The Overture: February 2-8 -

WHERE: The Rose Bowl

WHEN: Monday, February 2nd at 8 p.m.

A bit of a late addition to this week’s Overture, but the Steel City Jug Slammers will be performing a special set during the Rose Bowl’s Monday night Hootenanny.

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WHAT: Traitional Jazz Orchestra

WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)

WHEN: Tuesday, February 3rd, 5 p.m.

This local jazz band’s name is pretty self explanatory!

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WHAT: Brainchild

WHERE: Canopy Club ($3)

WHEN: Wednesday, February 4th, doors at 8 p.m.

This is the first installment of Summer Camp Wednesdays at Canopy Club — by attending each show featuring an Illinois band playing the festival this summer, you could win a ticket — all while enjoying drink specials and free pizza.

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WHAT: Sidewalk Chalk, Church Booty, Tara Terra

WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5 advance, $7 door)

WHEN: Thursday, February 5th, doors at 6 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m.

Even though the sidewalks may be covered with snow, this kind of Sidewalk Chalk knows how to warm Urbana up with sunny tunes in a fusion of old school hip-hop and soul.

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WHAT: Story’s End, Terminus Victor, The Dirt Poor

WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)

WHEN: Thursday, February 5th, doors at 9 p.m.

Orlando Florida alt rock band Story’s End is set to rock Cowboy Monkey on Thursday.

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WHAT: Beats By Otter

WHERE: The Brass Rail (free)

WHEN: Thursday, February 5th, 10 p.m.

DJ Matthis Helmick is spinning vinyl at the Rail Thursday night, and Thursday nights after that.

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WHAT: Kap Slap

WHERE: The Canopy Club ($10 advance, $12 door)

WHEN: Thursday, February 5th, doors at 10 p.m., show at 10:30 p.m.

Kap Slap serves up EDM pop-remix fare at this Heartland Music Festival pre-party.

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WHAT: Seventeen Sisters Carnival of Rock w/ Sun Stereo

WHERE: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Stage 5) (free)

WHEN: Friday, February 6th, 5 p.m.

Two performances by local bands, local business exhibitors and carnival games, all for free. Can’t beat that, can you?

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WHAT: Brasstastic

WHERE: The Iron Post (cover)

WHEN: Friday, February 6th, 8 p.m.

It’s almost Mardi Gras time—celebrate with some New Orleans jazz.

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WHAT: Chalice Dubs Masquerade feat. Porn & Chicken

WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5 advance, $10 door)

WHEN: Friday, February 6th, doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.

The Chalice Dubs Masquerade is back yet again — this time with Chicago dubstep group Porn & Chicken, known for their all-encompassing musical and theatrical performance.

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WHAT: Decadants, Anger Management

WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)

WHEN: Friday, February 6th, 9 p.m.

Two local hard rock bands bring the sweet licks to Cowboy Friday night.

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WHAT: Ocean Glass, Modern Dialect, Harry Mickalide and the Butter Gone Bad, Kyle Solner

WHERE: Urbana

WHEN: Saturday, February 7th, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.

Acoustic, fingerpickin’ indie at an Urbana house.

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EDITOR’S PICK: RiFF RAFF, CHANEL WEST COAST, EVAN NASH, ROOSEVELT THE TITAN
Canopy Club ($20 advance, $25 door) — Saturday, February 7th, doors at 8 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m.

In the midst of his Hulk Hogan-led training to become WWE superstar the “Neon Python,” oddball Houston rapper RiFF RAFF is on tour. Catch him at the Canopy Club before he tiptoes away in his “jawdins.”