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| Featured Band: i:scintilla | In three quick years, Chicago's I:SCINTILLA jumped from recording demo songs in a bedroom to collaborating with some of modern music's best artists and releasing albums on an international level. Fronted by Brittany Bindrim (vocals/words) and backed by Jim Cookas (guitar/programming), Vince Grech (drums), and Chad Mines (guitar/bass), the group seamlessly fuses electronic and rock elements while pushing the boundaries of pop music. Bindrim's intensely seductive voice and insightful words paint a dark picture of loss, redemption, and introspection and are delivered via insatiably catchy hooks. The music drapes the mood with intricately layered synthesizers, grinding guitar riffs, and a mix of live and programmed drums. The quartet's unique sound has drawn comparisons to GARBAGE, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, and THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE.
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| Featured Band: fireflies | Ok, so here's the story so far..... These five guys have known each other for a while now. They've watched each other in bands and played with each other in bands. Mark, Adam and Luke had played together in Violet Skies, Kyle had played in Fallen Star, and Chris played in Mile190. Each one knowing that the other four were around, it came time that they all played together. Their music isn't about just being heard, but about being felt and even observed. All the boys have grown, and their music shows.
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| Featured Band: Johnnyork | Johnnyork, formed by 4 twin sons of a one-legged preacherman, hails from Tiujana, Mexico. They attribute their hard-driving sound to the hard-driving life of donkey herding and moonshinin'. While their daddy preached fire and brimstone in the fields, they preached rock and roll in the local canteenas, bodegas, enchiladas, huevos, and peligros. Their influences range from The Beatles and Eric Clapton to Shakira and Dos Reales. When asked what their ultimate dream as a band is, they merely reply "exploding panties".
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| Featured Band: Carl Hauck | Champaign-based singer-songwriter with two albums released and working on a third and fourth.
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| Featured Band: Squares, The | 
The Squares
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It's the squares. They didn't enter a bio. Check 'em out anyway.
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| Featured Band: Santa | 
Isn't Marty cute?
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Santa is: Stan McConnell - guitar/vox, Mack McConnell- guitar, Chad Warner - keys/vox, Otto Stuparitz - Basss, Marty O'Donnell- drums, Zak Kunath- auxillary percussion
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| Featured Band: PSR | PSR are an all-electronic, crime-fighting duo based in Urbana, dedicated to creating lush, atmospheric, ever-evolving soundscapes from both industrial and organic motifs. Improvisation plays a major role in both live performances and recordings, such that no two are ever the same. For those needing a genre in which to file PSR, it would most likely be ambient/space or experimental electronica. But, ask PSR to describe their sound, and the answer will simply be "The Soundtrack To Life".
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| Featured Band: Cameo Turret | 
This is us!
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Cameo Turret is a Champaign, Illinois based band comprised of:
Kip - Guitars, Vocals
Rachel - Guitars, Vocals
Mike - Drums
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| Featured Band: Nadafinga | 
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Champaign-Urbana, Illinois has given us Roger Ebert, the invention of the Supercomputer, and is home to the University that gave Hugh Hefner a degree in pornography. Now C-U adds another entry among its contributions to pop culture with the powerhouse rock band, Nadafinga. Coming to the table with the Fountains of Wayne's quirky power-pop, The Bloodhound Gang’s signature vulgarity and the raw passion of the Foo Fighters, Nadafinga have cast a middle finger to the Gods of Rock. Nadafinga formed in 2001 in order to bring their explosive vision of rock to the people. Which they did on their 2004 Midwest to West Coast HANGOVER TOUR, promoting their latest E.P., “Looks So Innocent”. Live, Nadafinga are a very tight rock unit, having played with bands as varied as Phantom Planet, Ozma, DaDA, Bottle of Justus, and their personal heroes The Ending. An addictive blend of bright tones, tainted humor, adhesive hooks and raw energy, Nadafinga’s live performance highlights the band's humorous approach to thoughtful subjects. The future has never been brighter for Nadafinga, who plan on returning to the studio to record their first full length album and continue touring this summer. Look for them at a venue near you!
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| Featured Band: Baez! | 
Mike & Molly's, 8/05
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A boy & girl band (Brian Wilcoxon & Lindsey Markel), Baez! just wants to make you smile. They play lo-fi folk rock music about blue collar workers and non-copyrighted Muppets.
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| Featured Band: Flathead 6 | 
Flathead 6
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Flathead 6 is “a classic American band“ that delves deep into the roots/rock of Americana with just enough twang to keep them teetering on the edge of Alt Country. Drawing influence from The Rolling Stones, Steve Earl and Wilco, the band's sound has been said to have a “retro vibe in a fresh package”. The sound of American blues and southern twang are thick in the rock’n’roll music of Flathead 6. Members of the band have shared the stage with: Webb Wilder, Reverend Horton Heat, Savoy Brown, Jason & The Scorchers and Cheap Trick to name a few. Their debut CD is now available on the 99man label.
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| Featured Band: elsinore | Acoustic rock quartet with pop-rock, alt-country, & folk influences playing original tunes and carefully selected covers, comprised of ex-Green Jenkins frontman Ryan Groff on acoustic/lead vocals, Dave Pride on percussion/vocals, Mark Woolwine on piano/percussion/vocals, & Chris Eitel on bass/vocals.
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| Featured Band: Panacea | 
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Panacea n [L, fr. Gk panakeia, fr. Panakes all-healing, fr. pan- + akos remedy] (1548) : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : CURE-ALL We are a Southern Illinois-based trio delivering a wide variety of covers and originals from light acoustic to hard rock, rockabilly and, yes, even some country.
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| Featured Band: i:scintilla | i:scintilla, which formed in 2003, is spearheaded by brittany bindrim (vocals/words). providing the sonic canvas for her voice are newly added vince grech (drums), bethany whisenhunt (bass), and co-founders chad mines (guitar) and jim cookas (guitar/synthesizer/programming).
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| Featured Band: Grant Thomas | Grant Thomas is our first Featured Band here at openingbands. As one of the first few to add photos and mp3s to his bio page. Grant is formerly of the Walter Boyd Band, and is now going out on his own.
Listen to his song 'Last Living Dodo' and check out his bio!
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Scene Links:
Pygmalion Festival to Kick Off This Month [Pitchfork] - The people of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois unleashed REO Speedwagon upon the world in the early 1970's, and they've been making up for it ever since. Braid, Hum, Poster Children, and the Didjits are but a few Chambana bands that have vaulted the city into the same indie rock league as Chapel Hill, Athens, and Olympia-- college towns with musical influence in absolute disproportion to their size.
The Opportunists and Col. Rhodes call it quits [Buzz] - This July, we bid goodbye to Colonel Rhodes and The Opportunists, two outstanding local bands that never got as much attention as they deserve.
Review: Desafinado - s/t [Buzz] - Review of the C-U based latin band.
Interview: Shipwreck [Buzz] - The Buzz's Kyle Gorman talks with Shipwreck about their music and their new album.
City on Film [The Onion's A.V. Club Staff Picks] - Former Braid and Hey Mercedes frontman Bob Nanna's new project, City on Film, is highlighted on The Onion's A.V. Club Media Center as a staff favorite.
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