Out of all of the sets from all five days of Pygmalion Music Festival, Sunday’s one set at the Highdive made the most sense as far as styles go. Elsinore: You’ve got opener Elsinore, one of the most widely recognized (and well-respected) bands out of Champaign right now. Fresh from a brand new EP and […]
September 26, 2011
Saturday, Sept. 24 Exile on Main St. Evil Tents: At 4:30 on an early autumn Saturday Evil Tents provided the soundtrack for a late afternoon at Exile On Main St. Audiophiles, aging hipsters and even a baby (the daughter of frontman John Isberg, to whom he dedicated the band’s upcoming album) came out and bobbed […]
September 26, 2011
Friday, Sept. 23 The Canopy Club Cut Copy I don’t know if it was the music, the excitement or the adorably nerdy dance moves, but I’m in love. Anticipation for the Australian electro group grew and the crowd tensed as people bullied their way up stage-side during the 45-minute lull between acts. Eventually the lights […]
September 24, 2011
Thursday, Sept. 22 The Canopy Club Easter: Kyle Lang’s Easter opened up Thursday’s “early show” lineup at The Canopy Club. Playing with a solid handful of friends from U of I and elsewhere, they were easily one of the liveliest sets of the night. With just 30 minutes, they played all four songs from his […]
September 22, 2011
Wednesday, Sept. 21: The Canopy Club: *All photos in this article by Sean O’Connor* Viva Voce: Viva Voce played second in the Wednesday night Pygmalion line-up, following local band Common Loon and preceding Explosions In The Sky at The Canopy Club. They came in a-rowin’ and they left a-shootin’. Entering with a drum stick for […]
September 27, 2011
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