Band Spotlight | Thursday, April 7,2011

The Aspect

The Aspect, conceived as a fluctuating group of musicians chosen for a purposeful project, has concentrated on those legendary lads from Liverpool, The Beatles, for the last few performances. With Jef

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 31,2011

a day and a wake up

By Tom Irwin

Built around the exciting and refreshing concept of performing original songs as a form of personal expression through group participation, a day and a wake up clearly contain a vision of what a progr

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 24,2011

The Legendary Drifters

By Tom Irwin

The Legendary Drifters, a quality representation of the Drifters, one of the most dynamic and influential singing groups in rock ’n’ roll history, slide into town again after a superb perf

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 17,2011

The Backliners

By Tom Irwin

With a set list filled with songs that your average rocker already knows and loves, The Backliners easily achieve the self-proclaimed aspiration of being “all about having a good time” and

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 10,2011

The Emerald Underground

By Tom Irwin

Still Springfield’s Celtic house band by virtue of the number of performances surrounding the St. Patrick’s Day ruckus, in the past year The Emerald Underground weathered another transform

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 3,2011

Great American Taxi

By Tom Irwin

Formed in March of 2005 when former Leftover Salmon fellow Vince Herman (vocals, guitar, mandolin) joined with Chad Staehly (vocals, keyboards) to make an offhand, all-star group for a Rainforest Acti

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 24,2011

Frank Trompeter Quintet

By Tom Irwin

Long a staple on the Springfield music scene, Frank Trompeter continues his marvelous musical march accompanied by a mass of musicians and a bevy of bands. The configuration of the current combo featu

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 17,2011

The Legendary Clampetts

By Tom Irwin

They hail from the Springfield area, they’ve been around for ages and stake the claim of being “just the best damn unknown rock-n-roll band in the land.” These last-name-lacking band

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 10,2011

Royal Pain

By Tom Irwin

Stocked with a bevy of classy, veteran Springfield musicians, Royal Pain stakes a claim as the classic rock band “THAT ROCKS!” With Sam Draper (guitar, vocals) from Freak of Nature, Elepha

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 3,2011

Iron Orchard

By Tom Irwin

Hailing from somewhere between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers not far from Macomb, singer-songwriter-guitarist Bill Harroun leads his group of heartland rockers through a terrain of proudly alt-c