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This page is a Daily Archive of entries for Monday, October 13, 2008 listed from newest to oldest.
Sometimes proper rock leads to improper spelling, according to Dan Hubbard (he of the Humadors noted above). "A couple years ago I was on a drinking bender most of the time with my best friend Dan Hundman," said Hubbard. "He called us the Humadors cause our last names both started with Hu. I know, pretty lame, we were drunk. I thought it was a made-up word, had never heard of a humidor. Anyway, it looked good next to my name, and since the spelling is a bit different it is a word that doesn't exist, and we get to decide what a Humador is. Still trying to figure that out however. It will come eventually."
Hubbard and the Humadors will display that carefree attitude for all to hear tonight on WEFT Sessions, airing at 10 p.m. on WEFT-90.1 FM. Hubbard was a good sport and answered even more of our questions, transcribed after the jump.
With work, family and encore presentations of Planet Earth, who has the time to find out about the best shows happening in Champaign-Urbana? No need to fear, because the editors here at Smile Politely have taken care of it. Here are the must-see shows of the week:
Wednesday October 15: Mason Jennings – Canopy Club, 9 p.m., $15
Singer/Songwriter Mason Jennings doesn’t even need to try. He can strum two chords while talking about his day and it would be a compelling song. With a distinctive and captivating voice, he needs little else to accompany him. It does help that he happens to write simple but great songs. Regardless of your musical leanings, Jennings is instantly accessible and enjoyable. He’s Jack Johnson if Johnson was thought-provoking, interested in pushing boundaries and not boring.
Last Thursday night at the Highdive, Robert Pollard and his new band, Boston Spaceships ("don't call us 'THE Boston Spaceships', even though I sometimes do," he requested from the stage) blasted through more than two hours of mostly new and some old material, all of which was imbued with his signature sound, full of playfully nonsensical lyrics and tuneful power-pop.
(Photos by David Cubberly)
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