Band Spotlight | Thursday, August 12,2010

Julie Schurr

Singer-songwriters belong to a special group of performers, those who not only entertain, but also edify and enlighten, espousing their personal beliefs to a hopefully appreciative audience. For Julie

Band Spotlight | Thursday, August 5,2010

Reggie Britton and the Sofa Kings

By Tom Irwin

What do you get when you take a fired-up blues band of veteran rockers, add a tastefully sweet horn section of exceptionally talented players, then top it off with a vibrant, soulful front man enterta

Band Spotlight | Thursday, July 29,2010

Jeff Sable and the Sable Band

By Tom Irwin

From humble beginnings in southern Illinois as a rockin’ country cover band, Sable now charts on the record listings and performs at major festivals while making the march toward music stardom.

Band Spotlight | Thursday, July 22,2010

Yvonne Gage

By Tom Irwin

Since her appearance on the music world stage at a young age, Yvonne Gage has set high standards for vocalists in the world of jazz and R&B. Signed early on by RFC/Atlantic Records and later by CI

Band Spotlight | Thursday, July 15,2010

Dan Rivero Trio

By Tom Irwin

Nary a band around can compete with the flexibility and diversity of the Dan Rivero Trio set list. For more than 15 years, Rivero as drummer, booker and organizer (and namesake as well) has steered hi

Band Spotlight | Thursday, July 8,2010

Michael Charles

By Tom Irwin

You can count his 24 recording releases, four Grammy nods or countless performances since starting guitar at age five, but it all adds up to a great career of fantastic music for Australian bluesman M

Band Spotlight | Thursday, July 1,2010

PJ Summers Band

By Tom Irwin

After friends submitted one of his songs to a local radio station contest and listeners liked what they heard, PJ Summers, the music minister of Koke Mill Christian Church, felt the calling and added

Band Spotlight | Thursday, June 24,2010

New Goat Ensemble

By Tom Irwin

This Sunday, the New Goat Ensemble celebrates 20 years of making the most marvelous and mischievous music this side of Pan himself. Always perpetrators of off-the-wall cover songs, the Jacksonville-ba

Band Spotlight | Thursday, June 17,2010

Kentucky Knife Fight

By Tom Irwin

With a name only a southern Illinois band mother could love, Kentucky Knife Fight arose from a raucous open mic night at the legendary Stagger Inn Again in Edwardsville to become one of the hardest ro

Band Spotlight | Thursday, June 10,2010

Max Allen Band

By Tom Irwin

Fresh from their Springfield debut at last week’s SOHO Music Festival, the Max Allen Band (MAB) drops into Marly’s on June 17 for a night of funk-blues-jam-jazz-rock songs. A seasoned grou