Cellist Julie Albers will perform with ISO Saturday “Powerful Promise” is the fitting title of the program of beautiful music on offer tomorrow at Sangamon Auditorium. The Illinois Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Alastair Willis, will perform the seasonally appropriate “Spring’s Promise” as well as Sympony No. 1 by Brahms, and will be joined by […]
Scott Faingold
Scott Faingold is a journalist, educator and musician. He has been director of student media at University of Illinois Springfield, founding editor of Activator magazine, a staff reporter for Illinois Times and co-host of Old School Bleep, a music-centered podcast.
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IT exclusive video preview! Musical event at The Pharmacy this weekend
Sound artist Ben S. Jacob of local arts collective The Pharmacy will be presenting his primal, highly percussive sonic vision this Saturday and Sunday evening Check out the video below for rehearsal footage and to hear Mr. Jacob expound on his musical ideas. The event will take place at 401 South Grand Avenue West March […]
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Exclusive video: Behind the scenes at tonight’s art openings at SAA and DEMO Project
A bunny presides over “Nocturnes” This evening two very different but equally dreamlike events are happening simultaneously at the Springfield Art Association. In the spacious, newly remodeled main gallery Kathleen Scott of Brooklyn, NY, will be presenting “Nocturne” from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Across the yard at DEMO Project, Salt Lake City artist Brian Charles Patterson will screen […]
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Between The Cracks: The Complaint Line tonight at Donnie’s
Once again, Faingold at Large proudly presents Between the Cracks – the recurring feature designed to shine a light onto Springfield-area bands, and all in their own words, to boot. Join us, won’t you? There’s gold between them thar cracks! Today’s BTC flashlight shines on regional poppy punkers The Complaint Plan, who will be playing […]
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Between The Cracks: RDNT tonight at Black Sheep Cafe
Once again, Faingold at Large proudly presents Between the Cracks – the recurring feature designed to shine a light onto Springfield-area bands, and all in their own words, to boot. Join us, won’t you? There’s gold between them thar cracks! Today’s BTC flashlight shines on RDNT, who will be opening for Diarrhea Planet, Dino Bravo […]
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Exclusive video: Illinois Symphony Orchestra rehearses for tomorrow’s concert
Tomorrow’s Illinois Symphony Orchestra concert at Sangamon Auditorium promises to be a thoroughly singular event. True to the evening’s title, “Shimmering Shakespeare,” the second half of the program will combine dramatic performances by members of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival with the ISO’s interpretation of Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The first half of the evening will find the […]
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Carrying the torch
PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE Every Tuesday night Bar None (corner of Fifth Street and Monroe) plays host to Torch Tuesday, the area’s most reliable showcase for hip-hop music and culture. Presided over by Howard “Torch” Tomas, Torch Tuesday has been going strong for years. January was particularly exciting for the little Springfield rap show that […]
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Right Now! Wertico Cain & Gray in concert at Dana Thomas House. Exclusive video!
Right now at the Dana-Thomas House (301 E Lawrence) a unique, fully improvised concert is getting underway featuring local composer and muliti-instrumentalist David Cain, legendary percussionist Paul Wertico and bass player / cellist / flautist Larry Gray. Earlier this evening, we were allowed to record them, along with master sound designer Dean Giavaras, as they […]
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Art Opening Tonight at DEMO Project: Hannah Short
The opening reception for “Figments,” a new installation by Indiana-based artist Hannah Short, is happening at DEMO Project this evening from 6PM-9PM. Hannah frequently uses the medium of clay along with what she describes in a press release as “a broad range of textural glazes and non-ceramic surface materials,” which she says “reference the co-existing […]
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Tonight: Joss Whedon gets Shakespearean
Amy Acker’s Beatrice is hearing something she probably oughtn’t in Much Ado About Nothing Joss Whedon is a geeky pop culture megaforce, with credits ranging from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Marvel’s The Avengers. The last thing you might expect from him would be a sleek, black and white Shakespeare adaptation. Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, […]
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This evening: Reception for Kevin Veara exhibition at UIS Visual Gallery
Kevin Veara owns land on the banks of the Sangamon River and his studio is surrounded by forest, so it makes sense that he creates vibrant, colorful paintings of birds and plants indigenous to the Springfield area. “I have always had a great liking for birds. They are a barometer of the quality of the environment,” Veara stated […]
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Funny business
Stand-up comic Austin Acree, master of ceremonies Mike Pittman and production assistant Liz Zalar. PHOTO BY GINNY LEE “When I get an idea I figure out a way to bring it into fruition,” says Mike Pittman. “I’ve always had that ability.” First arriving in Springfield in the early 1980s as a pitcher for the Springfield […]
