Tag: music

A large group of people sit in folding chairs on a concrete patio, playing a mixture of banjos, fiddles and guitars.

CU Folk & Roots Festival returns with a focus on expanding the genre

The 2003 festival takes place at Krannert Center for Performing Arts, the Channing-Murray Foundation, the Rose Bowl Tavern, and the Urbana Free Library.

Andy Summers fuses music, photography, storytelling at Ellnora

The tenth installment of the biennial Ellnora: The Guitar Festival is underway this weekend at the University of Illinois’ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. This year, the festival features feminist rock icon Ani DiFranco; Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris; and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Andy Summers, formerly the guitarist of

A woman sits in front of a mural in a brightly lit restaurant, looking at her phone.

Congolese music icon Ferré Gola performs in CU

Because this is Gola’s first performance in the United States as a solo artist, people are traveling to Champaign-Urbana from across the country to see the performances this weekend.

Two people play guitar and electric bass on stage with synths and electrical equipment around them.

Pride performance kicks off Allerton Park Concert Series

Dozens gather for pride event at Allerton Park and Retreat Center.

Student organization aims to diversify music for local campus community

URBANA – Andrea Maldonado is a senior studying music education at the University of Illinois. She plays the violin and was performing Latin American music prior to going to college. While the curriculum is great, Maldonado wanted more, so she decided to start her own ensemble. “And I talked to Danny who I also knew