Innocent Words magazine has announced they would be ceasing operations this month after 17 years of publising. The Danville-based magazine has been a source for independent music for nearly two decades, and made a statement …
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Steve Albini speaking at Illinois State University on February 1st
Steve Albini, a legendary figure in the music industry, musician behind Big Black, Shellac, and a variety of other projects, is speaking in Bloomington-Normal at Illinois State University on Friday, February 1st at 3 p.m. …
Here’s what the new KAM’s allegedly looks like
Editor’s Note: This is an updating SPlog, we will mark timestamps when we update each time towards the bottom. Back in August, it was announced that campus mainstay bar, KAM’s, was sold to new ownership. While …
Hallways Microcinema, Vol. 22 featuring Wenhua Shi is January 27th at the IMC
The next installment in Hallways Microcinema’s film series is coming up with a featured artist, Wenhua Shi, and a Q+A session after the screening on Sunday, January 27th at the IMC in Urbana. You can …
The Overture: January 22-28
Check out what's coming up this week in live music.
Kenna Mae releases new album Still Asleep
Country/blues singer-songwriter Kenna Mae’s new album Still Asleep is out now — as a matter of fact, she released the record today. This record is a follow up to 2015’s excellent Blue Darlin, which was our second favorite record …
Listen: zee exo releases new EP, black leather + free love
zee exo is a local psych rock project lead by musician Ryan Brewer, and he’s got a new EP under the monkier called black leather + free love, which you can listen to right now. While originally intended …
There’s a new burger joint on campus called Howdy Burger
Though a few days have passed since news broke that Howdy Burger would be setting up shop in Campustown, I caught a glimpse of one of their burgs on their Instagram today, so I had …
Watch Janelle James’ performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers
C-U ex-pat Janelle James has arrived, as we discussed in BEST Culture 2018, and she performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers the other night. She’s not the only person with connections to this community …
Bones Jugs heading out to tour Colorado
The ragtag Americana crew Bones Jugs are heading out to Colorado for a quick tour at the end of the month stretching into February. The band released Rag Day II in April of last year, which …