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06/28/2024

https://youtu.be/O73L7JeEIhk?si=WaswNXOC-jivd1Pi The full length film about the Champaign, Illinois music scene. The only film about the local music that came out Champaign-Urbana. Featuring REO Speedwagon, Head East, Adrian Belew, The Finchley Boys, Slink Rand, Skater, Ryan Groff, Mark Rubel, John Schlitt, Larry Fredrickson, and others.
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The full length film about the Champaign, Illinois music scene. The only film about the local music that came out Champaign-Urbana. Featuring REO Speedwagon...

05/12/2024

Local musician Luke Rund yesterday at Allerton Park and Retreat Center.

05/02/2024

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Mark Rubel, recording engineer and bass player talks about Les Paul.

11/19/2023

Recorded 12 years ago and I just found the missing file. Lou DiBello backed up by the Delta Kings at the Ellnora Guitar Festival in 2011.
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Recorded 12 years ago and I just found the missing file. Lou DiBello backed up by the Delta Kings at the Ellnora Guitar Festival in 2011.To help Lou with his...

11/12/2023

In the final episode of Out of Nowhere, the interviews include: Seth Fein, Rocky Maffit, Michael Husler, Roger Francisco, Adrian Belew, Don Gerard and Mark Rubel.

A newer Finchley Boys song "Lost in Time" starts out the episode with lots of pictures of bands from the Champaign music scene. The last song in the credits is a song that was wrote by Don Mosele, and recorded by Skater. There are also more pictures in the closing credits.

In the final episode of Out of Nowhere, the interviews include: Seth Fein, Rocky Maffit, Michael Husler, Roger Francisco, Adrian Belew, Don Gerard and Mark R...

11/09/2023

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Keith "Slink" Rand talks about the Slink Rand Group and the Champaign music scene.

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Keith "Slink" Rand talks about the Slink Rand Group and the Champaign music scene.

11/06/2023

REO Speedwagon was interviewed for the film Out of Nowhere on May 27, 2010 in Champaign, Illinois, going to places where the band started, played show, and more.
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REO Speedwagon was interviewed for the film Out of Nowhere on May 27, 2010 in Champaign, Illinois, going to places where the band started, played and more.P...

11/06/2023

Don Gerard is interviewed in this episode from the documentary. He was the Mayor of Champaign, Illinois when this film was made and was part of the Champaign music scene, playing with the bands, The Moon Seven Times, Steve Pride and His Blood Kin (with Jay Bennett), The Farmboys, and The Bowery Boys.

Don Gerard is interviewed in this episode from the documentary. He was the Mayor of Champaign, Illinois when this film was made and was part of the Champaig...

10/28/2023

Out of Nowhere. Live music in Champaign. Part 10
Interviews with Larry Fredrickson, Garrett Oostdyk, Brian Cook, Bruce Hall, Mark Rubel, Keith Harden, George Faber, Jay Rosenstein, Adrian Belew, Keith "Slink" Rand, Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, and Terry Hawkins talking about live music in Champaign. Please subscribe to the channel.

Interviews with Larry Fredrickson, Garrett Oostdyk, Brian Cook, Bruce Hall, Mark Rubel, Keith Harden, George Faber, Jay Rosenstein, Adrian Belew, Keith "Slin...

10/21/2023

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Out of Nowhere: The Finchley Boys

One of the great bands that came out of the Champaign music scene in the 1960's and 1970's. Interviews with Garrett Oostdyk, George Faber, Mark Rubel.

One of the great bands that came out of the Champaign music scene in the 1960's and 1970's. Interviews with Garrett Oostdyk, George Faber, Mark Rubel.For mor...

10/19/2023

Out of Nowhere (Part 8 of my film.)
Interviews about the Champaign music scene with Phil Strang, John Schlitt, Ralph, Senn, Bob "Cracker" Simpson.

Interviews about the Champaign music scene with Phil Strang, John Schlitt, Ralph, Senn, Bob "Cracker" Simpson.Phil Strang's website.https://1-phil-strang.pix...

10/19/2023

Out of Nowhere (Part 7)
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Mark Rube and Roger Francisco talk about bands and recording studios in Champaign-Urbana.