Tag: Champaign-Urbana
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Prose & Power Chords Podcast: The Walk Itself – Dogs, Dads, and Shared Ground
Explore how slowing down reveals life’s subtle stories—from canine reunions at Morrissey Park to father-son walks and quiet lessons at Kaufman Lake.
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A Good Soul: In Conversation with Lucinda Williams
Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams reflects on recovering from a stroke, learning poetic discipline from her father, and bringing healing music to the Virginia Theatre.
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Prairie Soundscapes: How Champaign-Urbana Built an Indie Rock Universe in the 1990s
Two hours south of Chicago, surrounded by flat miles of cornfields, Champaign-Urbana built a sonic empire in the 1990s. From the drop-D space-rock of Hum and sweaty nights at The Blind Pig to the rise of Polyvinyl Records and American Football, here is how a prairie enclave reshaped independent rock.
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A Mid-day Break at Bevier Café
Tucked inside Bevier Hall on the UIUC campus, Bevier Café offers more than affordable paninis and fish and chips—it serves as a collaborative teaching kitchen and a quiet refuge from the summer heat.