By Abigale Svoboda
November 26, 2015
The Marching Illini will lead Santa through midtown Manhattan in the 89th Macy’s Day Parade on Thursday.
The band — which has been preparing for the parade for over a year now — will perform in the parade for the very first time in University history this Thanksgiving. Though this is...
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By Frances Welch
October 5, 2015
It goes without saying that The Canopy Club manages to book and promote a pretty diverse bill of artists each month; some acts are more surprising than others, considering certain artists’ large followings (Young the Giant, Young Thug) and the rather unknown following of Champaign-Urbana (pretty m...
Tags: Albums, alternative, Audience, Band, Bassist Midtown Pat, canopy club, champaign, christopher smith, Collective, drummer, edm, Ego Death, feel good, frontwoman Syd the kyd, Highdive, Hip Hop, illinois, jam bands, jazz, keyboardist jameel bruner, matt martians, Music, neo-soul, purple naked ladies, R&b, records, Renovations, Rock, Show, soul, The Internet, top stories, Topstories, town, Urbana, vibe, years, young th egiant, young thug
April 15, 2015
Seven days before recording its most recent album, “PUSH/PULL,” local band Elsinore lost half of its members. Studio time was already reserved and a producer was scheduled to be flown out from Portland, but the band’s dynamic wasn’t working, making the previous members opt out last minute. Fro...
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By Frances Welch
April 2, 2015
Matt O’Keefe, 20-year-old guitarist of The Orwells, spoke with The Daily Illini about his life and the band.The Daily Illini: What has the band been up to, and how is the new year going?Matt O’Keefe: So far, 2015 has been good. We’ve had a lot of downtime compared to what 2014 was, which is ac...
Tags: Artist, Arts_entertainment, Band, Chicago, Disgraceland, dominic corso, Double Mastectomy, elmhurst, Grant Brinner, henry brinner, illinois, lifeandculture, Mario Cuomo, Matt O'keefe, north avenue, Rock 'n' Roll, the black lips, the orwells, The Strokes, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, Urbana, urbana_champaign, who needs you
October 15, 2014
Mia Kavensky and Ilana Steelman sat at a small table in the front room of Espresso Royale on Goodwin Avenue. An idea and a passion for the fashion industry brought them together for the first time.
Steelman sipped on an iced coffee, escaping the dwindling summer heat as the two laid groundwork for ...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
September 11, 2014
OK Go is not just the band of treadmill guys anymore.
This fall, the band is releasing their fourth album and will be performing at The Canopy Club on Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $15.
Damian Kulash, lead singer and guitarist of OK Go, said he thinks that the band’s treadmill music...
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August 28, 2014
New and long-standing local music fans can unite Friday for a nostalgic reunion show at Cowboy Monkey in downtown Champaign. Current local bands, Elsinore and Hathaways, will join Champaign-Urbana native band Grandkids, which will be making a trip from Chicago on Friday.
“The idea was to have an end...
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