WHAT: 90s Daughter
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 26th at 10 p.m.
90s Daughter won buzz Magazine’s “Best Local Cover Band” title this year with their unique mix of “the best of the 90s and beyond.” Check them out at this Black Wednesday party.
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WHAT: DJ Tim Williams
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s (free)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 26th at 10 p.m.
Mike ‘N Molly’s post-trivia entertainment.
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WHAT: Exile + Dandelion Grand Reopening Bash
WHERE: Exile on Main Street (free)
WHEN: Friday, November 28th-Sunday, November 30th
Since locally beloved vintage clothing shop Dandelion and record store Exile On Main Street moved to a new location together, both businesses have been getting a feel for the space and have now organized a collaborative grand opening and Black Friday event lasting all weekend. Check out the Facebook event for more details about bands playing and other goings on.
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WHAT: All White Winter Jam Concert featuring DaRichKidShon. Sounds by DJ Shon. Hosted by YDotGDot
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($10)
WHEN: Friday, November 28th, doors at 9 p.m.
I don’t know anything about this event but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say since it’s 2014 it’s an “all white clothing” sort of happening, not the other meaning of “all white.”
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WHAT: Kilborn Alley
WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)
WHEN: Friday, November 28th at 9 p.m.
Homegrown blues at the Iron Post.
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WHAT: Kirkwood West
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($1)
WHEN: Friday, November 28th at 10 p.m.
Another DJ night at Mike ‘N Molly’s.
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WHAT: Flaccid Fest with Flaccid, NoRobot, and The Gay Neigbors
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($10)
WHEN: Saturday, November 29th, doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.
Although the name of this event might turn some potential attendants off, the bill of Bloomington-Normal bands actually doesn’t seem half bad. It’s all shredding and surfy and cool with me.
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WHAT: James Jones Trio
WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)
WHEN: Saturday, November 29th at 9 p.m.
More Iron Post blues, this time from Danville.
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EDITOR’S PICK: ROBERTA SPARROW, BOOKMOBILE!, BAD CATMAN
Cowboy Monkey ($5) — Saturday, November 29th at 10 p.m.
Three local punk bands play Cowboy Monkey on Saturday — a good chance to catch all three of them in the same place.
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WHAT: DJ John Hoeffleur
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($1)
WHEN: Saturday, November 29th 10 p.m.
And the DJs spin away at Mike ‘N Molly’s.
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WHAT: Cory Henry of Snarky Puppy
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($8 in advance, $10 at the door)
WHEN: Sunday, November 30th, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
Cory Henry of premier instrumental jazz-fusion group Snarky Puppy goes solo at Canopy Club.