Relevator is a blues/rock/folk outfit lead by singer-songwriter Kenna Mae, and the band recently released this "home movie" from their show at the Loose Cobra a little while back. Recorded and shot live by JP Goguen (and friends, as they mention in the video's description on YouTube), you can watch some songs the band performed at one of their live shows this summer. 

If you're interested in checking out Relevator, they're going to be performing with Zecca Bom and Paul Kotheimer on New Year's Eve at the Iron Post, which is certain to be a good time. 

Our friend Erin Erdman has added Illini Hillel at Cohen Center for Jewish Life to the list of places you can find her amazing Page Roasting Co. coffee. Check out this fun video they shared yesterday to find out a bit more about her process and her background:

Champaign-Urbana's own, Anne Lukeman — co-owner of the awesome adventure room in Urbana, C-U Adventures in Time & Space — was featured on Jeopardy!'s "J!Effect: Homecoming feature. The spot showcased some previous contestants on the gameshow, and lo and behold, Lukeman was featured. Not only that, I had no idea she was a contestant on the show in 2005 (where she won $18,000!), so this is an awesome tidbit.

This isn't the first time people from C-U have been featured on the show, I remember a couple of years ago when some students were ringing it up.

Watch the video below, where Lukeman is featured right away in the clip:

Elsinore is back with a new single and visual, titled simply, “O”. The Police and David Bowie-influenced pop sounds of Elsinore supply some nice late fall-time, first-snow musical accompaniment. The track comes as a taste of their currently untitled new project, which is set to drop early next year.

Feel free to check out their video for recent single "In & Out" afterward if you’re vibing with it.

There's a new YouTube Original series, Champaign ILL, that is coming out December 12th on YouTube Premium. The show stars Adam Pally, who came to fame in Happy Endings as Max Blum, Sam Richardson from the show from Veep and Detroiters, and guest stars Jay Pharoah, and it will be a 10 episode series, as least to start. Watch the trailer below, and the description of the show below that.

 

After the death of their best friend, a wildly famous rap icon, Alf and Ronnie lose their lavish lifestyle and are forced to return home to Champaign, Illinois. In order to get back what they’ve lost, they must figure out how to leave their destructive behavior behind and get back on top! Check out the new YouTube Originals series Champaign ILL coming December 12th.

Good Morning Illini, a weekly morning show put on by students that airs on Fridays, has begun a weekly series showcasing area artists.

The show selected U of I rapper IsaiahG for the segment last Friday, and the introspective MC didn’t hold back, putting out a strong rendition of one of his coldest cuts, “Solstice”.

It’s pretty awesome that the folks at GMI are taking the time to recognize some of the wide variety of artistic talent at Illinois — especially when it’s consistent, hard-working talent like IsaiahG getting a chance to shine.

Check out Isaiah’s segment of Open Mic and the full show below.

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U of I alum and universally beloved actor Nick Offerman has endorsed Betsy Dirksen Londrigan in the 13th vs. incumbent Rodney Davis. Watch the video:

It’s always good to see Illinois talent prospering. Ashland, a two-person band that has frequently played shows in C-U over the last several years, just signed to prominent label Rise Records. In conjunction with the big news, Ashland also released their new visual EP, MISC.

You can watch MISC on Youtube and/or stream it on Spotify below.

The Champaign County Humane Society is running a promotion this weekend, and you can adopt a furry creature family member for a little less than usual. Visit CCHS Saturday and Sunday, November 3rd and 4th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Look at these littles!

Louie Kason is an artist that attends the University of Illinois, and he just dropped his debut music video for his single “Grey Nintendo’s”.

Kason has been making some waves around campus and in Chicago (he frequently travels between the two) while mastering a more house-oriented sound, rather than just rapping. He just opened up for drill rapper Cdot Honcho at Canopy Club, and has been recording new sounds weekly in Champaign.

Check out the video below, you can stream "Grey Nintendo's" on Soundcloud here.

Yesterday, I posted about U of I professor Nafissa Thompson-Spires' scheduled apperance on Late Night with Seth Meyers — here is the clip below in case you missed it. Thompson-Spires' book Heads of the Colored People is garnering some critical acclaim since being released.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Professor of Creative Writing at the U of I, will be a featured guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers tonight, Tuesday, October 23rd. The show airs at 11:35 pm CST. Her book, Heads of the Colored People, has been long-listed for the National Book Award in Fiction. Pretty amazing for her to land on this show — though, we are in the Nafissa Thompson-Spires era, after all, so this isn't a surprise.

Check out the U of I News Bureau's tweet: