This Weekend! Empires, We Are the Willows, and Spookiness
Who: Empires, Warren Franklin and the Founding Fathers, Hank
Friday, October 26
When: Doors at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30
Where: Courtyard Cafe (Illini Union)
Cost: $5 for students, $6 for general public
Ages: All ages
It's the first Starcourse show of the year, and holy cow, it's gonna be rockin'. Chicago's Empires, fresh off the June release of Garage Hymns, blasts hooky alt. rock reminiscent of The Killers, if they happened to start smooching Interpol, resulting in a permanent fusion of the two, but creating an attractive creature with its own personality and radness. Throw in some Midwest emo/hardcore from Rockford's Warren Franklin and CU's Hank, and you've got yourself an all-ages, pre-Halloween sock hop, minus the socks for those who prefer sandals.
Also Tonight:
- Brain Eaters Ball @ Cowboy Monkey (Zombie-infested Halloween party with live music from The Coffin Daggers, Go! Tsunami, and The Haunts)
- Jeremiah Fisher, Polypsis, Blown Glass, Cecilia Payne @ Flagg Hall (Noisey noise in someone's dorm room, and you're invited!)
Saturday, October 27th
Who: We are the Willows, The 92s, Evil Tents
When: 10 p.m.
Where: Mike n' Molly's
Cost: $5
Ages: 19+
We are the Willows goes the way of post-folk, using electronics and various super cool effects to bring something interesting to this over-saturated "indie-folk" market. The perfect night to sway, relax, and "drink some beers from your uncle's car in the parking lot," as their song "A Funeral Dressed as a Birthday" suggests. Woo, these kids are good.
Also Saturday: The Dirty Feathers w/ The Uglies, Kentucky Knife Fight, Congregation @ Cowboy Monkey
Sunday, October 28st
Who: Ghouloween 2k12 with Teenage Martians, Parasitic Twins, Shahman, Shitzo
When: 9 p.m.
Where: The Velvet Elvis
Cost: $5 donation
Punk punk punk and a Misfits cover band? Halloween isn't on the 31st anymore. This year, it's on the 28th and only at the Velvet Elvis. So when you go 'round town with your pillow cases asking for candy on October 31st, don't say I didn't warn you when you get weird glances and doors slammed in your face for getting your dates wrong.