Tom Irwin

Here we go a-wandering among the songs so sweet as the month of May brings us music galore while we work our way back from the ravages of 2020’s global pandemic. Just take a gander at all the stuff going on out there, then jump for joy or whatever it is you jump for when […]

Oh, how I do love the month of May, with may-puns, may-days, maybes and may I’s all flowing together into a regular, delightful “mayhem” of merry-making, set up for weather-adjusted times of fun in the sun. Our live music scene is bursting at the seams, making up for last year’s loss by piling on the […]

Welcome one and all to the end of April and the start of May in the year of 2021 as we take a look at the music happening in our fair city and the surrounding areas. From a year ago when venues were closed and live music was only heard online, we’ve come a long […]

Greetings fellow travelers, as we’re coming ’round the bend, heading out of the pandemic parking lot and back onto the highway of how it used to be. Please continue to be diligent in being careful and staying safe so that our adventure may continue, working through the muck and back to solid ground. As more […]

Well, well, well, it’s been a while coming, but I can almost say, things are looking nearly normal for music-making on the scene. Not to get too far gone on this since it’s still early in the game, but you’ll find a good bunch of familiar acts back on stage this weekend. I’d like to […]

Say hello to the month of April in the year of 2021. Our live music scene keeps growing oh-so-slightly every week, but please, let’s all do our best to stay vigilant as together we work our way through these strange times. Once, every so many years, April Fool’s Day falls on a Thursday, allowing me […]

Howdy, neighbor, and welcome to another edition of Now Playing in the ‘Patch and beyond. Far from the fear, anxiety and concern of a year ago, here we are working our way through a global pandemic, finally seeing some real progress in battling this nearly unimaginable, dangerous and tragic virus that seems unreal and so […]

Look out below as we whip on through the month of March like a lion laying down with the lamb, or something such as that anyway. More music bubbles to the surface of the scene as we all continue to do our best to follow safety precautions while the pandemic seems to slip-slide away ever […]

Hello folks, and come on into the first weekend of March 2021 as we continue to work toward reopening our world in a hopefully hope-filled post-pandemic place and time. Little by little, we are seeing the signs of a safe society beginning to bloom, and boy howdy, is this guy ready for that to happen. […]