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This snowy, crunchy, icy mess? Nah, I don’t think “paradise” is synonymous with spending a half hour digging cars out of frozen-over parking spots. I’m talking about Summer Camp Music Festival, the Woodstockian euphoria that’s a short drive away, and not so expansive that you won’t be able to find your tents or be able to see the show (yeah, I’m talkin’ to you, ‘Roo.) Run by Jay TV Entertainment, the good folks that bring us all the bomb shows at Canopy, the fest is run out of our hometown, and the absolute favorite of yours truly.
Tickets go on sale Jan. 3rd —3 days with camping for only $95! — and with artists and festival staples already announced such as Umphrey’s McGee, moe. (both will play three days), Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood (!), and Girl Talk, the price is almost the same as some of you might have paid to see the mashup mister in Urbana.
Check out the list of artists already announced and get ready to spend that holiday moolah here.
Categories: News
Tagged: Summer Camp Music Festival
December 4, 2008 · 1 Comment
Disco Biscuits on January 25th ($15 in advance) and Keller Williams ($20 in advance) on February 6th at Canopy Club.
Yawn.
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Tagged: Disco Biscuits, Keller Williams
That the opening act for Willie Nelson on his Dec. 6th date at Assembly Hall is this guy?
Interesting. This, embarrassingly, makes me want to go to the show twice as much.
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Tagged: Billy Bob Thornton, Willie Nelson
No show announcements have absolutely wowed me this semester…until now:
WU-TANG. CANOPY CLUB. DECEMBER 13TH.
(Seriously, this is such a big deal that I went doomsday font on you.)
Ok, ok, everybody breathe again. According to the Smile Politely article that broke the story,
“…the lineup will be missing original members Ol’ Dirty Bastard (R.I.P.) and Method Man (who will be wrapping up a tour with Redman the night prior to the group’s Canopy performance), fans can expect Ghostface, Raekwon, GZA, Inspectah Deck and the rest of the Clan to bring the noise in support of their recent release Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple.”
While this is legitimately some of the best music news I’ve heard in a while, it poses a problem — The Hood Internet is also booked to play this evening (at midnight), as are Oceans, World’s First Flying Machine and Common Loon as part of the four-night Fall Semester Showdown at 9pm.
The 13th was a great lineup to start, so here’s hoping they don’t cancel anything. But three totally different yet across-the-board fantastic shows in one night at Canopy? Could be one for the ages, folks. One for the ages.
Update: Unfortunately, Oceans, World’s First Flying Machine and Common Loon will not be playing on the 13th, and will try to be rearranged into the now-three night festival. The show is set to be Wu Tang earlier, Hood Internet afterwards.
Categories: News
Tagged: Canopy Club, Wu-Tang Clan
November 15, 2008 · 1 Comment
Next weekend starts Thanksgiving Break. Though looked forward to by all as a well-needed week off of school, Thanksgiving isn’t just about lying around in your jammies and watching Ren & Stimpy like you used to every time you were off for school as a young’n. It’s a week full of family (parents!) and high school friends you don’t even like anymore (they just don’t get it!) And there’s the arguing about borrowing the car, the nosy siblings, the chores…blech.
And though there’s some perks (fresh baked cookiessss!), it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go all out party like it’s your last weekend living under your own roof. Because it is. So go wild, and soak up your fill of collegiate fun before it’s back to ma and pa:
Friday:
Highdive: The Boat Drunks, 7pm
Canopy Club: Early: Illini 4000 Benefit with World’s First Flying Machine, Roses & Sake, Organic Flow & No Comment, 6:30pm, $10; Late: The Funky Monks (RHCP Tribute Band) with The Third Flight, 9pm, $8
Iron Post: Early: Desafinado, 5pm, free; Late: Lucky Mullholland, 9pm, $5
Cowboy Monkey: NIL8 with Goodyear Pimps, 10pm, $6
Saturday:
Highdive: DJ Tim Williams
Canopy Club: Early: The Forecast with Vedera, 5:30pm, $10 in advance; Late: Citizen Cope, 9pm, $20 in advance
Courtyard Cafe: The Fleshtones with The Hentchmen and Fotosputnik, 9pm
Iron Post: Early: The Turinos, 6pm; Late: Neoga Blacksmith and The Number One Sons, 9:30
Red Herring: New Ruins, Common Loon, Carl Hauck and My Dear Alan Andrews, 8pm, $3
Sunday:
Canopy Club: Pizza, Pitcher and a Movie: The Flaming Lips’ “Christmas On Mars”, 9:30 and 11:30, FREE (more on this soon!)
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Sometimes you drag your feet. And sometimes, you’re stuck slaving over a mind-crushing workload from one of your professors for a project that is tough and just really insanely time consuming. (Hypothetically, of course.) And sometimes, you just drop the ball and have to admit you made a mistake.
This is so over-announced that if you tell me you didn’t know, you’re probably only saying so to make me feel better, but still:
Jeff Tweedy!
Foellinger Auditorium in Urbana, Ill.
Saturday, January 31st
$20 Students, $25 Public
(Tickets on sale Thursday, Nov. 20th)
Yeah, yeah, you already heard from the 10 announcements and 3 Facebook invites and your guy friends freaking out about it, but still. Pretty exciting news, considering Star-Course has had a record low of one show this semester. It’s not their fault — just a bout of bad luck that led to unpredicted show cancellations — but it’s nice to see their newest announcement is something to look forward to.
(Photo courtesy of Donald Rasmussen)
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Tagged: Jeff Tweedy, Star-Course, Wilco
Don’t have plans for tonight? Good. Now you do.
Take a looksie at this note that just landed in my inbox from Jim at Parasol:
“Esteemed rock-n-roll poster artist Art Chantry is visiting C-U this week, with an art gallery exhibition at Parkland starting today and various lectures and luncheons over the next few days. But what I’m writing to tell you about is the little post-reception PARASOL PART-AY we’re throwing here at Parasol HQ. There will be acoustic performances by Angie Heaton, the New Ruins duo and a special piano set from former Wolfie and Like Young guy Joe Ziemba’s new one-man-band Beaujolais. The public is welcome. Admission is free.”
Snacks! Drinks! Music! No cost! Heavenly, right? Visit the Parasol HQ at 303 West Griggs St in downtown Urbana between 8:30 and 11pm tonight. The prospect of munching on cheese cubes and listening to tunes is enough to get me there, and it should be the same for you, too.
For more on the actual Art Chantry exhibit, get your click on.
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Tagged: Angie Heaton, Art Chantry, Beaujolais, New Ruins, Parasol
The November 11th Rusted Root show and the November 19 Shiny Toy Guns shows have been canceled. Also, for December 13th’s Hood Internet show, World’s First Flying Machine will be opening, along with Oceans and Common Loon. I think these bands are great, but really? Opening for a mash-up duo?
The last Hood Internet show at Canopy was full of drunken, sweaty thrashing, pushing, and halfway-dancing from how compact everyone was. Hopefully, WFFM will be able to jazz the crowd up for a moshingly good time, but I’m struggling to figure out that lineup choice. (Though, at that show, Brian McGovern was one of the crowd’s craziest, so who knows what’s up their collective folk-rocky sleeve.)
New calendar coming today! Stay tuned.
Categories: News
Tagged: Canopy Club, Rusted Root, the hood internet, World's First Flying Machine
Frightened Rabbit! At Courtyard Cafe?! And over Winter Break?? I don’t know if I’m more excited they’re coming to UC, confused why they’re not at Canopy, or stunned that no students will be on campus when they’re here. Maybe the date is just a placeholder. If you know any info, share in the comments area!
Update: They’re playing January 22nd! Yahoo! See you all there. (Thanks Ben, for the tip.)
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Tagged: Courtyard Cafe, Frightened Rabbit
This just in:
Thursday, November 13th - Umphrey’s McGee at Canopy
and
Saturday, December 13th - The Hood Internet at Canopy.
The 13th of the month isn’t looking so spooky anymore, now is it?
Categories: News
Tagged: Umphrey's McGee, hood internet
