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Brace yourselves, buzzers, I’m about to talk about sports for a second. I know this is an arts and entertainment magazine, but if you ask me, well-played sports are art, and the best athletes entertain. So here goes... Chicago sports has turned me into someone who loves the fall, winter and spring, but hates the summer. It's hot and boring. It's lazy. The Cubs are probably losing. The Sox are probably losing. Summer is a constant reminder of failure. Of being a “lovable loser.” Of sitting through a game in the bleachers on Senior Ditch Day when all my friends were drunk and puking from the sun, and I was (also drunk, but) trying to get a rise of Pittsburgh's right fielder. Maybe he would actually hear me and make a game-blowing error! In fall, the Bears take the field and, usually the ball, from every poor offense with the unfortunate task of braving the terrain, weather, fans and defense at Soldier Field. In winter and spring, the Bulls and Blackhawks streak across the court and the ice, in bright red-and-black uniforms, leaving their enemies in the dust and the United Center in pandemonium. Then baseball season comes around, and hope springs eternal, but that never lasts, even when you think your team will make the World Series. When you’re five outs away, everything falls apart. It breaks your heart, and you tell yourself, “Next time it’ll be better.” But aren’t you just telling yourself that for your own sake? I mean, you’ve got to laugh to keep from crying at this point. I can’t even watch the Cubs most of the time. It’s too sad. I see Sammy Sosa and the night I saw him hit two home runs, one that was 420 feet and one that was an earth-shattering 520 feet, only for my world to be turned upside down when he came up in steroid talks. I see Moises Alou, peeing on his own hands before stacking up RBIs, only for him to break down in post-Bartman fury. I see Kerry Wood and Mark Prior throwing fireballs and raking in Ks, and then falling apart. I see Carlos Zambrano, who once could hit 105 mph on the radar gun, starting fights with his teammates and being run out of town. At this point, the Cubs are like an ex who always keeps you on the hook, only to let you down somehow. You tell yourself each season that it’ll work, but it never does. Good thing it’s basketball and hockey season, right? Because right now, the Hawks look like an unstoppable force (my dood Patrick Kane single-handedly embarassed Detroit just hours before I’m writing this) and the Bulls look pretty darn tough, even though they have been dealing with a bevy of injuries. I don’t know when Rose will come back, but I hope he recovers like Adrian Peterson. I miss him. It pains me to see him in pain. Is that wrong?
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Jarling's custard cup opening by Karolina Zapal With nicer weather finally pining to arrive in CU, everyone is ready to wear athletic shorts and flowery dresses and enjoy spring activities, like actually going outside for a nice stroll or taking a nap beneath a budding tree. Another spring indulgence awaiting CU residents is eating a delicious serving of Jarling’s Custard Cup, opening for the season on Friday, March 8. Yes, the well-liked custard shop made everyone wait, but absence makes the heart grow fonder! Here’s the perfect scenario: You go for a run in Hessel Park, perfectly located less than a mile from Jarling’s, work up a sweat and finish the workout by ordering a rewarding dessert. You only went on the run to get there faster, right? Jarling’s is located on Kirby Avenue, between Grandview Drive and State Street in Champaign. It offers classic custard flavors like chocolate and strawberry, as well as unique specialty flavors, which are announced weekly. Also on the menu are a variety of shakes, sundaes and cakes for all to savor. So whether you’re someone who has never tried this delightful springtime treat, or you’re an avid custard consumer who loves it and has been trying and failing to make homemade custard all winter, check out Jarling’s Custard Cup on opening day and beyond. buzz staff
Cover Design Tyler Schmidt Editor in Chief Evan Lyman Managing Editor Dan Durley Art Director Dane Georges Assistant Art Director Tyler Schmidt Copy Chief Thomas Thoren Photography Editor Animah Boakye Image Editor Dan Durley Photographers Lauren Aguirre, Travis Mui, Qi Yu, Folake Osibodu, Liz
Brinckerhoff, Animah Boakye Designers Yoojin Hong, Chelsea Choi Music Editor Maddie Rehayem, Tyler Durgan Food & Drink Editor Carrie McMenamin Movies & tv Editor Jamila Tyler Arts & entertainment Editor Andrea Baumgartner Community Editor Karolina Zapal CU Calendar DJ Dennis Copy Editors Neil Christensen, Karl Schroeder Distribution Brandi and Steve Wills student sales manager Molly Lannon CLASSIFIED SALES MANAGER Deb Sosnowski AD DIRECTOR Travis Truitt Publisher Lilyan J. Levant
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Managing Editor » The Blizzard: I was walking through the blizzard on Tuesday, covered completely from head to toe in blizzard gear-- puffy jacket, scarf, hoodie, boots, the works. I was just making sure that I didn’t walk into class soaking wet. As soon as I got to class, I stripped off all my blizzard gear and sat down in my seat, only to sit on a huge chunk of snow leftover from the last wayfarer. What the fuck, snow? NO ONE IS SAFE.
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Managing Editor » Being hungry: Maybe it’s just that I’m really hungry right now, or that all I’ve eaten today was a can of chickpeas and some saltines, or that the buzz vending machine is out of animal crackers and those animal crackers would hardly provide me any sustenance even if they were available, but being hungry just plain sucks. I spend way too much time thinking about food throughout the day, and when I’m going to eat and where and how tasty it will be. It’s really getting in the way of my everyday activities. Someone needs to invent a machine that pumps Wendy’s into my bloodstream so I can get things done during the day instead of focusing on food.
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Managing Editor » Wendy’s: I love Wendy’s more than the average 160-pound male should. There was a time in my life when my love for Wendy’s bordered on obsession — I would eat there several times a week during my sophomore year of high school, sometimes twice in one day. My order was always the same: a Large Baconator Combo Meal with Hi-C fruit punch. Though I have since amended my order to a small chili, 12 spicy chicken nuggets and large fries with a Diet Coke (I’m watching my sugar intake), my love for Wendy’s remains. Needless to say, I am so excited that we have one in campustown now, and celebrated by eating there three times during its opening week.
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Like Andrea Baumgartner Andrea Baumgartner Arts & Entertainment Editor Arts & Entertainment Editor » My buzz family: I like to consider myself a nomad of social groups. I never really had one group of friends that I exclusively hung out with in high school. I was a swimmer, an orch dork and an AP nerd, among many other things. College has pretty much been the same way, other than the fact that my first two years here were
spent with my head under water most of the day (swimmer probs). But recently, I’ve really become fond of my wonderful group of buzzers, and especially our Thursday evenings out. I’ve finally found a group of people who are just as quirky and weird as I am, and who enjoy a good pitcher of beer at Murphy’s more than anything else. So thank you, buzz, for introducing me to the loves of my life!
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Designer » Buying something awesome and then being poor: I just bought a ticket for Bonnaroo and it cost me every single dollar in my checking account save for two pennies. Now I am hungry, and I can’t even buy food. Use cash, you say? I have none. Until I receive my paycheck or a miracle happens, it’s safe to say I will not be buying anything in the near future. In the meantime, I will be collecting the coins under your couch cushions. Schmidt gripes Tyler Assisant Art Director
» My upstairs neighbors: I have never met the tenants who live above me, however I am quite certain I won't like them. Earlier this year, a large hole formed in my bathroom ceiling, most likely caused by the growing wet area right above said hole. I cannot say for certain what they were doing, however I like to believe they left their sink faucet on 24/7 with the drain clogged as they watched the over pouring water with dead eyes laughing maniacally at the thought of preventing more water from fish. More recently, it seems they have acquired either a significant other or a pair of tap shoes, and have taken to practicing dancing whather it be horizontal or vertical at all hours of the day. I would be remiss to not mention I have taken my brave passiveaggressive stance back at them by playing my accordion close to the ceiling when the tell-tale noises start a-rocking.
» The lack of swords and lasers in modern society: Swords are awesome. They can chop things in half and need to be forged with liquid metal, giant hammers and a bowl of fire. Lasers are awesome. You can fuck with a cat for literally hours without stopping. I know, because my record is 12 hours until I had to stop to get something to eat. However, why do we never see these in common use now-a-days? Lasers get the shaft and only appear in classrooms and science experiments. Now I'm the first to say that science is awesome, but getting to use said lasers requires know-how I am not capable of. Swords, however, we only get to see in movies! Just think how cool life could be if we replaced a normal utensil with a sword. Do you want to flip those pancakes with that burnt plastic spatula? Of course you don't, but what if I was to ask you if you wanted to cut said pancakes with a sword? Damn right you do. March 7-13, 2013 buzz 3
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Jarling's custard cup opening by Karolina Zapal With nicer weather finally pining to arrive in CU, everyone is ready to wear athletic shorts and flowery dresses and enjoy spring activities, like actually going outside for a nice stroll or taking a nap beneath a budding tree. Another spring indulgence awaiting CU residents is eating a delicious serving of Jarling’s Custard Cup, opening for the season on Friday, March 8. Yes, the well-liked custard shop made everyone wait, but absence makes the heart grow fonder! Here’s the perfect scenario: You go for a run in Hessel Park, perfectly located less than a mile from Jarling’s, work up a sweat and finish the workout by ordering a rewarding dessert. You only went on the run to get there faster, right? Jarling’s is located on Kirby Avenue, between Grandview Drive and State Street in Champaign. It offers classic custard flavors like chocolate and strawberry, as well as unique specialty flavors, which are announced weekly. Also on the menu are a variety of shakes, sundaes and cakes for all to savor. So whether you’re someone who has never tried this delightful springtime treat, or you’re an avid custard consumer who loves it and has been trying and failing to make homemade custard all winter, check out Jarling’s Custard Cup on opening day and beyond. buzz staff
Cover Design Tyler Schmidt Editor in Chief Evan Lyman Managing Editor Dan Durley Art Director Dane Georges Assistant Art Director Tyler Schmidt Copy Chief Thomas Thoren Photography Editor Animah Boakye Image Editor Dan Durley Photographers Lauren Aguirre, Travis Mui, Qi Yu, Folake Osibodu, Liz
Brinckerhoff, Animah Boakye Designers Yoojin Hong, Chelsea Choi Music Editor Maddie Rehayem, Tyler Durgan Food & Drink Editor Carrie McMenamin Movies & tv Editor Jamila Tyler Arts & entertainment Editor Andrea Baumgartner Community Editor Karolina Zapal CU Calendar DJ Dennis Copy Editors Neil Christensen, Karl Schroeder Distribution Brandi and Steve Wills student sales manager Molly Lannon CLASSIFIED SALES MANAGER Deb Sosnowski AD DIRECTOR Travis Truitt Publisher Lilyan J. Levant
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DAN DURLEY
Managing Editor
Managing Editor » The Blizzard: I was walking through the blizzard on Tuesday, covered completely from head to toe in blizzard gear-- puffy jacket, scarf, hoodie, boots, the works. I was just making sure that I didn’t walk into class soaking wet. As soon as I got to class, I stripped off all my blizzard gear and sat down in my seat, only to sit on a huge chunk of snow leftover from the last wayfarer. What the fuck, snow? NO ONE IS SAFE.
Gripe
Gripe Dan Durley
DAN DURLEY
Managing Editor
Managing Editor » Being hungry: Maybe it’s just that I’m really hungry right now, or that all I’ve eaten today was a can of chickpeas and some saltines, or that the buzz vending machine is out of animal crackers and those animal crackers would hardly provide me any sustenance even if they were available, but being hungry just plain sucks. I spend way too much time thinking about food throughout the day, and when I’m going to eat and where and how tasty it will be. It’s really getting in the way of my everyday activities. Someone needs to invent a machine that pumps Wendy’s into my bloodstream so I can get things done during the day instead of focusing on food.
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DAN DURLEY
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Managing Editor » Wendy’s: I love Wendy’s more than the average 160-pound male should. There was a time in my life when my love for Wendy’s bordered on obsession — I would eat there several times a week during my sophomore year of high school, sometimes twice in one day. My order was always the same: a Large Baconator Combo Meal with Hi-C fruit punch. Though I have since amended my order to a small chili, 12 spicy chicken nuggets and large fries with a Diet Coke (I’m watching my sugar intake), my love for Wendy’s remains. Needless to say, I am so excited that we have one in campustown now, and celebrated by eating there three times during its opening week.
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Like Andrea Baumgartner Andrea Baumgartner Arts & Entertainment Editor Arts & Entertainment Editor » My buzz family: I like to consider myself a nomad of social groups. I never really had one group of friends that I exclusively hung out with in high school. I was a swimmer, an orch dork and an AP nerd, among many other things. College has pretty much been the same way, other than the fact that my first two years here were
spent with my head under water most of the day (swimmer probs). But recently, I’ve really become fond of my wonderful group of buzzers, and especially our Thursday evenings out. I’ve finally found a group of people who are just as quirky and weird as I am, and who enjoy a good pitcher of beer at Murphy’s more than anything else. So thank you, buzz, for introducing me to the loves of my life!
gripe
Gripe Chelsea Choi
Chelsea Choi
Designer
Designer » Buying something awesome and then being poor: I just bought a ticket for Bonnaroo and it cost me every single dollar in my checking account save for two pennies. Now I am hungry, and I can’t even buy food. Use cash, you say? I have none. Until I receive my paycheck or a miracle happens, it’s safe to say I will not be buying anything in the near future. In the meantime, I will be collecting the coins under your couch cushions. Schmidt gripes Tyler Assisant Art Director
» My upstairs neighbors: I have never met the tenants who live above me, however I am quite certain I won't like them. Earlier this year, a large hole formed in my bathroom ceiling, most likely caused by the growing wet area right above said hole. I cannot say for certain what they were doing, however I like to believe they left their sink faucet on 24/7 with the drain clogged as they watched the over pouring water with dead eyes laughing maniacally at the thought of preventing more water from fish. More recently, it seems they have acquired either a significant other or a pair of tap shoes, and have taken to practicing dancing whather it be horizontal or vertical at all hours of the day. I would be remiss to not mention I have taken my brave passiveaggressive stance back at them by playing my accordion close to the ceiling when the tell-tale noises start a-rocking.
» The lack of swords and lasers in modern society: Swords are awesome. They can chop things in half and need to be forged with liquid metal, giant hammers and a bowl of fire. Lasers are awesome. You can fuck with a cat for literally hours without stopping. I know, because my record is 12 hours until I had to stop to get something to eat. However, why do we never see these in common use now-a-days? Lasers get the shaft and only appear in classrooms and science experiments. Now I'm the first to say that science is awesome, but getting to use said lasers requires know-how I am not capable of. Swords, however, we only get to see in movies! Just think how cool life could be if we replaced a normal utensil with a sword. Do you want to flip those pancakes with that burnt plastic spatula? Of course you don't, but what if I was to ask you if you wanted to cut said pancakes with a sword? Damn right you do. March 7-13, 2013 buzz 3
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hat do I want? A television show that manages to give me some ounce of truthfulness to its characters. Not just this, but I want a show that calls out relevant, underaddressed issues of today in a slice-of-life manner, and I want it to be worded in a way that is drenched in humor, laughing with the characters — not at them. I want a show that doesn’t have a satisfyingly expected “happy ending,” but instead the reassurance of ongoing progress and realism in knowing that personal growth is an unfinished and continuous thing. Oh, and I’m not opposed to some bomb-ass tunes included, either. Have I found this? To the best of the media’s psychic abilities to read my mind while simultaneously fulfilling its own set of standard requirements within television, yes I’ve found it. Take your attention and place it to the new E4 series, My Mad Fat Diary, and introduce yourself to the show’s protagonist, Rae Earl. Sixteen, fat, and fresh out of a psychiatric hospital as a selfdescribed “mental.” However, there should be a distinction made in such a description of Rae — it barely grazes the surface. What one comes to realize while watching the show is how Rae is also hilarious, strong, uncertain, growing and a major babe. Set in the summer of 1996 in Lincolnshire, our main girl Rae is released from a psychiatric ward after a four-month stay. Mysterious in revealing the circumstances causing her attendance at the hospital in the first place, there is one declarative
aspect from the very beginning of the show – Rae is funny, and her humor is abundant and her wit stinging. Now, like any other “typical” teenager, she is boy-crazed and anxious of fitting in. In Rae’s return to the “outside world,” postpsychiatric ward, we become acquainted with her great balancing act. Between her home life and its triggering qualities, put next to the task of reinserting herself with other teens her age, and balancing them with starting therapy, there is work to be done. However, despite continuous bouts of triggered anxiety and wanting to crawl out of her own skin, Rae keeps on. But the show isn’t so simple in that there’s a problem and suddenly it’s solved – the problem is not solved, but continuously being solved and dealt with over and over with new resolves. If none of this has sold you, at least know that Professor Quirrell from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, actor Ian Hart, plays the part of Rae’s therapist, Kester, and there is a constant streaming of Oasis’ “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” throughout the series. Incidentally, the series is based off of a real human being of the same name, author Rae Earl. She actually published her diary from when she was 16, so you can find the book My Fat, Mad Teenager Diary that inspired the series, too. However, I digress from one of the larger points at hand: When was the last time you saw a fat girl as a protagonist? Okay, maybe not too long ago. However, when did you last notice a fat girl whose
main conquest of the show isn’t “fixing” her body or self, but empowering her own mental health by accepting herself? Bing, gotcha. This is one of the main fixes of My Mad Fat Diary. And because this genre is practically nonexistent within television, you’re likely to spy something about it on one of your social networking or blogging sites, due to the fact that people with issues similar or identical to these actually exist. But there’s more, particularly in how the show isn’t just limited to its already atypical depiction of women’s bodies and mental illness, but how it also simultaneously manages to address a multitude of related issues – such as eating disorders, women’s sexuality and pleasure, single family households, slut-shaming, abortion, therapy and medication and the questioning of one’s sexuality, all while flipping the typical norm of “expected” character types. There is no demonizing, patronizing or victimizing of the people in this show. Instead, there is a widened world view of their experiences or the issues being dealt with: The two sides of the story are both tapped into. Besides this, there are no seeded morals planted within the series. The only moral you can expect is "accept yourself." As Rae’s therapist, Kester says, “You can’t spend the rest of your life being afraid of people rejecting you, and you have to start by not rejecting yourself. You don’t deserve it. From now on, people can either accept you for who you are, or they can fuck off.”
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Get Your produce from the experts Champaign-Urbana has two butcher shops to discover by Amirah Zaveri and Paul Angelillo
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ith the convenience and speed of the meat counters at big grocery store chains, few people will invest the gas money and time of finding and patronizing a local dedicated butcher. Even for those who make the effort, the grim sight of cattle carcasses and bustle of large knives seem a world away from the neat, pre-bundled supermarket parcels of beef and pork that litter our refrigerators. However, fighting this apprehension and developing a relationship with a nearby butcher shop can yield benefits both to your inner food scholar and your waistline. Going to a full-service butcher means ordering from a staff who, if they haven’t themselves recently been out back carving up a side of some animal, have certainly been around the process enough to know the ins and outs of pork, beef and poultry. Thus, the question of spare ribs versus back ribs or tenderloin versus loin chops need not be left to a last-minute Google search. Instead, you can draw on the knowledge of a live human, a meat expert who will not only explain the distinguishing qualities of different cuts, but often provide a suggestion or name an even better cut of meat for your intended purpose. In many cases, they will even present you with recipes or other preferred cooking methods for their favorite items, giving the cooks and foodies reason to come back and try something new. Further, for the supremely adventurous, a dedicated butcher shop will offer all the animal heart, liver and other offal too gruesome for the supermarket displays — leaving no excuse not to add sweetbreads or a roasted pig’s head to your next dinner party. Add this to housemade sausages, thick-cut bacon and other cured salami and a local butcher shop becomes a dreamland for the charcuterie-inclined eater. On a simple economic level, an establishment dealing exclusively in meat ties its livelihood to the prices and quality of the product it receives. Though this sometimes means a butcher shop will not carry the cheapest grades of meat, it ensures
a certain baseline of quality at very competitive prices. Additionally, a cut’s direct transit from carcass to display case ensures freshness and removes any of the ambiguity of packaging for the price you pay. Lastly, depending on the advance notice given, many butchers will be happy to accommodate specials orders of whatever precise thickness or weight you desire on a cut, ensuring you need only pay for exactly the meat you want and avoiding waste. The Champaign-Urbana area offers two prime establishments. The first is Meat Science Laboratory located at 1503 S. Maryland Ave., Urbana. This research-based establishment offers high quality, locally sourced USDA-certified meat at an affordable price. Open three days a week, customers eagerly shuffle in to purchase pounds of freshly butchered meat before it runs out. The store itself is quite minimalist. The main focus: meat. Because the lab is mainly a research facility, it has no control over what meat it gets on a given day. On a usual day, two large display cases are filled with pork tenderloin, spare ribs, rib-eye steaks, back ribs, chuck roast, prime rib, flank steaks, lamb chops and many more tasty meats. Turn around and you will find two fridges filled with pounds of thick-cut bacon, German bologna, old-fashioned wieners, bratwurst and other delicious deli meats. Along with meats, they offer trays of fresh white and brown eggs in a separate fridge. On some days, Meat Science Laboratory even carries specialties such as heart, tongue, liver and kidneys, plus pig head, tail and ear. The staff, mainly college students, is friendly, attentive and highly knowledgeable and more than willing to answer any questions a regular customer might have. While talking with a working employee, I discovered that the rib-eye steak at $10.99 per pound is the most popular cut, while the top sirloin at $6.99 per pound makes for an affordable steak. If looking for a unique cut, the
Meat display at Old Time Meat and Deli Shoppe. Photo by Qi Yu.
picanha cut is a juicy, tender cut of meat with a glorious layer of fat that comes from the rump region of the cow. If looking to make some Italian beef, purchase some chuck roast at $3.59 per pound. Other popular picks on the menu include whole chickens, pork tenderloin and prime rib steaks. If looking for more information or to see what meats are available, fresh and on sale in store, join Chuck’s meat email list to get weekly updates. Also, for convenience, orders can be phoned in at 217-333-3404. Old Time Meat and Deli Shoppe is much more along the lines of a conventional neighborhood butcher shop. This cozy store is located at 2018 S. Neil St., Champaign, and is open six days a week.
All of the employees are incredibly friendly, wellinformed, experienced and happy to help a deciding customer. This butcher shop offers the top two grades of beef, high-quality pork, Amish ham and grade-A chicken. In addition, their deli offers imported cheeses, beef jerky and a wide selection of deli meat products. It's also a great lunch spot as they sell delicious smoked salmon, chicken, wings and ribs daily. For the budget-minded customer, Old Time offers weekly specials that include heavily discounted cuts of meat and already smoked specials like barbecued baby back ribs or barbecue boneless pork loin. Old Time Meat and Deli Shoppre is a quality butcher shop that carries highgrade meat at a reasonable price.
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Illusions, Tricks, juggling and speed art The SoDo Theatre holds 2nd Annual Magic and Other Nonsense Show by Rohaina Hassan
Markus Clegg, Magic & Other Nonsense Show. Photo by Lauren Aguirre
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mid a crowd of the studious and coffeewired sits Markus Clegg, a full-time magician. A stack of magical history books sit in a chair next to him as he dips a slice of bread into a steaming bowl of chili. He says the first thing someone asks him when they find out his profession is, “So, what do you REALLY do?” Questioning the legitimacy of certain occupations is standard, but that doesn’t stop people like Clegg or David Casas from performing and loving the world of magic. Magic falls under two categories: the witchcraft and wizardry type and the performance type. From Harry Houdini to Doug Henning, illusory magic has been prevalent across the world’s history. Houdini is thought of as the “father of modern magic” because he took magic out of the streets and into the public eye. Instead of dressing up in the typical tall hat and robe, as a wizard would, Houdini stepped into a tuxedo and amazed audiences. Today, cos-
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tumes vary from magician to magician. Some like to be characters, while some like to hold onto themselves and simply perform. Clegg will host Champaign-Urbana’s 2nd Annual “Magic & Other Nonsense,” a magic show filled with illusions and tricks. Running a roster of magicians such as David Casas and Brian Pankey, and Danville-based speed painter John Jansky, Clegg creates an enchanting escape for two nights. Ever since he was 8, Clegg has been in love with performing magic. Instead of the comic store, he asked his mom to take him to the magic store. “I remember seeing Doug Henning back in the mid '70s," Clegg said. "I was about 8 years old and I told my mom I just had to go to the magic shop.” His mother obliged and, upon walking out, young Clegg had a trick deck of cards. The magic world is a class of its own in the entertainment industry. Some magicians perform acts that used to be performed in the times of
Houdini, however, they have become efficient behind the scenes. Performance magic, especially, is a lot about the art of secrecy. With the Internet boom came more transparency and the unveiling of certain secrets. "All of these secrets, they were little treasures to hold onto,” Clegg said. However, the onslaught of communication has also proven useful to the magic world. Magicians can now gain popularity through YouTube, where it used to be all about word of mouth. People interested can learn more online, and in turn become involved in the industry. The wealth of knowledge available has also shown to be a breeding ground for innovation and creation. It takes a certain kind of person to be a magician — one who is persistent and constantly curious. For instance, Pankey, a world-class juggler, fell in love with juggling and performing at the age of five, when his parents took him to a
circus. As he grew up, his curiosity only grew stronger and he found himself asking the local magic shop owner more and more questions. He went to a convention at Eastern Illinois University in 1991, and soon started training about eight to 10 hours a day. All of that hard work paid off and is seen through interviews with “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” and first-place awards at various shows. Pankey will be on Rob Dyrdek’s show “Ridiculousness.” Casas, a performing magician from Davenport, Iowa, was exposed to magic through a walk in his local mall. He stopped at the kiosk and was handed a flyer for magic lessons. He went, fell in love, performed at a convention six months later and decided magic was his calling. Upon graduating, he moved to Las Vegas, where he worked with his mentor. A common theme among these performers is also the love they have for their audiences. Casas said, “My favorite part of performing is definitely entertaining people and making them laugh.” Clegg said he enjoys sharing the experience and making people feel good. Pankey also said he enjoys the audience reactions. They all also express excitement for performing with each other. “I love magic. I love entertainers," Pankey said. "We share a common bond of interest,” Pankey said. While coordinating this event, Clegg opted for hand-picking the magicians. Most of them are old friends of his. He hopes to expose the people of Champaign-Urbana to the robust magic world in the area. “People are starting to realize that it is a craft; it is an art,” he said. The show was a mere dream for Clegg two years ago. That quickly changed when a small show organized by The SoDo Theatre left people wanting more magic. Working with SoDo, Clegg organized the first annual Magic & Other Nonsense show last year. There are many outlets to observe and enjoy magic entertainment. For example, Dallas & Co. is a local costume and magic shop, but it also doubles as a meeting place for the Central Illinois Magic Association. The show will take form in a review show, which is a string of magicians performing their acts. On Friday, Clegg and Pankey will perfor for the first half, with Jansky following. On Saturday, Pankey will take away the first half, and Clegg and Casas will perform in the second half. For further information on the performers, check out their Facebook pages and websites. For Casas’ website, visit www.davidcasasmagic.com. For Pankey, visit www.brianthejuggler.com. For Clegg, check out www.markusclegg.com. Sponsored by The News-Gazette and Sylvia’s Irish Inn Bed and Breakfast, the event is at The SoDo Theatre, 114 S. Neil St., Champaign. It runs for two nights, at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday, March 8, and Saturday. Pre-show entertainment includes Alejandro Remigio, a student at University, performing close-up magic. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.
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crete cylinders. “I can guarantee that everyone that comes will be able to find something that fascinates them,” Lin assures. One of the more significant events will be a keynote speech by astronomer Phil Plait. Plait has worked at NASA and has had his own Dis-
covery Channel documentary titled “Bad Universe.” The speech he plans to give on Friday, titled “Death from the Skies,” will discuss different astronomical phenomena, including meteors and asteroids. Admission to the speech is free, but due to limited seating, you will have to pick
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Grandkids’ Grand Tour
The local indie sweethearts are off to SXSW
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randkids have come a long way since front-woman Vivian McConnell and guitarist Evan Metz met in the dorms. They’re ready to drop their first full-length album on us at a Mike ‘N’ Molly’s show on Thursday before they hightail it off to Austin, Texas, to play the South by Southwest music festival, playing shows all the way there and back. McConnell, who also plays with semi-local indie rockers Santah, has performed at SXSW in past years. She plans on being a “mother” to the rest of the band during their time there. “I’ve been there twice,” she said. “I’m excited to bring them down there and show them around. It really is a special time and place.” Texas will be the farthest Grandkids has ever toured, but the band members have a “pretty comfortable set-up in the van.” Perhaps more of a feat for them is the release of their first record. This upcoming album, Timeshare, was a much
bigger endeavor than any musical output the band has created in the past. It cost more money to make, and time too, since it was recorded in Chicago and they had to commute. They also experimented more with recording than they have in the past, spending the first half of 2012 on it. The product of all that hard work can be accessed online or by a download card that will be available Thursday at the show. It will be released on local label Heirship Records. As for what will come next: who knows? We can be sure, though, that Grandkids have big dreams and shows no signs of stopping. Catch the band while you can, at the Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Mid by Midwest show on Thursday. Hopefully they will bring along their stuffed coyote to help celebrate the new album’s release with fellow SXSW-bound Midwesterners PHOX, Minor Characters and Coldfronts.
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Atoms for Peace — AMOK (2013 XL) buzz factor: 4.0/5.0 Atoms for Peace have finally released their longawaited debut album, AMOK. Atoms for Peace began as a side project for Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead. He enlisted bassist Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, drummer Joey Waronker of Beck and percussionist Mauro Refosco. Yorke created each song on AMOK electronically. Then each band member brought the digital sound to life during a three-day jam session. Yorke and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich edited the work for two years. On the final record, it becomes hard to decipher where the electronic sound ends and the human hand takes over, which was exactly Yorke’s aim. It is more electronic and glitchy than The Eraser and sounds more like Radiohead’s last album, King of Limbs, than anything else. So if you liked that, check out AMOK. –Taylor Odisho
Youth Lagoon — Wondrous Bughouse (2013 Fat Possum) buzz factor: 4.5/5.0 This is shaping up to be quite the year for the eccentric: Unknown Mortal Orchestra released a stellar follow-up to 2011’s eponymous debut that expanded on their Zeppelin-fueled weird pop, glam king David Bowie announced his first new record in a decade and now Boise boy wonder Trevor Powers has emerged with the sophomore effort from his dream-pop project Youth Lagoon. The new record morphs the first’s minimalism and quiet nostalgia into a more ambitious psychedelic that explores “where the spiritual meets the physical world.” Powers’ knack for concise, catchy melodies has blossomed into grandiose arrangements with psychotic flair, reminiscent of the Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse or Animal Collective. –Tyler Durgan
Mister Lies — Mowgli (2013 Lefse) buzz factor: 3.5/5.0 Nick Zanca, who creates ambient electronic tunes under the moniker Mister Lies, upped the energy for his first full-length release, Mowgli. His new tracks retain the airy feel of earlier compositions, however they are more maturely and expertly plotted. Zanca’s limberness in his live performances comes through on the recording. The songs are more densely layered, but those layers are as soft as tissue. Listen to Mowgli through headphones to get the full stereo-sound experience: textures to entertain your ears, thoughtful samples of saxophone or voice and even a mysterious centerpiece, “Canaan,” in which Zanca’s blissful ambient world recedes to the background to bring forth a spoken-word poem. All in all, it’s a great start for the young, rising Mister Lies. –Maddie Rehayem
Jacco Gardner — Cabinet of Curiosities (2013 Trouble In Mind) buzz factor: 4.0/5.0 Emerging from a thickly nostalgic opium cloud of '60s throwback, Jacco Gardner’s debut record lays down heavily on the psychedelic and lightly on the rock for interesting measure. Striking a balance between Strawberry Alarm Clock pop and fervent Zombies eclecticism, Cabinet of Curiosities explores a storybook formula with dreamy keyboards, music box romps and echoplex vocals and harmonies that form the lovechild of late MGMT and Connan Mockasin. Amongst the most multi-faceted and ambitious of the tracks stand hazy ballads like “Watching the Moon,” “The One Eyed King” and “The Riddle.” With all the style of baroque majesty, Jacco Gardner aims to drive the neo-psych movement back to a more traditional output that worships the genre’s trippy roots. –Austin Gomez
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Krannert Uncorked with Cara Maurizi, jazz Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 5pm Yonder Mountain String Band Canopy Club, 7:30pm Grandkids with Cold Fronts and Minor Characters Mike 'N' Molly’s, 8pm Amy Mitchell Trio at Fat City Fat City Bar & Grill 8pm Chillax with DJ Belly and Matt Harsh Radio Maria, 10pm
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Miscellaneous Naturally Illinois Expo Natural Resources Building, 9am Beckman Institute Open House Beckman Institute 9am Studiodance I Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7pm
Movies & theater Circus Oz: From the Ground Up Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7pm Sons of the Prophet Station Theater, 8pm
saturday 9 Live music & karaoke Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Masters Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm Decadents at Boomerangs Bar and Grill Boomerang’s Bar and Grill, 9pm Hoodie Allen Canopy Club 9:30pm DJ & Dancing
Highdive, 10pm Salsa night with DJ Juan Radio Maria, 10:30pm
Miscellaneous McKinley Memorial Presbyterian Church Used Book Sale McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation 9:30am Marchfest Day of Irish Music and Dance in Urbana Illini Union, 10am Second Saturday Show - Open-Mic/ Spoken Word/Poetry Event Champaign Public Library, 2:30pm Walk on the Wild Side Benefit Auction I-Hotel & Conference Center, 6:30pm Studiodance I Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7pm The Titanic Players Illini Union, 8pm
Movies & theater Circus Oz: From the Ground Up Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7pm Sons of the Prophet Station Theater, 8pm
sunday 10 Live music & karaoke UC IMC Presents Charlie King and Karen Brandow in Concert Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center 7pm Black Sacred Music Symposium Closing Concert Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm Open Mic Night Phoenix 8pm
Miscellaneous Industry Night Radio Maria 10pm
Movies & theater The University YMCA hosts the 30th Annual International Dinner and Performance Night University YMCA, 6pm
monday 11 Live music & karaoke Hootenanny Rosebowl Tavern, 8pm BOOM-JAM Open Stage Boomerang’s Bar and Grill , 8pm Lounge Night Radio Maria, 10pm Rockstar Karaoke Mike 'N' Molly’s 10pm
Rantoul Public Library Board Meeting Rantoul Public Library 7pm Family Matters: Improving Family Communication University YMCA. 7pm Tuesday Night Trivia Jupiter’s at the Crossing, 7pm
wednesday 13 Arts & other exhibits No. 44 Society Meeting: “Collecting Art in the Italian Renaissance: Rome, Florence, Mantua” The Rare Book and Manuscript Library3pm
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Live music & karaoke Open Decks with DJ Belly Radio Maria 10pm Old School Night Highdive, 10pm Otter Just Spinning Records Mike N Molly’s 10pm
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SPEAK Cafe — “Killing Me Softly” 7-9 p.m., Thursday, March 14 Krannert Art Museum, Palette Cafe Free
SPEAK Cafe, or “Song, Poetry, Expression, Art and Knowledge”, is an open-mic session available for anyone to participate or watch. SPEAK Cafe offers a place for those who are interested in hip-hop, activism and black power expression. —Andrea Baumgartner, Arts & Entertainment Editor
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9:30 p.m., Friday, March 8 The Art Theater $9 for adults; $7 for students Otherworldly, joyous and beautiful are just a few words to describe French flm director Leos Carax’s Holy Motors. Centered on a man who travels through multiple lives, Holy Motors will surely be unlike anything you’ve seen in a while. —Jamila Tyler, Movies & TV Editor
Reiki Healing Circle 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 13 Beads N Botanicals $10
The Reiki Healing Circle is a therapeutic get-together to heal and de-stress, located in a “hideaway” from the bustle of everyday life. —Karolina Zapal, Community Editor
Psychic Twin, Prologic Rebel Base Ensemble and Federal Crimes Doors at 9 p.m., show at 10 p.m., Saturday, March 9 Mike ‘N’ Molly’s $7 With a new 7” coming out on Polyvinyl and a trip to Austin for SXSW in its bright future, local psych-pop trio Psychic Twin is gracing Mike ‘N’ Molly’s this weekend for a night of electronic delight. - Maddie Rehayem, Music Editor
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(Continued from pg. 7) Engineering Quad. Terry Blake, who goes by the stage name Dr. Zeus, will be using thousands of volts of electricity from Tesla coils to generate music. Be sure to get there early to get a good seat! During the day on Friday, the Champaign Fire Department will be demonstrating a dorm room fire. The demonstration is sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers and will be held on the Bardeen Quad at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The firefighters will be setting fire to a simulated dorm room to demonstrate the importance of sprinklers. Another notable exhibit is a demonstration of the Champaign Police Bomb Squad robot. During the summer and the fall semester, you may have heard about numerous incidents with suspicious packages and bags located around campustown. Though none of these incidents ended up being a real danger to the community, the Champaign Police Bomb Squad took precautionary measures and responded to the scenes with their high-tech robot. Attendees of the EOH will have an opportunity to see this robot up-close and get to learn more about its functionality in the community. “It can do a lot of cool things,” Lin says. “It’s really agile, it can climb stairs and it has multiple cameras on it.” The robot demonstration will be in room 112 in the Transportation on Friday at four different times: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Most engineering student organizations will have at least one exhibit at the EOH. Every group that participates in EOH has to participate in a safety training course led by the EOH committee. William Del Toro, a sophomore in chemistry, will be participating in an exhibit hosted by American Institute of Chemical Engineers, or AIChE. His exhibit, Distillation Nation, will be a demonstration of the process of alcohol fermentation. “It’s been a lot of work, but I am pretty excited,” Del Toro remarks. “It’ll be interesting to watch all of the different exhibits and see all of the kids being interested in our project.” “It’s great because this is really becoming a University of Illinois Open House weekend,” Lin says. In addition to seeing exhibits, visitors will have the chance to participate in the Open House through the Illini Engineering Challenge, or IEC. Visitors can stop by at any time during the day to join the challenge, which is to design a rubber-band powered car using the materials provided. There will be a design contest every hour on the hour, and small prizes will be awarded to the winners. A great tool to enrich your EOH experience is the EOH mobile app, available for download on both Android and iPhones from the EOH website. The app will allow you to keep track of all the exhibits. The exhibit data is available now, so you can plan out your day before attending. With the app, you can take a tour through the Illinois Distributed Museum, which is spread across campus and features different artifacts of engineering technology that were founded at the university. The app will have information about the artifacts and where they can be found. Lin and her team have been working for the past year to put this event together. “It’s been a great journey so far,” says Lin. “I’ve been able to work with the most amazing group of students that put forth so much effort and time to make this event possible.” For more information on the Engineering Open House, go to its website, http://eoh.ec.illinois.edu.
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KR ANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
TH MAR 7
5pm
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Krannert Uncorked with Cara Maurizi, jazz // Marquee
7pm
Studiodance I
// Dance at Illinois
9pm
Studiodance I
// Dance at Illinois
Circus Oz: From the Ground Up Carol & Ed Scharlau
FR MAR 8
7pm
Circus Oz: From the Ground Up
7pm
Studiodance I
7:30pm
Johannes Brahms’ Instrumental Music with Piano: Ian Hobson, piano, Smith Memorial Hall, 805 S. Mathews, Urbana // School of Music, Sinfonia da
// Marquee
// Dance at Illinois
Camera, the Center for Advanced Study, and Kranner t Center
9pm
Studiodance I
// Dance at Illinois
SA MAR 9
1pm
Circus Oz: From the Ground Up (60-minute performance) // Marquee
7pm
Circus Oz: From the Ground Up
7pm
Studiodance I
7:30pm
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Masters // Champaign-Urbana Symphony
// Marquee
// Dance at Illinois
Orchestra
9pm
7:30pm
Studiodance I
// Dance at Illinois
Mark Morris Dance Group Anna Merritt Maxine & Jim Kaler Nancy & David Morse
SU MAR 10
Wanda & Bruno Nettl
Black Sacred Music Symposium Closing Concert
Nancy & Edward Tepper
// School of Music
TU MAR 12
7:30pm
UI Harding Symphonic Band and UI Hindsley Symphonic Band // School of Music WE MAR 13
7:30pm
Mark Morris Dance Group
// Marquee
TH MAR 14
5pm
Krannert Uncorked
7:30pm
14th Annual 21st Century Piano Commission Award Concert // School of Music
7:30pm
Mark Morris Dance Group
// Marquee
// Marquee
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