Music

In part two of their Tour Diary, Spandrels fills us in on the rest of their trek across the East Coast.

Check out all there is to see in the live music world this week in C-U.

Spandrels have set out on a eight date tour, and they provide us with an update about how things are going. Here's part one of their Tour Diary.

Even with a sleepier Campustown, live music in C-U keeps rolling on with tons of shows to check out this week.

In this installment of Master Tracks, Austin sits down with local recording engineer and guitar player Colin Althaus. 

Nearly two dozen shows in and around Champaign-Urbana this week, certainly something here makes sense for you.

Without calling it a “scene update”, here are a bunch of things that local artists are doing in the music scene right now.

Plenty of live music lined up this week — check out what is playing in the area this coming week and weekend.

Sal reviews the latest release from singer-songwriter Fiona Kimble.

Austin sits down with his new favorite local band: instrumental emo/math rockers Parachute Day. 

Funk, jazz, pop, math rock, and tons more this week in C-U live music.

Constantin moves forward with the next DIY venue piece: Casa de Sasha.

James recaps last weekend's Timbalú show at the Iron Post.

Plenty of shows to check out this week in and around C-U.

Rising composer and DJ Big Wild hits Canopy Club on Saturday, and Therese previews what this act is all about.

Brennin recaps the second weekend of three for this year's Great Cover Up.

Two dozen shows in and around Champaign-Urbana for you to check out this week. Don't be lazy.

Protagonist Pizza Productions is back with a new video highlighting local musician Chawla and his process.

Brennin caught the first two nights of this year's installment of The Great Cover Up.

Jens Lekman, The Great Cover Up, and plenty of other shows to check out this week in the C-U area.

James interviews Steve Gorn ahead of his residency of sorts here in Champaign-Urbana.

This first piece in a series on world music in C-U gives an introduction to the Center for World Music, the local hub for world music.

This wasn't supposed to be this way, but here I am, writing about how many artists have performed around these parts.

There's plenty happening in our local scene, and it is time to highlight a bunch of artists and see what they're up to.

Upwards of 20 shows lined up in and around Champaign-Urbana this week.

If you spent your time between Krannert and the Iron Post you'll have a pretty sweet weekend.

Bully performed their first show of 2018 last night at Cowboy Monkey, Derian went and caught the action.

The first web browser, canned whipped cream, and supercomputing technology are nice and all, but C-U's cultural influence is an often-overlooked piece of the twin cities' legacy.

Derian speaks with Alicia Bognanno of Bully before their sold out show at Cowboy Monkey on Thursday.

A very exciting weekend filled with music that will get you moving. 

As we finally start getting some warmer weather, we warm up to the year with a couple of shows.

The War on Drugs are one of the most positively received bands of the last handful of years, and they're performing in nearby Bloomington tomorrow night.

Year-end lists keep rolling, this time with a look at the best of local music releases in 2017.

Chawla is a splendid solo artist who sounds like the boy-next-door heartthrob heard on all those SiriusXM pop stations. And that's not a bad thing. 

An Overture to round out the year — here are the shows from now until New Year's Eve, which requires another column entirely.

Chunky riffs, absorbing piano, and reflective lyrics written and sung by Reece Niccum make The Dystopians latest EP an intriguing effort. 

Parkland Instructor and Faculty Advisor Adam Porter discusses his reinvention of Parkland College’s recording program.

This week it seems like everyone got together and said “Let's have every show on Friday.”

Another slow week, but still a lot of great music this week.

Constantin reviews acidfunerals wanderer, an accessible approach to extreme black metal. 

Two album releases is something to be thankful for — this is what's happening this week.

Austin sat down with ZXO frontman Ryan Brewer to discuss the band's upcoming release, LP1.

James recaps the stunning show by Kamasi Washington at Canopy: “Diversity is not something to be tolerated. It is something to be celebrated.”

Things slow down a bit on the shows front, but check out what’s happening this week and weekend.

Derian sat down to talk to Kamasi Washington about his thought processes while performing music and a bit about his collaborations.

A lot of big names coming through C-U this week, including the Foo Fighters. Check out what's going on in town this week.

Logan was able to get out to Friday of C-U Folk and Roots Festival, and talks a bit about the feeling of community and unity at the festival.

Derian sat down and spoke with Jon Sandler of Great Good Fine OK and spoke a bit about their music and their up coming show at the Canopy Club.