ART | Masterpieces and more Each Saturday in June, the MacArthur Boulevard Business Association’s Artists Market touts 35 artists displaying their handcrafted wares including
fine crafts, original art work, photography, painted furniture, jewelry and
ceramics outdoors at the Town and Country Shopping Center on MacArthur
Boulevard. The market also features a magician, a caricature artist, food
vendors and musical entertainment, with Tom Irwin performing 10am-12pm June 20.
The Artists Market was created to showcase artists and locally-owned,
independent businesses and is sponsored by the MacArthur Boulevard Business
Association and Illinois Times.
MacArthur Boulevard Artists Market
June 13, 20, 27
9am-3pm
Town and Country Shopping Center
MacArthur Boulevard
622-9630
Free
MUSIC | Band-tastic Tonight kicks off the summer concert series for Springfield’s own municipal band. You’ll hear a woven fabric of sounds from tubas, flutes, French horns, trumpets and
more as 50 local musicians play a variety of music under the direction of Gene
Haas. Ice cream socials are provided at each show by area churches and civic
groups. Bring your lawn chair.
Springfield Municipal Band Summer Concerts
Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 11-July 30
7:30-9pm
Douglas Park Band Shell
MacArthur and
Madison streets
789-2974
Free
MUSIC | Soulful Blast Six bands on two stages feature the best in local and national jazz and blues
bands. Hear the soothing and sultry sounds of Zach Radwine Trio, Black Magic Johnson,
Aduki Jazz Quintet, Suzy & the Smokers, Senses and Tombstone Bullet. Food and beverages provided by Turasky’s Catering and E&F Distributors. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. for families to enjoy music-themed
crafts and a performance by the Springfield Youth Jazz Band. General admission
is 5:30 p.m.
Washington Street Jazz and Blues Festival
Saturday, June 13
6pm
Washington Street
(between Sixth and Fifth)
753-3519
$12 adults, $5 children
BAND SPOTLIGHT | Autumn Zero Autumn Zero hails from the little town of Sullivan, southeast of Decatur, but
they create big sounds with their music. The hard-rocking, power trio released
a debut CD, Woodberry Bridge, a few years back that got picked up by Caprice International Records and scored
well on independent rock charts with a single, Just Out of Reach. On their MySpace page, band members Dave Gregory (drums/vocals), JR Craig
(bass/vocals), and Todd Bothwell (guitar/vocals) claim, “If Three Doors Down and Alice in Chains had a bastard child, it might sound a
little like us!!” and cite influences of “the almighty” Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Pat Travers and Slink Rand Band. Currently in the
process of recording another CD at Pogo Records with Mark Rubel in Champaign,
the band traipsed all over the place in the last few years opening up for
national acts like Blue Oyster Cult and join million-selling 90s rockers
Slaughter this weekend in Decatur.
Autumn Zero w/Slaughter
and House of Nasty
Macon County Fair Grandstand, Decatur, presented by
ESP Entertainment
Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m.
www.autumnzero.com
www.myspace.com/autumnzero
This article appears in Jun 4-10, 2009.
