When I got to Exile on Main Street for the Pygmalion Music Festival showcase this past Saturday, there was pizza, pop and a few local music celebrities scattered across the store (wearing the same shirt …
Posts by Caitlin Cremer:
Push Play: Volume 1
I’ve never quite considered myself a Led Zeppelin fan. When I speak to people about my record collection the immediate question that follows is “Oh, what do you have?” I tell them mostly old, some …
Colourmusic is Coming to The Canopy Club
I first fell in love with the Cowboy Monkey two years ago when I went with a friend to see a random band that turned out to be quite an enticing act called Colourmusic. I …
Album Review: Lykke Li, Youth Novels
When I was first introduced to Lykke Li’s EP, Little Bit, I was entranced in the sheer uniqueness of her voice and music. Lately, it seems as though too many artists follow a certain guideline …
Pygmalion Pre-Party at Urban Outfitters
(Ed. Note — Full Disclosure: A founding member of Smile Politely also produces Pygmalion Music Festival.) As the golden autumn months set in, there is no better time for Champaign-Urbana indie rockers and music lovers …
Album Review: Girl Talk, Feed the Animals
As of June 19, another musician joined the pay-what-you-will, or rather free-for-all, reputation Radiohead glamorized with their latest album, In Rainbows. Gregg Gillis, also known as Girl Talk, claimed in an interview with MetroWize (based …
Shipwreck Returns to the Stage
A Midwestern band at its core, Shipwreck has invested the past four years into bringing forth classic Champaign-sound rock to a very flat Champaign County. The band is known to sway audiences from a relaxed …
Lovers in Arms Performs at Mike ‘N Molly’s Tomorrow Night
Originally under the name of Frequency Below, Armando Perez and Caroline Yohanan progressed towards an expressively creative outlet soon to be dubbed Lovers in Arms. Pulling in new members, Ryan Schoen (bass), Dan Lieber (drums) …
Artist to Watch: The Ting Tings
Some artists are just going to become popular, simple fact, and The Ting Tings are going to experience a rush — right about now, actually — especially after the push forward from their latest iPod …
Mit’n: The IMC (05/04/08)
With effort, the two-member set of Mit’n have furthered their experimentation with bizarre musical compositions since I saw them last at the Man Man concert at the Courtyard Cafe. I don’t remember much of a …