Though violinist Alleya Weibel isn’t based here anymore, she hasn’t stopped playing and performing music as we knew her to do when she was based in C-U. She’s taken her talents across the pond to London …
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Illinois Baseball combines for a no-hitter, the program’s first no-no since 1985
Why not start out the week with a bit of baseball news, shall we? Here’s a cool thing that happened: Riley Gowens, Ryan O’Hara, and Cole Kirschsieper combined for Illinois Baseball’s first no-hitter since 1985 …
Sweetmelk’s Living Room EP is out now
Sweetmelk, Kenna Mae Reiss’ project, has released a new EP, Living Room, which features three tracks you can buy/stream now on your platform of choice. Back in January, we posted about the title track and the …
Watch James Hathaway (of Truck Parts) perform “Fangorn Forest” in new video
James Hathaway, frontman of Truck Parts, and member of Hathaways, is debuting this video for his track “Fangorn Forest” by way of JAPRO’s Bedroom Broadcast series. Hathaway describes the meaning behind the song, which he …
C-U Folk & Roots Festival 2021 slated for October 21-23
Similarly to pretty much every other festival, C-U Folk & Roots Festival was held virtually in 2020. Now that fall looks a little more promising with the continued vaccine rollout, they’ve announced the dates for …
The future of The Iron Post looks uncertain
The Iron Post, located at 120 S. Race Street in Downtown Urbana, is facing an uncertain future. Sadly, longtime owner and operator Paul Wirth is suffering from a serious medical condition, which will “require long-term …
Li’l Porgy’s suffered terrible fire damage
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and details might change after our initial publishing time. This is such a sad sight to see. Li’l Porgy’s, located at 1917 W. Springfield in Champaign, appears to …
URBANITE Dance Showcase happening May 1st at Memorial Stadium
URBANITE, a dance showcase that we highlighted as the best annual dance program of the decade, returns on Saturday, May 1st in a big way. They’ll be staging their next showcase at Memorial Stadium, in …
This Vice story about Channel 37 and a radio telescope in Danville is worth your time
A few weeks back, I stumbled upon this story published in Vice, written by Ernie Smith, about why Channel 37 doesn’t exist. On its face, it doesn’t appear to look like a story that is centered for …
Watch unearthed footage of Braid’s 1997 show at Fireside Bowl
Yesterday, Brooklyn Vegan posted a series of videos from 1990s punk/emo bands performing at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago, one of which happened to be C-U outfit Braid. There’s a whole slew of acts they have …