Well, this was bound to happen at one point or another. Sports Illustrated has put out their ranking of some of the top college football coaches in the nation. #1? Nick Saban, not a lot …
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Time Machine Dance Party lined up on Thursdays at Mike ‘N Molly’s
Mike ‘N Molly’s has a pretty solid weekly events that happen every week outside of their consistent live music schedule. A new addition to the mix this week comes tomorrow night (and every Thursday for …
Allerton Music Barn Festival announces lineup
Allerton Music Barn Festival has unveiled the artists performing at this year’s event. This year, the event has been moved from its traditional Labor Day weekend slot to September 19-22 (Thursday through Sunday). Renowned American …
C-U featured on The Atlantic‘s top tech cities
Per the University of Illinois Twitter page, Champaign-Urbana made a splash on The Atlantic‘s list of high-tech cities around the U.S. Champaign-Urbana is named a top tech city by The Atlantic! http://t.co/eWXdfRbG7G — Univ. of Illinois …
The Overture: July 8-14
Another busy week in music in C-U, including a handful of great shows again this week at Error Records.
Plant Mode launches Indiegogo campaign
You might recognize the name Matthis Helmick from his contributions to the magazine, or around Downtown Champaign performing music from time to time (Prologic Rebel Base Ensemble, Beats By Otter at Cowboy Monkey, and others). …
Starting fresh with Audiofeed Music Festival
With Cornerstone Festival's end in 2012, the inaugural Audiofeed Music Festival is taking place this weekend at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. We sat down to discuss the festival with one of its founders, Jim Eisenmenger.
Two U of I athletes nominated for ESPY Awards
The ESPY Awards, or ESPYs, are annual awards presented by ESPN to recognize athletes for their achievements over the past year. This year, two University of Illinois athletes have been nominated for awards. Tatyana McFadden has been …
Hear (most of) Hank.’s new record, Pinched.
Local math-punk band Hank. has one of the more anticipated albums of the year coming out at the end of July. They’re calling it Pinched., and they’ve made half of the tracks available for you to …
The Overture: July 1–7
Plenty of shows again this week in C-U, including a terrific Independence Day celebration with the Dirty Feathers, as well as the inaugural Audiofeed Festival.