C-U Folk & Roots Festival wrapped up their 10th anniversary festival back in October, next year’s dates are already out in the world. Now, they’ve released information about their Winter Weekend, which is February 14-16 in …
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The Overture: December 17-23
With the end of the year approaching, this week's live music calendar is a little sleepier than usual.
2019’s Great Cover Up announces daily lineups
The 28th annual Great Cover Up returns in February of 2019 for another year of local bands covering their heroes. Today, GCUP announced the daily lineups (and the addition of a full extra night), which …
PNC Bank building in Downtown Champaign bought by owner of KoFusion for $2.73M
PNC Bank in Downtown Champaign has been sold to the owner of KoFusion, reports The News-Gazette. The building is located at 30 E. Main Street in Champaign, and this move comes after plans were announced for PNC …
Watch this short documentary film about Urbana’s DIY scene
The house show/DIY scene in Urbana looks like it is alive and well. Emma Sielaff has published a short documentary film, DIY in Urbana, which is worth a few minutes of your time. Sielaff speaks …
The 10 best albums of 2018
Here are the best records to come out this year, ranked.
Lake of the Woods Golf Course offering annual memberships for $89, which is bananas
This is an insanely good deal from Lake of the Woods in Mahomet, one of my favorite courses to play on throughout the year in the area. If you’re a casual golfer, this is where …
American Football announces new album out March 2019
American Football has announced their new record, appropriately titled American Football (LP3), is out March 22, 2019 on Polyvinyl Records. This is the follow up to American Football (LP2), which was released back in 2016 and their first …
The Overture: December 10-16
A big week for Heirship Records highlights live music in C-U.
Bacaro is closing December 31st
Bacaro has announced their last dinner service will be on December 31st, 2018, as it will be closing its doors officially. The fine dining establishment opened 18 years ago at 113 N. Walnut in Downtown …