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EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE

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REVIEW: MR. ROBOT

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ONE SHOP, MANY STORIES

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A SUMMER IN CHAMPAIGN

THE FOOD TRUCK RALLY

Everything you need to know about the monthly event

CALENDAR

Your guide to this week's events in CU

O N READ BUZZ .COM Beautified Ipek Firat

Off The Wall Melissa Puthemandon

Films for Foodies Madeline Decker

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TV Review - Mr. Robot Josh Peterson

Album Review: The Dirt Poor - The Dirt Poor Madeline Marsan

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COMMUNITY Check out Beautified this week to find out about the eight essential items you should always have in your gym bag!

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT An article on artwork and art sale at the Kaffner Gallery.

FOOD & DRINK From sweet romances to delicious dramas, buzz serves up a list of films celebrating cuisine for you to savor.

MOVIES & TV USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new summer TV show, Mr. Robot, is reviewed

by Josh as he recaps the ups and downs of the first episode and if it has potential for more seasons.

MUSIC Madeline Marsan reviews the local blues rock bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent self-titled release.

ANWEN PARROTT

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a few exciting weeks this summer, weeks in which I was too busy to eat a normal meal but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind at all, and others that have been comfortably boring, consisting instead of slow, lulling days at home, reading books, watching all of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twin Peaksâ&#x20AC;? and baking a senseless amount of cookies.

This week would fall into the second category.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent the majority of it studying for the GRE and then (naturally) baking cookies when I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bear that anymore. Weeks like this one donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often produce a great deal of editorial fodder - after all, it is difficult to get riled up about the quadratic equation or the correct definition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;torporâ&#x20AC;? (which, for the record, is a ridiculous word). Sometimes, however, quiet weeks like this one allow a few simple, happy memories to resurface.

While studying for this dumb test, I realized that a lot of GRE vocabulary words are incorporated (seamlessly, I might add) into the songs of Dan Bejar, particularly in the lyrics penned for Destroyer (a project that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nearly as metal as the name would suggest). He nonchalantly weaves words such as mercurial, penchant and absolve throughout his songs, which would be annoying if his use of language wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so brilliant and pointed.

I was introduced to Destroyer my freshman year in college by a friend who I would often study with in our dorm. He made me listen to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painter in Your Pocketâ&#x20AC;? from "Rubies" and I was captivated by the seethingly clever song for months. It still is one of my favorites.

A year later, I was closing at the shop I worked at and decided to play "Streethawk: A Seduction." My coworker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who, at that point, I barely knew â&#x20AC;&#x201C; happened to love Dan Bejar and we spent the entirety of our shift bonding and discussing music.

These two memories arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t extraordinary; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re simple, warm reminders of the people and places I love. But they probably would have remained forgotten if I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been flipping through GRE study guides and glimpsed a few words from lyrics that I used to love.

I guess the point of this note is that mundane moments and the peculiarities of memory can be really special. Also, listen to a Destroyer album instead of buying a GRE book; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a better time, trust me.

HEADS UP!

LIKES, GRIPES & YIKES

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CHRISTINE PALLON Music Editor

»WATCH OUT WORLD Finding out that my 3 year old nephew has been infected by the Minions plague. No one is safe. The end is nigh.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY FAIR NATALKA FYDYSHYN

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NATALKA FYDYSHYN Community Editor

»CHA-CHING The event of the year is finally here: The Champaign County Fair. Not to be confused with the Champaign County Fair of Urbana, Ohio, the County Fair of Champaign (Illinois) will take place on the fair grounds at the intersection of Coler and Fairview Avenues. Festivities include a car show, golf cart rodeo, regular rodeo, motorcycle races, a lawn mower derby and more! Plus the traditional fair food and rides of course. This year the fair begins on Friday, July 24 and ends on Saturday, August 1. You can enjoy one day at the fair for $5 (adult entry) or all nine days for $25 (special events at the grandstand cost extra).

And don’t miss the concert featuring Chase Rice and Canaan Smith on Friday, July 31; tickets are on sale now. This is the perfect chance to enjoy the summer in Champaign, spend time with your family, or overcome your fear of carnival rides.

I can write a check all by myself now (-:

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NATALKA FYDYSHYN Community Editor

»REGRETS Ate Burger King and Papa John's today for my afternoon snack

NEUMANN GRIPES SEAN Managing Editor »NO REGRETS I wish I ate what Natalka ate today.

BUZZ STAFF

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LEAH PAREKH Asst. Community Editor

»SEASONAL DRINKS

Aatfresh look Champaign-Urbana

Turning winter drinks into summer ones... Frozen hot chocolate!!

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MELISA PUTHENMADOM A & E Editor

»SUMMER HIBERNATION Have possibly slept more than stayed awake this whole week.

I must be allergic to sunlight.

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the City of Urbana Community Development Department debuted its first annual Food Truck Rally Series. Held at the Urbana Civic Center (108 E. Water St.) on the last Tuesday of the month from June through August, the event strives to promote the tasty creations of Champaign-Urbana food trucks as well as musical guests from around the area. Rallies will be held rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the approaching event on July 28 will feature an array of trucks ranging anywhere from ROK’S Korean BBQ Tacos to Dragon Fire Pizza. Check out what event coordinator Natalie Kenny Marquez has to say about June’s event, the upcoming iterations and the rally’s future prospects. buzz: How did you come up with the idea for the Food Truck Rally Series?

NKM: My role here is the Director of Urbana’s Market at the Square. We have food trucks out at the farmer’s market every Saturday, and I’ve gotten to know the chefs and owners, and we thought it would be fun to do something besides the Market in Urbana where we could feature the food trucks. The event on June 30 went really well, so we are really looking forward to the next one which is a week from today. buzz: Were there any special events at the June installment? Anything that you want to point out in particular?

NKM: Sure, we had a few performers at the food truck rally. There were a pair of brothers from Mahomet that came and played music as well as a family that performs at the farmer’s market on most Saturdays, so there were a couple of familiar faces at the rally. We also had seven food trucks that came, and we have nine signed up for this month and a couple of performers on the list, so it’s shaping up to be another good rally. buzz: Is there anything new planned for the upcoming installments?

NKM: Yep, the next one is on July 28 and then the last one is on August 25. We have two new food trucks coming this month; Chester’s BBQ is coming as well as Kona Ice. On the City of Urbana website there’s a page just for the food truck rally, and once you go there you’ll see it right on the home page. That site has a listing of all the trucks that’ll be there this month and next month as well as links to the food trucks’ websites or Facebook pages depending on what they’ve got. That way you can see who’s going to be there, and the whole thing starts at 11 a.m. and it goes until 2 p.m. We have indoor seating; we have outdoor seating. There are restrooms and

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parking, so it’s easy to access if you are coming from out of the area. There’s bike parking, and it’s definitely walkable from the downtown area. buzz: How did you decide to hold the event on a workday rather than the weekend?

NKM: Well, that was kind of our point. There are a lot of businesses and organizations in downtown Urbana, and we wanted to offer them an opportunity to break up their workday, get out of the office, soak up some sun and eat some food from the food trucks. Also, the food trucks aren’t around the downtown Urbana area unless it’s Saturday for the market, so we were really trying to offer them another opportunity to showcase their food offerings and their menus and give folks in downtown Urbana a chance to check them out. buzz: Considering the June event’s popularity, do you expect the Food Truck Rally Series to become an annual event or include more frequent installments in the future?

NKM: Oh, I definitely hope so! We’re definitely intending this to be an annual event. After we finish this year’s pilot, over the winter we’ll figure out if we want to do it more than just once a month or maybe a couple of times a month.

We’ll see what the food trucks think about their schedules, because it’s always an opportunity.

If you would like to learn more about the upcoming Food Truck Rally Series events please visit http://urbanaillinois.us/foodtruck_rally. Additionally, Food Tuck Rally Series t-shirts will be available at the July and August installments for purchase.

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is probably, like, in the top 5 most forgettable channels on cable. It’s the home of the most generic, uniformed, cookie-cutter, every-other-lame-ass-adjective original programing of all time. I haven’t really taken the time to watch said programing but really just based off of the names of the shows and a little thing called the scientific method, I’ve been able to discern what each homogenous slice of USA Network’s pizza pie tastes like: "Royal Pains" is their quirky medical doctor show, probably like "Grey’s" meets "Californication" and set in Miami too, I bet. It’s hard to find words to describe how bland and boring I assume this show is, so let’s just stick to the pizza metaphor and call this a single-cheese DiGiornos frozen pizza. Probably good-looking enough to be the real thing, but then you take a bite and the sauce is still cold. "Graceland" is their gritty cop show, set in the south, where cops are TOUGH and have to make TOUGH DECISIONS. Over-under 75% of them spend any given season undercover in a drug-dealing biker gang. For the worst offender among them, the unimaginatively named "Suits," I actually did look the show up because I just had to know if my suspicions were correct. "Suits" first premiered in 2011, which just so happens to be the year that "Mad Men," the best show of all time that also features well-dressed gentlemen, took a year-long sabbatical due to contract negotia-

tions. That’s a total Season 1 sus Pete Campbell move "Suits." I’d say I’m disappointed, but honestly, I expected it.

USA did actually come out with a new show a few weeks ago, the one with all those moodylooking Anonymous rip-off commercials, "Mr. Robot." Probably trash, but nothing better to do on a Tuesday night since there isn’t a new "Ink Master" this week so might as well give it a shot. *Watches first four episodes of "Mr. Robot"* Well. That’s the best show on TV this summer. Dammit.

Yep, that’s right: against all odds, USA Network has the most compelling, original and just straight up entertaining show on the air right now. With Vince Vaughn and Colin Ferrell more concerned with caressing each other with their expressionless gazes than actually doing any detective work, AMC waiting until August to unleash their next hoard of zombies onto the world and everyone remaining clueless about "Masters of Sex" because we’re all waiting until 2016 (aka the Year of the "Twin Peaks" Revival) to order Showtime, a gap has opened up that "Mr. Robot" has confidently slipped into; a kind of bug all it’s own, practically unnoticed in the code of American television. It’s there though, just waiting for you to take that first hit and spiral down into a full-fledged addiction.

"Mr. Robot's" protagonist knows a thing or two about both bugs and addiction. He’s almost too many tropes in one – the genius hacker that is disenchanted with our consumer-driven society, be-

lieves in conspiracy theories and sees men in suits following him everywhere even though it’s not totally clear if they’re actually there or not. He’s also a junkie because of the crushing depression and loneliness that comes with his hugely introverted personality, his drug of choice being morphine, but he follows a strict dosage in an attempt to combat addiction. Topping off this laundry list of traits is the fact that he is an unreliable narrator, but instead of constantly talking to himself for no reason other than paranoia, Elliot Alderson talks to an imaginary friend that he created – us. The audience is the sole recipient of the full contents of Elliot’s psyche, allowing"Mr. Robot"to break the fourth wall in an entirely original way.

This constant stream of thoughts from Elliot are the map on which the rest of the show is built upon…or is it the other way around? That’s the beauty of "Mr. Robot" four episodes in – it’s hard to tell who’s leading the way in this narrative. Is it E-Corp, the huge business that supplies Elliot’s world with everything from laptops to groceries, and may or may not be a disgusting vision of everything wrong with capitalism? Or is it Elliot, whose father died from leukemia caused by a toxic waste leak he was exposed to while working for what Elliot refers to as Evil Corp? Or is it Mr. Robot, the leader of a gang of hackers known as fsociety that reach out to Elliot and ask him to help them take down Evil Corp by erasing all of the world’s debt records, Tyler Durden style?

The best thing about this show so far is that there

were definitive questions like this to be asked after just one episode. Too often stories focused around an unreliable narrator choose to trade plot for ambience, allowing their characters to become soggy and bloated in their vices and paranoia without any clear trajectory. Elliot, for all of his flaws, is a man of action, and his skill and commitment to righting what he deems to be wrongs give the show is beating heart.

Despite all of this uncertainty the show is wholly legible, allowing the audience to be dragged along for the addicting ride rather then having to stop every few moments and think about whether or not they missed something. Instead we can focus on the wonderfully detached performance of Rami Malek as the tortured Elliot, and the way that Christian Slater somehow manages to come off as both a caring father figure and a crazy fricken anarchist as Mr. Robot. We can allow our blood to move a little faster as the anxiety-inducing hacking sequences allow the camera to jump around so quickly that we don’t care about not understanding any of Elliot’s computer jargon as he slips past Evil Corp’s defenses.

Most of all, it allows us to binge the crap out of the first few episodes, which is key since this show is on the cusp of becoming the Next Big Thing. And you know what, good for USA. After ziging with TV trends over the last few years and creating completely unnecessary content, they finally decided to zag with "Mr. Robot." Now maybe AMC will rip off of them for once.

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Jane Addams Book Shop is where characters relive their lives countless times. It’s a maze of wonders, of love and life, grief and history, where, between two hard or soft covers, a new life is allowed to share its similarities and differences with those willing to give it a read. Full of rare, used and out-of-print books, Jane Addams Book Shop gives visitors a glimpse at stories never meant to be forgotten.

Located in downtown Champaign, the Jane Addams Book Shop is the place readers envision when asked to describe a bookstore. As an independent, locally owned shop since 1985, it specializes in having that one story that can’t seem to be found anywhere else. The works of Stephanie Meyer and E.L. James might not crowd the shelves, but Shakespeare’s collection and Charlotte Bronte feel right at home amongst the weaving stacks. Other notable items include a large collection of vintage children’s books, heaps of nonfiction, and even sheet music.

The stacks of paperback and hardcover books—that can only be described as a tower of tales— may be what draws readers in, but it is the overall detailing of the store that works to hold the fantasy of how bookstores are painted in stories. With few brick-and-mortar bookstores remaining, it’s somewhat of a privilege to be able to approach a real person when looking for a specific title, and you might get a solid

recommendation alongside it.

The shop mentions that it houses “more than 70,000 titles of well-stocked sections,” and that can easily be seen through the three different floors of rickety stairways, shag carpeting and retro furniture; a place that is both intellectually and visually appealing. Just recently, new and used books that offer procedures on topics that range from quilting to building paper airplanes were culled out in the Crafts and Hobbies room.

While books are its main attraction, the Jane Addams Bookshop also offers collectable memorabilia and ephemera. Postcards, tickets and photos are available for viewing and purchase; as well as planners, journals and welcoming cards for those interested in dated material.

If it feels like walking into a Forever 21 at first, the staff is knowledgeable, friendly and more than willing to answer questions and get you headed in the right direction. Some of the best finds might be hiding behind other books or just beyond eye-level—part of the fun is dedicating the time to explore.

The book signings might just be what draws readers from downtown Champaign and beyond to the location. Signings, readings and children activities make the Jane Addams Bookshop an enjoyable stop for all old, young and between, and art installations offer an aesthetically pleasing view all around.

Earlier this spring, poet James Escher from CU-

Poetry Group could be found on his typewriter, printing spur-of-the-moment poetry onto paper bookmarks. There was also a large easel pad where visitors were encouraged to write a line of poetry without being able to see the previous line. Jane Addams does a rather good job of capturing the fun, close-knit side of the community, and infusing it with a love of all things printed.

On July 19, Jane Addams partnered with Meatheads to bring a free summer reading event at the restaurant for the under ten crowd, featuring author M. C. McNellis. McNellis’ series of books feature various animals and a fine mix of encyclopedic knowledge with fun illustrations. She read from her latest book, Platypus Parallel, at the event.

The next upcoming event on July 25 will welcome Candy Barone to the downtown Champaign community to offer commentary and explanations about her work. The CEO and founder of You Empowered Strong, LLC., Barone has published four works on personal growth and self-improvement and delivered numerous talks and workshops.

Writers, readers and more have been uniting at the Jane Addams Bookshop for over 30 years to celebrate the beauty of old, used and out-ofprint books. With more events and books being added to the location every year, the stories kept between the shelves aren’t the only ones being created.

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the school year, Champaign is abuzz with activity, especially with students on campus. In the summer, however, campus transforms into a ghost town, and Green street becomes deafeningly silent. The music that seeps from under apartment doors or through the walls of Red Lion has disappeared from campus, but it has not disappeared from Champaign. Instead, taking a few steps off of campus during the summer can be a rewarding decision because you will discover a pool of great artists, events and music.

During the summer, Friday Night Live becomes a weekly favorite for downtown Champaign.

Full of food, music and friends, Friday Night Live is a weekly event that brings all the excitement back to Champaign. Although staying on campus over the summer can be intimidating at first, the benefits of taking a summer class, coupled with the events that Champaign has to offer, is a worthwhile decision.

Even though taking classes is not the most ideal way to spend your summer, it certainly comes with a lot of benefits. There is a wide array of classes that the University offers its students over the summer, and we know that our faculty is nothing but the best. Studying in the sun is not only good for opening up some free time during the fall and spring semesters, but it also allows you to compile all of your efforts into one or two subjects instead of five or six. U of I Senior, Joe DeBrock, has taken several summer classes and has lived to tell the tale.

“While [summer classes] are short lived and fast paced, they still are able to fill the short time with as much information as a normal 16 week course,” says DeBrock. Because classes have a smaller time frame, they contain an overwhelming amount of information. This system works for DeBrock and many other students, however, because their focus is not spread thin among multiple classes. So, the collaboration of a shorter schedule and an in-depth education makes for a wonderful summertime recipe.

There’s much more to see besides the inside of a classroom during a summer in Champaign, too. Downtown Champaign brings the lively buzz during the summer, and there are tons of events for students. One of the biggest complaints about June in Champaign is the deserted campus. Recent graduate, Mabel Seto, finds the

barren streets of campus a little disheartening.

“I would only recommend staying on campus over the summer if you have friends that are staying, taking summer classes or have work.

It’s kind of empty or boring otherwise,” says Seto. Although campus itself might be empty, Champaign certainly is not. From sweet corn festivals to food truck tastings to live street music, Champaign has it all. Friday Night Live contains the best of both worlds with live music and great food. Every Friday night in downtown Champaign there will be live musicians, dancers and activities for kids. Starting July 13 through September 21, Champaign offers an array of entertainment for all ages. It’s the perfect escape from a silent campus! On the intersections of Neil and Church, Neil and Park and Walnut and Chester, there will be musical performances ranging from bluegrass, jazz, folk and blues. They will even feature some a cappella, dancing, fire breathing and street magic performances, too. With the eclectic collection of music and entertainment, Downtown Champaign becomes a welcoming and extremely enjoyable place to spend your Friday nights. Student and “townie” Emma Echols believes downtown Champaign to be a perfect event for students. “Taking summer classes can be so stressful and time consuming, and living on campus can be really lonely sometimes. I’ve known about Friday Night Live for a long time because I’m from Champaign, and it’s such a great way to get away from campus and enjoy some great food and company! The live music is so good, too. Champaign has a lot of talented musicians, and it’s really cool to get to listen for free while eating with friends,” says Echols. This event is definitely a Champaign favorite, and it is the perfect study break for University students.

So, summertime Champaign is educational and eventful: the best of both worlds. “I would 100% recommend living on campus in the summer. It perfectly blends the rigor of academic life and the social aspects of a college campus,” says DeBrock. Whether you are taking classes, working or just here for the live music, Champaign has many free events for students to enjoy, and it is definitely a worthwhile stay.

Check out Friday Night Live every Friday night starting July 13 from 6pm to 8pm. It is sure to be a night full of scrumptious platters, lively music and no studying.

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Mike n Molly’s welcomes experimental rock band Stardeath and White Dwarfs to ChampaignUrbana. Taking time off from a recording session with Miley Cyrus, Stardeath’s frontman Dennis Coyne talked with buzz about his favorite rappers, how songs are like women and the joys of having a famous musician for an uncle. »buzz: What can you tell me about what you’re doing with Miley? » Dennis Coyne: Well, I can’t tell you much obviously, but my uncle (Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips) has been working on some music with her for the last year or so. I do a lot of recording for Wayne at home so I came out here to do some engineering for him. That’s kind of the team we’ve assembled. »buzz: How long have you been producing? » DC: A little while now. We did a lot of our last record with some engineer friends, and I’ve done some stuff on some compilation records.

Wayne has a studio on his property now so I’m the guy who kind of runs that studio. »buzz: How do you and Wayne work together as producers, and how has that changed since you started?

» DC: Well, on "Dark Side" - a cover album of Pink Floyd’s "Dark Side of the Moon" that Stardeath and The Flaming Lips did together - we all went into the studio and recorded that together and had a pretty equal hand in everything, but we were in there for a limited time.

But now that Wayne has his own studio, he and I will be in there every day making something - if not producing for other people’s songs, then just making up our own stuff. And now we get in a lockstep together. We read each other’s minds in there sometimes. »buzz: Being family has got to help that. » DC: Oh yeah, we’ve always gotten each other, going back to "Christmas on Mars" (The Flaming Lips’ 2008 science fiction film), where I’d help build sets with him and stuff. And now we can do awesome stuff together again. »buzz: You’ve covered Pink Floyd and King Crimson, and obviously your uncle’s band is a huge contemporary prog group. How much influence do you draw from that lineage, and how much do you find yourself drawing from other sources? » DC: Well, I mean - how many NBA players’ kids end up playing basketball when they grow up? It’s sort of that thing where you’re so

immersed in it that when you start developing your own ideas, you can’t help but be inspired by those people that surrounded you growing up.

And of course that’s gonna draw comparisons to the bands that already exist. So early on, when I was just starting out, people would want to compare me to The Flaming Lips. And when someone wants to compare you to The Flaming Lips, who happen to be one of your favorite bands, and they say “hey, why do you sound like The Flaming Lips?” I’ll say “well, why doesn’t everyone sound like The Flaming Lips?” I love the comparisons! I mean, they’ve influenced stuff that everybody has done, not just us. And King Crimson, too. I mean, I’m not a guitar player like Robert Fripp, not at all.

But the way their band is glued together is what I try and do with my band. But obviously mine and my uncle’s groups have different sounds and it’ll grow more different as we progress. Like, I’m really influenced by hip-hop. On our last record, there was only one song that I actually sat down and wrote with an acoustic. All the rest we started with a beat and built it up from there. »buzz: Who’s your favorite rapper? » DC: Outkast. "Aquemini" is one of my favorite records of all time. The old stuff too, like

"The Chronic." But I love the new stuff too. Just last night I was talking to Mike Will, one of my favorite producers right now. Timbaland, too. »buzz: Do you take any production cues from those types of producers? » DC: It’s hard to say. A lot of my favorite guitarists sound-wise are, like, the guitarist of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, for example, or the guy from Deerhoof. »buzz: So kind of that simple, wash-like sound? » DC: Yeah, exactly. You know, anyone can play guitar. Any kid in the world can play better than me, so I gravitate toward that sound. But back to what you were saying, I don’t think I take specific cues overall. It has to depend on the piece of music. Songs are like women. You can’t have a formula with them, because then you’ll start going down a bad path. You need to be flexible.

Sometimes you need subtlety; sometimes you need to be over the top. Some will take a year; some will take only moments to get it right.

Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform tonight at Mike N Molly’s with Applied Music Program and Truck Parts. Doors at 8 p.m. $8. Ages 19+.

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39 Lofty poems 40 Angular prefix 41 “Much ___ About Nothing” (“Simpsons” episode) 44 Chinese cooking need 45 Euro fraction 49 “Green Acres” costar Eva 51 “Dallas” spinoff 54 Island resort town in South Carolina 57 “Garfield Minus Garfield” character 58 Balance sheet heading 59 Wayne LaPierre’s org.

60 Walter ___ Army Medical Center 61 Big serving spoon 62 In the closet, or out of it 63 Suspicious element?

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MOVIES & TV

MUSIC UNDERWEREWOLVES, CODY & THE GATEWAY DRUGS, FASTER FORWARD

WEST SIDE STORY Tuesday, July 28; 7 p.m.

Carmike 13; $5

Friday, July 24; show at 10 p.m.; Cowboy Monkey; $5 Ages 19+

STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS W/ APPLIED MUSIC PROGRAM AND TRUCK PARTS Friday, July 24; doors at 8 p.m.; Mike N Molly’s; $8 cover Ages 19+

CHURCH BOOTY AND THE INN KEEPERS Saturday, July 25; show at 10 p.m.; Cowboy Monkey; $5 Ages 19+

BLANKETARMS W/ SINGLE PLAYER AND I AM GOD Saturday, July 25; show at 8 p.m.; Library House. Free with donations accepted; All-Ages. Address available by messaging the admin of the show’s Facebook event

URBANA’S THE LAND MARKET AT THE CONNECTION SQUARE CHAMPAIGN Saturday, July 25; 7 a.m. FARMER’S 12 p.m.; Corner of Illinois & MARKET

Sunday, July 26; 2-5 p.m.

Flatlander Classroom; $10 owner/ $15 non-owner.

Reserve online.

Join instructor Clifford Beshers, and learn how to make your food look picture perfect. Enjoy photographing and eating three dishes along the way!

Vine Streets, Urbana, IL

PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM & CREAMERY SUMMER OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, July 29; 4-6:30 p.m.

Prairie Fruits Farm

Tuesday, July 28; 4-7 p.m.

Lot on Neil and Main, Champaign, IL

URBANA SCHOOL HEALTH CENTER SCHOOL PHYSICAL WALK-IN CLINIC Tuesday-Thursday, July 28-30; 9 a.m - 4 p.m.

Urbana School Health Center; $20 fee for those without insurance

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CAST PARTY: PODCAST Directed by James Cameron, this 1986 classic sci-fi follows the thrilling adventure of Ellen Ripley, FESTIVAL LIVE Friday, July 24; 10 p.m.; The Art Theatre Co-op; $9.75

who combats alien life forces on a previously abandoned planet alongside a marine guard.

Tuesday, July 28; 7 p.m.

Goodrich Savoy 16+ IMAX

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION Thursday, July 30; 7 p.m.

Carmike 13; $14

HOMER FARMERS MARKET

Japan House; $8 per person. Reserve in advance.

SUSTAINABLE STUDENTS FARMERS MARKET

Wednesday, July 29; 5 p.m.

– 7 p.m.; 500 E. Second St., Thursday, July 30; 11 a.m. – Homer, IL; Free 4:30 p.m.; 1401 W. Green St, Urbana, IL; Free

PATIO PLAY

Thursday, July 30; 6:30 p.m.; Houlihan's, Wednesday, July 29; 11 a.m.

Champaign, IL; Free – 12 p.m.; 346 N. Neil Street, Champaign, IL; Free

SOUNDS AT SUNSET Sunay, July 31; 6:30 p.m.; 1401 Grandview Drive, Champaign IL; Free

Enjoy music and the warm summer night!

FEATURED

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AN ARTIFACT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY FAMILY SPEAKS Friday, July 24; 9 a.m.SKYWATCH

Observe the moon, star clusters and planets at the open house for all ages!

ALIENS

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS JAPAN HOUSE AT THE TEA CEREMONY ORPHEUM Thursday, July 30; 3-4 p.m.

COMMUNITY

Saturday, July 25; 9 -11p.m.; Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory; Free

Wednesday, July 29; 7 p.m.

Carmike 13; $15

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

FOOD & DRINK

COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP CLASS: FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

LA BOHEME

12 p.m., 2-5 p.m.; Spurlock Museum; Free

120TH ANNIVERSARY & HOMECOMING CELEBRATION Sunday, July 26; 1-4 p.m.

Cunningham Children’s Home; Free

20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT OF BAROQUE ARTISTS Sunday, July 26; 7:309 p.m.; St. John’s Catholic Chapel; $20 general/

DINGBAT BIRTHDAY BASH

$10 student

DIY venue Dingbat Dungeon celebrates its second birthday with a mini-fest this Saturday.

Touring bands Reach, Leech, The Inheritance, Plastic and Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band are joined by locals Wolf Luv, Toad Omen, Bullnettle and Aces.

Saturday, July 25; show at 6 p.m.; The Dingbat Dungeon; $7-$10 for touring bands; All-Ages