WHAT: David Bowie Day
WHERE: Exile on Main Street (free)
WHEN: Tuesday, March 12th at 6 p.m.
David Bowie is back, after a ten-year absence, with a brand new record entitled The Next Day. As you can see, it gloriously rips off his own “Heroes” cover art, and you can listen to the album in full right now if you have iTunes, but it’s not like you’ll need that to know that the album is wonderful. You will be able to pick up your own copy at Exile on Main on Tuesday, where local musicians will be showcasing their talents with David Bowie covers. The full lineup includes The Self-Righteous Brothers, Mikael Brackett, Finer Feelings, Cody & The Gateway Drugs, the ACME Principle, Ryan Groff, Love Toy, Edward Burch and Mille Nomi.
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WHAT: Mack House, Lori Bernard, John McMahon
WHERE: The Clark Bar (free)
WHEN: Tuesday, March 12th at 7 p.m.
The first of two singer-songwriter showcases this week features a trio of local artists at the familiar spot, the Clark Bar. Mack House headlines with the help of Lori Bernard and John McMahon.
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WHAT: Elaine Romanelli, The Flower Jax
WHERE: The Clark Bar ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, March 14th at 7 p.m.
The second show happens later in the week, featurinrg Elaine Romanelli and the Flower Jacks. Romanelli travels coast to coast with her keyboard, playing about a hundred shows a year at house concerts, listening rooms, festivals, and more. Her latest album, Real Deal, has played on folk, college, and syndicated public radio, and her next album is due out in late 2013. Opening for Romanelli will be The Flower Jax, featuring local, upcoming songwriter, Kenna Mae Reiss and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Chris Strand from the popular local band The Curses. Check out some of Romanelli’s music over at her website.
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WHAT: The Dirty Feathers, Kentucky Knife Fight, Love Toy
WHERE: The Canopy Club ($5)
WHEN: Thursday, March 14th at 8 p.m.
The Dirty Feathers are back at it again with Kentucky Knife Fight and locals Love Toy this week. They put on a pretty great show a few weekends ago for our March installment of the Smile Politely Show Series. I sat down with Andrew Kling and discussed the band and their new record, which you can check out here. You can also stream one of the DF’s tracks below, “If Your Love Is A Drug (Then I’m Feeling Sick)” and hear the new Kentucky Knife Fight record, Hush Hush, over at their Bandcamp page.
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WHAT: Hemmingbirds, Year of the Bobcat, Mille Nomi
WHERE: Mike ‘N Molly’s ($5)
WHEN: Friday, March 15th at 9:30 p.m.
Chicago’s Hemmingbirds are back in a familiar spot this week, as they’re set to perform at Mike ‘N Molly’s. Hemmingbirds released a new record last year entitled The Vines of Age, which you can stream over at their Soundcloud page in its entirety, or listen to one of the tracks, “Heart Attack,” below.
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WHAT: Dublin O’Neil’s St. Patrick’s Day Street Bash
WHERE: Corner of Neil and Hill Street, Champaign (free)
WHEN: Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th at 2 p.m.
Dublin O’Neil’s is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2013 with a street fest of their own in downtown Champaign this weekend. Acts include Outbound Drive, XKrush, Nickel and Dimes, and will finish the weekend off with a Dropkick Murphy/Flogging Molly Tribute Band Out of Chicago Red Rebel County. There will be food, whiskey, beer, and live music all weekend long. The Fest will begin at 2 p.m. and end at midnight on both days. Full schedule and details linked above.
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EDITOR’S PICK: TERMINUS VICTOR, BEAR CLAW, THUNDERTRUCK
Mike ‘N Molly’s ($7) — Saturday, March 16th at 8 p.m.
Terminus Victor has taken a bit of a break in releasing new music, which marks this Saturday as a momentous occasion. They’ll be releasing their brand new record, Prevention vs. Intervention, this weekend on Heirship Records. That label has been pretty busy this year, as they just released the new Grandkids record Timeshare, last week.
Fans of Under Surveillance, are in for a treat with this new one. We though it was pretty memorable. Go buy the record at the show and support your local artists, and catch a handful of awesome bands in the process. Bear Claw and locals Thundertruck support this occasion as Terminus Victor come out of album-dormancy.
You can stream the first single from the new album below, entitled “Cue the Disclaimer,” and preorder the new album here.
[[mp3 terminus_victor_cue_the_disclaimer]]
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WHAT: E.S.P, Timmy D, Blind Justice
WHERE: Cowboy Monkey ($5)
WHEN: Saturday, March 16th at 8:30 p.m.
Classic rockers E.S.P. take the stage at Cowboy Monkey this weekend. They’ll be joined by Timmy D and Blind Justice as a supporting crew.
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WHAT: Easter, Ever Ending Kicks, Trauma Harness, Dino Bravo
WHERE: Red Herring ($5)
WHEN: Sunday, March 17th at 8:30 p.m.
This show is a bit under the radar this week, but Easter is set to play on a holiday that is not that, but in St. Patrick’s Day Sunday. This four band bill takes a couple of locals, indie-rock crew Easter and sludge metal outfit Dino Bravo, to bookend the show with Ever Ending Kicks and Trauma Harness in between. Feel free to stream Easter’s local classic “All the People That I Love the Most” below. It still rocks.
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