Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, October 8,2009

Backyard Tire Fire gets hot

Backyard Tire Fire, the little trio that could from Bloomington, Ill., is smoking its way across the musical landscape of America, blazing a trail and firing up good solid music the entire way.

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, October 1,2009

Bedrock 66 and a political statement

By Tom Irwin

October starts on a high note and crescendos over the next few weeks with some righteously happening entertainment. Not that September was off key, but things are sounding sweet for good music in Octo

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, September 24,2009

David Cain, musician, artist and multimediac

Senses, the band, releases a CD

By Tom Irwin

David Cain is an artist, and with that title bears the weight of discovering ways to make ends meet both creatively and financially. As the president and chief employee of UMEDIA, his multimedia compa

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, September 17,2009

September selections

By Tom Irwin

Hello friends out there somewhere. Thank you for being a reader and taking the time to digest these few words for whatever purpose you choose. And with that let me also congratulate myself for startin

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, September 10,2009

Celebrating the travels of Henry Miles

By Tom Irwin

For those of you lucky enough to have heard Henry Miles play the saxophone, enough said. For those of you unfortunate few who haven’t, please make the effort soon.

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, September 3,2009

Labor Day to-do list

By Tom Irwin

Well here we are again at the seasonal crossroads of the Labor Day weekend. With this three-day celebration, dedicated to the working people of America, but commemorated by all classes, we proclaim a

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, August 27,2009

I got the Blues & BBQs Blues

By Tom Irwin

The blues style of music originated as a form of deep therapy that allowed people to self-proclaim problems through lyric, rhythm and melody in the hopes of dispelling those troubles. The blues is a w

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, August 20,2009

Final fair fling

By Tom Irwin

Okay I give up. I’m trying to find something else to cover other than the Illinois State Fair for this week’s blathering, but not much else is a-coming into the column coffers. Sobeit, let

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, August 13,2009

State fair beer tent bands

Where to find live music and libations

By Tom Irwin

I’ve never been sure why, since it is the Illinois State Fair, that most all the bands playing at the beer tents come from the ranks of Springfield cover bands, but that’s the norm at the

Music - Tom Irwin | Thursday, August 6,2009

Hodgepodge of hot August entertainment

By Tom Irwin

The weather may be slightly sluggish in participating in the average August heat and humidity we’re familiar with, but the hot music happenings are typical for the approaching end-o