WHAT: Penny Serfs, ZXO, The Fights
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, October 9th at 8 p.m.
A trio of bands lined up at Canopy Club on Thursday night, featuring Penny Serfs, ZXO, and locals The Fights.
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WHAT: Twista, Stunt Taylor
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($23 advance/$50 VIP)
WHEN: Thursday, October 9th at 10:30 p.m.
You know who Twista is. Probably from this song. Or this one.
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WHAT: Delta Kings
WHERE: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (free)
WHEN: Friday, October 10th at 5 p.m.
Local rock band Delta Kings have been at it for quite some time now in the local scene. They’ll be performing for free on Stage 5 at Krannert on Friday evening.
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WHAT: Cristy Road, Osa Atoe, Alice Bag
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Friday, October 10th at 8 p.m.
There will be a reading and a performance on Friday night at Error Records, featuring Cristy Road and Brown and Proud Press. Remember — Error Records is now located in Urbana.
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WHAT: Decadents, Ferris, Kevin Corey
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Friday, October 10th at 9 p.m.
Local rock outfit Decadents will be taking on Cowboy Monkey this weekend. They recently released some new material for you to check out.
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WHAT: Marshall Crenshaw, The Thin Souls
WHERE: The Highdive ($20)
WHEN: Saturday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m.
Detroit-native Marshall Crenshaw will be performing at the Highdive this weekend. This is his big song, and we’ll speak with him and have an interview to run later this week.
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WHAT: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
WHERE: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts ($10-55)
WHEN: Saturday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is back in town this weekend. Check out Jeff’s article on the orchestra from a year ago.
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WHAT: Ode Vinter, Gnargoyle, Orator
WHERE: Error Records ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, October 11th at 8 p.m.
Local trio of bands performing at Error Records on Saturday evening. This one is headed up by black metal crew Ode Vinter, with the help of Gnargoyle and Orator.
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EDITOR’S PICK: GRANDKIDS, DRGN KING, RED FRANCES, RYAN GROFF
Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7) — Saturday, October 11th at 9 p.m.
Now here is a really great four-band bill for Mike ‘N Molly’s this weekend. Grandkids will be headlining, and they’ve performed in C-U a few times in recent memory since relocating to Chicago. Timeshare is still terrific, and if you’ve never listened to it, or haven’t in quite some time, do yourself a favor and get on that. They’re joined by Drgn King, Red Frances, and Ryan Groff of Elsinore.
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WHAT: Roommate, DJ Solo, Positive Vibr8ions, DJ Mike Buck, Autostep
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($7 advance/$10 door)
WHEN: Saturday, October 11th at 9 p.m.
The next installment in the Chalice Dubs Masquerade nights at Canopy Club happens this Saturday, featuring the above mentioned artists.
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WHAT: Molehill
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, October 11th at 10 p.m.
Molehill is on a bit of a tour, called Equinox Tour, and Champaign is a stop on his route. They’re an alternative rock outfit from Chicago.
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WHAT: New Orleans Jazz Machine
WHERE: The Iron Post ($5)
WHEN: Sunday, October 12th at 7 p.m.
The New Orleans Jazz Machine is a traditional jazz band formed over 15 years ago and features six members, and they’re performing at the Iron Post on Sunday evening.
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WHAT: Big Gigantic, Manic Focus, Positive Vibr8ions
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($25 advance/$27 door)
WHEN: Sunday, October 12th at 8:30 p.m.
Big Gigantic is back in C-U on a portion of their tour, and check out Liz’s article from a short while back when they performed in Urbana.
