WHAT: Bookmobile!, The Valenteens, Slam Dinner, Nectar
WHERE: Dingbat Dungeon ($5)
WHEN: Wednesday, January 14th at 7 p.m.
Chicago power pop band The Valenteens make their return to the Dingbat Dungeon, joined by local punks in Bookbomile!, Nectar, and Slam Dinner.
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WHAT: The 24th Annual Great Cover Up
WHERE: The Highdive ($5-7)
WHEN: Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, January 15th, 16th, and 18th (continues next weekend)
The Great Cover Up is the annual charity event at the HighDive at which local bands play a cover set… the catch is you don’t know what band they’re covering until they play! Here are this week’s lineups:
Thursday, January 15th, doors at 8:30 p.m. ($5 cover)
Resinater, Terminus Victor, 16 Tons, Wrist, Thundertruck
Friday, January 16th, doors at 7p.m. ($7 cover)
Mike Ingram and The New Souls, Beat Kitchen, Abnormous, The Ars Nova, Seventeen Sisters, Katie Flynn
Sunday, January 18, doors at 7 p.m. ($7 cover)
90s Daughter, Brother Embassy, Andy Moreillon & Dead Possums, CURB SERVICE, Decadents, James Jones Trio
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WHAT: John Isberg, Joe Meland, Jon Tracey, Dylan Chupp, and Andrew Smykowski
WHERE: Mike N Molly’s ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, January 15th, doors at 7 p.m.
This edition of the Solo Showcase features a lot of young local talent from members of Feral States, Old Fox Road, I Am God. And more.
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WHAT: Generationals, ELEL
WHERE: Mike N Molly’s ($13)
WHEN: Friday, January 16th, doors at 8 p.m.
Indie-pop duo Generationals may be fron NOLA but they’re on our local label Polyvinyl.
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WHAT: Justin Rondon, Drew O’Bryan
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($2)
WHEN: Friday, January 16th at 9 p.m.
Local singer-songwriter Justin Rondon will be on stage at Canopy Club this Friday, and at a very low price.
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WHAT: The Grifters, J Fernandez
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($15)
WHEN: Friday, January 16th at 10 p.m.
90s clothes are coming back in style, as is 90s music. The Grifters were there for it, putting out music on labels like Sub Pop in their heyday. The Memphis band is bringing that grunge tone back to Champaign where it’s never really left.
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EDITOR’S PICK: DR RESPONSIBLE, JEREMIAH FISHER, MARATHON, ((HUSBAND MATERIAL)), LUKE R. BERGKOETTER
Mike N Molly’s ($5) — Saturday, January 17th, doors at 8 p.m.
Bryce Hays of local shoegaze band Withershins is releasing a tape called Dryads. This is the release show featuring Hays as Dr Responsible as well as stacked lineup of local instrumental noise artists — for only $5.
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WHAT: Waterfowl, Penny Horses, Tim Trailer & The Trailers
WHERE: Memphis on Main (free)
WHEN: Saturday, January 17th at 9 p.m.
Some high quality local rock/folk/Americana music coming your way with this one at Memphis on Main Saturday evening.
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WHAT: Degrade The Signal, Daemonweed, Against A Burning Sky
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, January 17th at 9 p.m.
No Regrets Tattoos is presenting a metal show at Cowboy Monkey, which will feature bands from around central Illinois.
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WHAT: WHERE: The Canopy Club ($7)
WHEN: Saturday, January 17th at 9 p.m.
A mixtape release show featuring some strangely named performers and one guy named Kevin.
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WHAT: Matt & Tom Turino
WHERE: The Iron Post
WHEN: Sunday, January 18th at 7 p.m.
Matt and Tom Turino are a local father-son duo of musicians, and you might remember them being featured in our Generational Musicians piece a while back. Check that out here.