With how sparingly HUM performs live nowadays, any sort of annoucement is worthy of some sort of pub. After the spacerock heroes annoucned they would perform at Loose Cobra on July 2nd (ahem, next weekend) …
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Psychic Twin announces debut, Strange Diary, out September 9th on Polyvinyl
Psychic Twin, Erin Fein’s electro pop project (formerly of Headlights, Absinthe Blind), has announced her debut LP out on September 9th on Polvyinyl Records — Strange Diary. Listen to the brand new single “Lose Myself” here. Preorder …
Kurtis Blow and Vertical Horizon to headline Taste of C-U
The Champaign Park District has announced this year’s headliners for the Taste of Champaign-Urbana, which you can check out below. From the press release: The Taste of Champaign-Urbana is bound to have something for everyone …
Kowabunga! Kid announces tour; Stream the new album Wasting My Time
This is really awesome — local punk rock outfit Kowabunga! Kid has announced a slew of tour dates, most of them on the west coast. They were recently featured on The A.V. Club as well. 6/22/2016 …
I saw this photo of Huber’s and want to talk about neighborhood bars
I love the Champaign Urbana History Facebook group. It kind of is the best. So I’ve taken a liking to posting things that others post there onto this here magazine. Just another place on the …
Let’s discuss: Pekara’s Adriatic: Downtown Champaign’s best deli sando?
Let’s talk about this: Where can you get a really good sandwiches in Champaign-Urbana? Options are fairly limited — you can probably get them at a number of places around C-U: Common Ground, Pekara, Aroma, …
U of I grad, Yelp founder Jeremy Stoppelman makes cameo in HBO’s Silicon Valley
If you’re like me, you’re a fan of the HBO program Silicon Valley. You might not be, and that’s totally OK too. I find the show to be hilarious, and it is currently in Season 3. As I …
The Overture: May 31-June 5
Hogchute Opry returns, plus more bands and DJs this week in live music.
This seat at Espresso Royale in Urbana has the most chill
This might seem like a silly thing to post to the SPlog about, but it hit me like a ton of bricks. Minimal amount of students, a little bit of traffic, steady coffee shop, green …
Check out this career-spanning list of Poster Children live shows
Champaign-Urbana’s Poster Children were established in 1987 and outside of their music being really good, they’re are known for influencing the intersection between major and indie labels in music, at a very basic level. At the …