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Horse Lords, Barreleye hypnotize concertgoers at PYGMALION Day 4
Funky guitar swells and heavy distortion filled Gallery Art Bar on Sunday as Barreleye and Horse Lords performed for the final night of PYGMALION. Both bands brought an experimental feel to the stage, incorporating unique tuning styles and prolonged sequences, often transitioning…
Atwood Church Inviting Public To Free Party, Movie Oct. 3
Aldersgate United Methodist Church is inviting the public to its free Block Party and Movie Night on Saturday, Oct. 3.
DI Voices | My experience founding an RSO on campus
Last semester, I founded an RSO on campus, Combating Screen Time Club. Two hours before writing this, I had a photoshoot with the executive board. As crows flocked above in the grey sky, we took pictures with a Kodak “digi” camera in front of my apartment building for an…
The Cosmo grows up, moves from house to bar
On May 8, The Cosmo hosted its final show in the house’s basement, marking a bittersweet end for those who frequented the location — including attendees, bands that performed there and even the owners of the house itself. The DIY house show venue has championed itself since…
Liam Kazar closes out PYGMALION with folk-rock finale
Liam Kazar closed out a weekend of music for the final day of PYGMALION Sunday night, bringing a blend of folk-rock and alt-country to the Rose Bowl Tavern. Since its founding in 2005, PYGMALION has expanded as a festival to include more than just music. This year’s lineup…
Gallery | PYGMALION wraps up with high-energy performaces
The week in news: Students protest data centers; early voting begins in Illinois
On campus: Students, community rally for data center regulation Students for Environmental Concerns protested large data centers in a rally held Friday. It was joined by members of Students for Socialism, Prairie Rivers Network and Resist AI Data Centers Champaign County in…
Gabriela Garcia teases new material at PYGMALION Day 3
The audience’s chatter subsided, and their focus sharpened as Gabriela Garcia prepared to share her latest work at the Analog Wine Library on Saturday night. The book talk event was part of PYGMALION, an annual festival in Champaign-Urbana that spans music, comedy, literature and…
‘Animation After Dark’ brings animated shorts to PYGMALION Day 3
Laughter and gasps occasionally rippled through Tiernan Hall as community members watched animated short films during Saturday night’s program “Animation After Dark.” The event brought together fans of animation for an evening of screenings, which showed 12 different films. As…
Kassa Overall performs transformative jazz set at PYGMALION Day 3
On Saturday night, PYGMALION welcomed Kassa Overall to Urbana, where he and his touring band performed an alluring, one-hour jazz-fusion set at Gallery Art Bar. Overall was raised in Seattle — a city that influenced his musical identity by laying down traditions of both jazz and…
Second-half surge propels Illini to first Big Ten win
Coming off a tough four-game stretch without a win in Big Ten play, the Illini (4-2-5, 1-2-2) entered Sunday’s match at Demirjian Park in urgent need of a victory to climb the conference standings. Facing off against the Oregon Ducks (6-3-2, 1-3-1) on Senior Sunday and head coach…
GCMS volleyball loses in three sets to Salt Fork
GIBSON CITY – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity volleyball team lost 25-21, 21-25, 25-23 to Salt Fork on Monday. Bailey Bunting had 14 kills, four aces, 24 digs and two blocks for GCMS (6-9) while Maci Lindelof and Josie Kleist had 12 and seven kills, respectively. Londyn…