The Canopy Club, a mainstay of live music in Champaign-Urbana, is celebrating their 20th year in 2018 — and last week they had Umphrey’s McGee through the Club, a band also celebrating the same milestone. …
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On this date in 1976, Elvis Presley performed at Assembly Hall
On October 22, 1976, the King Elvis Presley performed at Assembly Hall. I caught this post on Champaign Urbana History and there are a ton of comments from people who remember the show, or were …
We’re giving away tickets to Craig Ferguson at the Virginia October 31st
Interested in winning a pair of tickets to see Craig Ferguson at The Virginia Theatre on Wednesday, October 31st? Well, here’s your chance. Head over to Twitter and retweet this post below to enter for your chance …
Primitive Lights release debut self-titled EP
Primitive Lights are a fairly new project in town, featuring Tim McGee, Brad Olson, Dave Pride, Andrew Davidson, and Eric Michael Fitts. They released their first bit of material back in June, and just a …
The Overture: October 22-28
Halloween shows and beyond, here's what's coming up this week and weekend in C-U's live music circuit.
Neil St. Blues opening soon in former Dublin’s Pub space
Dublin’s Pub closed in July, and 301 Mongolia closed in September 2017, and now, a restaurant called Neil St. Blues will take over at 301 N. Neil Street in Downtown Champaign. While there isn’t a …
The Dry Look announce November tour dates
The Dry Look have announced a slew of tour dates in November, which you can check out below via their Facebook page. The band has performed a bunch locally this year since releasing their most …
HERSTORY symposium taking place October 26th at NCSA
There’s an upcoming symposium being held at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) featuring a bunch of amazing women talking about their work on October 26th. Check out the information below: Herstory: Digital Innovation Symposium …
We’re giving away tickets to Jim James at Canopy Club October 17th
Are you a non-student and interested in winning a pair of tickets to see Jim James of My Morning Jacket at the Canopy Club on Wednesday, October 17th as a part of his stop on …
The Overture: October 15-21
My Morning Jacket's Jim James, C-U Folk & Roots Festival's 10 year anniversary, and more this week in live music.