WHAT: Kill the Noise, Botnek, Two Fresh, Citizun
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($14 advance/$17 door)
WHEN: Monday, November 3rd at 9 p.m.
Here’s a fall bass-driven tour that is heading through to Canopy Club tonight. Lead by Kill the Noise, this is being called the “Majestic As Fak Tour” — so take that for what it’s worth.
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WHAT: Hoodie Allen, Chiddy Bang, MAX
WHERE: Foellinger Auditorium ($23 student/$30 public)
WHEN: Tuesday, November 4th, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
After Sky Ferriera and Mac DeMarco brought indie pop and indie rock to campus, Star Course welcomes indie rapper Hoodie Allen to the Foellinger Auditorium stage for the RSO’s third show of the season.
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WHAT: Umphrey’s Mcgee
WHERE: Canopy Club ($35)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 5th, doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m.
Cult “improg” (improvisational prog) band Umphrey’s McGee return to Canopy Club. In fact, they’ve played Canopy more than any other venue in the world. You are encouraged to “come see why.”
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WHAT: C-U Folk & Roots Festival
WHERE: Downtown Urbana
WHEN: Thursday, November 6th through Saturday, November 8th
The 6th annual C-U Folk & Roots Festival kicks off this week — starting on Thursday with a performance from Don Lemons, formerly of Carolina Chocolate Drops, at Krannert Center. You can check out all the artists performing at their website, the schedule, and more. Stay tuned later this week for a preview of the entire festival.
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WHAT: The Revivalists, Red Wanting Blue
WHERE: Canopy Club ($15 advance/$17 at the door)
WHEN: Thursday, November 6th, doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.
The Revivalists from New Orleans play Canopy Club on Thursday. They’ve got a chill take on folk-influenced trumpet-infused rock that may be worth checking out.
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WHAT: Bookmobile!, Anodes, Dripping Slits, Orator
WHERE: Mike ‘N’ Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Friday, November 7th, doors at 8 p.m.
Local Ramones worshippers Bookmobile! might be a strange pairing with Anodes, who are from St Louis and deeply rooted in the Midwest DIY screamo scene, but both bands are excellent in their respective genres so who cares? Dripping Slits and locals Orator are also play.
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WHAT: The Madeira, 13 Tikis
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($7)
WHEN: Friday, November 7th, 9 p.m.
A little bit of surf rock never hurt anybody.
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WHAT: WHERE: Urbana
WHEN: Friday, November 7th, 7:30 p.m.
The employees of Strawberry Fields Natural Food Store realized that many of them make music and play in bands, and decided to organize a festival to showcase their non-food related talents.—————————————————————————————————————————
WHAT: The Great Crusades, The Fights, Jack Anthony Johnston
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)
WHEN: Friday, November 7th, doors at 6 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m.
The Great Crusades released their first album in 1997 on 90s Champaign label Mud Records. Now, the revived label that just dropped the Chicago blues-rock group’s brand new album, Thieves of Chicago.
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WHAT: Dani Deahl
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($10)
WHEN: Friday, November 7th at 10:30 p.m.
This is the late night show happening after the aforementioned show closes up at Canopy Club on Friday night.
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WHAT: Feral States, Hunt Hunt Hunt Camp, Windmills, Coed Pageant
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7)
WHEN: Saturday, November 8th, doors at 8 p.m.
The alternative-prog potpourri that is local band Feral States takes the Mike ‘N Molly’s stage Saturday night with Hunt Hunt Camp, Windmills, and Coed Pageant, that local band that released four lovely EPs in 2012–one for each season, and a new one just last month.
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WHAT: 
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, November 8th, 6 p.m.
A mess of metal from C-U and surrounding areas takes over Error Records on Saturday, including a couple battle sets, which seem to never not be fun.
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WHAT: Rock for Humanity
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, November 8th at 8 p.m.
“Rock for Humanity” is a charity fund-raiser concert for Habitat for Humanity. There are no tickets for this event. All proceeds go directly to Habitat for Humanity. Artists include DJ Autostep, Forrest Bump, Flow Theory, White Siberian Tigers, Marco & the Polos, Steve Meadows, Colleen Morris and Jimmy Patrick.
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EDITOR’S PICK: ACKER, PEGEON, MARATHON + COMRADES
Institute 4 Creativity ($5) — Saturday, November 8th at 10 p.m.
Local mutant post-rock players Acker are playing a late show at a newish C-U venue, Institute 4 Creativity. Hot off their Pygmalion set, this is not a show you’ll want to miss. Especially because of the rare appearance of Carbondale’s strung-out pigfuck emulators Pigeon and of course Marathon. Lookout for an article about Acker later this week.
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WHAT: My Dad, Soap Scum, The Tomblands, TBA
WHERE: Dingbat Dungeon ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, November 8th, 8:30 p.m.
My Dad, Chicago mathy rock band, used to have three drummers but now they only have two. Springfield punks Soap Scum are always up to something. The Tomblands are not a band I really know anything about. But seriously no matter how many drummers, My Dad is going to put on a good show.
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WHAT: Lynn O’Brien
WHERE: The Upper Bout
WHEN: Saturday, Novembet 8th, 7:30 p.m.
Lynn O’Brien promises guitar, ukulele, and hugs at her show this weekend at Upper Bout music store.
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WHAT: Slingshot Dakota, Looming, Nectar
WHERE: Error Records ($8)
WHEN: Sunday, November 9, 8 p.m.
Topshelf Records’ Slingshot Dakota, who hail from Pennsylvania, Springfield’s Looming, and locals Nectar make up a trio of female fronted, easy-on-the-ears bands playing Error Records Sunday night.
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WHAT: Bo Burnham
WHERE: Foellinger Auditorium ($25 student/$30 public)
WHEN: Sunday, November 9th, 7 p.m.
Bo Burnham utilizes music in his comedy routine to create simple witty piano tunes. The second Star Course Presents show of the week.
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WHAT: Lauryn Peacock, Rebecca Rego
WHERE: Cream & Flutter (donations)
WHEN: Sunday, November 9th, 3 p.m.
An afternoon acoustic singer-songwriter performance at Cream & Flutter will feature Lauryn Peacock of Philidelphia and local artist Rebecca Rego doing acoustic sets.