There’s this little thing called Pygmalion Music Festival slowly approaching, and without the proper bus schedules and cab numbers, some of us may never be able to savor the music. For those of you without cars or a marathon-worthy body, here are some local music venues and how to get there with ease:
Cowboy Monkey
6 E. Taylor Street
Champaign, IL 61820
398-2688
www.cowboy-monkey.com
Age: 19+
Mike ‘N Molly’s
105 N. Market Street
Champaign, IL 61820
355-1236
www.myspace.com/mikenmollys
Shows on Friday and Saturday are 21 and over.
Highdive
51 Main Street
Champaign, IL 61820
www.thehighdive.com
Age: 19+
Great live music, DJs, and dancing.
Soma
359-7662
320 N Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
www.somaultralounge.com
?uestlove’s DJ set at Soma is 21 and over.
Caffe Paradiso
801 S. Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
384-6066
All ages welcome.
www.caffe-paradiso.com
Canopy Club
708 S. Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
344-BAND
Age: 18+
www.canopyclub.com
Bus Schedules:
The best bet to get to the downtown Champaign venues is to take the 50 Green West on a Saturday night. It runs every 30 minutes at 6:59 p.m., 7:29 p.m., and so on. It leaves from the Union engineering stop and arrives at the Illini Terminal in about eight minutes. From there, you can walk to any downtown locations. In order to not leave you stranded and alone in downtown, the 50 Green East leaves the terminal every 30 minutes at 6:51 p.m., 7:21 p.m., and so on, and arrives back at the Union in eight minutes. A good Web site to check for bus routes and schedules is cumtd.com or google.com maps.
Taxi:
Another swell way to get around is by taxi cab. Here are some of the local cab numbers, and I would recommend asking ahead of time if the cabs are cash only. We wouldn’t want you stuck in that situation, now would we?
Orange Taxi: (217) 363-1500
CU Taxi: (217) 359-8634
Campus Taxi: (217)359-5541
Yellow Checker Cab: (217)355-3553
Safe Rides is around, too: (217)265-7433
Remember to tip your cabbies, buckle up, and don’t drink and drive. Enjoy the music.
