Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 9,2012

Dog Of Panic

In a Macomb dorm room circa 2008, a struggling college student dreamed of leaving the academic world behind to write and play music. Dog of Panic began when Dan Rohde wrote 15 songs in that lonely roo

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 2,2012

Bleu Edmondson

By Tom Irwin

Here’s a music business story with a happy twist and one that continues an upward spiral. Rather than the usual tale of playing music from the cradle, Bleu Edmondson first picked up a guitar and

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 26,2012

Mike McClure Band

By Tom Irwin

If you were from Oklahoma and if you were into hard-rocking, good country music like that of the Red Dirt scene, seeing Mike McClure’s name would send you boot-scootin’ for the ticket boot

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 19,2012

Mike Zito

By Tom Irwin

A St. Louis native who took to working at Tower Grove Music fresh out of high school intent on making music a lifelong endeavor, Mike Zito plays the blues like nobody’s business. After years of

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 12,2012

Eric Lee Beddingfield

By Tom Irwin

From his hometown of Augusta, Ga., Eric Lee Beddingfield has scaled the heights of country music stardom to play on the Grand Ole Opry, plus record with George Jones and Dolly Parton, while sharing th

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 5,2012

Cabin Fever

By Tom Irwin

In 2005 this hardworking, easy-playing quintet of Zach Johnson (vocals, harmonica), Mike Eck (vocals, guitar), Danny Sronce (vocals, guitar), Geoff Ryan (electric bass) and Justin Schmidt (percussion,

Band Spotlight | Thursday, December 29,2011

Robert Sampson & Blues Gumbo

By Tom Irwin

Not just another blues band, this group of seasoned area musicians comes together to play music bringing decades of experience in performance, perseverance and practice. With Jacksonville resident Rob

Band Spotlight | Thursday, December 22,2011

Frank Trompeter Quintet

By Tom Irwin

Saxophonist, singer and band leader Frank Trompeter celebrates 200 nights of the Jazz Etc. Happy Hour at Marly’s this Friday. Here’s a breakdown for you math-challenged folks: for the week

Band Spotlight | Thursday, December 15,2011

The Farewell Drifters

By Tom Irwin

This Nashville-based band comes on with feet and fingers, music and minds in several generations. Members of the Farewell Drifters, born in the 80s and 90s, reach into the past for inspiration, conjur

Band Spotlight | Thursday, December 8,2011

The Oohs

By Tom Irwin

From the extraordinary and challenging cover song choices to the brilliant, self-penned power pop pieces, no other rock band in Springfield has ever come close to achieving the sonic reality of the Oo