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Festivals are one of my favor-ite things about Champaign-Urbana. There are a huge vari-ety, catering to a multitude of

interests: the Sweetcorn and Beer and Chili Fests for foodies; Ebertfest for movie fans; Ellnora, Folk and Roots and Pygmalion for music lovers; Bone-yard for art fans. Coming from Chicago, there are festivals for just about anything you could ever want celebrated — Asian, LGBTQA culture, fi lms, music, food, Oktoberfest — you name it, the city is probably celebrating it sometime during the year. But the downside of living in a city of 3 million is the practicality of visiting all of the different neigh-borhoods effi ciently and being able to get into the spirit of the events that happen all over the city without having to camp out the night before to beat the crowds (though sometimes the crowds are half the fun).

Which is why Champaign-Urbana is just so swell. The town may be centered around the Universi-

ty, but the culture and character of the twin cities many times is not. CU is a large enough town, with a distinctive enough audience, to draw some re-ally interesting people, bands and performers in. It allows the people and students of CU to enjoy some of the luxuries that are typically allotted to larger cities without ever having to leave home!

This issue has lots of stories about what has become the largest music festival in Champaign-Urbana: Pygmalion. It’s super groovy that CU has the venues and means to host this festival. It’s also fantastic that the festival has grown continuously to be able to offer a larger variety of bands of vari-ous levels of fame to our community.

The best part of the festival is the drive to keep our local bands involved. It’s awesome that bands that started right here in our community made it big and still want to come back to their hometown to play. It’s even better that we still support them by going to their shows and listening to their music.

While you’re out and about this weekend, head to a venue and see a band. Never heard of some of them? Check it out anyways; it could be a pleasant surprise! Bands will be playing all over CU, so it doesn’t matter where you live or where you’re going — there will be great live music everywhere.

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by Monica detter

it’s election time again, which means it’s your chance to make a difference! College-aged citi-zens of CU, this is your future, so take advantage of this opportunity to make your voice heard.

the 18-24 age group has the lowest per-centage of registered voters, and, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 49 percent of people 18 to 24 years old voted in the 2008 presidential election. this age group was the least represented in that election and possibly the most affected by the outcome! Chances are that within the next four years you’re go-ing to pay taxes, look for a job and start paying off those student loans. You can help make an impact on your future by voting in this presi-dential election.

registering to vote in Champaign County is easy. You can even register at computer kiosks available in two locations on campus. one is near the southeast entrance of the illini Union, available from 7 a.m. to midnight from Sunday to thursday and 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. the other is in the lower level of the Undergraduate library and is available from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m. from Monday to thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Sunday.

You can also register in person at the Cham-paign County Clerk’s office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or mail in a registration form, which can be found on the Champaign County Clerk’s website.

to register to vote in CU, you must be a U.S. citizen, be at least 18 years old and have lived in Champaign County for at least 30 days before the election. Voting registration is only open until oct. 9, so register now and don’t forget to vote in november!

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Requiem foR a mediumDigital takes over the moviesBy Adlai Stevenson

E ven as Samsara and P.T. Ander-son’s The Master have recently

been released to critical praise and in prestigious 70-millimeter, they stand at odds with the movie industry as extreme outliers. Thankfully not for the quality of the movies, but for their format — the digital revolution is here as more and more films are made and watched with hard drives while the once-uniform methods approach their last lap.

But let’s play a bit of catch-up before things become too confusing. Film was created and introduced to audi-ences in the 1880s through a photo-chemical process, which was the in-dustry norm for more than a century. Primitive and slow compared to cur-rent technology, films were handled physically through multiple depart-ments to arrive at a final product.

The revolution from film to digital sounds rapid and crude, but it actu-ally took time for the new format to turn heads. Initially shunned as un-professional in the late ‘90s, digital production’s cheaper costs allowed for more independent and foreign re-leases, and Star Wars creator George Lucas pioneered the technology as the medium’s future. Filmmakers such as Danny Boyle, Robert Rodriguez and Michael Mann caught on early as well, and the success of their forays encouraged others in the industry to step up.

Digital cinema differs from film in particular ways. Instead of the film strip, digital cameras use sensors and pixels to capture images, which are usually saved to a hard drive or tape rather than a reel. A reel only holds around 10 minutes of footage, whereas filming digitally can store up to four times that amount. Image size is determined by millimeters of the strip used for film, but the number of pixels in a sensor is indicative of the resolution of the image for digital cameras. And advancements in technology extend beyond the filming stage.

During post-production, color timing is used to achieve the final look of a film, and digital in-termediate allows for much more freedom than the photochemical process. Celluloid can only be balanced by four levels of color and lighting, but computer effects open up possibilities for total manipulation of the whole frame. Editing and special effects predated the use of computer technology since the early ‘80s for more efficient work styles than the previous physical methods.

As much freedom as these innovations seem to offer filmmakers, many have made the transi-tion out of increasing force rather than personal choice. Last fall, major camera companies ARRI, Aaton and Panavision ceased production of film cameras to focus solely on the increasing demand

for digital technology. Sad as this may seem to romantics, Aaton founder Jean-Pierre Beauviala explained, “Almost nobody is buying new film cameras... We wouldn’t survive in the film indus-try if we weren’t designing a digital camera.”

Beauviala’s justification isn’t just a front for shady business schemes. Last week’s Toronto International Film Festival featured more than four times as many films shot digitally com-pared to film, and the transition has skyrock-eted for major releases over the last two years. The success of James Cameron’s Avatar also encouraged many theaters to convert to digital projection, which exhibits movies from a hard drive rather than a film print. An optimal meth-od for the increasing demand of movies shot digitally and in 3D, it also opens up more time slots for showings at movie venues. Movies shot on film will be much harder to produce as the extension of this new, cost-effective tech-nology continues to grow.

But many within and outside the industry ques-tion how inevitable this next step is. Many see the change in movie distribution as an easier way for companies to spend less money on their products as consumers are cheated. For many, movies shot on film made the theater experience unique from other formats, but the jump to digital may have turned what was once special into a glorified TV monitor. Poor prints exist for movies shown digi-tally as well, and it’s not uncommon to attend a screening with a pixelated or dim screen, among other issues.

And some filmmakers feel that digital produc-tion still can’t compete with the level of qual-ity captured through film. Director Christopher Nolan, whose Inception and last two Batman features were shot on 35mm and higher for-mats, works by the notion that “production of a large-scale film is all about recording the best, highest image quality possible.” Despite what benefits digital production may offer, Nolan believes that most filmmakers entranced by its perks are “fooling themselves.”

Filmmaking is as much a discipline for their pas-sion as it is a tool, and they’d be wise not to let the new technology get the better of their dreams. George Lucas receives much criticism for the Star Wars prequels, and it’s hard not to wonder if his relentless enthusiasm for digital can account for the dip in storytelling and arbitrary changes made to the original trilogy on home releases. This extreme example is good enough to let eager anticipation for future releases like Cloud Atlas and The Hobbit go with skepticism as they endlessly claim to push the bar.

But films like The Social Network and Inland Empire wouldn’t exist as how we know them without the use of digital technology. The ben-efits of the old and new may be left to personal preference, but increasing demand from indus-tries and changing cultures may dictate where films go from here. Whatever the future holds, we can hope that filmmakers will continue to bring new levels of creativity and control to the art form.

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EvErything you wantEd to know about mark twainzAmerica’s most iconic funnyman takes center stage at Champaign Public Libraryby Nick Martin

M ark Twain, with his deft blend of humor, dia-lect and moral inquiry, is oft-cited as the first

American literary master. Of course, Twain would likely call the aforementioned sentence pretentious gobbledy-gook. Twain prefered steamboats, blue-prints and seal-skin coats. His humor sought to un-cover monumental truth, yet his stories were often fabricated, exaggerated or full of lies. Twain was a man of stark contradictions, as he often pointed out. For example, Twain became vice president of the American Anti-Imperialist League in 1901 to fight for an American isolationist perspective. In 1906, Twain founded the “Aquarium Club,” where he took on surrogate granddaughters and wrote them letters about animals he liked. He described the latter as his life’s greatest achievement. Twain’s first novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, was chosen by the Champaign and Urbana public libraries as the latest selection for the “Two Cities, One Book” program. Throughout the month, the libraries will offer lec-tures, debates and discussions about Twain’s work. Find out times and dates at: http://www.champaign.org/tomsawyer.html. Buzz wanted to learn more about Twain, so we talked to University profes-sor — and former Mark Twain Circle of America President — Bruce Michelson for anecdotes and information. We also used the Internet for more fun stories. Enjoy!

The First American Eccentric: Twain’s most perva-sive addition to the popular American conscious is his status as a fun-loving weirdo — kind of like your cool uncle or Tom Waits. Who could forget Twain’s iconically wispy mustache, white suits, and pet brontosaurus? Professor Michelson told me about Twainiacs, old men who channel Mark Twain by wearing white jackets, big mustaches and wigs. More or less, Twain was the first rock star.

Invented Standup Comedy: Since the dawn of time, man has stood up while making jokes. However, the art and conventions of standup comedy are uniquely American. Bankrupt from his many stupid business ventures, Twain em-barked on a global lecture tour and wrote a travelogue about it titled Following the Equa-tor. As Professor Michelson explains, “Twain surpassed previous comics with his unique stage presence. He knew when to talk, pause, double take or talk to himself. He learned to improvise an impulsive off-handedness. Audi-ences saw the man himself, not the polished performance.” Twain paradoxically created an enacted spontaneity — preparing to be unpre-pared. There are reports of Twain coming out on stage with a cigar, just staring at the audience in wonderment and continuing to stare until everyone starts laughing. Pretty avant-garde stuff. Perhaps this is why Twain became the sig-nature performer of the legendary Friar’s Club.

A Raucous Mockery of Journalism: In 1864, Twain moved to San Francisco to write for a

newspaper. Bored with writing dreary factual reports and sick of the reading public’s ten-dency to believe whatever papers told them to believe, Twain decided to make up a sensa-tional story just for the heck of it. He wrote that a businessman lost all his money, then came home, murdered his family, skinned their bod-ies and killed himself. The story caused an up-roar, mostly because it was untrue. Hilariously, Twain’s editor wasn’t mad because the story increased circulation. Later, Twain was put in charge of the paper and wrote a story criticizing Civil War aristocrats — unsurprisingly, they got mad and challenged Twain’s editor to a duel. This time, Twain’s editor was mad.

A Man of Inventive Industry and Industrious Inventions: Twain was popular during the time of his publication partly because he thought of creative ways to get his books into people’s hands. Many of Twain’s books were sold door to door

by his publisher, giving midwestern housewives everywhere something to read during the winter. Conversely, whenever Twain got ahold of money, he immediately wasted it on silly things. There are consequences to impulsive behavior, but often those consequences make for good stories.

Terrible Businessman: Hoping to invent “the ul-timate robot for typesetting,” Twain bankrolled a 16,000-part machine that set type automatically (in other words, ordered the little metal letters). Twain refused to admit that German immigrants invented a similar machine that worked much better, and thus lost $300,000 — the equivalent of $8 million today. Twain also published a biography of Pope Leo XIII that sold less than 200 copies, he made an American anthology of literature that was too big and expensive for anyone to buy, and best of all, he invented the “Baby Clamp” — a device for fixing babies’ sheets to their bed — which is something nobody ever needed ever.

Twain’s Famous Friends: Plenty of olde-timey famous people wanted to be Twain’s friend, includ-ing lightbulb-inventor and ruthless business mogul Thomas Edison! Edison visited Twain’s east-coast home and, allegedly, made a wax cylinder recording of Twain’s voice; unfortunately, the recording is now lost. If anyone finds it, he or she could make a lot of money. Twain’s other friend, and Edison’s mortal enemy, Nikola Tesla proved a much better electri-cian. Tesla also used alternating current (not like Edison’s stupid direct current — what an idiot, that Edison) to study the potentially therapeutic effects it held for the human body; never one to back down from goofing with dangerous machinery, Twain volunteered himself as a test subject. Twain soon learned that the only “therapeutic” effect of elec-tricity is violent bowel evacuation. Tesla recorded the data as Twain soiled himself, whilst both men simultaneously created the most intellectual poo joke in American history.

Recommendations of Humorous Tales

Advice to Youth: Twain passes saged wisdom down from old to young, such as: throw bricks at men who offend you, lie whenever useful, use birds as alarm clocks, and avoid playing with unloaded guns before loading them. This is the perfect piece to read whenever you need a commencement speech, be it at a gradua-tion, funeral, or dishonorable discharge from the military.

My Military Campaign: Twain founded a rene-gade unit of the Confederate army with his friends during the Civil War; two weeks later, the unit dis-banded. Twain recounts this strange story here, recounting how his friends mostly just marched around and hung out. All historians would say Twain’s regement was the funnest way to fight for the south during the Civil War if you asked them, but nobody’s ever asked them.

An Encounter with an Interviewer: An inno-cent reporter gets a headache interviewing a crazy person, who’s likely a stand-in for Twain himself. The crazy person doesn’t know his own age, met a zombie Aaron Burr, and says other really weird non-sequiturs. If you think Family Guy is random, wait until you read this! Of course, if you think Family Guy is funny, you probably can’t read.

But First, Enjoy These Pithy Quotes!

»“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a liv-ing. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

»“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.”

»“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”

»“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

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The True meaning of learningIn Defense of the Liberal Artsby Ariel Leung

D uring one of my many escapades to Northwestern last year, I found myself

with a group of wonderfully quirky people. In particular, one of the girls, Gina, was a theater major who was enthusiastic and gregarious. Not only was she more than proud of her major — she knew theater was her passion and calling for the rest of her life.

In fact, I remember a random Friday night when I made it up to Northwestern after a rather mind-numbingly dull bus ride, she detailed to a group of us the classes she had to take in her major. After recounting her day, she contentedly shared an epiphany that struck her in the midst of ev-erything. She could envision doing what she was doing for the rest of her life; she knew this major was meant for her.

As the conversation flowed past her epiphany, the words resonated in my mind. The passion she had for her major made me doubt mine. Never once did I contain the feelings she shared. Being an English major at the time, I started consider-ing what I truly enjoyed doing, and while I loved creative writing, I didn’t love everything that came

with being an English major. I am also a strong be-liever that creativity cannot be taught, but merely cultured and developed. As a result, with these reasons in mind, I became a cinema studies major.

Out of the blue last spring, as I exited my Survey of World Cinema II class, the same epiphany that overtook Gina overwhelmed me. Perhaps it was the sunny weather, or maybe I was just in a par-ticularly good mood, but I suddenly understood that I, too, could see my major becoming my real profession in the future. There was not one class that I dreaded going to, and I was eager to learn the material presented to me. While I still whined about the reading and the homework, the infor-mation was motivating and thought-provoking. Even when I got away without doing the reading one night, I still wanted to at least skim through it to see what I missed.

When I take math and science classes, I do not struggle with the class, but rather with the focus for the class. The facts presented before me are so unappealing that when I try to learn the new topics, I strain to remain motivated to learn them. As a result, when people ask me if my major is

easy — a question I already answered five times just today — I tell them that perhaps it is. But if I had the same passion for math or the sciences, those would seem effortless to me as well.

And that is the catch about the liberal arts. Yes, anyone can make a film, take a picture or read a book, but few have the passion, the drive and the creativity for it.

auTumnal acTiviTyStaying active as the weather coolsby Taylor Thomas

Welcome to fall, my fellow CU residents! Yes, I’m still all hyped up about the seasonal change. This change has reminded me of how I usually re-act to the start of cold weather: bundled up inside

with lots of warm comfort food. While summer is a time for fresh watermelon and running around outside in your bathing suit or cut-off shorts, the opposite seems to be true for these upcoming

cold months. I am sure many of you can relate to my dilemma. Fall and winter pose the opposite lifestyle, for me at least. I usually look back at the end of these cold days and wonder how and why I let myself melt into the couch instead of maintaining the active lifestyle I had perfected only a few weeks ago. The cold weather invites a certain laziness into our lives.

However, the options for healthy living around CU make this unacceptable. Healthy living can start with healthy eating.

The Common Ground Food Co-operative, often referred to as simply “the co-op,” is an amazing local option for fresh produce located just inside Urbana’s Lincoln Square Mall. Their mission is to provide organic and locally grown food to the CU area.

I went into the co-op for the first time last week and was blown away by the options. Our own CU co-op provides similar options for organic food to well known stores, such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. They have a wide selection of meat-less items that go far beyond the average veggie burger, making this place heaven for a vegetarian like me. And these meatless options are delicious, making them the perfect healthy alternative for non-vegetarians as well.

Beyond vegetarians, the co-op caters to anyone that enjoys pesticide-free fresh produce. Their

products encourage the community’s investment in local farmers, which keeps the love and money of the co-op right here in CU! Even if the lure of the co-op isn’t about the farmers for you, no one can deny the satisfaction that shopping organically can leave you with, even if only for a week.

After you’ve indulged in some spaghetti squash (my personal favorite) or the best fresh hummus from the co-op, I encourage you to explore the awesome running paths located around CU. My personal favorite is located just off of Race Street and Windsor Road behind the Meadowbrook Park playground. This path provides entertainment as well as a peaceful location for an early morning or late afternoon run. The sculptures — created by local artists — located along the path provide the perfect view while getting fit. Furthermore, this path has distance marked on the sidewalk so you know exactly how far you have gone. If you are not a fan of running paths and prefer neighborhoods, the streets off of Green Street running toward Prospect Avenue are the best. These neatly kept lawns and cute houses have some of the best sidewalks on which to crunch through the autumn leaves.

CU has a large variety of places and ways to get fit or maintain a healthy lifestyle. My favorites are just the beginning of all the options. Get out there and find your own!

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readbuzz.com September 27 - OctOber 3, 2012MUSIC

Travel Tips for The TransporTaTionally challengedby Evan Lyman and Dan Durley

PYGMALION MusIc FEsTIVAL

P ygmalion’s venues are spread out through-out CU, but don’t let that stop you from

making it to as many shows as you can. Here are some helpful directions that will guide you from the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign or the Lincoln Square Parking Garage in Urbana to the venue of your choosing.

Illinois Terminal to Downtown Urbana (201 N. Broadway Avenue, Urbana) (DirtyProjectors/ Tennis/ Elsinore/ My Werewolf Di-ary on Friday @ 6:15 p.m.)1. At 5:30 board the 6E Orange at Illinois Terminal

(Platform A)

2. Get off at Broadway & Water (NW Corner) at 5:41 p.m.

3. Go behind Black Dog Smoke and Ale House for the show.

Travel Time: Approx. 11 minutes

From Illini Union to Downtown Urbana1. At 5:45 p.m. board the 5E Green at Illini

Union2. Get off at Main and Broadway3. Walk north to Broadway & WaterTravel Time: Approx. six minutes

From Illini Union to Downtown Champaign:1. Get on the 50 Green at the Union at :59 and

:29 each hour (buses run every 30 minutes)2. Get off at Illinois Terminal, and walk to your

prospective show!Travel Time: approx. 10 minutes

From Lincoln Square Parking Garage in Urbana to Downtown Champaign:1. Get on the 50 Green at :53 or :23 each hour2. Get off at Illinois Terminal, and walk to your

prospective show!Travel Time: Approx. 15 minutes

From Ilini Union to Krannert Art Museum (500 E. Peabody)1. Walk from Illini Union to Wright and Healey

2. Get on 9A Brown at Wright and Healey at 7:00 p.m.

3. Get off at Sixth and Peabody, walk to Kran-nert Art Museum

Travel Time: Approx. two minutes

Rather take a cab?Orange Taxi: (217)-363-1500Campus Taxi: (217w)-351-6951Yellow Checker Cab: (217)-355-3553CU Taxi: (217)-359-8634Black Cab & Limo: (217)-693-2468

Driving? Use Google maps, you dumbo!

Like so many other bands garnering na-tional attention today, Cleveland-based

post-hardcore jam band Cloud Nothings was started simply as frontman Dylan Baldi’s base-ment experiment. Unlike many other basement projects, the then 18-year-old guitarist/singer’s after-school project quickly gained much more clout than he ever could’ve anticipated, sending him on a whirlwind of touring and recording, culminating in the band’s best record yet, Febru-ary’s Attack On Memory. Now, Cloud Nothings is lending major support to Pygmalion’s Saturday

night line-up. I talked to band leader Dylan Baldi about the band’s hectic touring schedule and his loves of water and Taylor Swift.

» buzz: You’ve been touring almost constantly since February. How is that going? What has been your favorite show of this tour so far?» Dylan Baldi: We played a show in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. It was just a small club show, but it was one of the most packed we’ve played, ever, so that was definitely a highlight.» buzz: Does the fact that the newer songs are so

much darker and heavier make it easier to maintain the energy during tour, or do you find yourself get-ting burnt out?» DB: I think it actually makes it more fun, having the songs darker, and it leaves a little more room to do things differently every night. It keeps you from burning out, basically, here and there, really easily. Every night is good: the songs are fun and give it a different emphasis.» buzz: How do you unwind and relax while on tour?» DB: I usually try to walk somewhere near water, if we end up playing anywhere close to some body

of water. I just find that really calming — maybe it comes from living close to Lake Erie, but sitting by the water always seems to calm me down, so that’s what I like to do.» buzz: What is your favorite song to play live?» DB: Probably “Wasted Days,” just because it turns out very different every time we play it. It’s always interesting to see if it works on any given night.» buzz: Have you begun writing for another record yet? When can fans expect new material?» DB: Yeah, we’re hoping to put something out in 2013. It will probably be a little noisier than Attack On Memory was, but still the same idea. It won’t be as big a leap from our old stuff to the last record.» buzz: Where does the name “Cloud Nothings” originate?» DB: All through high school, I was kind of a nerd. I just kept a list of band names, for any future bands, in case I ever started a band. At some point, I wrote down “Cloud Nothings,” and it was over a full year before I needed a name for the band I’d started, and I happened to pick that one. There was a reason, but I don’t remember it anymore.» buzz: If you could share the stage with any band, living or otherwise, who would you choose?» DB: It would be The Wipers. No doubt. They’re my favorite band of all time. Even if I could just see them play, it would be the highlight of my life. So I would definitely want to play with them.» buzz: Do you have any musical guilty pleasures?» DB: I guess I listen to the radio, when I’m driv-ing my car around. I’m not sure I necessarily like any of it as a guilty pleasure, though. I’m really into that new Taylor Swift song (“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”). That one’s killer.

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MUSIC

Pygmalion interviews: ClouD nothings

by Tyler Durgan

Pygmalion interviews: humby Amanda Tugade

A couple weeks back, Sleigh Bells had to cancel their Pygmalion performance due to an injury

and all hell nearly broke loose. Luckily, CU’s very own Hum has stepped in as a new headliner. The alternative heroes formed in 1989 and achieved mainstream recognition for 1995’s “Stars” from You’d Prefer an Astronaut. Even though the band called it quits in 2000, Hum reunites every so of-ten to play gigs on special occasions. Buzz chatted with Hum’s frontman Matt Talbott about their ap-proaching show at Pygmalion.

» buzz: In a nutshell, you guys have been missing from the recording and touring scene since 2000, have broken up, and gotten back together. What’s Hum, as a band, been up to lately?» matt talbott: Just the occasional one-off show. We played a few festivals last fall and a couple of club gigs (including one in Cham-paign) around them. But that’s about it

» buzz: What have you guys, individually, been up to?

» mt: I teach full-time at Millikin University and run my own studio and record label. And I should add that I am on book five of Game of Thrones. As far as the other guys, I can’t say forsure. In and out of prison, I assume.

» buzz: You guys formed your band in the 90s, the birth of grunge and alternative music. What’s your opinion on the alternative music these days? Has it changed? Gotten better? Gotten worse?» mt: I’m really not the right guy to ask. I don’t listen to much of what we might consider the better-known alternative stuff. My tastes range to the heavier side (heavier than the stuff I play normally, and heavier than what shows up on the radio), and I think there are a ton of bands in that scene making really great music.

» buzz: Is there a chance that you guys will put an album out, or are you guys content with just playing shows together?» mt: We’ve messed around with a little bit of recording at my studio, but there seem to be a lot

of obstacles (my insecurity and my sloth being two of them) to finishing any recording projects.

» buzz: I’ve always been curious to ask — When musicians perform at concerts and shows, they play a set of songs over and over again. Is there a particular song that you get annoyed playing over and over? Is there a particular song that is your favorite that brings up memories, emotions?» mt: All of us in the band have our favorites, our least favorites, and the ones we perceive to be audience favorites. If you had access to our email accounts, you would see that, right now, we are ex-changing insults regarding our upcoming setlist. Jeff’s ideas are usually the worst. Or maybe Tim’s.

» buzz: You’re playing at Pygmalion which, coin-cidentally, is in your hometown. Is there anything that you are most looking forward to?» mt: Just the whole experience. It’s hard to de-scribe. It all gives me a lot of joy. We’re lucky we get to do these kinds of things still. It’s a great break from the normalcy of upper-middle age.

Used with permission from Cloud Nothings. Photo by Noah Kalina

Matt Talbott of Hum in front of his studio. Photo by Zach Dalzell.

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Pygmalion interviews: owen

If you consider yourself a fan of the Chicago indie music scene, chances are you are a

fan of Mike Kinsella in one way or another. From drumming in Cap’n Jazz to singing in Ameri-can Football, he has been around town. Most recently, as his solo project Owen, Kinsella has delivered album after album of contemplative and pleasantly melodic tunes. Kinsella, who will perform at the Indi Go Artist Co-Op as part of Pygmalion Music Festival this Saturday, found a moment to chat with buzz about his punk rock (and not so punk rock) music amidst spending some time with his family.

» buzz: How did your musical past bring you to start making music as Owen?» mike Kinsella: That’s sort of involved — it’s sort of like a 20-year process. I was in punk bands when I was young, and then the punk bands sort of broke up. I guess the easy answer is this: I started instead of playing in bands, playing more and more by myself. I’m able to control how much time and energy I put into it that way, whereas with a band, you’re sort of dependent upon other people’s schedules. I sort of whittled it down until it was just me who was making all the choices. I guess musically I just grew up, … I just started enjoying quiet mu-sic more, I think, and music that I could sort of write while just sitting around with just a guitar.

» buzz: Is there any aspect of your music that has carried on from when you were in punk bands to Owen?» mK: Oh yeah, I think there’s a lot. I feel like I’m still sort of punk rock, like I don’t really try to sell my music to people or push it on people. That’s sort of punk rock. And then musically, too, it’s sort of like, maybe odd time signatures I still try and incorporate, even though the music’s sort of quiet and more melodic. I think [that] as an adult, I’m sort of turned off my music culture, the business side of it. And I think that carries over just from growing up in the indie scene. Luckily, Polyvinyl is one of the few actually cool indie labels or record labels at all, so I sort of got lucky to fall in with them.

» buzz: Do you do all of your recording in Chicago?» mK: Yeah, I’ve done all of it in Chicago. I used to do it by myself, and then I realized I’m not that good at it, so then I started paying profes-sionals to help me do it.

» buzz: I read a previous interview of yours where you talked about recording at your mom’s house. Do you still do that?» mK: Not so much. I still have a little bit of gear there, for demo stuff, but nothing that I would record there would make it onto an album any-more. Just to try different stuff out.

» buzz: Are you working on any new Owen material?» mK: Yes, I’m going to try and record a new

album in the next few months, and that should hopefully come out in the spring... Maybe early summer.

» buzz: I heard you’re a big fan of Dinosaur Jr. Are you going to be checking out that set at Pygmalion at all?» mK: I think they’re playing the same night that I am playing, so yeah; I hopefully will check that out. I’ve seen them like four times this year. Every time I’m in the same city as them, I can’t stop myself from going, so I imagine I’ll do it again in Champaign.

» buzz: One more question — about your 2009 Polyvinyl showcase show in Brooklyn at which you had a full band and played the entirety of Oasis’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. Why?» mK: ‘Cause it was awesome! You know, it was part of CMJ, a big festival, and years ago, with some bands and even with Owen, I used to play CMJ every year, and it’s always just such a downer. It’s always no fun at all. There’s too many bands, too much shit going on, too many people that don’t actually care about the

shows. They’re just industry dudes that are just there to socialize and stuff.

» buzz: You’re very anti-industry.» mK: No... um, yeah, I am, actually. I don’t think the industry needs to exist. I think people like Polyvinyl need to exist because they’re actu-ally trying to facilitate bands and get the mu-sic out there, but there’s all these middle men people that are just trying to make money. But the point is that I just didn’t feel like getting on stage with my guitar by myself and playing like, a bummer set, so I recruited some friends. Ba-sically I just emailed some friends like, ‘Hey, if you guys all learn all the parts…” We never even played before together. We just got on stage and did it. And it was probably the most fun I’ve had in a long time, in years. It was fun. I was a little too drunk. Every part was awesome, the drummer nailed it, and the other guitar players nailed it, but I was too drunk to sing it well. I’ve got one regret — that’s okay, though.

Editor’s note: This interview was condensed, but to check out the rest, head to readbuzz.com!

» buzz: How excited are you to be playing Pygmalion this year?

“Quite. We are pretty stoked. On a scale from 1 to 30, it’s about a 58. We are not so good with numbers, as you can tell — that’s why we’re in a math punk band. We have been looking forward to it for a while now. Since we have been a band, we joked around saying that we wanted to play it, and didn’t know if we were really going to, but here we are.” -Darwin Keup of Hank.

“It’s just really exciting to be a part of Pyg-malion. Probably because it’s a special event where the people who come are all really just so much fun to play for — a crowd that’s just enthusiastic about mu-sic like that.” -erin Fein of Psyshic twin

“I’m peeing my pants every day thinking about it (laughs). No, I’m just way excited. Pygmalion is one of my favorite times of the year. I associate it with beautiful weather [and] awesome bands. It’s al-ways just so cool.” -vivian mcConnell of santah, grandkids “We’re just going to get there and have fun. Playing on a stage outside is always cool. I’m just going to try and slip copies of rough mixes of the album into every Grizzly Bear, Dinosaur Jr. pocket that I can (laughs).” -evan metz of grandkids

“Sort of the magic of Pygmalion is that it brings so many great, large bands to Champaign-Urbana. And it gives the bands that are here working very hard in Champaign-Urbana the chanceto be on a bill with a band that is doing more and more and more and let’s us kind of maybe just get an in, or at least an inside look, into that whole headliner scene, that touring scene. So that’s a good thing.” -ryan groff of elsinore “I think we’re planning on working in some old favorites for our set at Pygmalion. This will be our only stop in town until next year, so we want to make it special.” -stanton mcConnell of santah

“I’m excited to play to a bunch of people that haven’t been to one of our shows be-fore. We play a lot in town, and it always gets the same crowd, so anytime you can play in Champaign and have new people, it’s kind of nice.” -ted Faust of the Dirty Feathers

Used with permission from Owen. Photo by Craig Shimala

by Maddie Rehayem

CU Musicians sound off

ON PYGMALIONby buzz Music Staff

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Food & drink

Music sounds better with foodA Peek Into Pygmalion and a food guide for the festival by Auffy Birjandi

P ygmalion Music Festival is not simply a mu-sic festival. It’s an intricately planned event

that brings together students, local residents and tourists for a weekend of unique and exciting ex-periences. As Pygmalion enters its eighth year, founder Seth Fein took a moment to chat with buzz on the festival’s origins, the community presence that makes the fest possible and best of all: food.

» buzz: Why did you first start the festival and what was the inspiration behind it?» seth fein: I started the festival because I grew up here. I went to school here at Parkland and the U of I (graduating in 2002) and played in a band here for ten years, putting on my own in-dependently produced shows. I felt pretty good about the idea that Champaign-Urbana deserved a festival like this one and could support it.

» buzz: How has the festival evolved since its first year?» sf: The first year budget was a four-figure bud-get, and now we’re well into the six-figures. The kind of money and support from our sponsors is like night and day compared to the first year. The first year, I put it together at the last minute. I did the best I could with the resources I had that year. I didn’t have any idea what I was doing except that I knew how to put on shows — I just didn’t know that I knew how to put on a lot of shows at the same time. The first year was a major learning experience for me. Right after the festival ended, I started thinking about how I could better ex-ecute what I envisioned and how I could raise more money and garner more sponsors in order to bring in more popular artists. From year one to year two there was a major jump in the level of talent that we were presenting. We’re trying to grow but still maintain the intimacy of the festival.

» buzz: In what ways does the Champaign-Urbana community help or contribute in putting on Pygma-lion? What does the fest do for the CU community?» sf: First and foremost, I have forty-plus spon-

sors from the community, which contributes to the overall effort every year. There’s no way a festival like Pygmalion could exist without a really strong community presence. They really step up to the plate every year. You can’t put a fest like this one anywhere. We’re fortunate enough to live in a com-munity where there is interest. In terms of support, people care enough here to be able to support it in a variety of ways. I see the fest as a handful of events that make up cultural cornerstones of our community. I think Pygmalion falls into the same category as Ebertfest, Ellnora Guitar Fest and Illini football and basketball. These are the events that people point out when they talk about what makes CU “CU.” There will be a good thousand people traveling to Champaign just to hear some music, stay in hotels and eat at restaurants. Both big and small fit together to make everyone’s life a little more interesting and a little more fun.

The festival’s multiple shows take place at vari-ous locations throughout campus, downtown Champaign and downtown Urbana. Check out this comprehensive food guide with recommen-dations from the man himself on where to get your grub before or after the shows!

downtown urbana:

Black Dog Smoke & Ale House 201 N. Broadway Ave.

217-344-9334$

»buzz: Be sure to try and get your hands on the burnt ends at Black Dog (expect a long wait for seating, as the restaurant is always busy).

Courier Café111 N. Race St.217-328-1811

$» sf: Courier Café is one of the best places for

a burger and a shake with a killer salad bar.» buzz: Items on their menu to look for include their tasty Courier Reuben sand-wich, the Monkey Stuff sandwich or the Bayou Burger with sautéed red onions, pepper jack cheese and Bayou sauce.

Bunny’s Tavern119 W. Water St.

217-367-8175 $

» sf: Bunny’s tavern has really great bar food, and it’s as affordable as you can possibly imagine.» buzz: Be sure to try their Bosco Sticks, which are heated bread sticks stuffed with hot cheese, as well as their steak sandwich!

downtown champaign:

Sushi Kame132 W. Church St.

217-356-3366$$

» sf: Sushi Kame has the best sushi in town»buzz: Try their bento box lunch or dinner meals. Bento box meals come with a miso soup, your choice of protein (teriyaki chicken, beef, calamari, etc.), rice, tempura fried shrimp and veggies, and California rolls. Sushi Kame accommodates for substitutions, so if California rolls are not your forte, switch it out for something else. Buzz recommends any roll with their smoked salmon.

Boltini Lounge211 N. Neil St.217-378-8001

$$

» sf: Boltini has a great bar menu» buzz: Try the bacon-wrapped dates, the mushroom and goat cheese crostini appetizer or the pub pretzel fondue. Be on the lookout for their tasty martinis.

Café Kopi109. N. Walnut217-359-3266

$

» sf: Café Kopi has great sandwiches and lunches.» buzz: Buzz recommends the Cool Ham Cuke sandwich — layers of cucumber, ham, green on-ion and chive cream cheese arranged between two slices of toasted sourdough bread — as well as the Café Miel, a super tasty latte flavored with vanilla and honey.

Seven Saints32 E. Chester St.

217-351-7775$$

» sf: Seven Saints has a great whiskey list and really good sliders and soups.» buzz: Go for any variation of their combo platters, more specifically “The Triple S Combo Platter,” which is one slider, one half salad, one cup of soup or one side order. The tomato bisque is to die for, as are the sweet potato fries. If one slider isn’t enough, you can add a couple more to your combo platter for a small fee. The strawberry mojito is just about the freshest mojito we’ve ever had!

campus:

Timpones 710 S. Goodwin Ave.

217-344-7619$$

» sf: A little pricey, but it’s worth your money.» buzz: For Italian food, this is where it’s at.

Merry Ann’s1103 W. Oregon St.

217-344-2455$

» sf: There’s nothing better in the world than eat-ing a diner stack when you’re drunk at Merry Ann’s. » buzz: Get a side of hash browns with the biscuits and gravy — mix everything onto one plate and enjoy.

Red Herring1209 W. Oregon St.

217-367-2340$

» buzz: Red Herring offers an array of vegetarian dishes and fantastic, wallet-friendly combo meals. Most popular is their BBQ seitan as well as their falafel or falafel sandwich.

L’il Porgy’s Bar-B-Q. Photo by Constantin Roman

Timpones. Photo by Constantin Roman

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Too much halloween, Too soonA buzz writer lists possible reasons for early onset Halloween enthusiasmby Sean Harrigan

T he leaves are changing colors, baseball is almost in the postseason, and politicians

are arguing. Ah, fall… With fall comes Halloween, and it is no secret

that Americans love Halloween. Maybe we love it a bit too much. I’ve noticed houses covered in decorative cobwebs and orange lights as early as the first week in September. Personally, I don’t see the reason why some people turn their front lawns into amusement parks the first time the temperature goes below 65 degrees. I’ve come up with a few possible reasons for this unnecessary Halloween enthusiasm.

VanDal PReVenTIon I’ll be honest — when I was younger, Halloween

definitely brought out a destructively mischievous side in me. I know I’m not alone. Something about being a teenager and running around at night with a mask on makes kids want to deface other people’s property, and society generally accepts this.

I remember that the houses that got hit the hard-est were the ones that weren’t participating in the Halloween fun. You know the ones. No decorations, lights off, shades drawn shut. Looking back, it is obvious that these were just people that were a) not home or b) didn’t want a bunch of annoying

kids ringing their bell all day. Back then, however, this upset me. Here I am having all this fun, and the people in this house don’t want to contribute? Well, I have just the roll of Charmin Ultra Soft that will convey how I feel about this. Five minutes later and that house was adequately decorated with toilet paper, silly string and possibly eggs depending on how delinquent we were feeling.

With all this in mind, I’m proposing that some of this early Halloween decorating may be a pre-emptive move of sorts by homeowners. By es-

tablishing their home as officially supporting the holiday, perhaps they hope to avoid the wrath of all the young hooligans. This can also be accomplished by ty-ing in lavish decorations with top-notch candy or gifts. Kids see cool deco-rations, they ring the bell and receive a king sized Milky Way or maybe even a whole can of soda. This tactical move ensures that it will be the

old lady handing out boxes of raisins that will have fireworks set off on her front lawn and not you.

The ulTRa comPeTITIVe neIGhBoRsEver drive down certain suburban streets and re-

alize that every house on that street is decorated in some way? This phenomenon isn’t particular to Halloween, but every major holiday. I always thought that maybe everyone on that street was great friends and they took pride in how their block presented itself. However, I think it’s much

more likely that the opposite is true and that they all absolutely despise one another.

All this early decorating could just be a passive aggressive way of sticking it to your neighbors. “Honey, did you see Dave down the street still has the 2006 model of the inflatable Doctor Franken-stein? What a chump.” Everyone’s living in a very similar model of home, so they have to find other ways to one-up each other. Now this behavior is by no means healthy, but some people that live in Suburbia Town, USA, need this competition be-fore they start feeling like their lives are right out of Orwell’s 1984. By having superior decorations, families can produce physical proof that they have their lives more together than their peers.

Of course there are a variety of other reasons (some more likely than others) that could ex-plain why your neighbor’s yard is all ghosts and ghouls. Maybe your neighbor threw up his lavish decorations in order to lure kids into ringing his new novelty doorbell. Or maybe he’s insane and thinks that the Halloween decorations will make that dirt mound in his front yard that’s actually a grave seem more natural. Whatever the reason, Halloween lovers are here to stay, so you might as well embrace the enthusiasm… or throw eggs at their windows. It’s really up to you.

Halloween Candy. Photo by Animah Boakye

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3, 2012

THURSDAY 27

Live music & karaokeChillax with DJ Belly and Matt HarshRadio Maria, 10pmLive Karaoke BandBoomerang’s Bar and Grill, 9pmSonny Stubble and The Sugar ProphetsCowboy Monkey, 9pmKrannert Uncorked Krannert Center for Performing Arts5pm

MiscellaneousPreschool Story TimeRantoul Public Library10amCosmopolitan Club at the University of IllinoisUniversity YMCA, 7pmGet Over Your Fear of Speaking in Public and Learn LeadershipChampaign Public Library, 12pmF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Science Museum, 1pmComedy KaraokeThe Clark Bar9pm

Movies & theater“Antigone”Downtown Champaign7:30pm

FRIDAY 28

Classes, lectures, & workshopsBeyond Green Jobs: Environmental Policy and Politics @ Friday ForumUniversity YMCA, 12pm

Food & festivalsWieners & WineSleepy Creek Vineyards5pm

Live music & karaokeDecadentsJoe’s Brewery, 9pmHAPPY HOUR w/ DAN HUBBARD!!!!!!!Memphis on Main6pmLIQUID COURAGE KARAOKE!!!!!!Memphis on Main9pm

Karaoke with DJ Han-nahPhoenix, 8pmPygmalion Music Festival: Dirty Projec-tors with Tennis and Psychic TwinDowntown Urbana, 6pmJohannes Brahms’ In-strumental Music with Piano: Ian Hobson, pianoSmith Memorial Hall7:30pmLate Night with DJ BellyRadio Maria, 10pm

MiscellaneousGet Over Your Fear of Speaking in Public and Learn LeadershipChampaign Public Library, 12pmF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Sci-ence Museum, 1pm

Movies & theaterTime Traveling Cinema presented by Psychic Joker Entertainment and C-U Confi dentialSoDo Theater, 10pm

SATURDAY 29

Classes, lectures, & workshopsHowl of the Coyote: A Full Moon Hike Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 6:30pm

Live music & karaokeDECADE LATE!!!!!!!!!Memphis on Main9pmBetse Ellis, Fiddle Player Presented by CU Folk and Roots FestivalTechline - Green Street Studio, 7pmMatter of DaysPhoenix, 9pmSalsa night with DJ JuanRadio Maria, 10:30pmTHE BRAT PACKBoomerang’s Bar and Grill, 9pm

MiscellaneousInto Trees Homer Lake Interpretive Center, 10amF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Science Museum1pm

SUNDAY 30

Food & festivalsIndustry NightRadio Maria, 10pm

Live music & karaokeUI Wind OrchestraKrannert Center for Performing Arts, 3pmBoots ‘N BoozeCanopy Club, 9pm

MiscellaneousF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Science Museum, 1pmRantoul Public Library Book ClubRantoul Public Library2pm

Movies & theaterMan on WireArt Theater, 7:30pm

Sports, games, & recreationWest African Dance Class with Djibril CamaraRed Herring Coffeehouse6pm

MONDAY 1

Classes, lectures, & workshopsBeginner Couples Tango coursePhillips Center, 8:15pm

Food & festivalsKrishna DinnersRed Herring Coffeehouse6:30pm

Live music & karaokeLounge NightRadio Maria, 10pm, 12pmHatha Yoga with Grace GiorgioAmara Yoga & Arts5:30pmRestorative Yoga with Maggie TaylorAmara Yoga & Arts, 7pm

MiscellaneousF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Science Museum, 1pm

TUESDAY 2

Classes, lectures, & workshops

Breaking the Rules: An Evening with Philippe PetitKrannert Center for Per-forming Arts, 7:30pmBeginner Tango course at McKinley Founda-tionMcKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation7pm

Live music & karaokeThe Champaign/Urba-na Singer-Songwriter CollectiveThe Clark Bar, 7pmChip McNeill, jazz saxophoneKrannert Center for Per-forming Arts, 7:30pm

MiscellaneousF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Sci-ence Museum, 1pmGrowing Up Wild: Beautiful Birds Homer Lake Interpretive Center, 10am

WEDNESDAY 3

Classes, lectures, & workshopsCultureTalk: A Conver-sation with Philippe Petit and Elizabeth StrebKrannert Center for Per-forming Arts, 7:30pm

Food & festivalsCaribbean GrillRefi nery, 11am

Live music & karaokeOpen Decks with DJ BellyRadio Maria, 10pmOpen Mic Night!Samuel Music, 5pm

MiscellaneousC-U Comedy’s: Stand Up ComedyMemphis on Main, 9pmF.I.N.D. OrphyOrpheum Children’s Sci-ence Museum, 1pm

Movies & theaterGlobal Lens Film Series: Grey Matter (Matière Grise--Rwanda)University YMCA7pm

buzz’s WEEK AHEADCHAMPAIGN’S TOAST MASTERS: HOW TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF GROUPS

Thursday, October 4, 12 p.m. Champaign Public Library Room 215 Free

Clammy palms, churning stomach, sweaty forehead: do you suffer from extreme nervousness when giving toasts? If so, fear not my nervous friend, Champaign Toastmasters is here to help! This extraordinary group can take your toasts from drab to fab in just a few short classes. Learn to give toasts at weddings, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, even funerals! “Hey, it’s me, President Barack Obama! How do you think I got so good at speeches? Champaign Toastmasters of course! I love those guys!” -- President Barack Obama. Now YOU can give toasts like President Obama when you come to our Champaign Toastmasters meeting on October 4th at the Champaign Public Library, Room 215. It’s free (that’s right, I said IT’S FREE!)! —Jessica Bourque, Arts & Entertainment Editor

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Sunday, September 30 at 8 PM On the Quad Free, but optional $5-10 for a tributary balloon, popcorn and water

The Sigma Kappa sorority teams up with IUB for an Alzheimer’s awareness event on Sunday night with a screening of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook. In addition, after the movie, there will be a short tribute ceremony in remembrance for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s as well as a silent walk to Foellinger where tributary balloons (to be sold for fi ve dollars a piece) will be released. Make sure to bring a blanket, a box of tissues and your friends. —Jasmine Lee, Food & Drink Editor

SIXTH-ANNUAL SPIRITUAL HEALTH FAIR

Lincoln Square Mall Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free

This fair, sponsored by the School of Metaphysics, offers a cornucopia of alternative and unconventional healing techniques, as well as other healthy exercises. With offerings such as psychic mediums, dream interpretations, self-actualization and good old-fashioned tae kwon do, how can you go wrong? I am more interested in the healthy coffee that will be offered. Now, I claim all coffee is healthy (zero calories!), but then everyone has to come in and rain on my parade by citing the caffeine problems. Problems? Last time I checked unlimited energy was a good thing. So it stands to reason that whatever it is that makes the spiritual health fair’s coffee healthy is probably also the key ingredient to the fountain of youth. —Tom Thoren, Community Editor

BEYOND MEET ME AT THE RACE RIOT: PEOPLE OF COLOR AND ZINES FROM 1990-TODAY

October 1, 4pm-5:30pm Unit One Allen Hall’s South Rec Room Free

A panel discussion and retrospective about Zines and culture. Zines are self-published original work. While Zines played a role in the 90s Riot Grrrl movement this panel will focus on the experiences of writers of color, social justice and history. And, it’s an opportunity to come out and share your very own zines! —Joyce Famakinwa, Movies & TV Editor

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FR SEP 28

6pm Pygmalion Music Festival: Dirty Projectors with Tennis and Psychic Twin, Downtown Urbana Outdoor Annex, 203 N. Broadway, Urbana // Marquee

7:30pm Johannes Brahms’ Instrumental Music with Piano: Ian Hobson, piano, Smith Memorial Hall, 805 S. Mathews, Urbana // School of Music

SU SEP 30

3pm UI Wind Orchestra // School of Music

7:30pm Man on Wire, The Art Theatre, 126 W. Church St., Champaign // Marquee

TU OCT 2

7:30pm Breaking the Rules: An Evening with Philippe Petit // Marquee

7:30pm Chip McNeill, jazz saxophone // School of Music

WE OCT 3

7:30pm CultureTalk: A Conversation with Philippe Petit and Elizabeth Streb // Marquee

TH OCT 4

5pm Krannert Uncorked with the Jazz Clarinet Revival, jazz/blues // Marquee

7:30pm 44 Plays for 44 Presidents // Department of Theatre

7:30pm William Heiles, piano // School of Music

About Friends of Theatre: Opening Night Celebration: 10pm 44 Plays for 44 Presidents // Department of Theatre

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by Matt Jones

“Whacked-Out Wordage”--no theme, no sweat.

jonesin’

Across1 Loud event12 Mauna ___15 She drinks Go-Go Juice

and showed her belly to the judges

16 Furthermore17 Tudor symbol18 General who’s an enemy of

Superman19 Keep a ship from leaving

port, maybe20 On the line22 Headwear banned by the

NFL24 Words that can precede a

proverb25 Robert who played A.J.

Soprano27 Word in wedding notices28 Big name in skydiving?32 Brown eraser variety36 Banned apple spray37 Had a yearning39 Unit of loudness40 JPEG alternative42 Home to some lifers44 Inseparable45 Give off, like charm46 Actress Nicollette50 Romanian composer

George of the opera “Oedipe”

55 It goes from box to pan56 Garfunkel and ___ (female

comedy-folk duo)57 Folk rocker DiFranco58 Chip slogan62 Metta World Peace’s

former first name63 Stocking expert64 Fruit in some cookies65 Check alternatives

Down1 Freudian concept2 They brought you the Popeil

Pocket Fisherman3 The Hulk’s catalyst4 Late “Queen of Salsa” ___

Cruz5 Making a segue (to)6 Docs for women only7 “Ruh-___!” (Scooby-Doo

phrase)8 “Un momento, ___ favor”9 German WWII craft10 Utterly befuddled11 “Guys and Dolls”

composer/lyricist Frank12 Former file-sharing site13 Mushroom used in

Japanese cooking14 Threw in21 African parasite23 Put on, like comfier clothes24 Affixes T-shirt designs

26 Pink Floyd label28 Chatter29 Pharmaceutical company

___ Lilly30 Snitch31 At least33 Democrats’ rivals34 Article in the Montreal

Gazette?35 Dudes38 Eisenhower’s command,

for short41 Belief in hidden spiritual

creatures43 Woodworker, when doing

some joining46 Cold-weather wear47 Former capital of French

Indochina48 ___ out (managing)49 Musician Hoyt ___

(who also appeared in “Gremlins”)

51 Alleviated52 Singer on “Shiny Happy

People”53 One who gives up54 Site visitors59 Before, before60 “Law,” on a bilingual

workroom poster61 When doubled, a 1965

Dixie Cups song

Courtesy of Pygmalion Music Festival:

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27

THE CANOPY CLUB

9-9:30 p.m. — That’s No Moon10-10:45 p.m. — Dirty Feathers11-11:45 p.m. — Psychic Twin12:15-1:30 a.m. — Hum

KRANNERT ART MUSEUM

7:30-8 p.m. — I Am God8:30-9 p.m. — Jared Bartman9:30-10 p.m. — Night Beds10:30-11:15 p.m. — Santah

CHANNING-MURRAY FOUNDATION

8:15-8:45 p.m. — Hank.9:15-9:45 p.m. — Year of the Bobcat10:15-10:45 p.m. — Midstress11:15 p.m.-Midnight — So Many Dynamos

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28

DOWNTOWN URBANA

6:15-6:45 p.m. — My Werewolf Diary7:00-7:30 p.m. — Elsinore8:00-8:30 p.m. — Tennis9:00- 10:15 p.m. — Dirty Projectors

THE CANOPY CLUB

8:15 to 8:45 p.m. — Withershins8:45-9:15 p.m. — An Evening with Your Mother9:30-10 p.m. — Zeus10:15-10:45 p.m. — Hospitality11-11:30 p.m. — Lord Huron11:45 p.m.-12:30 a.m. — Laetitia Sadier12:45-2 a.m. — Best Coast

CHANNING-MURRAY FOUNDATION

1:00am - 1:30am — Hundred Waters2:00am - 3:00am — Julia Holter

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29

HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR ANNEX Stage 1

3:05-3:35 p.m. — Grandkids4:15-4:45 p.m. — Common Loon5:25-6 p.m. — Lower Dens6:50-7:25 p.m. — Unknown Mortal Orchestra8:30-9:30 p.m. — Dinosaur Jr.10:30 p.m.-Midnight — Grizzly Bear

HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR ANNEX Stage 2

2:30- 3 p.m. — Evil Tents3:40-4:10 p.m. — New Ruins4:50-5:20 p.m. — Purling Hiss6:05-6:45 p.m. — Frankie Rose7:30-8:10 p.m. — Willis Earl Beal9:45-10:20 p.m. — Cloud Nothings

HIGHDIVE INDOORS

10:30-11:15 p.m. — DJ Randall Ellison11:15 p.m.-Midnight — DJ MertzMidnight-12:45 a.m. — DJ Belly1-2 a.m. — Big Freedia and The Divas

EXILE ON MAIN STREET

12:15-12:45 p.m. — Midstress1:15-1:45 p.m. — Dirty Feathers2:15-2:45 p.m. — Psychic Twin3:15-3:45 p.m. — Elsinore4:15-4:45 p.m. — Mille Nomi5:15-5:45 p.m. — My Jerusalem

BOLTINI LOUNGE

Midnight-12:45 a.m. — Cody and the Gateway Drugs

1-2 a.m. — The Curses

MIKE N MOLLY’S

3-3:30 p.m. — Jet W. Lee4-4:30 p.m. — Motes5-5:30 p.m. — Deathtram6-6:30 p.m. — Broken Light7-7:30 p.m. — Anna Karina/Anna Karenina8-8:30 p.m. — The Henry Clay People12:30- 1 a.m. — Bestfriends1:30-2 a.m. — Take Care

INDI GO ARTIST CO-OP

12:15-12:45 a.m. — Louise1-1:45 a.m. — Owen

COWBOY MONKEY

9-9:45 p.m. — Pamela Machala10:15-11 p.m. — Megan Johns11:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. — Sun Stereo12:45-1:30 a.m. — Cameron McGill

SODO THEATER

11:30 p.m.-Midnight — Cold Showers12:30-1 a.m. — Eternal Summers1:30-2:15 a.m. — Craft Spells

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