Music

Bloomington native Dan Hubbard sat down with us to discuss his current tour, newest album, and the Little Mermaid soundtrack.

Ahead of their Friday night show at Mike N Molly's, Trevor catches up with Square Donuts, a fresh local band with a unique sound.

Tom visually recaps the El Ten Eleven show with some photos from Saturday night at The Accord.

Good mix of shows going on this week here in C-U featuring Bret Michaels, Whitey Morgan, and Haywyre.

Chicago alt-rock group The 92s are coming back to their hometown this weekend to celebrate the release of their newest EP. Get a glimpse at what The 92’s new record has in store for you before seeing them rock out.

Julia briefs us on folk singer-songwriter Will Oldham, also known as Bonnie “Prince” Billy, in preparation for his show at The Accord this weekend.

Some big names coming to C-U this week including Lil Durk, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Jerrod Niemann.

From the beginning to the end, people experienced The Highdive in a variety of ways. Here are their stories.

Tyler spends the day photographing local female hip-hop duo Mother Nature as they film a music video for their hit song “Afro” and catches up with them a week later to reflect on the experience.

Julia talks with Shaun Fleming of Diane Coffee about how setting is important for the creative process ahead of their Friday show at The Accord.

Stephanie takes a look at the art of creating a guitar with the luthier of the Guitar Workshop in Urbana, Hector Trevino. 

Local post-punk duo We Have Ghosts have just released a new EP – give it a listen and learn more about the band.

Another great week of music ahead of us featuring the likes of Alash, a throat-singing group from Siberia, as well as festival-headliners STS9.

A photo review of Euriah, Looming, and Wihershins at the Canopy Club this past Thursday.

Get to know Cullen Omori and his thoughts about his new sounds, new album, what he thinks of pop music today, and what's it like going solo in wake of his upcoming show at The Accord.

An insane amount of music going on all over C-U this week – ranging from tropical house to Japanese style banjo music.

Another memorable year of The Great Cover Up finished up this past weekend over at The Accord.

Meet Matt Bishop from Hey Marseilles and get to know a little bit about the dynamic orchestral-pop band ahead of their show this Saturday at The Accord.

Full week of music ahead starts off with big-time DJ, Carnage at The Canopy Club on Tuesday and continues into the weekend with two more nights of The Great Cover Up.

Check out our recap of the first weekend of The Great Cover Up.

Joe gives us a look into Downtown Champaign's newest music venue.

The bad boys of Bookmobile! share with us an intimate recap of their jouney in which they experienced tigers, Kalamazoo punkers, and various toilettes.

Check out photos from The Beauty Shop's show at the Accord last weekend. 

The 25th Great Cover Up begins this week and Yonder Mountain String Band return to the Canopy Club.

The Beauty Shop are performing this Sunday for the first time since 2008, and John Isberg shares some thoughts and memories about the band.

Last week, I had the chance of stopping by and seeing local favorite Bones Jugs while they were in the process of recording their upcoming album.

The Beauty Shop reunites, a new venue opens, and more in C-U music this week.

Champaign-Urbana is still a little sleepy from the holidays, but there is some music to check out this week.

Looking for something to do in C-U this NYE? This should help.

What a year in live music in Champaign-Urbana — here's what stood out to us throughout 2015.

Here's our take on what stood out in 2015 in terms of local album releases, ranked.

Joe provides his thoughts on the new folk-rock album from locals Waterfowl.

With the holidays upon us, shows are a little light in C-U, but that doesn't mean there still aren't good ones in town, and we've got them all in this week's Overture.

Tom caught shots of Mother Nature kicking off a great weekend of music with The Fights and Bookmobile. 

Prior to their headlining show tonight at Cowboy Monkey, Maddie talks with Klevah and T.R.U.T.H — the duo that is Mother Nature.

Austin Duncan, aka Snayl, is at the forefront of an emerging electronic music scene in Champaign-Urbana. I was able to sit down with him and learn more about his music and the local electronic music scene.

Plenty lined up this week in C-U live music, especially at Cowboy Monkey. Check out the full list within.

The Tons O' Fun Band celebrates a decade of Christmas-time appearances at the Virginia, and ends on a high note.

Nishat speaks with leading man Evan Opitz of the Phantom Broadcast about their new record, full(er) band, and new album Sublimation Love.

Got the post-Thanksgiving blues? This week's Overture contains the perfect mix of holiday-themed concerts, EDM dance-fests and indie rock staples that make C-U's music scene so phenomenal.

“C-U hip-hop is at a high point right now” according to Chase Baby, a long-time local hip-hop emcee. Joe was able to chat with him ahead of his album release party at the Canopy Club this Saturday.

Who says there are no shows on Thanksgiving week? Though abbreviated, we've still got an exciting Overture ready for the final week of November.

Local alt-country outfit Penny Horses are fresh off the release of their debut album, A Place to Rest Your Dead. Joe provides his thoughts within.

Nishat talks with the duo that is the Chainsmokers before their sold out show at Canopy Club tonight.

From womens amateur wrestling to a guitar orchestra to mulitiple house shows, this week's rendition of The Overture highlights why C-U has such a unique music scene.

REO Speedwagon returned to The Virginia Theater on Monday and took us for a ride down Riverside Avenue.

Patrick interviews Pokey LaFarge, who performs at the Highdive tomorrow night, discussing his humble beginnings and where he's headed.

From a homecoming show for REO Speedwagon to the Marching Illini in Krannert's great hall, this week's Overture is as diverse as it is interesting.