No trip to SXSW is complete without the requisite trip out to the infamous Salt Lick BBQ. The massive restaurant can seat up to 2000 people at one time, and the magic happens here: After …
Dark Meat blew the roof off Peckerheads on 6th. Yes. It’s the worst named venue, perhaps ever: The show was put on, however, by one of the best music bloggers in the world: My Old …
Austin, before the madness begins on Day Two: Keep Austin Weird: that’s the slogan for most hipsters that call the liberal oasis of Texas home. This lady was decidely not hip, but was definitely engaging …
Jookabox (sans Grampall — it’s official, Grampall died last month in a fiery storm of bullets) killed it in front of a capacity crowd at The Beauty Bar to kick off the Asthmatic Kitty Records …
It’s started again. Equipped with G1 phone cameras, we’ll do our best to keep C-U updated with photos of interest, whether it’s bands from Champaign-Urbana performing here (there are just two) or bands that we …
Maserati (the band not the Italian car), from Athens (the one in Georgia, the state in the U.S., not the country in eastern Europe, as opposed to Athens, Greece, the birthplace of modern civilization), made …
This is Chicago’s Cains & Abels at Mike and Molly’s friday night (a la crappy camera phone). They put on a great show, seemed to have a great time playing, and were really nice. I …
According to its website, the UIUC Engineering Open House draws about 20,000 visitors each year. People flocked to campus on Friday and Saturday to experience cutting edge technology, hands-on experiments, and free giveaways. Here’s a …
