(Pictured Above: WPGU Staff with Ryan and Mark from Elsinore) CHECK OUT OUR INTERVIEW WITH ELSINORE AT UNIONFEST HERE! Though it was seemingly thrown together in a week, and the schedule wasn’t released until about 3 hours before the show on Friday, UnionFest was a huge success. The Illini Union Board did a great job [...]
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WPGU 107.1 Presents : Ezra Furman : Review
Ezra Furman had a wild and crazy and equally amazing set at The High Dive last night. Furman talked to the crowd between songs, and he said some damn hilarious things. His commentary and his music just kept effortlessly drawing everyone closer and closer to the stage. And it’s a good thing that he brought [...]
Kids These Days: Review/Interview
Check out WPGU’s interview with Kids These Days here! Quick! Think of every musical genre that you can. Now, combine them into one band! What do you get? Probably something similar to the Chicago-based group “Kids These Days”. True to their name, KTD are a bunch of 18 and 19 year old kids from Chicago (mainly [...]
The Legend of Levi Morgan, Stay Gold Boys, Mountain Sprout : Review
Monday night at Cowboy Monkey was a country lovers delight. And not Taylor Swift country … I’m talkin’ the backwoods, twangy, makin’ moonshine kind of country. Starting out the night were locals The Legend of Levi Morgan, a two-piece act with acoustic guitar and harmonica action that shined with a mix of gritty covers to [...]
Ava Luna, Santah and Jared Bartman : Review
The night started off with Jared Bartman. This guy and his posse were so young looking, that their talent was seriously surprising. Complete with vocals and orchestral music, these dudes kicked off the evening well. Relatively new to the C-U area, the crowd was drawn by frontman Bartman’s powerful vocals. Inspired by Eastern European folk [...]
The Head and The Heart : Review
The Head and the Heart had Canopy Club decked out with festive lanterns and faux trees for the night. Before the Seattle-based band took the stage, their friends (and opening acts) Black Girls and Drew Grow and the Pastor’s Wives entertained the crowd. Black Girls kicked off the night. After their short but upbeat and [...]
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