Longtime local staple Tractor Kings have announced their new record, Code, which will be out in “early 2016” per their Bandcamp page. It’s the band’s first record since 2008’s Homesick. Here’s the album art, track listing, and …
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Mother Nature featured on Huffington Post
Mother Nature, the duo of Klevah and T.R.U.T.H, has been on fire the last few months — festival performances, great albums, and headlining club show performances — and they were recently featured by Huffington Post writer Rasheena Fountain. …
Watch locals Tara Terra on Audiotree live this afternoon
Local outfit Tara Terra will be performing in about an hour on Audiotree — tune in at 3:30 p.m. CST to check it out. Surely the footage will be available after the fact if you …
Don Gerard and Patton Oswalt heart one another (on Twitter at least)
This is good stuff that happened yesterday on the Internets. Yes, the Internets (plural) — the series of tubes in the sky that connect us all. Former Mayor of Champaign Don Gerard met Patton Oswalt …
The Accord now hiring all positions
The Accord in Downtown Champaign will be reopening as such in January, and they’re now hiring all positions. Per the listing: The Accord — Downtown Champaign — Now Hiring for All Positions About us: A …
Fly Champaign-Urbana welcomes Executive Director Gene Cossey
Yesterday, Fly Champaign-Urbana held an event out at Willard Airport welcoming the new Executive Director, Gene Cossey, to the community. Many community members were present for the event, Champaign County EDC, Research Park, Cities of …
The 25th annual Great Cover Up reveals full lineup, schedule
News came a short while back that The Highdive, a long-time venue in Downtown Champaign, will undergo a change and become The Accord in 2016. Although it’s no secret that The Great Cover Up will …
Boycott-response to WCIA piece: December 15th, 2015
Editor’s Note: This is a statement provided to us from the coordinating committee for the Build Programs, Not Jails organization in response to the ongoing discussion surrounding Champaign-County’s newly-proposed Racial Justice Task Force. County Board …
The Pygmalion Festival releases 2015 video coverage
The Pygmalion Festival took place this past September, and the festival added an entire new Tech component into the mix. With that, there’s plenty to check out in addition to Music, Lit and Made. There …
Check out this short feature on Ebertfest 2015 by Shatterglass Studios
Ebertfest 2016 is right around the corner, but you can now relive parts of 2015’s festival below, as published by Shatterglass Studios. Check it out below or over at Indiewire: h/t to the News-Gazette, which …