Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, June 3,2009

SOHO far, SOHO good

Downtown block party showcases area rock bands

Not so long ago the fledgling SOHO Music Fest was an awkward but earnest attempt to raise funds for a local charity while presenting local rock bands to a somewhat uncaring and apathetic

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, May 27,2009

Take a gamble on Hillbilly Casino

By Tom Irwin

Hey there you cool cats, when was the last time an honest-to-goodness, classic looking, real sounding, nationally touring, rockabilly band rocked your world? Back in the heyday of local m

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, May 20,2009

A summer of music begins

By Tom Irwin

Summertime is always a boon to live music performances, predominantly of the outdoor sort, but on some of those infamously hot and humid Illinois days, it’s a blessing to experience

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, May 13,2009

Moonlight and music in May

By Tom Irwin

Won’t you join me in celebrating the middle of May by participating in the varied and diverse collection of exciting events offered to our community by various organizations and per

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, May 6,2009

Having a GirlFest

By Tom Irwin

Before anyone gets too excited for the wrong reasons, let me explain what a GirlFest is in the context of this week’s column. Then getting a thrill from the upcoming event can happen

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, April 29,2009

Hide the watermelons, honey, here comes Gallagher!

By Tom Irwin

If I say, “Gallagher,” what picture springs to mind? If everyone just said, “Smashing watermelons with a big mallet-thing,” I think we’re thinking of the same g

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, April 22,2009

April shows into May flows

By Tom Irwin

I hope you’re keeping up with the long list of festivals, concerts, gigs, dates, shindigs, and whatever else you care to call them, happening all around us. I’m not sure what d

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, April 15,2009

And all that (free) jazz

By Tom Irwin

Heads up out there, music fans, the Springfield Freejazz and Creative Music Forum presents BoxDeserter Trio, an innovative ensemble of major players from the avant-garde music landscape,

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, April 8,2009

The adventures of Marina V

By Tom Irwin

For the last several years Russian-born singer-songwriter Marina V always scheduled a stop in Springfield for a visit and a show right around the Christmas holiday. During her 2007 yuleti

Music - Tom Irwin | Wednesday, April 1,2009

Ten years of The Station

By Tom Irwin

Please join me in offering hearty congratulations to The Station as they commemorate 10 years together as a working band in 2009. Over the last decade, the Chatham-based group spent about