In celebration of the Aug. 22 house show at 803. W. Nevada, World’s First Flying Machine has decided to let y’all hear a track they’ve been sitting on all summer. “Billboard” was recorded with Matt …
An old Illini. Good writer. Funny guy. If modern “conservatives” were as intellectual, researched and honest as he was — there might be a viable opposition party. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/business/media/19novak.html?_r=2&hp
There’s no reason to continue the healthcare debate. We should just give a(nother) pile of money to the insurance industry and have done with it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/18/maddow-public-option-dyin_n_261811.html
The new UIUC student farm is in dire need of volunteers this week to help them pick vegetables. The farm and people there are wonderful, and you get to take home some delicious veggies: We …
See the changes here.
Meet the movie makers! Champaign Movie Makers is having it’s first annual party at Sleepy Creek Vineyard, between C/U and Danville, starting at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22. This event is an invitation to …
The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is hiring for 8 full-time AmeriCorps volunteers starting this fall. Applications are being accepted for: News Media Coordinator, Building Management, Books to Prisoners Volunteer Coordinator, The Bike Project Volunteer Coordinator, …
For those of you wondering why you couldn’t get tickets, it’s because they sold out in 1 minute and 22 seconds. 400 of them. Gone. Stay tuned to Smile Politely for a chance to win, …
This is what Champaign mayor Jerry Schweighart had to say about Safe Haven’s recent move to St. Mary’s Catholic Church. “They’re bound and determined to make an issue of it; otherwise, they’d move to Urbana.” …
From “Eastern Champaign church takes in tent city residents“: St. Mary’s Catholic Church in east Champaign apparently will be the home for the Safe Haven tent community for the next month. The Rev. Tom Royer, …
From “Vermilion County Plans to Drop its Recycling Program“: Costs have increased for the countywide program, which started in 1996 and currently has bins at seven sites, including in Danville, Kickapoo State Park, Georgetown, Westville …
Think good old fashioned American ingenuity is the key to solving the “earth problem” while maintaining your necessary level of 21st century comfort? The city of Champaign shares your faith in Progress, and is feeling …
Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (aka UC2b), a collaborative effort between the University of Illinois and the cites of Urbana & Champaign, have made their proposal public and invite feedback. Originally, this proposal was to be made …
Here’s a great video by filmmaker Stewart Thorndike called “Scraping By: Portraits of Life in the Great Recession” on life in a tent city in Redmond, Wash., a suburb of Seattle: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/08/06/opinion/1247463860996/op-ed-scraping-by.html (Sorry to make …
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article yesterday which acknowledged that many municipalities around the country (such as Nashville, Sacramento, and Lacey, Wash.) are relaxing municipal codes — or just not strictly enforcing existing …
Via the News-Gazette: The Salvation Army of Champaign County is opening a second thrift store near John and Randolph streets, in the old Wild Country space at 109 W. John St., C. Grand opening is …
The night’s tally is taken just past the halfway mark – 375 bikers tonight. The record is 429. The traffic has lightened, and it’s starting to get dark. There aren’t a lot of street lights …
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Intersection of 6th and Green St. Street: Green Street/6th Street City/Town: Champaign, IL Contacts: Phil Reese 313-303-3485 phillipjreese@gmail.com Tracy Nectoux 217-766-7984 tracynectoux@gmail.com For more information: …
Just one week after the festival ends, Pygmalion Music Festival will start promotion on next year’s brouhaha by presenting Sufjan Stevens at The Highdive. The Highdive? But isn’t that a little small for an artist …
2009 – 2010 Season Absurd Person SingularDirected by Joi HoffsommerSeptember 10 – 19 My Name is Rachel CorrieDirected by Mathew GreenOctober 8 – 24 Zombie PromDirected by Mikel MatthewsNovember 5 – 21 Love SongDirected by …
Hey, better late than never, right? Check out GNAGM at the Red Herring tonight with Some Say Leland and You and Yourn. July 10th — Lee Harvey’s, Dallas, Texas Off the bone barbecue did not …
Ohtis posted their entire discography in mp3 format, including over 30 unreleased tracks, at their website: http://ohtis.com. They will be performing at Pygmalion Festival on Sept. 17th, which will be their final show together.
Heart attack, morning walk in New York, 59 years old. We are left without anyone to make movies about future Illinois undergrads.
Ron Zook (in white, in the end zone) watches Juice Williams (in red, don’t hit him) line up the squad Thursday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
After another fabulous outing to Danville Stadium, to take in a few Chicago-style red hots, and a ball game, we couldn’t resist heading north on Vermillion Ave. (which is Highway 1 in Illinois — also …
Taken from today’s CBS News in Chicago: The blogosphere is abuzz about an ancient Egyptian bust at the Field Museum that seems to be a spitting image of Michael Jackson. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Michael Sneed …
The official notices posted by Ameren IP employees said Restoration Urban Ministries had overdue bills totaling more than $26,000. The notices gave the organization 10 days to pay the bills or face disconnection. — Restoration …
After Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra defeated the Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird, she took on the boys for the second time in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth to defeat Belmont winner Summer Bird. What happened was …
“Let’s get all you pussy lovers up here! This song’s called Oozing Vaginal Discharge!” So hooted Von Young of Lividity, Peoria’s own Pornmetal bonanza. Pornmetal is an unfortunate mix of metal, a genre meant to …
Adrian — Dustin — Stephanie For all its pointy piercings and menacing growls, Central Illinois Metalfest is maybe the friendliest fest in town. Hands are clasped convivially and smiling badasses talk bands and unspeakable acts …
Saturday, August 8th at 5 p.m. at the Independent Media Center (202 S. Broadway, Urbana) Paint all crazy on a huge concrete wall. Live DJs and food! Paint + Brushes Provided (feel free to bring …
… as Goatwhore put down Friday night’s most convincing set. There was a series of guest bassists behind a terrifying and physical Ben Falgoust, who managed to personally stare each audience member in the eye …
Talent packed microsets make for a satisfying ’09 Metalfest at the Canopy Club. Here’s some snapshots. Friday 5:00 p.m. — Rumplestiltskin Grinder (Philadelphia) A roaring set with a tinge of gospel psychedelia. One audience member …
I stopped in at Vinny’s today, whimsically, upon learning that I’d be dining at the Seaboat this afternoon. After reading the review posted on Champaign Taste, I was curious myself about how their pizza stacks …
It turns out there are rules about this sort of thing. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/07/31/homeless_must_vacate_champaigns_tent_city_after_tonight
This is just silly. And I’m not simply referring to the fact that the first sentence of the article is in bad need of a copyedit.
Here is a video I shot to document Bike Kill. Bike Kill is a annual block party that takes place around October in Brooklyn, NY. I can’t wait for the next one!
For one reason or another, this didn’t make it into the Overture: Mike ‘n Molly’s ($5 cover) 8:30 — Darling Disarm (acoustic set)9:30 — My Werewolf Diary (Elzie from New Ruins!)10:30 — the Kickback Followed …
I’ve been out of my hometown for les than a week and now the splog has run dry??? Well in NYC the last bit of info you get on the WNBC (say it with me …
In case you missed their Champaign debut Tuesday night w/ the Stranger Waves and Catfish Haven, Man Made Blast will be performing another set this Saturday, August 1 at the Iron Post. Show starts @ …
Mark Nepermann’s life was spared today by a judicial establishment immune to the pressing need for blood. Sentenced to a measly year of court supervision, Nepermann won’t even have a criminal record 366 days from …
If you haven’t already seen this, it’s the best catch to preserve a no-hitter or perfect game that I can remember.
I remember watching him cover the NASA launches and Watergate. Unfortunately I also remember him narrating Big Fears, Little Risks. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1502
HELP NEEDED! Created under the Obama Administration’s stimulus bill, the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) has made billions of dollars available for broadband projects across the nation. The cities of Urbana and Champaign are working …
The earlier reports about clout seemed… well, not surprising… par for the course. Maybe that’s true about the Maarten de Jeu affair, also. But I suspect the temperature is going up. http://www.chicagotribune.com/ news/local/chi-clout-shah-hiring-22jul22,0,406122.story
This just in: 88.7 The Wave (the Parkland station) just announced that they are bringing Matt & Kim to town on Sunday September 13, at Parkland College for FREE! Yep. That’s true. Awesome work …
Pat Quinn expressed his disapprobation about the new alcohol bill for Illinois. Then he signed it. Sorry, an extra $8.50 per gallon tax on spirits = you aren’t drinking anymore. Perhaps a nice cup of …
From the C-U Tent Community: On Saturday, July 25, at 3:00 p.m., Safe Haven and St. Jude Catholic Worker House are co-hosting a cookout/”get to know your neighbor” affair in the backyard at 317 S. …
