THE BITTER TEARS/USSOP THE LIAR/CLAIRE JOHNSON & BEN LEDDY

The Bitter Tears - Ussop the Liar - Claire Johnson & Ben Leddy.
March, 18th - 8pm
Admission: $8

"Chicago's alt-county-rock spectacle The Bitter Tears comes down for their first Chambana show. 8PM, Thursday March 18th. Don't be a cop.

"From Punk Planet: 'Chicago’s got a new contender. Brought up by sideshow gypsy warriors, acid-folk progressives, and genius Broadway composers, this group of strapping gentleman are out of the gates and elevated onto some next level shit. Orchestrated in madness, wits, and a sense of humor, I’m placing all my bets on the Bitter Tears.'

"The Bitter Tears have staked their reputation on a sometimes lewd and entertaining theatrical live show, always heavy on spectacle. With their new release, Jam Tarts In The Jakehouse, The Bitter Tears display their creative growth as both musicians and storytellers. The album utilizes smart and direct pop structures to drive the menacing, old-school twang of the songs, deftly melding it all into an aesthetic that owes as much to Weill and Waits as Big Star and Hank.

http://www.myspace.com/thebittertears
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bitter-Tears/48818781438
http://www.thebittertears.com/

Date: 
March 18, 2010 8:00pm

LAC LA BELLE

Lac La Belle (old school swinging western, country, and back country american music)

Sunday, April 18th 2010
When: 7:00 pm - 9:00pm
Where: IMC Main Space

“[Lac La Belle]...play old-school swinging Western, country and backwoods Americana. Comprised of three of Detroit's most talented musicians — multi-instrumentalists and music aficionados Joel Peterson and Nick Schillace and the owner of that sweet and plaintive warble, Jennie Knaggs — Lac La Belle play pitch-perfect originals in synch with the old-timey classics that are also included in their repertoire.” - Megan O’ Neal, Detroit Metro Times

"[Lac La Belle's] old-timey revival music is distinctive in that, rather than providing a contemporary twist on music using throwback instrumentation, the band's sound is straight out of early Americana. Knaggs provides warbling vocals and yodels, and her backing band -- Nick Shillace and Joel Peterson, both well-known musicians in their own right -- holds down a startlingly authentic old-time country sound." - Andy Mulkerin, Pittsburgh City Paper

Date: 
April 18, 2010 7:00pm

TURN IT UP!: benefit/variety show

Turn it UP!
a benefit concert and variety show

A (mostly) unplugged concert benefiting The UP Center of Champaign County April 8th 7-10pm at the Independent Media Center. Some of the acts will include: Tom Miebach featuring Lola, Vanattica, and Anna Schweig Join us for music, spoken word, socializing, and more!

Stay tuned to our website www.unitingpride.org for more details. Want to help organize this event? Email megan@unitingpride.org.

April 8th, 2010
Cost: $5 Advance / $10 @ Door, $8 Student
Buy Advance Tickets

Date: 
April 8, 2010 7:00pm

IMC OPEN HOUSE: Skillshares!

Open House
The U-C Independent Media Center is celebrating 10 years of promoting social and economic justice in the Champaign County area. Find out what the fuss is about at our open house on Saturday, March 13 from 11-2pm at 202 S. Broadway Street in Urbana. Enjoy food from Food Not Bombs, give or take at the Really Really Free Market, participate in skillshares including improv, tape casting (art), theater of the oppressed, and vocal percussion, write a letter to a political prisoner, and enjoy our vibrant community.

Skillshares
The IMC is all about sharing our time & talents with those around us. A skillshare is a space/place where we learn from one another- a place for sharing practical skills to live more happy, creative, and sustainable lives. Learning is plentiful, happens everywhere, and doesn't need to come with price tags or expert degrees. We are all teachers. We are all students. We want to live with enthusiasm, so let us learn with vigor!

Got a skill to share? Support your community by offering up your skills. You don't need to be a seasoned teacher- this informal setting is a great way to share your wealth, and we're available to answer any questions and help promote it.

For more info, contact: community@ucimc.org
Or visit: www.ucimc.org/skillshare

Really Really Free Market

No money *. No barter*. No trade*.
Music. Stuff. Food. Fun.
*Everything is free

Bring your friends and things to give.

The Really Really Free Market is a festival where no money is exchanged, no bartering or trading takes place. Everything is free. The community is invited to bring under-used items (like that skateboard in your attic or sewing kit you never use) and skills and services (think: free back-rubs and bike tune-ups) and give them away. Everyone is welcome to a party where there's no distinction between those that have and those in need. And of course, the event is really really free.

Date: 
March 13, 2010 11:00am

ROY ZIMMERMAN: "Real American Songs"

ROY ZIMMERMAN SINGS “REAL AMERICAN” SONGS

How do you fight recession, war, ignorance, greed and the scourge of Right Wing punditry? Why, with satire, of course.

Satirical songwriter Roy Zimmerman brings his one-man show "Roy Zimmerman: Real American" to Urbana Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm for a performance at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S Broadway. The IMC will be hosting the convention of the Illinois Coalition for Justice, Peace and the Environment (ICJPE). Admission for the show is $15, $12 for ICJPE members.

Roy's YouTube videos have garnered over four million views and tens of thousands of comments, many of them coherent. His songs are heard on NPR and Air America and he's a featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

“Real American” is 90 minutes of Zimmerman’s funny songs and comic commentary, a tuneful examination of the American political landscape in the era of Hope and Change. Health care, the economy, same-sex marriage, climate change, Creationism, guns, taxes, abstinence and, yes, Obama all come under satirical scrutiny.

There’s a limbo-like song about Rush Limbaugh. “How low can you go?” Zimmerman sings. There’s a song about the Orange County Rolling Acres Senior Center Cannabis Club.” There’s even a “Sing-along Second Amendment.” ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuNEq7gHqF8 )

There's a decidedly Lefty slant to Roy's lyrics. "We used to have a name for Right Wing satire," he says. "We called it 'cruelty.'"

The HBO documentary “The Trials of Ted Haggard,” directed by Alexandra Pelosi features Roy’s song, “Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual.” And his tune “Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion Dollars?” landed him a mention on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, an unaccustomed honor for a folkie. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjoshMpYfmg&feature=channel_page )

Date: 
April 10, 2010 8:00pm