Henry Frayne’s seventh album for alternative-shoegaze project Lanterna, Hidden Drives, is slated for release next week. The new album comes out on June 4th on Badman Recording Co., the band’s follow up to 2015’s Backyards. You can preorder …
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Check out C-U ex-pat Alleya Weibel’s new music video
Though violinist Alleya Weibel isn’t based here anymore, she hasn’t stopped playing and performing music as we knew her to do when she was based in C-U. She’s taken her talents across the pond to London …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Illinois Baseball combines for a no-hitter, the program’s first no-no since 1985
Why not start out the week with a bit of baseball news, shall we? Here’s a cool thing that happened: Riley Gowens, Ryan O’Hara, and Cole Kirschsieper combined for Illinois Baseball’s first no-hitter since 1985 …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Sweetmelk’s Living Room EP is out now
Sweetmelk, Kenna Mae Reiss’ project, has released a new EP, Living Room, which features three tracks you can buy/stream now on your platform of choice. Back in January, we posted about the title track and the …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Watch James Hathaway (of Truck Parts) perform “Fangorn Forest” in new video
James Hathaway, frontman of Truck Parts, and member of Hathaways, is debuting this video for his track “Fangorn Forest” by way of JAPRO’s Bedroom Broadcast series. Hathaway describes the meaning behind the song, which he …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
C-U Folk & Roots Festival 2021 slated for October 21-23
Similarly to pretty much every other festival, C-U Folk & Roots Festival was held virtually in 2020. Now that fall looks a little more promising with the continued vaccine rollout, they’ve announced the dates for …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
The future of The Iron Post looks uncertain
The Iron Post, located at 120 S. Race Street in Downtown Urbana, is facing an uncertain future. Sadly, longtime owner and operator Paul Wirth is suffering from a serious medical condition, which will “require long-term …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
Li’l Porgy’s suffered terrible fire damage
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and details might change after our initial publishing time. This is such a sad sight to see. Li’l Porgy’s, located at 1917 W. Springfield in Champaign, appears to …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
URBANITE Dance Showcase happening May 1st at Memorial Stadium
URBANITE, a dance showcase that we highlighted as the best annual dance program of the decade, returns on Saturday, May 1st in a big way. They’ll be staging their next showcase at Memorial Stadium, in …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor
This Vice story about Channel 37 and a radio telescope in Danville is worth your time
A few weeks back, I stumbled upon this story published in Vice, written by Ernie Smith, about why Channel 37 doesn’t exist. On its face, it doesn’t appear to look like a story that is centered for …
Patrick Singer
Executive Editor