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Detroit's Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor break with the traditional blue-collar grit of Detroit's musical history to offer a socially-conscious mindset not unlike the city's historical musical message, but quite unlike the Motor City's traditional musical ambiance. Try to imagine the energy of the MC5 with the attitude of the Velvet Underground. But drunker and in outer space. The easiest way to describe Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor's sound is to put them in the lot with the resurgence in …
| Record producers are nuts. Perhaps the quintessential maniacal record producer is Phil Spector, originator of the "Wall of Sound," who was convicted earlier this year in the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson resulting in a prison sentence of 19 years to life. He brandished firearms in the studio on multiple occasions and may or may not have taken aim at John Lennon, Leonard Cohen and members of the Ramones (among others) while recording. The list could go on. Guy …
Chicago's Maps and Atlases have been called many things. All of the members are graduates of Chicago's Columbia College of Arts and they bring a distinct perspective on the world of music and each funnel a variety of personal influences into their sound. We had a chance to shoot the guys a few questions via email to give our readers a better view of what to expect when they tackle the Courtyard Cafe Friday night with Rodeo Ruby Love and …
Everyone tells me that Jon Spencer is the kind of guy that you have to "get." Maybe his largest detractors — those that think his balls-to-the-wall purebred brand of rock and roll that would still upset Baptist preachers and mothers alike is just shtick — just don't "get it." But what isn't to get? The man is nothing but pure and honest. He rocks and rolls because that is what he knows and that is what he loves. There is …
Mike N Molly's packs a loaded bill Friday night. For those of you that don't have the cash for Neko Case tickets or might be into something a little more intimate, this won't be one to miss. Chicago's Alaya Conscious combines the frenzied aproach of Fugazi with the loftier pieces of Iron Maiden and wraps it all up in a predominantly instrumental display. They share the bill with local shoegaze power-poppers Hot Cops and rockers Take Care, so we thought …
I'll try to keep this short since the backlash might be the more interesting feature here. To be perfectly honest, I have to side with Joel when it comes to the Avett Brothers. There is an inherent cheesiness in the irony of the folk and bluegrass movement transitioning into anthemic arena-sized sing-alongs. The same could be said about the inherent shtick of Israelite Chaim Witz donning make-up, spewing fire and playing a bloody axe-shaped bass. But I love KISS, so what is …
I can not think of a single band operating today that could not be improved by the addition of a theremin. Seriously. For a band like Boston's Hallelujah the Hills, whose sound combines the layered arrangements of a folkier Brian Wilson with the pop sensibilities of XTC or Arcade Fire, it seems like a no-brainer. Saturday night, they will stop by Cowboy Monkey on tour in support of their newest record, Colonial Drones. World's First Flying Machine, Jookabox and Zach …
I hope we can all agree that "indie," "folk" and "garage" are terms that are thrown around far too carelessly when describing bands these days. Lord knows I'm guilty of it. "Indie" tends to be more of a catch-all term that has little to do with actually being DIY or acting independently and has more to do with having a muted and mannered sound. "Folk" seems to describe any band with a surplus of acoustic guitars that dresses in muted …
Truly solid bands always remind me of how much I like other bands, thereby reinforcing my ardor for live music in the first place. Listening to Brighton MA, I become reflective on my two favorite childhood radio stations that had a penchant for tirelessly playing the Cure and Bob Dylan respectively (both of which are acts that have infiltrated Brighton MA's sound). Not that any of that is relevant, but you're likely to experience a similar musical re-baptism as Brighton …
It comes as a surprise that no major political party on either end of the aisle attempted to adopt Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers during last year's campaign season. The fact is even more surprising given that they call Arizona home and have a sound that is just about as American as childhood obesity and apple pie. They'll offer you a slice Tuesday night at the Highdive. Not only does the band heavily support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, but they …
Chicago's Light Pollution is almost a walking paradox of what music is becoming these days. Stuck between predilections for the analog and the convenience of digital, Light Pollution has all the requisite staples of a lo-fi indie-pop band without becoming a caricature of what those often catch-all terms have come to represent. Check them out Friday night at Courtyard Café with I Need Sleep Instead of continuing to compare Light Pollution to the likes of Grizzly Bear or Sufjan Stevens, …
Chicago's Oh My God can straight up rip your face off. They can also croon so hard it brings your mother to tears. Needless to say, they are one of the few bands that literally has something for everyone. If that isn't enough, wait until you get a piece of their live show. Oh My God has been around for nearly ten years, but the nucleus of the band rests with Billy O'Neill (vocals/bass) and with organist Iguana. After a …
You will not find a better collection of astoundingly intellectual and accomplished musicians than exists in Brooklyn's Yuganaut. Taken on their own, the three men of Yuganaut prepare eclectic soundscapes as diverse as their own backgrounds. Together, they conjure up something entirely kaleidoscopic with an identity of its own. Needless to say, their free show Thursday evening at the Krannert Art Museum would not be one to miss even if it wasn't free.
Sunday night shows are almost always a good time, mostly because the people that tend to frequent such events are usually in it to win it. One typically doesn't venture out on a Sunday for a mild evening. And especially not this Sunday at the Highdive where a plethora of local and national hard-hitting bands team up for the Altered Egos Tattoos 7th Anniversary Party. Arizona's the Bled headline and are well known for their balls to the walls live shows …
The excitement pent up from the 2009 Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival spills over into the Canopy Club Thursday night when a plethora of local folk and Americana acts, including My Dear Alan Andrews, the Ben Miller Band, Jaik Willis and the Corn Desert Ramblers, host a night of tranquil yet upbeat autumn tunes. Headliner My Dear Alan Andrews contributes to the vein of folk that has all the emphasis and drama of solo artists like Tom Waits but without …
Thursday night at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center will pack a modern rock punch. Ahem, a modern rock, guy-liner, mascara, piercings-where-they-ought-not-be, highlighted hair, punch. But a punch nonetheless courtesy of Joan Red and Frequency 54.
With the onset of Beatles video games and the newly remastered Beatles catalogue, an entirely new generation is being exposed to the music of the Beatles via the vocabulary of today. Ironically, camp and kitsch have been used in the continuous promotion of the Beatles for decades. So with warm arms, Champaign-Urbana will greet RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles when they take the stage at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall tonight.
Ah, the illustrious "supergroup." I would be hard pressed to name an unequivocally successful one off the top of my head, although I am trying hard to contain my excitement for Them Crooked Vultures in Columbus next week. The problem with most of them (which is TBD with Vultures) is that they are far too calculated to emerge without any pretense or machismo. And therein lies the rub with Almighty Defenders, indie rock's newest gospel supergroup made of equal parts …
There is something ironic about labeling Brooklyn's Digital Primitives Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “nu-jazz.” It isn’t so much the fact that their simple, abstract brand of experimental music isn’t breathtakingly new. What is more obvious is that what Digital Primitives are doing is refreshingly primitive. Digital Primitives extend the jazz arsenal beyond combinations of drums/bass/horns/keys to employ earthier folk and African instruments including the banjo, the mouth bow and the mbira. In doing so, the simplicity of each instrument is able …
In order to assist with your Pygmalion experience, Smile Politely has put together this quick guide to help you decide where to find the action this weekend. Whether you're looking for the party's nucleus, for the pinnacle of musical virtue or for the shows to just plain ignore, we've got you covered. Check out the full schedule in HTML format here or download the PDF here.
Perhaps it was the overflow of excitement from learning minutes before taking the stage that they won the 2009 MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video, but one would be hard pressed to wipe the hyperactive, mile-long smiles of off Matt and Kim's faces any night of the week. Needless to say, electro-pop duo Matt and Kim's free show at Parkland College turned up the already-on-eleven spastic excitement of their live performances one louder. After a nefarious opening from Chicago …
Folk music comes in a plethora of models ranging from the narrative to the archaic to the downright liberal protest music of the 1960s. This Friday, Courtyard Café will get a taste of three self-described "ambient" folk artists when Good Night & Good Morning, Sharon Van Etten and Speck Mountain take the stage. And if there was ever a proper venue for a night of sleepy, sobering folk music on a Friday night, Courtyard Café would have to be it. …
Call me old fashioned, but any musical act that is primarily composed of keyboards and drum machines strikes me as a little phony. This is not necessarily the case for Chicago-based one-man electronic band Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, who will be performing with locals New Ruins Friday at the Courtyard Café. Owen Ashworth, who has been performing under the moniker Casiotone for the Painfully Alone since 1998, is one calculated dude. Originally composing material on a battery-powered Casio keyboard, …
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Neat article, neat guy. In central IL however, there is little difference between Lincoln and Rambo (the C02 you just inhaled was ACTUALLY in Lincoln’s lungs once - seriously, i had a nice Urbana resident tell me once the old tree in her front yard was gnarled…
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Now THIS is a useful service - I only wish the U of I would publicize this information as effectively.
Dawnhaven Rathaway (http://www.myspace.com/dawnhavenrathaway) is also playing Mike ‘n Molly’s this Thursday. And thanks for the head’s up about the name change to Honest Engines, we’ll get that changed on the site.
This is brilliant! And it explains SO MUCH!
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Great article…The ‘Paign and The Damagin’ Dames bout was my first but not my last!!!! Cannot wait for the Dames/Bombshell match. OhNo Bobo / Houchbag smackdown :)
Not to be a broken record, but you, too, should complain to the county board. If you want recycling, and the county is not providing it, then that’s the place to direct the complaint. For far too long, the county board and the city councils have focused…
I live in a housing community in a part of Urbana that is not considered within the city limits. The garbage company the community uses does not take recyling; therefore, I have used the Hagan St. facilities for two years. When it closes, I would like to…
This will be a real battle and interesting to see how it comes out as fast food unions are not the norm. but it certainly is needed.
Why not charge the Tolono and Mahomet system users the difference between the dues they pay to their home system and what the Champaign folk pay? They make a good point that they are already paying dues to a LTLS, so why should they have to pay…
This is an interesting string of posts. The original article is clearly reasonably literate and has has an appearance of respectability in the way it approaches the texts. However, I have some concerns: First I think your interpretation of Romans 1 is strained…to say the least. Even…
Thanks for this news. It is going to be interesting to see if the asswipe News-Gazette reports this happening! I am so grateful to SmilePolitely for reporting this. I am completely sold on you guys now!!
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“But my impression is that Savoy residents as a whole don’t want to pay the cost of the CPL (Tolono’s library taxes are cheaper), even though many want to enjoy the full benefits of the CPL. How is that not a back-door way for Savoy to not…
Just wait. People will care about the anti-monsanto campaign when it gets a left-leaning corporate sponsor.
Thank you Bill for intelligent and compassionate remarks. I am a licensed TB trainer sick to death of pushing horses when it is unecssary or possibly a detriment for the horse. All race training has it’s risks…even when not racing. I always believed it wise to peak a horse…
I THINK MONSANTO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 100 TIMES MORE DEATHS THAN HITLER.
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You mean, once they’ve paid $140 worth of nickels and dimes in one calendar year the CPL issues them a waiver? I’ll bet you’d get little argument from the CPL.