Pink Spiders Rise From the Ashes, Play IMC Tonight
Matt Friction and his band, the Pink Spiders, were on the fast track to success just a couple short years ago. They had a major-label deal, with Geffen, and an appearance on MTV’s Total Request …
Interviews
LoveLikeFire Play Courtyard Cafe Saturday Night
San Francisco rock quartet LoveLikeFire have been building some momentum in recent months as they opened for bands like The Teenagers and Mates of State. Before heading out on a headlining tour a couple of …
Finding The Whip Well Worth the Effort
In the wasteland that is 21st-century commercial radio, blandness and conformity rule the roost. “Everything’s the same now,” says “Lonesome” Larry Williams, station manager of WWHP, or the Whip, which is at 98.3 on your …
Get Rowdy with Oxford Collapse
The Brooklyn trio, Oxford Collapse, has made their way to Champaign-Urbana in conjunction with the Pygmalion Music Festival. Playing a free show tonight at the Krannert Art Museum, the group will be joined by Catfish …
Undertow Exerts Pull on National Scene from Champaign Location
Lurking in a converted basement of an unassuming house in old town Champaign is the motor that drives some of the best-respected bands in indie rock. Bob Andrews, who runs the local office of Undertow …
Go West, DJ Bozak: C-U Says Farewell to One of Its Finest Selectors
Adam Boskey, ne DJ Bozak, has been perfecting his art of moving butts in clubs and radio stations around Champaign-Urbana for as long as he has summoned the courage. From humble beginnings torturing turntables and …
Travel Back to 1993 Sunday at The Highdive
Better than any high school reunion could hope to be, the 1993 Revisited reunion show this Sunday is set to be an exciting time for those who can say they were there. Musicians and friends …
Order and Anarchy: An Interview with Jim McHugh of Dark Meat
Jim McHugh is buying coffee in Austin, Texas, and asks that I call him back in five minutes so he’s not the guy waiting in line on his cell phone. I appreciate this and gladly …