—Say you’re tooling around campus on your bike on a given fall evening, and you get a flat. What do you do? Well, thanks to the enterprising minds at ChampaignCountyBikes.org, The Bike Project and That’s …
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Join SP Baseball Columnists at Tumble Inn on Sunday For Cubs/Birds
Before we get to the gripping coverage of the Minnesota Twins’ utter collapse, a plug: Smile Politely is calling all baseball fans to join your favorite SP baseball columnists Sunday, September 22 21, at the …
Bill Kirchen Wields Hammer at Rose Bowl Tavern Thursday
If the live music at Pygmalion is trending too young and indie-rock for your tastes on Thursday night, there’s a perfect antidote available at the Historic Rose Bowl Tavern: Bill Kirchen, the “King of Dieselbilly,” …
For Great Justice Rawks WEFT Tonight
If you love classic heavy metal served up with a dash of irony, tune into WEFT-90.1 FM tonight at 10 p.m. and check out local trio For Great Justice, who will be playing a live …
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash Make Legitimate Rose Bowl Run Sunday
Most of the time, “bastard” is a word that’s meant to convey shame and embarrassment, but Mark Stuart, lead singer and guitarist for Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, wears his bastard status on his sleeve. …
Dianogah Brings the Rock (Not Post Rock) to Highdive Saturday
If your Saturday night is lacking some low-end punch, head on down to the Highdive and check out the two-bass, one-drummer assault of veteran Chicago rockers Dianogah. Doors open at 7 p.m., opening act Pinebender …
Hidden Gems from Central Also-Rans
Since the AL Central has been a two-team race for the majority of the season, most of the space in this column has been occupied by coverage of the White Sox and Twins. However, despite …
Murakami Tells Us What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
One of my favorite fiction writers, Haruki Murakami, recently released a memoir discussing his life in distance running called What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Alfred A. Knopf, 175 pp., $21). Murakami …
Sunset Stallion Gets Back on the Horse Tonight on WEFT Sessions
Tonight on WEFT Sessions (10 p.m. on WEFT, 90.1 FM), some of the fresher faces on the Champaign-Urbana music scene will be featured. Sunset Stallion, made up of University of Illinois students Chad Warner (piano, …
Avett Brothers To Brighten Your Sunday at Canopy Club
It takes a lot of effort to be cool all the time, or so I’m told. Keeping up with trends, making sure you name-check the right bands, looking scruffy but not too scruffy, it’s almost …