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The Overture: February 5-11

WHAT: Jens Lekman, Peter Oren

WHERE: Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center ($17 advance/$20 door)

WHEN: Tuesday, February 6th at 8 p.m.

Jens Lekman is one of the more quietly decorated indie rock musicians of the last few decades — he’s performing tomorrow night in Urbana at the IMC for this all-ages show. His most recent work came out last year, Life Will See You Now, but if you’re looking for a few others to listen to — go for Night Falls Over Kortedala, and perhaps Oh You’re So Silent Jens.

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WHAT: Max Hubbard Group

WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)

WHEN: Tuesday, February 6th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: McNeill Quintet

WHERE: The Iron Post ($5)

WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th at 6 p.m.

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WHAT: Joey Glassman

WHERE: The Iron Post (cover unknown)

WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: MIJA

WHERE: The Canopy Club ($15 advance/$20 doors)

WHEN: Wednesday, February 7th at 9 p.m.

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WHAT: Steve Gorn

WHERE: Krannert Art Museum (free)

WHEN: Thursday, February 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Steve Gorn is performing at Krannert Art Museum on Thursday evening as a part of his residency here in Champaign-Urbana. You can read more about the Improviser’s Exchange and words from Gorn from one of our writers James Scherer.

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WHAT: Shae District, M.A.G, Stewart Arp

WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5 advance/$7 door)

WHEN: Thursday, February 8th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: The Surreal Deal

WHERE: Blackbird (free)

WHEN: Thursday, February 8th at 9:30 p.m.

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WHAT: Erik Lunds Jazz Friends

WHERE: The Iron Post

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 5 p.m.

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WHAT: New Orleans Jazz Machine

WHERE: Blackbird (free)

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 5 p.m.

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WHAT: The Great Cover Up 

WHERE: The City Center ($10)

WHEN: Friday, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th 

The next two nights of what will be six(!) nights of Cover Up shows takes place this weekend at the City Center on Friday and Saturday. Here are the schedules and acts lined up to peform this time around:

FRI 2/09
Pressure Fit (ft. Reginald Chapman) 8:30-8:50pm
Caleb Cook Band 9:15-9:35pm
The Underwerewolves 10:00-10:20pm
Whiskey Shadows 10:45-11:10pm
The Bashful Youngens 11:35-12:00am
Mike Ingram 12:30-1:00am

SAT 2/10
Bristle 8:30-8:50pm
Coco butter kids 9:15-9:35pm
Slick Lisp 10:00-10:20pm
Decadents 10:45-11:10pm
Terminus Victor 11:35-12:00am
Yakuza Triad 12:30-1:00am

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WHAT: John Moulder, Larry Gray

WHERE: The Iron Post

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: Live Thru Wednesday, John McMahon

WHERE: Tin Roof Tavern

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: Green Diamond Express, Nolan

WHERE: nightshop in Bloomington

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: Here Come The Mummies, Sun Stereo

WHERE: The Castle Theatre in Bloomington ($22.50 advance/$25 door)

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: Stewart Arp & Company

WHERE: Memphis on Main 

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 9:30 p.m.

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WHAT: Brazilian Carnival

WHERE: Radio Maria ($5)

WHEN: Friday, February 9th at 10 p.m.

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WHAT: Bach Chamber Music Series

WHERE: Krannert Art Museum (free)

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 2 p.m.

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WHAT: James Bryor Quintet

WHERE: The Iron Post

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 6 p.m.

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WHAT: Wild Ponies

WHERE: Sandwich Life House ($20 donation)

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 7 p.m.

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WHAT: City Mouse, The Plurals, Bonelung, The Subservients

WHERE: nightshop in Bloomington

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 8 p.m.

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WHAT: Old Shoe, Chicago Farmer, John Till, Artists at Large: LowDown Brass Band Horns

WHERE: The Castle Theatre in Bloomington ($12 advance/$15 doors)

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 8 p.m.

Here’s a Saturday night show for you: Snow Shoe 2018 over in Bloomington featuring Chiacgo’s Old Shoe and Chicago Farmer. In case you haven’t noticed… there is hella snow in Downtstate Illinois.

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WHAT: Henhouse Prowlers

WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 9 p.m.

The Iron Post is running full steam ahead with the amount of shows that they’ve been booking as of late. This weekend, they have Henhouse Prowlers lined up on Saturday, a group which isn’t unfamiliar to Champaign-Urbana whatsoever. This would be a fun one to catch in Urbana this weekend. I can’t seem to find any information about the cover charge, but I’d imagine it will fall somewhere in the $5-10 range — but don’t take my word on it.

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WHAT: DJ Shane Canfield

WHERE: Cowboy Monkey (free)

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 9 p.m.

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WHAT: Rogue Tendency, OG Temple, Nefarious Cloud, M.A.G.

WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)

WHEN: Saturday, February 10th at 10:30 p.m.

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WHAT: Tim Crosby

WHERE: Alto Vineyards (free)

WHEN: Sunday, February 11th at 2 p.m.

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WHAT: Goran Ivanovic Trio

WHERE: The Iron Post ($10)

WHEN: Sunday, February 11th at 7 p.m.

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