October brings pumpkin carving, free candy and a month-long slew of fantastic artists dropping by CU. Grab your Day Runner, I-Book or whatever your organize your life with, and get ready to see some touring acts, since once you miss ’em, they’re gone:
Oct. 1:
Deerhunter and Nudge, Canopy Club, $12
Oct. 3:
Of Montreal, MGMT and Grand Buffet, Canopy Club, $16
Smoking Popes, the Safes and the Urinal Mints, Courtyard CafÇ
Oct. 4:
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Foellinger Auditorium, $24
Slightly Stoopid, Inner Circle and the Super Villians, Canopy Club, $17.50
Oct. 5:
Cornmeal and the Station, Canopy Club, $7
Backyard Tire Fire, The Courtyard
Oct. 12:
Monte Montgomery, Canopy Club, $12 in advance
Man Man and Mit’n, Courtyard CafÇ
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Canopy Club, $6
Oct. 13:
Tally Hall, elsinore and Caulfield and the Magic, Courtyard CafÇ, $7
Oct. 14:
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers with Tyrone Wells, Canopy Club, $10 in advance
Oct. 15:
Phosphorescent, Canopy Club
Oct. 17:
Ween, Canopy Club, $25 in advance
Oct. 18:
Blind Melon, Dusty Rhodes & the River Band and Zmick, Canopy Club, $10 in advance
Oct. 19:
Disco Biscuits, Canopy Club, $15 in advance
Oct. 20:
Lucky Boys Confusion, Canopy Club, $12 in advance
Oct. 21:
Atmosphere, Grayskul, Mac Lethal and Lucky I Am, Canopy Club, $20
Bright Eyes, Foellinger Auditorium, $27
Oct. 24:
Gwar, Canopy Club, $18
Oct. 25:
The Appleseed Cast, Canopy Club, $10 in advance, $12 at the door
Oct. 26:
Melt Banana and Parts and Labor, The Highdive, $10
Yonder Mountain String Band, Canopy Club, $20 in advance
The Black Angels with The Living Blue and Tractor Kings, Cowboy Monkey, $8
Oct. 27:
John Mellencamp with Los Lobos, $75, $50, $40, with a $5 UIUC student discount
Oct. 30:
The Fiery Furnaces, Pit Er Pat and Headlights, The Highdive, $13 in advance