The Overture: March 9–15
With work, family, and rewatching the season premiere of Breaking Bad, 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:
When: Thursday, March 12
What: Sunset Stallion, Ohtis, Yossarian, Green Ghost Red Ghost
Where: Canopy Club, 10:30 p.m., $7
[Ed. note: The author of this article plays in Green Ghost Red Ghost]
Local piano-poppers Sunset Stallion bring some kicking guy-girl vocal harmonies and maybe even a Fleetwood Mac cover to the Canopy Club this Thursday. Bloomington-Normal's Ohtis, who have been known to put on a good show, will be making their Canopy debut.
When: Thursday, March 12 SHOW IS CANCELED
What: The Unemployed Architects, Zach May and the Maps, Jonathon Childers
Where: Cowboy Monkey, 9:30 p.m., $5
Another Bloomington-Normal outfit, The Unemployed Architects, comes to C-U. Be sure to see Zach May and the Maps play some great songs to the tune of an unpretentious Beirut, and watch as Jonathon Childers shouts out some raucous folk. SHOW IS CANCELED
When: Friday, March 13
What: Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Where: Independent Media Center, 8 p.m., $15
Will Oldham is the man. This indie folk hero's Friday night concert is a must-see. So is this:
I really hope Oldham wears those shorts on stage.
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When: Sunday, March 15
What: Eureka Brown, Coltrane Motion, Organic Flow
Where: Mike 'N Molly's, 8 p.m., $4
Chicago's Coltrane Motion plays the kind of electro-pop that doesn't sound like electro-pop. Sure there are synths, samples, and drum loops, but their songwriting pulls the duo out of the polished and cold feelings that often accompany computer-generated music. Get there right at 8 p.m. to see Organic Flow put on a fantastic genre-bending hip hop set.
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I wonder how much Kanye had to do with that video. Do you think Kanye West has any idea, to this day, who Bonnie “Prince” Billy or Zach Galifinakis is? Judging by his lyrics, he lives in a world filled with Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, and Stevie Wonder. Then again, Can also snuck into that mix somehow. Who knows?
Apparently Kanye contacted Galifinakis about it. I remember reading some weird story about Kanye’s personal trainer showing him that video Galifankis did with Fiona Apple.
But yeah, doubt he’s familiar with Oldham’s work…
Jonathon
Hey Brian,
Thanks for getting us on here for the Thursday show, unfortunately it was cancelled/postponed early this week. It will probably be made up in early April.
I strongly suggest everyone catches Sunset Stallion instead.
~Jonathon Childers
Ryan Martin
why would you pay $15 to watch bonnie prince billy when you can see giants/oceans/maserati for free at the union. cmon.
probably because you like bonnie “prince” billy, but i’m just guessing…
Man, the Courtyard Cafe needs to do a way better job of promoting their shows online. I still can’t get any solid information about when the show really starts and what order the bands are playing in.
ryan
oh mike ingram, you and your silly deductions!
david, i agree - the place is a clusterfuck. no one knew giants cancelled until after the soundcheck?
and what a great poster artist they have this semester…..those things look like my 11 year old sister just discovered microsoft paint and the clipboard capabilities on our family’s 5 year old desktop
Crazy, I know.
Ben
Maserati/Oceans was pretty sweet, though. I was really impressed with Oceans.
ryan
thanks ben!
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The link has been updated. Thanks for alerting us.
This also explains why I was starting to think Roses & Sake was a group of strange pagans from Vancouver. This is when it pays to be a local. My apologies to the true Roses & Sake, we’ll fix this ASAP!
Ahh, shame on me. I grabbed it directly off of Mike ‘N Molly’s website. I’ll see if I can’t get it corrected on here (and maybe pass along the word to them as well). Thank you, observant reader!
I’m with Brigham regarding the Acrylics set. Very XX-ish. Very good.
i think the roses & sake link is actually: http://www.myspace.com/rosesnsake
Very nice preview…I’m stoked to be seeing The Young Republic
I believe there were bands all 26.2 miles of the marathon. But yeah, I’ll read more closely next time ;)
Emma — This was posted under the Music section, and as such, I think the intention was to highlight the festivals where live bands and DJs would be present. =)
...and while the Illinois Marathon isn’t quite a “fest”, it takes places in the streets all over CU! okay, done now.
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The link has been updated. Thanks for alerting us.
This also explains why I was starting to think Roses & Sake was a group of strange pagans from Vancouver. This is when it pays to be a local. My apologies to the true Roses & Sake, we’ll fix this ASAP!
Ahh, shame on me. I grabbed it directly off of Mike ‘N Molly’s website. I’ll see if I can’t get it corrected on here (and maybe pass along the word to them as well). Thank you, observant reader!
I’m with Brigham regarding the Acrylics set. Very XX-ish. Very good.
i think the roses & sake link is actually: http://www.myspace.com/rosesnsake
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Very nice preview…I’m stoked to be seeing The Young Republic
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