Album Announcement: Arbouretum - Coming Out of the Fog
Baltimore doom-folk-rockers Arbouretum's fifth LP 'Coming Out of the Fog' comes out January 22, 2013 on Thrill Jockey.
Listen up! Naomi Punk - "The Spell"
Olympia post-punks Naomi Punk is streaming "The Spell" of the forthcoming reissue of 'The Feeling,' out November 20 on Captured Tracks.
Music Video: The Intelligence - "Hippy Provider"
The Intelligence premiered the video for "Hippy Provider" from recently released LP 'Everybody’s Got It Easy But Me.'
Out Today: 10.23.12
Highlighting some of the records released on October 23, 2012, featuring Titus Androncius, Trail of Dead, of Montreal, The Polyphonic Spree, and Paul Banks.
Listen up: Guided By Voices - "She Lives in an Airport"
Guided By Voices premiered the first track on its forthcoming record 'The Bears for Lunch' on Rolling Stone. The album comes out on November 13.
Recap: Midstress, Horrible Things, Sleepyhead, Strong City, and Boilerman
A recap of the punk rawk show at the Red Herring on Sunday, October 21, featuring Midstress, Horrible Things, Strong City, Sleepy Head, and Boilerman.
Recap: CU Flea
An overview and photo gallery of the CU Flea on Saturday, Oct. 20, featuring Mazes, Charles and the Gnarlies, and Fred Thomas of Saturday Looks Good to Me.
Stream: The Wallflowers - Glad All Over
Though the album dropped earlier this month, you can still stream The Wallflowers' 'Glad All Over' in its entirety, courtesy of the band's website.
New Music Munchtime: 10.19.12
A playlist of new music featuring Efterklang, Pinback, The Luyas, Santah, Melody's Echo Chamber, and more. Oh boy, am I hungry for some new music.
This Weekend: Videotape, Horrible Things, Mazes, & More
A rundown of the shows happening this weekend, including Videotape, Motes, Mazes, Horrible Things, Midstress, and more.
Free Music! Fidlar - Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom EP
FIDLAR dropped a free four-song EP titled 'Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom,' which you can download off the band's website in exchange for your e-mail.
Listen Up: Errors - "Relics"
Electro-dream pop band Errors released the first single for its forthcoming record 'New Relics,' out November 6 on Rock Action Records.
Free Music! Animal Style Records Sampler
A free sampler of pop punk, ska, and the like, courtesy of Animal Style Records, featuring bands performing at Festival 11 in Gainesville, Florida.
Death Grips - NO LOVE DEEP WEB
A review of Death Grips' new mixtape NO LOVE DEEP WEB, discussing MC Ride's role in delivering some new and unexpected sounds.
Tonight! Blitzen Trapper and Zach Vinson
A rundown of the shows happening in Champaign-Urbana on October 18, featuring Blitzen Trapper, Psychic Twin, and Zach Vinson.
Weekly Mouthful: Mayor Don Gerard
In this Weekly Mouthful, Mayor Don Gerard discusses everything from his life as a Champaign-Urbana punk, to life on a major label, to running in high heels and a whole bunch of other things. And he does it all while eating a slice of pizza, of course.
Tonight! Ceschi, Louis Logic, RobKilla
Tonight at the Red Herring in Urbana: An all-ages hip-hop showcase featuring Ceschi, Louis Logic, and RobKilla. Tickets are $4, and the show starts at 9.
Album Review: Mike Mictlan - SNAXXX
An album review of Mike Mictlan's new mixtape 'SNAXXX,' released through Doomtree.
Out Today: October 16, 2012
An overview of some of the albums that came out on October 26, featuring Pinback, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Luyas, Santah, and Times New Viking.
Elsinore loses two members
Two members of Champaign-Urbana's Elsinore announced their departure from the band a couple days ago. The band released a full statement on its blog.