Carly Beth, a poppy, punky, girl-power-inspired group comprised of Kamila Glowacki, Isabel Skidmore, and Christine Pallon, has released their debut demo. The three artists have been longtime collaborators on several different local projects (think Nectar …
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The Overture: May 6-12
This week brings a wide variety of genres to the live music scene in C-U, and plenty of opportunities for dancing.
Analog is celebrating C-U’s long history of fusing music and electronics
On May 16, 1969, an influential music “happening” did in fact happen, right here in C-U at the Assembly Hall. Called HPSCHD (a shortening of “harpsichord”), the project was commissioned by a Swiss harpsichordist who wanted …
ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival 2019 announced
ELLNORA is back again, and Smile Politely sat down with Krannert Center's Mike Ross and Bridget Lee-Calfas to talk about how the festival celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and exceptional guitarists.
The Overture: April 29-May 5
A look at this week's events in C-U's local music scene.
Upcoming Balinese concert and performance highlights C-U’s musical diversity
I keep walking around saying to everyone who will listen that Champaign Urbana is a veritable hotbed of musical diversity, and here’s a show that proves it. On Saturday April 27th, the Robert E. Brown …
The Overture: April 22-28
Another busy music week in C-U, and this time around it's especially well-suited to jazz ensemble fans.
Today’s Children tomorrow
Find out what's on the horizon for this Urbana-based band.
We’re one month from the Nelly concert, and I have mixed feelings
Like millions of other people who grew up in the 90s, I love Nelly. Or, at least I love Nelly’s music. Or, at least I love Nelly’s singles. I’ve always been especially partial to Air …
The Overture: April 14-21
Plenty of options for every musical preference this week, with reggae, hip-hop, jazz, death metal, rock, classical, and folk ready for the listening across town.