post from last week’s featured C-U Blogger. Halfway to Normal examines what people don’t like about hypocritical Christians, and examples of the alternative, non-hypocrisy. (read SP’s interview with Kristin here)
Hilarious video review of Saint’s Row 2
This is fairly old by now, but new to me. Here’s a link to The Escapist‘s video review of Saints Row 2 from Champaign’s own Volition (sorry, it didn’t want to embed). There’s some NSFW …
Speakers in C-U: Feb. 23–29
Innovation Week continues, plus speakers on digital citizenship and Pakistan (our uneasy ally), and a book signing from a renowned author of writing guides who’s in town to promote her latest novel.