Band Spotlight | Thursday, April 19,2012

Thin Ice

Joe Cooke, a staple as one the area’s finest classic-rocking blues guitarists for decades, joins Rick Wass on bass and Steve Kelton on drums, former members of the Havana Ducks and other bands,

Band Spotlight | Thursday, April 12,2012

The Vile Impurity

By Tom Irwin

Within the vast genre of modern metal bands, The Vile Impurity plays “tech-death metal” promising, as a lyric states, “Devastation which you will never forget!” From origins in

Band Spotlight | Thursday, April 5,2012

Ben Samples aka SAMPLES

By Tom Irwin

Killinoize Productions of Springfield and Subsequent Vibes of Bloomington began a music series at Bar None several months ago and the success of the venture points to the growing popularity of electro

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 29,2012

SOMA

By Tom Irwin

What happens when you take a batch of well-seasoned local musicians and combine them into a brand new concoction? Go see for yourself as SOMA breaks into the Springfield scene with its first full-on p

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 22,2012

Lady Carole & Her Knights

By Tom Irwin

On March 26, 2010, when Bruce Clark, proprietor of Bourbon Street, hosted Lady Carole & Her Knights, the official band began. But the seeds were sown years before when Carole sang and played keybo

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 15,2012

Jason & the Haymakers

By Tom Irwin

Now a Nashville recording artist, Jason Bertrand originally came from a small, rural town in Illinois and attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. There he spent time working on a cover cou

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 8,2012

The Rockin’ Johnny Band

By Tom Irwin

Originally from South Carolina, a young John Burgin went to the Windy City to study at the prestigious University of Chicago in the early 90s and ending up learning at the equally important reality sc

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 1,2012

Guitar Town

By Tom Irwin

The first Guitar Town event held in 2008 featured 13 of central Illinois’ favorite guitar players playing, songs they liked for fellow guitarists. With a backline of Mark LeVault on bass and Bob

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 23,2012

The Aspect: Beatle Band

By Tom Irwin

Originally conceived as a way to bring several styles of popular music under one umbrella, Bill McKenzie’s concept group, The Aspect, continues the tradition by again taking on the Beatles as su

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 16,2012

Josh Catalano and The Dirty Thoughts

By Tom Irwin

How many bands can one guy have? For Josh Catalano, the answer may be in the infinite stars above. From the long gone days of Mugshot and currently of the Damwell Betters and Lazer Dudes, the prolific