Pretty awesome show announced for this upcoming September at the Canopy Club — as they just announced the Drive-By Truckers will be coming through town. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. CST …
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The Overture: June 23-29
Check out a bunch of shows lined up this week in C-U, highlighted by an album release show at Mike 'N Molly's.
Hyatt Place officially opening June 24th
As you probably know by now, that huge hotel that has been under construction for several months now is ready to go. The Hyatt Place in Downtown Champaign will officially open and start booking rooms …
CUrbanas now set up in Downtown Urbana
I was sitting outside of Crane Alley yesterday, and noticed that these CUrbanas were set up. These will allow additional seating for patrons — and are now set up at Crane Alley and Cafeteria & …
Common Ground Food Co-op moves forward with Champaign location
From the press release: COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP ANNOUNCES MOVING FORWARD WITH CHAMPAIGN LOCATION Common Ground Food Co-op will move forward with formal lease negotiations for undisclosed central Champaign location for their second retail location …
Stand-up comedy showcase happening at Iron Post
Check out this stand up event this Friday, June 12th, over at the Iron Post. You can see the lineup of comedians above — but I’ll list them here anyway: Nick Martin, Driff Roberts, Blake …
Shaving Day is happening today at Mike ‘N Molly’s for annual Mustache Contest
The annual Mustache Contest will be happening in three weeks on Monday, June 30th at Mike ‘N Molly’s — but anyone who is interested in participating (including females) should stop by today to sign up. …
Maize featured in FiveThirtyEight‘s “Search For America’s Best Burrito”
Maize was recently featured on FiveThirtyEight‘s “Search For America’s Best Burrito” — and as you can see below, it narrowly made the top 20 cut. We all know how great Maize is, but some people might …
The Overture: June 9-15
Plenty of shows to choose from this week in C-U as June rolls on.
American Football’s “Never Meant” video makes debut
A bit late to the game on this one as far as posting it in the SPlog here, but it’s worth a mention if you are unaware. As you know, American Football recently reunited, and …