Local singer-songwriter Morgan Orion has released a new single you can stream on YouTube, and buy as a digital download for $1 on his Kickstarter campaign. Listen to the slide guitar riddled love song “Genevieve” …
Posts by Maddie Rehayem:
Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 in review
Maddie and Patrick talk about the sights and sounds of this year's Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, Chicago.
The Overture: July 20-26
Find a local band you haven't seen, and go see them this week.
Sing your heart out at Karaoke Underground
Poster Children superfan Kaleb Asplund has good music taste and is a Karaoke DJ — turns out that's a great combo.
A C-U guide to Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
Maddie gives her recommendations on who to see at Pitchfork Music Festival 2015, and relates the bands to their C-U equivilants.
Kenna Mae launched a Kickstarter to fund her album
Local singer-songwriter Kenna Mae launched a Kickstarter today looking to raise money for the mixing, mastering and printing of her debut record, Blue Darlin’. The perks look pretty good too — they range from a …
The Overture: July 13-19
From punk karaoke to local showcases, C-U music is having a good week.
Don’t crap your pants, here comes Diarrhea Planet
The hard rocking Nashville six-piece makes its way to Champaign.
Smile Politely seeks music writers
Do you love reading about music on Smile Politely and want to be a part of it? Do you hate reading about music on Smile Politely and think you can make our section better? Either …
Neutral Design Studio interviewed Flying Machine Coffee owner Josh Lucas
Neutral Design Studio, an offshoot of the Neutral Cycle Workshop, posted a video on its Facebook page today featuring an interview with Flying Machine Coffee owner Josh Lucas. See the footage of the Urbana coffee …