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Even though he refuses to give the N-G an interview, Champaign’s new mayor Don Gerard gladly obliges Buzz, talking about his history in Champaign-Urbana’s music scene. The article can be found here. Don Gerard, you …

Only the finest — we’re only too honored to share it: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lie-Concisely/169965376393647#!/pages/Lie-Concisely/169965376393647 Best site since Stare Blankly: http://patroosh.com/a_meme/is/replicable/internet/culture/that/parodies/like_this/index.html Oh, kids these days…

Good news: http://pitchfork.com/news/42408-polyvinyl-celebrates-15-years-at-pygmalion-fest/

Naturally, he is being villified, but I think I know what he is driving at, and that takes courage: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/03/rashard-mendenhall-osama-bin-laden_n_856926.html

Or something. Our esteemed Music Editors each had to leave town to deal with some personal issues, so you’ll have to navigate the murky waters of the local music calendar yourself this week. Those of you …

From Mayor-elect Don GerardMay 3, 2011Press Release “I am proud of my campaign team and excited for the opportunity to serve the people of Champaign. It is imperative we re-examine the proposed budget and make …

Saturday, May 7th | Indi Go Gallery | 6 p.m. | BYOB The final Stories & Beer (of the academic year) is upon us. On top of that, this will be Aaron Burch’s last event …

Today is the last day to swing by the Artists Against AIDS art exhibition and sale. The event will be open for its final hours today from 1:00–7:00 p.m. at the corner of North and …

UPDATE: Some surprising results so far. We like it! UPDATE II: Lots of bands posting this to their Facebook page. We definitely support self-promotion! But it might be skewing results a bit — so the …