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… but don’t panic. He’s likely just testing the waters in order to see where he might land.

The Urbana City Council is being pressed to vote on the Olympian Drive project at their meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Urbana City Hall (400 S. Vine). From an email sent by Common Ground …

Shoshana BauerOpening ReceptionApril 14th, 6–9 p.m. Featured artist is Shoshanna Bauer, a watercolorist who creates vibrantly colored, inspirational, and thought provoking paintings. Her abstract subject matter is spiritual and metaphorical, while her more representational work …

Punknews.org is giving one winner a copy of all the Braid reissues (coming out tomorrow on Polyvinyl) as well as four test pressings. For details and to enter, go here. Also, second, third or fourth …

Champaign Taster Lisa Morgan ponders the question, Carrie Bradshaw-style — and the community conversation that follows is definitely worth the click and stop.

Oh man, fella. I hope it works out for you… http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tix/1680703791.html

In one of the more WTF bookings in recent memory, noise-punk kings and Pitchfork darlings No Age have been confirmed to perform at the Illinois Wesleyan Student center on April 16th. Check the Facebook event …

From the newswire: CHAMPAIGN, Il., April 7, 2010 – The Champaign-Urbana Design Organization will host their annual fundraiser, abCU 2010: A Tasty Show of Screen-Printed Letters, as part of the Boneyard Arts Festival on April …

Local band Heyokas have decided to change their name to Sun Stereo. From their new/old Facebook page: We used to be called Heyokas. That is no more. After months of repeating our name, having it …