Category: Music
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Brian Krumm’s Return to his C-U ‘Neighborhood’
Discover the incredible music of Brian Krumm, a Chicago musician who has been in several noteworthy bands over the years and started a new one called Brian Krumm and His Barfly Friends.
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Emmylou Harris Honors Jimmy Buffett with Emotional Debut of His New Song
Toward the end of her concert at the Ellnora Guitar Festival, Emmylou Harris took time to say nice things about the recently deceased Jimmy Buffett.
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Licence to Reflect: My Thoughts on Jimmy Buffett
God bless a guy who can sing, laugh, play guitar, drink, joke, smoke, write a book, fly a plane, paint, and open a bunch of hotels. It’s the American way.
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A Special Summer Bash in Gibson City
.38 Special brought its meat-and-potatoes rock and roll to Gibson City, Illinois, for a show alongside opening band Winger from the hair metal era.
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Rage for a Reason
Music-loving individuals like Baub Alred, who is featured in this story, have kept the community-run WEFT radio station going all these years. Volunteers like him come and go, but they have given this radio station a forever feel in C-U. I’m glad I got to catch the action in the studio one night in January…
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The Cassette Comeback
Cassettes were making a sales comeback in 2017. Join Brian Dunn as he shops at Exile on Main St. in Champaign to find a few gems.
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It’s the End of the World and The Underwerewolves Feel Fine
The modest Underwerewolves played 16 high-energy songs that might best be described as punk rock with a 1960s feel. With his smile-inducing falsetto and lighthearted vibe, Jeremy Pessin has the look of a mini Jack Black.
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Firehouse and Jack Russell’s Great White bring the 1980s to Gibson City
Following a moving singing performance of the national anthem to kick things off, Jack Russell’s Great White took the stage as the smells of cigarette smoke and greasy fries intermingled in the air.
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The Boat Drunks Keep the Trop Rock Flowing
Howie Golub doesn’t have a favorite album by Jimmy Buffett, but there is a lyric by the artist that has always caught his attention: “It never is too late to make a brand new start,” from Buffett’s song “Knees of My Heart.”
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Mighty Pranksters: The Goodtime Gangsters of the C-U Music Scene
“We weren’t the kind of band that lived together and saw each other every day,” Bill “Griz” Stevens said. “But when we could get together every couple of weeks, get together and go play a gig somewhere, we had great camaraderie. And when we stepped on the stage, magic happened. But then we all went…