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Pygmalion Music Festival 2010

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Published on Saturday, 18 September 2010 18:53
Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff
Now in its sixth year, the Pygmalion Music Festival has firmly established itself as a major and innovative presence in the universe of North American music festivals.
Since its inception in 2005, Pygmalion has set itself apart from behemoth conferences like SXSW and CMJ as well as from large-scale fairground-based events such as Coachella and Austin City Limits by presenting both established and emerging artists in venues no bigger than a small theater. The festival -- boutique in spirit and visionary in scope -- thrives in the unique niche of its Champaign-Urbana setting, and is honored to continue growing within that intimate context.
This year, Pygmalion presents more than 100 performers over four days in 15 different venues taking place in two different vibrant neighborhoods in Champaign-Urbana.
The lineup includes:
  • of Montreal
  • Janelle Monae
  • Built to Spill
  • Roky Erickson w/Okkervil River
  • Caribou
  • Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
  • Cut Chemist
  • Cap’n Jazz
  • Surfer Blood
  • Plastician
  • Holy Fuck
  • +/- (Plus Minus)
  • Those Darlins
  • Fang Island
  • Cults
  • Owen
  • Colour Revolt
  • David Dondero
  • Candy Claws
  • Turbo Fruits
  • Light Pollution
  • Butterfly Bones
  • The Chain Gang of 1974
  • Common Loon
  • Community College
  • Darren Hanlon
  • Deathtram
  • Dirty Feathers
  • DJ Belly
  • DJ Mertz * DJ Solo
  • Drink Up Buttercup
  • The Duke of Uke & His Novelty Orchestra
  • Famicom
  • Elsinore
  • Gold Motel
  • Grandkids
  • Jared Bartman
  • Jimmy Gnecco
  • Lookbook
  • Nameloc
  • New Ruins
  • The Poison Control Center
  • Pomegranates
  • Revolt Revolt
  • Royal Bangs
  • Santah
  • So Long Forgotten
  • Take Care
  • Unwed Sailor
  • The Viper & His Famous Orchestra
  • Why I Like Robins
  • Withershins
  • World’s First Flying Machine

Festival curator and founder Seth Fein has continued the Music Festival, watching it thrive over the years, thanks to the support of community businesses and national sponsors, as well as the University of Illinois’ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Serving as a bridge between the area’s thriving local music scene and the national indie rock touring scene has always been and remains part of the festival’s focus, as local bands are present at each show alongside some of the finest performers that the world has to offer.

Each Pygmalion Music Festival show offers intimacy, great sightlines, short lines and shows that are filled yet comfortable. Located just two hours south of Chicago, north of St. Louis and west of Indianapolis, Champaign-Urbana is in a great, easy-to-reach location. The

campus of the University of Illinois is easily traversed by foot, and features myriad lodging and culinary options.

The area’s history-rich music scene has birthed multi-platinum artists including REO Speedwagon, seminal emo-punk band Braid, 90s alternative juggernauts HUM, and awesome indie labels Parasol Records and Polyvinyl Records. The community has been excited to present what has become one of the established fall destinations for music festivals in the Midwest.

WEDNESDAY- 9/22

Canopy Club
9:00 — Janelle Monae
10:30 — of Montreal

The Highdive
9:00 — Common Loon
10:00 — Revolt Revolt
11:00 — Built To Spill

THURSDAY- 9/23

Canopy Club
7:30 — World's First Flying Machine
8:15 — Turbo Fruits
9:00 — Santah

9:45 — Cults
10:45 — Fang Island
11:45 — Psychic Twin
12:30 — Surfer Blood

Independent Media Center
7:30 — Mean Lids
8:30 — The Duke of Uke
9:30 — Those Darlins

The Highdive
9:30 — Belly
10:30 — Solo
11:30 — Nameloc
12:30 — Plastician

FRIDAY- 9/24

* Canopy Club — Early (Single Show Tickets on sale 8/26 @ 5pm)
6:00 — Why I Like Robins
6:45 — So Long Forgotten
7:30 — Gold Motel
8:15 — Pomegranates
9:00 — Colour Revolt

Canopy Club — Late
Void Room
9:45 — Butterfly Bones
10:30 — Space Police
11:00 — White Rabbit
11:30 — Famicom
12:00 — Kosmo
12:30 — Milk & Cookies
1:15 — CZO

Theater Stage
10:15 — Holy Fuck
11:30 — Mertz
12:00 — Delayney
12:30 — Cut Chemist

Krannert Art Museum
6:00 — The Palace Flophouse
6:45 — Darren Hanlon
7:30 — Art Majors
8:15 — David Dondero
9:00 — Unwed Sailor
9:45 — Owen

The Art Theater
9:30 — Grandkids
10:30 — Candy Claws
11:30 — +/–{Plus/Minus}
12:30 — Elsinore

Mike N Molly's
9:15 — Hot Cops
10:15 — Light Pollution
11:15 — Tractor Kings

Cowboy Monkey
9:45 — Millimeter Mountain
10:45 — The Kopecky Family Band
11:45 — The Delta Kings

SATURDAY- 9/25

Exile on Main St. (In-Store)
1:00 — Arkansas Dogjaw
2:00 — Sunset Stallion
3:00 — The Fantastic Plastics
4:00 — TBA
5:00 — TBA

* Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
7:30 — Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
8:45 — Roky Erickson with Okkervil River
10:30 — Cap'n Jazz

* Canopy Club
(Single Show Tickets on sale 8/26 @ 5pm)
8:30 — Community College
9:15 — Withershins
10:00 — Take Care
10:45 — The Dirty Feathers
11:30 — Emeralds
12:30 — Caribou

Mike N Molly's
8:00 — Zach May and the Maps
9:00 — The Viper and His Famous Orchestra

Cowboy Monkey
9:30 — The Poison Control Center
10:30 — Chain Gang of 1974
11:30 — Drink Up Buttercup
12:30 — Royal Bangs

indi go Gallery — Mike Ingram
8:45 — Kayla Brown
9:30 — Deathtram
10:15 — Jared Bartman
11:00 — Jimmy Gnecco

The festival’s schedule is now complete and viewable on the fest’s site: http://schedule.pygmalionmusicfestival.com

the Pygmalion Music Festival
Sept. 22 - 25, 2010
Various Locations
Champaign-Urbana, IL

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