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Well, here’s one birthday wish come true.

This isn’t technically music, but it is sponsored by Purdue Student Concert Commitee:

Bob Saget performs at Elliott Hall of Music April 14th
Bob Saget’s stand-up has grown exponentially. While headlining the House of Blues and Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, theaters, colleges and concert venues, his packed-housed audiences love to see his adult stand-up, which completely […]

J. Robbins’ family needs your help.

On January 27, 2006, our great friends and Channels members J. Robbins (of Government Issue, Jawbox, Burning Airlines, and most recently Channels) and Janet Morgan welcomed their first child, a son named Callum. He was 8-odd pounds and 20-odd inches of wriggling, squirming, screaming joy, and the apple of his parents’ eye.
As Cal grew, though, […]

Downtown Bloomington’s Second Story closes, likely for good.

Early Day Miners’ Dan Burton tells me that the venerable Second Story, a popular downtown Bloomington music venue, has likely shut its doors for good.

Our main club down here, Second Story, just closed. Massive blow to original music in B-town.
What?!? I thought Murphy’s Law was playing there this Sunday?!?
Well, they already took the PA out […]

RIP Rainer Maria

One of my top all-time favorite bands just announced they are breaking up.
Oh, jeezus-crimeny, W. T. F.