Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, December 23,2009

Happy holiday happenings

A very important ingredient in having a happy holiday, which is the ubiquitous call to all heard across the land in some form or another this season, is a good dose of live music. Fortunately for us p

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, December 17,2009

Miles Nielsen not a Cheap Trick

By Tom Irwin

Okay, let’s get this out of the way right now. Miles Nielsen is the son of Rick Nielsen, guitarist and founding member of a band called Cheap Trick. The famed quartet hails from Rockford, and be

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, December 3,2009

A few things to do

By Tom Irwin

As the heady holiday times approach and the days and nights become filled with whatnots and whyfors please remember that good live music shows increase during the season. So rather than settle for one

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, November 25,2009

The biggest night out

By Tom Irwin

’Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the pubs, plenty was stirring in every night club. We all know by now that Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest party-out, bar-going night of the y

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, November 19,2009

Musical chairs if you dare

By Tom Irwin

While going over highlights for the upcoming week, I saw this crazy quilt of music happenings that just seemed to conversely fit together. Somehow I was drawn like a moth to the flame to present these

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, November 12,2009

The value of open mics

By Tom Irwin

The number of open stages and jams listed in last week’s Illinois Times Pub Crawl was 13. That’s more than double from the six I found in the July 23, 2009, issue of IT and averages nearly

Music - Tom Irwin | Tuesday, November 10,2009

Upcoming Tom Irwin shows

Catch IT's very own Tom Irwin in his upcoming shows.

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, November 5,2009

Beyond the bars

By Tom Irwin

Looking over recent Now Playings I noticed we’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time in the bars and at booze-related venues lately. It’s true our libation-selling nightclubs consis

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, October 29,2009

Halloween happenings

By Tom Irwin

With the holiday landing on Saturday this year, Halloween parties at the bars abound, with private parties happening too.

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, October 22,2009

Online IT, open mics and other stuff

By Tom Irwin

Next week the Best of Springfield issue hits the streets and as always is highly anticipated, especially among the entertainment field participants.