Spindependence is back in 2018. The DJ + party + BBQ will take place this year in Urbana at Blackbird, featuring a few dozen DJs yet-to-be-announced. The two day runs Friday the 3rd at 4 …
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Nectar announce tour of East Coast, Canada
Nectar has announced a tour of the East Coast and Canada, which you can see below. The skuzzy/punk rock outfit is touring after the release of their new album Knocking at the Door, which came out …
The Overture: June 4-10
A stacked album release show from Motes highlights this week's live music calendar.
A brief photo recap from Hogchute Opry 2018
A rain storm didn't stop Hogchute Opry 2018: Check out some photos from Saturday's festival within.
The Pocket Prairie in Downtown Champaign is no more
The Pocket Prairie in Downtown Champaign, located on Market Street between Main and University (directly across from Seven Saints and WEFT) has been demolished. The photo above was taken earlier today. This is presumably to …
The newest iteration of The Icehouse opens today
After being closed for a good amount of time over the past year or so, The Icehouse will repoen today under new management. We posted a little while back about Smoked Food Truck having something …
Krekel’s is opening tomorrow, June 2nd
After announcing they would be heading to Champaign in April, Krekel’s Custard will be opening tomorrow — June 2nd. ChambanaMoms has the scoop. Krekel’s is located at 401 W. Kirby in Champaign. Photo by Patrick Singer
Overload released on some platforms today
I made mention of Overload a few weeks back, and now, the video game developed in Champaign-Urbana, has been released on PC. Head over to their website to learn more about the game, and find …
A preview of Hogchute Opry 2018
Hogchute Opry's June installment takes place on Saturday, and we take a look to preview the action.
By the looks of it, Dumpling Noodle BBQ opening in old M Sushi space
715 South Neil Street in Champaign has had quite the history over the past handful of years. First Kamakura, then Yori Q, then M Sushi, and now another restaurant: DNB: Dumpling Noodle BBQ. As I …