[The Five Peace Band (feat. Chick Corea and John McLaughlin), Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 4/7/09]
Photos, video (now posted!) and a wonderfully in-depth review, all after the link!
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[Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band at Courtyard Cafe, 4/9]
Check out photos, video and a review of what really went down after the jump. (This wasn’t an ordinary show, to say the least.)
I got word last night that WPGU has changed their format, straying from their indie-swaying tendencies to be more alternative/mainstream. Details coming soon (too downright busy to find out more at the moment), but if you know some news about it, comment away!
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Overshadowing is a problem existing primarily in high school musical theatre classes and among teenage girls planning joint birthday parties, but tonight, it hits Champaign, and hits it hard. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, a little-known group with a long name that oozes pop-rock that begs you to bop along, will be playing Courtyard at 8pm. But, with LM5′s concert-artist-showcase-award-show-but-not-award-show show tonight at Highdive, MSHVB, and their upcoming live show, have gone unnoticed.
If you’ve got the time and the dime to attend both shows, I’d suggest it (especially since this one costs $3/$5), but if you have to make a choice, pick the Seattle-based underdog. They’re impressive, catchy as hell, and their drummer is a 14 year old kid. Sure, seeing Mt. St. Helens might mean you don’t find out who won “Band With The Oldest College Student In It” until later this evening, but hey, if you’re wondering who’s gonna nab the title of Local Band Whose Name Rhymes With Smelsinore, I think it’s pretty obvious: Lorenzo Goetz! Wait, they’re still around, right?
(See you at Courtyard.)
Link-O-Rama:
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[The Hold Steady with The War On Drugs at Courtyard Cafe, 4/3/09]
Click the jump for more photos, a review and HD videos of the show!
Quick update — things have been s-l-o-w on the site the past few days, since I just got an unexpected part-time intern job, but there should be new things up soon. Here’s a quick rundown:
Keep checking back for more info about everything from how there’ll be more video interviews on the site soon (hopefully, of course) to details about Record Store Day (next Saturday!)
Time to hit the books, Excel spreadsheet and Word docs! overUC and out.
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The lineup:
Brian Felix – piano
Peter Kenagy – trumpet
Rick Deja – saxophone
Chris Nolte – bass
Brent Jordan – drums
They’ll be covering music by Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Lennon/McCartney and some of Felix’s own tunes. Go!
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Sandwiched between the Illini Union’s walk-up Espresso Royale counter and the tiny stage Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice will be gracing in less than 48 hours was a tiny, open-doored mirage of musical goodness:
People – I’ve stumbled across our town’s equivalent to the hatch. Apparently, Courtyard Cafe will have their “office” open to sell tickets to upcoming shows (cough Hold Steady presale cough) until Friday, when tickets will be sold at the door. The person manning the desk for the night had no idea what time or when the spot will be open next (he was too preoccupied pushing a button every 108 minutes) but I’d suggest cutting through the Courtyard tomorrow as many times as you can until it opens, to avoid the painfully long lines Friday evening.
UPDATE: The presale will be happening until midnight tonight (Wednesday), and from noon until 8pm tomorrow, when Mountain Goats/Vanderslice start.
So, problem solved. Now, go! Fill your pockets full of Hold Steady tickets and your ears full of good music!
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There are a ton of shows this week. The “show list” is currently defunct (essays and papers and assignments with set deadlines have taken precedence) so for the next few days, just refer here:
Wednesday:
Brian Felix, DMA Recital in Smith Hall, room 25, 7:30pm
Elsinore, Everthus The Deadbeats and Everything Now at Mike n’ Molly’s, 9pm
Physical Challenge at Canopy Club, 10pm, free
Thursday:
Mountain Goats & John Vanderslice at Courtyard Cafe, 8pm, $5/$8
Lotus and Telepath at Canopy Club, 9pm, $12
Friday:
The Hold Steady, War on Drugs at Courtyard Cafe, 9pm, $15/$17
Saturday:
Rock Against Rape at Highdive, 6pm – 10:30pm, $5
Santa, Curb Service, Color Radio, Jake Kaufman (and my pal Marty’s birthday celebration) at Cowboy Monkey, 9:30, $5
Lynn O’Brien and Karl Kieser at Krannert Art Musem’s Art After Dark fashion show, 7:00 doors/7:30 show/8:15 performance, free
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