Originally under the name of Frequency Below, Armando Perez and Caroline Yohanan progressed towards an expressively creative outlet soon to be dubbed Lovers in Arms. Pulling in new members, Ryan Schoen (bass), Dan Lieber (drums) …
Say it ain’t so, Bellcaster. After almost a full year hiatus, downtown rockers Bellcaster will hit the stage again tonight at the last indie venue standing, Mike N’ Molly’s. And then, they will hang it …
Country-rocker Shooter Jennings will appear with his band, the 357’s, tonight at the Canopy Club in Urbana. It’s a 9:00 p.m. show, and American Bang and local up-and-comers Number One Sons are slated to open. …
England has Stonehenge, Peru: Machu Picchu. And this summer solstice, Champaign-Urbana can count on Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The Woody Woodward Trio along with singer Rachael Lee will be there, providing a stellar …
We Midwesterners have to stick together. Broken Spindles is the solo project of one Joel Peterson, a member of The Faint and the one-off project Beep Beep, all out of Omaha, Neb. The music is …
During the original flourishing of what is often referred to now as Americana or “old-time” music, the American south was rife with a musical integration that stood in sharp contrast to the strictest segregation in …
Sleepy downtown Urbana is a diamond in the rough around these parts. The fact that you can always get a table at Crane Alley or squeeze into the Iron Post for a jazz show may …
Lincoln Square Village will be crawling with hundreds of audiophiles starting as early as doors will allow, this Saturday, May 17 at 8 a.m. The annual Vintage Vinyl sale begins at the crack of dawn …
The folks at the Canopy Club love local music. And so do we. Tonight the Canopy will host an evening of local performances, dubbed “A Tribute to Local Bands.” The schedule features nearly everyone that …
Anyone who grew up in these “twin towns” knows about the Chester Street Bar. During Reagan’s first and second terms, when tolerance about the LGBT lifestyle was far lower than it is now, the bar …
