Taco Loco has grown up from being a little known taco shop in Mahomet to a big-time taqueria in the North Prospect Ave. shopping district. And for a local business, that’s saying a lot.
Posts by Seth Fein:
Jack’s Grill Shows Promise
Jack’s Grill, which offers Mediterranean fare, just opened on North Neil in downtown Champaign. Don’t fall for the restaurant’s façade — it gets better once inside.
Now Hear This! Vince Guaraldi Trio — “Little Birdie” (1972)
With the holiday season officially in full swing, and Christmas music and Muzak being played from every speaker system in earshot, I thought it might be worth sharing this tune that I rediscovered over the …
Now Hear This! Frank Lenz — “All My Stoner Friends” (2003)
Back in 2003, local Parasol-umbrella label Grand Theft Autumn rallied their friends and foes over the years to create a compilation album intriguingly titled Soak Your Shoes in Red Wine, & Strike the Angels Dumb>. …
buzz Writer Highlights the Worst of the Status Quo
Local blogger and current buzz magazine Arts editor Drake Baer took a crack at writing his own “Likes and Gripes” this week in the buzz’s “Best of” issue, on newsstands now. His gripe is worth …
Now Hear This! Ester Drang — “Valencia’s Dying Dream” (2006)
Near the end of my performing career, my band, Absinthe Blind, had the chance to open up for Starlight Mints at The Casbah in San Diego in August of 2003. Naturally, we did the chit …
Downtown Champaign Builds New Online Home
With one historic building in shambles from a raging inferno, now seems an appropriate time to deliver the news about another piece of infrastructure, albeit virtual, in downtown Champaign. While the city center has had …
Artist “Leaves” Mark in Crane Alley
Champaign artist Lori Caterini (of Bow-Dacious String Band) has taken it upon herself to induce the time-honored autumn tradition of playing in leaves by deliberately dumping over 250 bags of them into Crane Alley (the …
Major Fire Destroys Historic Building in Downtown Champaign
With details still coming in, there is little more to report yet as to how and why and when, but this is from the city manager, Steve Carter: There has been a major fire downtown. …
Now Hear This! The Asteroid #4 — “Tricks of the Trade” (1999)
Around the turn of the century, Philadelphia was on drugs. Or so it seems any way. Evidence points to the huge uprising of bands that willfully gave themselves a “psychedelic” tag, culminating in the compilation …