Starting tomorrow and continuing through Saturday, the annual Pygmalion Music Festival will be taking over the Champaign-Urbana area to bring some of the best national and local indie-rockers to the stage.
After a last minute cancellation from Sleigh Bells due to a fractured bone in Derek’s right arm, Champaign’s own ‘90s rock band, HUM, stepped in to cover tomorrow night’s headlining spot at the Canopy Club.
Along with the Canopy Club, tomorrow night will see live music on stages at the Krannert Art Museum and Channing-Murray. Among Thursday night’s performers are Dirty Feathers, Psychic Twin, So Many Dynamos, and Chicago indie-rockers, Santah.
I’ve recommended checking out Santah live before, and this time is no different. Saki Records recently announced that it will be releasing Santah’s upcoming record, You’re Still A Lover on 12” vinyl. The album will be released 10/16, and is expected to ship by 11/6. You can pre-order your copy now for just $10. Satah will be closing the night at the Krannert Art Museum with a set from 10:30-11:15.
Thursday | Schedule
I Am God
Jared Bartman
Hank.
That’s No Moon
Year of the Bobcat
Night Beds
Dirty Feathers
Midstress
Santah
Psychic Twin
So Many Dynamos
HUM
Friday evening will also feature three stages with a return to both the Canopy Club and Channing-Murray. The third stage will open up in Downtown Urbana with headliners Tennis and Dirty Projectors. Other key sets for Friday night include Best Coast, Julia Holter, and Champaign alt-rock, Elsinore.
Co-produced by Adam Schmitt of Thursday night headliner, HUM, Elsinore’s 2010 release Yes Yes Yes is a must if you’re into pop-infused Midwest rock. You can pick up Yes Yes Yes on vinyl for $10, or grab the “Parasol” 7” for $5 through Elsinore’s online store. Elsinore will be taking the Downtown Urbana stage on Friday from 7:00-7:30 after My Werewolf Diary, and will be also be playing on Saturday from 3:15-3:45 at Exile on Main Street.
Friday | Schedule
My Werewolf Diary
Elsinore
Tennis
Withershins
An Evening with Your Mother
Dirty Projectors
Zeus
Hospitality
Lord Huron
Laetitia Sadier
Best Coast
Hundred Waters
Julia Holter
Saturday is the main event, with nine live music stages kicking off at 12:15 across Champaign-Urbana. Headliners for Saturday night include Dinosaur Jr., Cloud Nothings, and Grizzly Bear along will performances by New Ruins, Owen, Lower Dens, Grandkids, and Chicago rock trio Jet W. Lee.
Originally from Champaign, the members of Jet W. Lee released their debut, Who Shall Remain Shameless, in 2010, and are currently supporting their latest 8/12 release, Western Nightmare. You can pick up Who Shall Remain Shameless on beautiful mixed color 12” vinyl online for $10. Jet W. Lee will be taking the stage at Mike ‘N’ Molly’s from 3:00-3:30 on Saturday.
Saturday | Schedule
Midstress
The Dirty Feathers
Psychic Twin
Evil Tents
Grandkids
Jet W. Lee
Elsinore
New Ruins
Motes
Common Loon
Mille Nomi
Purling Hiss
DeathTram
My Jerusalem
Lower Dens
Broken Light
Frankie Rose
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Anna Karina/Anna Karenina
Willis Earl Beal
The Henry Clay People
Dinosaur Jr.
Pamela Machala
Cloud Nothings
Megan Johns
Grizzly Bear
DJ Randall Ellison
DJ Mertz
Cold Showers
Sun Stereo
DJ Belly
Cody & the Gateway Drugs
Louise
Bestfriends
Eternal Summers
Cameron McGill
Big Freedia and the Divas
The Curses
Owen
Take Care
Craft Spells
Three-day festival passes are still available at the $100 price bracket, but if you’re planning on heading out for the weekend, you should probably pick up your passes now before they go up to $120.
Single show tickets are still available for the following shows:
9/27 – HUM w/ PSYCHIC TWIN, DIRTY FEATHERS, and THAT’S NO MOON at The Canopy Club – $15
9/28 – DIRTY PROJECTORS w/ TENNIS, ELSINORE, and MY WEREWOLF DIARY – $22
9/28 – BEST COAST w/ LAETITIA SADIER, LORD HURON, HOSPITALITY, ZEUS, AN EVENING WITH YOUR MOTHER, and WITHERSHINS at The Canopy Club – $22
9/29 – GRIZZLY BEAR + DINOSAUR JR.w/ CLOUD NOTHINGS, LOWER DENS, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, FRANKIE ROSE, WILLIS EARL BEAL, COMMON LOON, PURLING HISS, NEW RUINS, GRANDKIDS, and EVIL TENTS at the Highdive Outdoor Annex – $35
9/29 – BIG FREEDIA & THE DIVAS w/ DJ BELLY, DJ MERTZ and DJ RANDAL ELLISON at The Highdive – $15
You can pick single show tickets for all of the above shows through the Pygmalion Music Festival’s website.
