Category: Live Music

  • Santa’s Album Release @ Canopy Club

    For those of you here in Champaign-Urbana, Santa will be making their triumphant return from abroad to release their new CD, My Bones , on March 7th at 10pm at Canopy Club.  Tickets are cheap ($5 in advance) and well worth your money. And for those of you that can’t make it to the show,…

  • Burning Oak: Now FlickrPro!

    It was inevitable.  After a recent camera purchase and some beautiful weather recently, I’ve opted to finally upgrade my Flickr account so I can upload unlimited photos and have unlimited sets/collections.  I’ve already been having fun with it, and you can check out all some good concert coverage there: Concerts: –Guster @ Foellinger Auditorium 2007…

  • Family Groove Company @ Canopy Club

    Pictures from FamilyGrooveCo.com Family Groove Company, always a Burning Oak favorite, hit the Canopy Club last Friday night for a well-attended show. A very good night for covers, as it always is from the band, featuring the jam from Kansas’ “Carry On Wayward Son,” a rousing “Oye Como Va,” and a repeat rendition of The…

  • SXSW: Megan Melara @ Flipnotics

    Quickly after Gina Lee & The Brisket Boys left the stage, Megan Melara walked on and began her set. She had a very good vibe and performed nearly all originals if I recall correctly, with the exception of a wonderful rendition of Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah.” I did manage to find a copy of her…

  • SXSW: Gina Lee & The Brisket Boys @ Flipnotics

    After awaking with something of a dry throat Friday after quite an enjoyable Thursday evening, my hosts and I headed to Flipnotics coffee shop where they were both playing. Since I haven’t mentioned so far, I was staying with my cousin Sweet Basil McJagger, organist for The Derailers, and his wife Gina Lee, Austin’s finest…

  • SXSW: Best Attempts At Booker T, Salvaged By Jazz-Hop

    Click for more Flickr photos. After catching the last of Bishop Allen’s set we headed towards the downtown region across the river to Antone’s to get in line for the Booker T & The MGs show around 6. Little did we know they would let us stand in line until 7:30 before making us aware…

  • SXSW: Bishop Allen @ Schuba’s Day

    Alright, many server issues aside I can get back to my SXSW coverage. After heading out from seeing The Teeth we walked across the street to the Schuba’s 11th Annual SXSW Roundup. I still can’t figure out what a Chicago venue is doing throwing parties in Austin, but all the power to them. I only…

  • SXSW 2007 Recaps: The Teeth @ Homeslice Pizza

    Thursday, 3:15PM: After quite a lot of driving from Champaign to Austin on Tuesday and Wednesday, I struck out with my hosts on Thursday afternoon to the South Congress area of Austin. First on the agenda was food and coffee which led us to Homeslice Pizza. Good food, and conveniently a stage setup in the…

  • Guster @ Foellinger Auditorium – 02/21/07

    I had a chance to check out a great Guster show the other night. Sadly I walked in after Mason Jennings‘ opening set was over, and haven’t heard much about it. I like the guy’s music though, hope he comes through again. Anyways, Guster was quite a treat, as this was my first chance to…

  • Perpetual Groove at Canopy Club

    Setlist from a recent Canopy Club show, with a couple photos and videos compliments of pythagoruz: Perpetual Groove 11/29/06 The Canopy Club Urbana, IL Set One: Crockett & Tubbs > Suburban Speedball > (Check out Video) Sunshine Underground > No Decorations Left To Drifting (Check out Video) Stealy Man Sundog Set Two: Green Tea >…