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Interviews for Pygmalion Music Festival
Braid
*Article by Adam Thies — buzz Music Writer* Eighteen years ago Bob Nanna came to the University of Illinois as a student looking for a band to serve as a side project for his Chicago based band, Friction. He quickly joined up with a group of students who bonded over a love of records and called […]
Posted in: Headliners, Polyvinyl 15th Anniversary
Washed Out
September 14, 2011
*Article by Maisie Sackett — buzz Music Writer* Washed Out, fronted by Ernest Greene, the band’s songwriter and producer, is headed to Pygmalion Music Festival to support headliner Cut Copy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. After releasing the Life and Leisure EP, which Greene created in his own bedroom, Washed Out’s psychedelic sound blew up, […]
Posted in: Touring Bands
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
September 14, 2011
*Article by Maggie Labno — buzz Music Writer* Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is returning to Pygmalion this fall and they’re as excited as their fans. The band recently released Tape Club, a twenty-six track album with a little bit of old, a little bit of new, and a lotta bit of good. A few […]
Posted in: Polyvinyl 15th Anniversary, Touring Bands
Xiu Xiu
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* “Pop music” represents a great deal of sounds pumping out of computers, radios, headphones and even Gameboys these days. Xiu Xiu is what some might consider “avant-garde” pop music, and it makes complete sense. Deep, wish-washy vocals full of emotion, synthesizers twanging and swaying all over the sound […]
Posted in: Polyvinyl 15th Anniversary, Touring Bands
Joan of Arc
September 14, 2011
*Article by Maggie Labno — buzz Music Writer* Joan of Arc has been keeping busy this year. Just a day after coming back from its European tour, the band was in the studio working on their newest album Life Like. They managed to record Life Like in just a few days, and now all that’s left […]
Posted in: Polyvinyl 15th Anniversary
Owen
September 14, 2011
*Article by Dan Durley — buzz Music Writer* Mike Kinsella is no stranger to Champaign-Urbana. He established his strong roots in the music industry with his brother, Tim Kinsella, as founding members of legendary bands Cap’n Jazz and CU’s own American Football. He records his solo work under the moniker Owen, and is signed to […]
Posted in: Polyvinyl 15th Anniversary
Asobi Seksu
September 14, 2011
*Article by Dylan Sutcliff — buzz Editor-in-Chief* Asobi Seksu will perform on Saturday, September 24 as part of Polyvinyl’s 15 year Anniversary show at The Highdive. The New York based band released their fifth LP Florescence last February to positive reviews and are now on a North American tour supporting it. Guitarist and co-head of […]
Posted in: Polyvinyl 15th Anniversary
NewVillager
September 14, 2011
*Article by Michael Bojda — buzz Music Writer* NewVillager is an artist collective – not just a band. They produce film, installations, drawings, photographs, and poetry, and music is one of the things they do best. Their self-titled debut, dropped August 16 has been met with high praise throughout the country. I got the chance […]
Posted in: Headliners, Touring Bands
Bachelorette
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* If you pick up the Pygmalion Music Festival guide when you get your tickets and you check the “Critics’ Picks” section, you’ll find New Zealand-based indie pop star Bachelorette (Annabel Alpers) under my three choices. She’s the embodiment of all things fun, but at the same time tranquil. […]
Posted in: Touring Bands
Bear Hands
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* Note: This interview took place after 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, IA, and is being repurposed to preview Bear Hands’ set at Pygmalion Music Festival Everyone likes to have that band that only he and a handful of people have ever heard of; I refer to this as […]
Posted in: Headliners, Touring Bands
Viva Voce
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* I’ve dated girls, and not a single one of them ever wanted to make music with me (in the literal sense). That’s not the case, though, with Kevin and Anita Robinson, the husband-and-wife musical duo known as Viva Voce. Now on Vanguard Records with their sixth LP, the […]
Posted in: Touring Bands
Gardens & Villa
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* After a lengthy tour and a pretty successful first week of life for their debut self-titled, Gardens & Villa are going out again for another leg of touring coast-to-coast and possibly Europe. On the way, they stop by Pygmalion Music Festival for a set at Channing-Murray in Urbana […]
Posted in: Touring Bands
Easter
September 14, 2011
*Article by Carrie McMenamin — buzz Asst. Music Editor* Champaign-Urbana was one lively place on Record Store Day 2011. Amongst the numerous live free sets and special releases was a much humbler offer by U of I Junior Kyle Lang. Having worked on his EP until 5am, he was placing copies at record stores and setting […]
Posted in: Local Music
Why I Like Robins
September 14, 2011
*Article by Bobbi Thomas — buzz Music Writer* Indiana-based alternative rockers Why I Like Robins are traveling to good ol’ Chambana to play at this year’s Pygmalion Music Festival. Members Brad, Justin, Rob, and Jonny, formed the group over four years ago in 2007 and currently have three EP’s, Simon, Mark, and Luxury to their […]
Posted in: Local Music
Brass Bed
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* Lafayette, LA southern pop-rockers Brass Bed have a lot going for them as a smaller-scale band. Focused around great hooks and prominent guitar-work, Brass Bed has released two full-length LPs and are currently on tour supporting a split EP with their friends, Cajun band Feufollet. I called up […]
Posted in: Touring Bands
Take Care
September 14, 2011
*Article by Sabrina Gosnell — buzz Music Writer* A quintessential local band from right here in East Central Illinois, some members of Take Care have been together for a decade since their days at Danville High School. Comprised of Luke Bergkoetter, Nick Foreman, Kyle Scott, and Mark Wyman, the band is also very familiar with […]
Posted in: Local Music
Midstress (Formerly The Fresh Kills)
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Thies — buzz Music Writer* On a cold night in early September, I was lucky enough to see Champaign-Urbana’s newly renamed band, Midstress. The local punk rock four-piece formerly named The Fresh Kills played a raucous warm up show for their performance at the Pygmalion Music Festival. After the show, they were […]
Posted in: Local Music
Grandkids
September 14, 2011
*Article by Dylan Sutcliff —buzz Editor-in-Chief Grandkids are excited! After a short hiatus, the humble-core band from CU is practicing in preparation for their upcoming show at Channing-Murray on Friday as part of The Pygmalion Music Festival. Beyond that, Grandkids will be playing at Cowboy Monkey on Nov. 4 and are looking to record a […]
Posted in: Local Music
Ivan & Alyosha
September 14, 2011
*Article by Adam Barnett — buzz Music Editor* Straight outta Seattle, seemingly the hub of indie music, you’ve got folk-pop quartet Ivan & Alyosha heavy on the harmonies, and soft on the mood (only in some cases). Named after two characters in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, the band finished two EPs (Fathers Be Kind […]
Posted in: Touring Bands
Withershins
September 14, 2011
*Article by Ashley Sarver — buzz Music Writer* Withershins is a local band with local spirit and a great sound to boot. Generally labeled as indie, shoegaze-y rock, they deliver distortion with tons of class. A band in CU for four years now, they know a thing or seven about good local music and are exactly […]
Posted in: Local Music
An Evening With Your Mother
September 14, 2011
*Article by Bobbi Thomas — buzz Music Writer* The members of An Evening With Your Mother, Cullyn Murphy, Kirby Jayes, and Alleya Weibel, are gearing up for their album pre-release on September 24. The event is scheduled for the same day as their Pygmalion Music Festival performance, which will go from 1:30 P.M. – 2:00 […]
Posted in: Local Music
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September 14, 2011
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