The Violents - The best sloppy-dance-girl-punkrock band in town!

Ferd Mert - Catchy and kickin' ass!  Rawkin' punk from St. Paul MN.

Gynoblast - This is what happens when Sadie moves to Chicago for med school.

Lucy Loves Schroeder - Hook laden pop-punk from Dallas, TX with sugary female vocals.

The Resinators - '60s garage influenced rock-n-roll punk from Bloomington, IL.

The Red Hot Valentines - Red hot power-pop from Champaign-Urbana.

Amazing Transparent Man - "Putting the 'i' back in 'punk' - pink!"  Pop-punk from DeKalb, Illinois.

The Tossers - Chicago-style blend of punk and celtic.

Drawing a Blank - Champaign-based band bringing you a mix of punk-pop, emo, and ska.

The Plain White T's - A power-pop band from the Chicago suburbs.

The Failures - Fellow punk band from Champaign-Urbana.

Nadafinga - Power-pop band out of Urbana.

Calvary - Chicago punk band reminscent of late '70s punk, like Wire or Gang of Four.

Fourth Rotor - Chicago discordant punk band, hints of Naked Raygun.

The Clampdown - Political and fun punk from Racine, WI.

New Blind Nationals - Indie guitar rock out of Milwaukee.

CUBaNS List - What's going on in the Champaign-Urbana area tonight?  The Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington and Normal Shows List covers most of Illinois.

CU Cityview (formerly The Octopus) - Local alternative newspaper on-line.  Also has information about goings-on in the area.

C-U Punks - Some good information about the local scene (as much as there is).

WEFT - Community run radio station 90.1 FM.

PRC - The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative.  Organization working to promote human rights, democracy, and self-determination for all people.

Illinois Disciples Foundation - The campus ministry that provides a home for the PRC, WDAC, and a lot of all-ages rock shows.

Women's Direct Action Collective - Women fighting for gender equity and against sexism and violence. Take back the night!

Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - Where local punks should go to get their news.