WHAT: The 92s, Emily Otnes and the Weekdays, A Cool Hand
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($1)
WHEN: Monday, March 17th at 9 p.m.
Canopy Club’s Monday Night House Party this week features a trio of solid locals, headed up by the 92s. They’ve had a bunch of shows recently in support of their solid new album Television Fuzz, and you can check out our coverage of it here. Emily Otnes and the Weekdays and A Cool Hand join in on things as well.
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EDITOR’S PICK: DAVID BAZAN
Cafeteria & Company ($20) — Tuesday, March 18th at 8 p.m.
If you managed to grab a ticket to this show on Tuesday night at Cafeteria & Company, you are in luck. They went fast, but this is a definite highlight of the week in music here in C-U. You most likely know Bazan from his past project Pedro the Lion, and he’s currently on a living room tour over the next few months. Tickets are sold out, but if you’re lucky, and have a friend who has an extra, don’t pass it up.
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WHAT: Wick-It the Instigator, Trinketz, Adamosity, Drox
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($10 advance/$12 door)
WHEN: Thursday, March 20th at 9 p.m.
Mash-up artist Wick-It the Instigator is back in Urbana at the Canopy Club this week, and he’s touring in support of his Beatles/Beastie Boys tribute. He just finished up at SXSW this past week and makes his way north to C-U.
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WHAT: Airacobra, Eminent Slaughter, Daemonweed
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, March 20th at 9:30 p.m.
“Luciferian Rock n Roll” outfit Airacobra is joined by Daemonweed and local metal outfit Eminent Slaughter for a night of loudness on Thursday night at Cowboy Monkey.
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WHAT: Chicago Farmer, Jaik Willis
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($8)
WHEN: Friday, March 21st at 9 p.m.
Cody Diekhoff, aka Chicago Farmer, heads to the Canopy Club on Friday with Jaik Willis. He has a handful of dates lined up throughout Illinois in the month of March, which you can check out here. Check back later this week for a preview of the show.
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WHAT: Sun Stereo, A Cool Hand
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Friday, March 21st at 10 p.m.
Sun Stereo are taking the stage at Cowboy Monkey this Friday. They recently released a new track called “dance mf” over at their Bandcamp a few weeks back, so check that out and heck back later this week for an interview with Kelly McMorris to preview the show.
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WHAT: Paul Subaco, Gloria Roubal
WHERE: The Upper Bout (free)
WHEN: Saturday, March 22nd at 6 p.m.
A couple of local singer-songwriters are going to be performing for free at the Upper Bout on Saturday evening for a short time. You can check out our feature on the new guitar/all-around music store that we did back in January when it opened.
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WHAT: Dripping Slits, Los Assparados, The Easy Mark
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, March 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
Bloomington punk outfit Dripping Slits make their way over to C-U for a show at Error Records on Saturday. They released their most recent album near the end of last year called Krokodil Rock. They’re joined by locals Los Assparados and Iowa’s The Easy Mark.
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WHAT: Eminent Slaughter vs. Latem, Witchweed, Ode Vinter vs. Orator, Hermit Hill
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($6)
WHEN: Saturday, March 22nd at 8 p.m.
Full-blown metal battle at the Canopy Club on Saturday evening. You can see the bands that are facing off above, and for $6, that’s a solid deal if you’re up for it on Saturday night.
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WHAT: The Fights
WHERE: The Iron Post ($6)
WHEN: Saturday, March 22nd at 9 p.m.
The Iron Post is playing host to music and comedy on Saturday night. Alt-country outfit The Fights will be the musical entertainment, and Andrew Voris and Kyle Scanian will be the comedic relief for the night. Solid mix going on in downtown Urbana.
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WHAT: Thundertruck, Lonely Trailer, Acme Principle
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, March 22nd at 10 p.m.
Three really good locals are taking the stage on Saturday at Cowboy Monkey. A bunch of skuzzed out rock ‘n roll music to get your night going. Thundertruck has been working on some new material, and I would imagine they will be putting those tracks on display on this night.
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WHAT: Pocket Vinyl
WHERE: indi go Artist Co-op
WHEN: Sunday, March 23rd at 7 p.m.
Pocket Vinyl is a duo that consists of painting and piano performance. Eric Stevenson and Elizabeth Jancewicz make up the group, and you can expect a preview of this show later in the week from us as well.
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WHAT: Carte De Visite, Single Player, The King Has Won!
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Sunday, March 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
Belleville indie-punk outfit Carte De Visite put out an EP with a handful of tracks last year, and they’re coming through C-U on Sunday evening. They’re joined by Single Player, who put out a really great LP last year, and The King Has Won!.