Here’s “Lake” from the New Ruins’ forthcoming album We Make Our Own Bad Luck, alvailable on CD and on limited edition brick-red vinyl via Parasol. Catch the band at their record release show this Saturday …
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Things you probably do(n’t) need
How about this? (In this recurring post, we’ll be suggesting items for sale on Champaign-Urbana’s Craigslist that you really shouldn’t have to live without.)
Braid plays to a lame crowd
Here’s an old video of Braid playing on the University of Illinois campus, but we can’t tell where. (Can you?) Our guess is this footage is from 1998, when the “Please Drive Faster” single came …
Illini open baseball season with a win
Illinois capitalized on a slew of errors to beat Iowa in its season opener, 8–3, says the Baseball Zealot over at his new blog, the Illinois Baseball Report. After losing 14–7 in game two of …
Klezmer music comes to C-U, says lbotp
Read all about it.
The Weekender: Feb. 20–22
This weekend: visit Africa on Friday, catch the Monkey on Saturday, and get slimed on Sunday. Plus, free food!
The Weekender: Feb. 13–15
Today is Friday the 13th, and tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. That can only mean one thing: curling up on the couch this weekend with your honey and watching Jason Voorhees go to work. (Or, possibly, these other suggestions.)
The Overture: February 9–15
Find out how you can win a pair of tickets to see The Smoking Popes and Robert Nanna at the Courtyard Cafe this Friday.
Let Us Plan Your Weekend for You
Sure, you probably want to rely upon Netflix for such matters, but why not consider these local options instead?
The Overture: February 2 – February 8, 2009
Find out about the week’s best concerts, plus enter to win a pair of Keller Williams tickets.