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Bach in the barn
by Josh Fisher - Aug. 28, 2008
Be sure to catch the Allerton Barn Music Festival -- and don't wait to buy your tickets, because they're going fast. ...
WPGU Band of the Week
WPGU Band of the Week: Headlights
by WPGU Staff - Aug. 25, 2008
To kick off our back-to-school edition of Band of the Week, get to know Headlights, a local staple.
Blogs: On Music
Aug12
2008
$5 Cover, Priceless Coverage
1997, The Morning Of
by Chris Hassen
Despite all the shows I have attended at Canopy Club, I recently ...
Jul30
2008
Live Transmission
Remix Wednesday #3
by Justin
Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your BF How To Dance ...
A Quickie With...
The Number One Sons
by Amanda Shively - Aug. 29, 2008
With upcoming gigs at Mike 'n Molly's, the IMC, and Pygmalion, now is a better time than any to meet The Number One Sons.
Up and coming
Sunrise for Sunset Stallion
by Rosalind Walters - Aug. 28, 2008
Local band Sunset Stallion gets serious this year. Find out what the quartet is all about before they gallop onto the CU scene this September.
What CU music does without CU
by Ashley Albrecht and Emily Carlson - Aug. 28, 2008
If you were wondering what some of your favorite student bands were doing all summer, we've got you covered right here.
Today's Music Events
Live music
Illini Pride Day
- Illini Union - 11:00 am
Boneyard Jazz Quintet - Iron Post - 5:00 pm
Happy Hour and Live Music - Silvercreek - 5:00 pm
Darden Purcell - The Embassy Tavern & Grill - 5:30 pm
The Pink Spiders - Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - 6:00 pm
Headlights - 6:00 pm
Live Jazz w/ Panache - Jim Gould Restaurant - 7:00 pm
Mother and The Pearls - Huber's West End Store - 8:00 pm
The Brat Pack - Chief's Bar - 9:00 pm
Lumus/ Vvvvv - Mike 'n' Molly's - 9:00 pm
Hellmouth (ex-Suicide Machines) - Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - 9:00 pm
JAB - Radmaker's Rock & Roll Tavern - 9:00 pm
E. S. P. - The Embassy Tavern & Grill - 9:00 pm
NashVille Recording Artist; John Stone - Memphis on Main - 9:00 pm
All-Ages Punk Show!
- Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - 9:00 pm
The Show - Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - 10:00 pm
DJ
DJ and Dancing - Joe's Brewery - 8:30 pm
DJ Tim Williams - Soma Ultralounge - 9:00 pm
Power-N-Soul Back To School Special - Highdive - 10:00 pm
DJ Delaney and DJ Cosmo - Radio Maria - 11:00 pm
Concert
Death Cab for Cutie - Tickets on Sale - Assembly Hall - 10:00 am
Bach's Lunch Concert Series - Springer Cultural Center - 12:00 pm
Karaoke
Karaoke with DJ Hollywood - Wendl's - 9:00 pm
Karaoke - Senator's Bar & Grill - 9:00 pm