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Music - Tom Irwin
Music - Tom Irwin

The value of open mics

By Tom Irwin

The number of open stages and jams listed in last week’s Illinois Times Pub Crawl was 13. That’s more than double from the six I found in the July 23, 2009, issue of IT and averages nearly

Music - Tom Irwin

Beyond the bars

By Tom Irwin

Looking over recent Now Playings I noticed we’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time in the bars and at booze-related venues lately. It’s true our libation-selling nightclubs consis

Music - Tom Irwin

Halloween happenings

By Tom Irwin

With the holiday landing on Saturday this year, Halloween parties at the bars abound, with private parties happening too.

Music - Tom Irwin

Online IT, open mics and other stuff

By Tom Irwin

Next week the Best of Springfield issue hits the streets and as always is highly anticipated, especially among the entertainment field participants.

Music - Tom Irwin

Backyard Tire Fire gets hot

By Tom Irwin

Backyard Tire Fire, the little trio that could from Bloomington, Ill., is smoking its way across the musical landscape of America, blazing a trail and firing up good solid music the entire way.

Nov / 12
Boss DJs
Address: 11 W. Old State Capitol Plaza
Nov / 12
DJ Marti
Address: 3075 Normandy Rd
Nov / 12
DJ Dave Isaacs
Address: 731 S. Durkin Dr
Nov / 12
Karaoke
Address: 1800 E. Capitol Ave
Nov / 12
DJ Coco Cool
Address: 245 S. Fifth St
Nov / 12
DJ ZAKK Live
Address: 406 E. Adams
Nov / 12
DJ/Karaoke Up All Night
Address: 320 W Highland Ave
Nov / 12
Cookn' Karaoke
Address: 2315 N. Dirksen Pkwy
Nov / 12
Karaoke with Jim K.
Address: 306 E. Washington St
Nov / 12
Cd's Karaoke & DJ Services with Tom
Address: 1975 W. Wabash
Nov / 12
Greg's Karaoke and DJ Service
Address: AMF Strike and Spare, 2660 W. Lawrence Ave
Band Spotlight

BigFur

By Tom Irwin

2001 marked the first sights and sounds of BigFur, Springfield’s original, alternative rock band created to define a new musical experience on the Midwest scene. In spite of rocky roads here and

Band Spotlight

Daddy’$ Money

By Tom Irwin

Good friends can make for good bands and Daddy’$ Money does just that. Bill and Lori McKenzie, Troy Roark, Jack White and Chas Blythe all first met at the Jimmy’s Sub Shoppe open mic about