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| Added Jul 06, 2009 by Mike Ingram (mikeingram) | | Nate Jones makes first Forums post in a month
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| Added Feb 05, 2009 by Steve Sobel (steve) | | Champaign Park District Battle of the Bands needs more bands! Deadline extended!
Calling all teen bands. Come rock out with the Champaign Park District at the 7th Annual Battle of the Bands March 11 at 6:30 pm at the Virginia Theatre. Winners get a spot in the state finals, recording time at POGO Studio, Champaign Park District Performances, and much more. Applications are due February 16th and can be found in your local school or online at champaignparkdistrict.com. For more information visit us online or call 398-2550. Sponsored by the Champaign Park District, Corson Music, POGO Studio, Skins and Tins, and WPGU 107.1.
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| Added May 13, 2008 by Steve Sobel (steve) | | Chicago Music Scene / Promoter ordinance update...
Great news:
The ordinance has been tabled for now, and the vote scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled (or at least postponed) so that there can be further debate and public comment.
Thanks to those of you who took the time to write and/or phone your aldermen.
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| Added May 13, 2008 by Steve Sobel (steve) | | Attention Chicagoans - City Council is about to ruin the independent music scene
Details are summarized quite nicely here at Jim Derogatis' blog over at the Sun Times. The long and short of it is this:
They're trying to pass a law to force independent promoters of any kind -- even if they book only one show in their lifetimes -- to apply and pay for a $500 to $2,000 permit every two years. It will also require submission to fingerprinting, a criminal background check, and proof of liability insurance up to $300,000.
I can see how these things would sound OK in principle to uninformed citizens. Who wouldn't want the people hosting a live event to have a background check, insurance, etc? But this legislation attempts to solve a problem that doesn't exist. There aren't rampant problems at independent music shows held in dive bars, apartments, the basements of houses, etc. This would strike a terrible blow to Chicago's music scene.
The City Council meets in the Council Chamber located on the Second Floor of City Hall, 121 North La Salle St., starting at 10 a.m. on May 14.
Please call your alderman to oppose this. Information on finding out who your alderman is can be found right here.
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| Added Oct 07, 2007 by Todd Hunter (todd) | | October issue
Stay tuned for 13 new reviews later today!
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Scene Links:
Pygmalion Festival to Kick Off This Month [Pitchfork] - The people of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois unleashed REO Speedwagon upon the world in the early 1970's, and they've been making up for it ever since. Braid, Hum, Poster Children, and the Didjits are but a few Chambana bands that have vaulted the city into the same indie rock league as Chapel Hill, Athens, and Olympia-- college towns with musical influence in absolute disproportion to their size.
The Opportunists and Col. Rhodes call it quits [Buzz] - This July, we bid goodbye to Colonel Rhodes and The Opportunists, two outstanding local bands that never got as much attention as they deserve.
Review: Desafinado - s/t [Buzz] - Review of the C-U based latin band.
Interview: Shipwreck [Buzz] - The Buzz's Kyle Gorman talks with Shipwreck about their music and their new album.
City on Film [The Onion's A.V. Club Staff Picks] - Former Braid and Hey Mercedes frontman Bob Nanna's new project, City on Film, is highlighted on The Onion's A.V. Club Media Center as a staff favorite.
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