SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS Friday 6/01 * Just Announced… RASPUTINA 10/09/12
SAT 5/19… X-KRUSH w/90’S DAUGHTER
SAT 5/26… EVIL TENTS w/PSYCHIC TWIN + 3
FRI 6/01… SIERRA LEONE REFUGEE ALL STARS
SAT 6/02… OUTBOUND DRIVE
SAT 6/09… AD/HD (AC/DC TRIBUTE)
SAT 6/16… BENEATH THE SKIN (YSC-CU BENEFIT)
SAT 6/30… BLUES BREWS & BBQS AFTER-PARTY
THU 7/19… ROD SICKLER’S ICE COLD SUMMERFEST
FRI 7/20… ROD SICKLER’S ICE COLD SUMMERFEST
SAT 7/21… ROD SICKLER’S ICE COLD SUMMERFEST
FRI 8/17… MATT POSS AND ROLLING THUNDER
SAT 9/29… PYGMALION MUSIC FESTIVAL
TUE 10/09… RASPUTINA w/FAUN FABLES
+++
SATURDAY MAY 19TH… X-KRUSH w/90’s DAUGHTER
Doors/Bar Open 8:30pm
90’s Daughter 10:00-10:45pm
X-Krush 10:45-11:30pm
90’s Daughter 11:30-12:30am
X-Krush 12:30-1:30am
WITH ALTERNATING SETS FROM 90′S DAUGHTER!!!
$7.00 at the door only (NO advance tickets)
Johnny Cash, Social D, Papa Roach, Queens Of The Stone Age, NIN, Rob Zombie, Wolfmother, Blind Melon, Disturbed, Green Day, Blink 182, David Allan Coe, AC/DC, Danzig, White Zombie, Metallica, Jimmy Eat World, Fallout Boy, Franz Ferdinand, Dead Eye Dick, STP, Velvet Revolver, Marilyn Manson, Outkast, Hank Jr., The Clash, Dope, Orgy, Godsmack, Audioslave, AFI, Garth Brooks, Hoobastank, Sublime, Black Sabbath, PM5K, Limp Biskit, Alien Ant Farm, Motorhead, The Ramones, Rancid, Neil Diamond, Cake, Alice In Chains, Beastie Boys, Blur, Drowning Pool, The Hives, Jet, Everclear, Filter, Goldfinger, Korn, Linkin Park, Radiohead, Pantera, Puddle Of Mudd, Rage Against The Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Sponge, Weezer, The White Stripes, U2, The Toadies, 3 Doors Down, Violent Femmes, The Vines, a bunch of old METAL, hair bands, old school country and whatever else fits the mood…
+++
SATURDAY MAY 26TH… EVIL TENTS
NIGHT AIR ON THE MIDWAY CD RELEASE PARTY
Doors/Bar Open 9:00pm
Fahri 10:00-10:25pm
Common Loon 10:35-11:05pm
Brief Candles 11:15-11:45pm
Evil Tents 12:00-12:45am
Psychic Twin 1:00-2:00am
$7.00 at the door only (NO advance tickets)
From the ends of past projects to the quiet beginnings of something new, John Isberg (The Firebird Band, The Blackouts, The International Theatre of War), Isaac Arms (Withershins) and visual artist Nathan Westerman play a beautiful blend of indie folk pop.
http://soundcloud.com/eviltents
+++
FRIDAY JUNE 1ST… SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS
Doors/Bar Open 7:00pm
Rhythm Manding 7:30-8:30pm
Refugee All Stars 9:00-10:30pm
(DJ Delayney 11:00pm)
$16.00 in advance (and $18.00 at the door)
The globally acclaimed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars return with their third studio album, Radio Salone, out April 24, 2012. Produced by roots reggae, soul and Afrobeat guru Victor Axelrod, aka Ticklah, (Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Easy Star All Stars, Antibalas) and recorded in Brooklyn’s Dunham Studios, Radio Salone marks the band’s most musically sophisticated collection of songs to date. The album is the follow-up to the band’s 2010 albumRise & Shine, which was the #1 album of the year on the World Music Charts Europe.
Out of dark times, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have always made music rife with hopeful messages and joyful rhythms. Radio Salone is no different, but this time it feels like a milestone album for the group. When they stepped into the studio for the Radio Salone sessions, they began laying down tracks with a definitive vintage African vibe, connecting traditional West African sounds with roots reggae in ways that they had never before explored. Employing analog technology, the band used mid-70s era microphones and 16-track tapes. With the limited takes that tape imposes on the recording process, there was often just one chance to create perfection. But perfection to this band means embracing unplanned nuances, allowing the visceral qualities of music to shine, letting the process play out in real time. The mics don’t shut off between the album’s tracks – an invitation to the listener to join the band on their creative journey.
Having persevered through the horrors of the Sierra Leonean civil war, band leader Reuben Koroma and the group continue to musically evolve in exciting ways, well past their jam sessions in the Guinean refugee camps and the rawness of their first recordings in their native capital of Freetown. The songs are infused with intricate dub elements not found in their earlier material and interludes are featured as part of the album flow for the first time. From the hollow echoes of the congoma (also known as the marimba – a percussion instrument with wooden keys and resonators) in album opener “Chant It Down” to the bubbling rhythm of lead single “Mother In Law” to the irresistible hook of “Big Fat Dog,” there are thrilling discoveries around every corner. While the band initially gained fame through the power of their story and message, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have since become one of Africa’s most active touring bands, and the years of experience are reflected in the virtuosity of their performance on Radio Salone.
www.sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com
+++
SATURDAY JUNE 2ND… OUTBOUND DRIVE
Doors/Bar Open 8:30pm
Outbound Drive 9:30-10:30pm
Outbound Drive 10:50-11:50pm
Outbound Drive 12:10-1:15am
70s/80s/90s country rock from Central Illinois…
“Your Favorite Classic Rock with a Country Kick!”
Patrick Sheppard – Vocals/Rythm Guitar
Paige Watson – Vocals
Matthew Morgeson – Lead Guitar/Backup Vocals
Sam Umbanhowar – Drums/Percussion
Tim Bulster – Bass/Backup Vocals
$5.00 at the door only (NO advance tickets)
+++
SATURDAY JUNE 9TH… AD/HD (AC/DC TRIBUTE)
Doors Open 8:30pm
AD/HD 9:30-10:30pm
AD/HD 10:50-11:50pm
AD/HD 12:10-1:15am
$7.00 at the door only (NO advance tickets)
+++
SATURDAY JUNE 16TH… BENEATH THE SKIN
Megan Johns
Carl Hauck
Tricia Scully
An Evening With Your Mother
The Palace Flophouse
(DJs Tba @ 11:00pm)
SET TIMES AND ORDER TBD (DOORS OPEN AT 7:00PM)
$10.00 in advance (at Exile On Main Street only) [and $10.00 at the door]
Beneath the Skin is an annual event benefiting the Young Survival Coalition of Champaign-Urbana. C-U Local Musicians Performing, Silent Auction, Food and Drinks. Celebrating YSC C-U members and survivors.
www.facebook.com/BeneathTheSkn
+++
SATURDAY JUNE 30TH… BLUES BREWS & BBQS FESTIVAL AFTER-PARTY
Doors/Bar Open 9:00pm
To Be Announced 10:00pm
+++
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH… PYGMALION MUSIC FESTIVAL
full band line-up and set times to be announced
go buy festival passes via the web link below!!!
www.pygmalionmusicfestival.com
+++
TUESDAY OCTOBER 9TH… RASPUTINA
Doors/Bar Open 7:00pm
Faun Fables 8:00-8:40pm
Rasputina 9:00-10:30pm
tickets $15.00 in advance (and $15.00 at the door)
The Rasputina group has existed for more than 20(0) years. Melora Creager founded it to meet like-minded young women (excellent cellists that wanted to play rock music and wear historical costumery). Although often mistakenly lumped into passing fancies, Rasputina manages to survive and defy categorization by maintaining a child-like delight in music-making alongside a clear & true integrity.
Rasputina has made something like 8 albums. It’s hard to count. Do live recordings count as albums? And what about rarity compilations? In addition to Rasputina albums, Melora Creager has released a number of limited edition short-works.
Pictured are current members:
Daniel DeJesus – cellist and vocalist extraordinaire, 3 year Gold-Star Rasputina member
Melora Creager – founder & directress, cello, voice, banjo & etc |
Dawn Miceli – celebrity podcaster in her own right, percussion/singer