Band Spotlight

Bob Zany Not only is he not a band, Bob Zany isn’t even a musician. However, he is one of the funniest guys on the planet, and he’s coming to a comedy club near you (about 43 minutes away in Mason City). As a veteran of nearly 40 years in show business, you’ve heard him […]

Sporting a lyrically and physically captivating voice and backed by a band producing rockabilly, Americana and folk-influenced sounds, Eilen Jewell is a treasure of song, patiently waiting to be discovered by you. Criss-crossing the stages of the world, she puts out album after album (seven at this point) of well-crafted, good sounding songs based in […]

The Mix PHOTO BY WILLIAM RICHARDS (W.R. PHOTOGRAPHY) Back in January of 2014 plans were made to develop a band capable of knocking out current and popular radio dance hits live, without tracks. Band founder Pete Jeffers (drums) was joined by Ed Boyd (keys), Tony Dyer (guitar), Preston Searl (bass), Liz Christofilakos (lead vocals), Ashley […]

Many of us blues-rock fans and fans of other music will remember a fiery guitarist and singer from the Springfield area named Joe Tenuto who played the scene back in the day. Big, blonde Joe moved to Florida, kept playing blistering blues-rock and started a family. Now Joe and Joe Jr. are coming back to […]

King Neptune Blues Mr. Neptune began studying classical music in Philadelphia before being bitten by the blues bug via Blind Blake. He applied his years of studies of the classics to arranging and learning the blues masters of the early twentieth century. From there, he spent hours and days and years and decades working his […]

Another creative, hard-hitting, pull-no-punches band from Springfield’s continuously burgeoning punk-and-DIY scene knocks off a cool show and record release event. Livin’ Thing is putting out a five-song cassette tape along with an available digital download called It’s a Livin’ Thing through Rat King Records out of Urbana. Bandmates Brian Galecki, BJ Pearce, Mike Tirehaus, Mario […]

Kickapoo Junction Rolling down the line from Peoria way comes a central Illinois standard-bearer of modern country with a promise of “going full throttle to bring their high-energy, rockin’ country show to a venue near you” – and that’s just what they’re doing. Bandmates Denny Myers (bass), Robin Walls (lead, rhythm guitar), Bobby Gregory (drums), […]

For more than a decade, this band of musical brothers from the Effingham area have pounded the pavement and graced the stage to bring their proven and provocative mix of country, bluegrass, rock and blues to the masses. From tours in Europe to entertaining the troops (literally) in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, you will find […]

Deep Lunar Blue When a group calls itself an “American rock band from Springfield, Illinois” on their website’s homepage, you know they better mean it. Deep Lunar Blue has been setting a standard of original and classic rock jam music in the local scene like no one else does or can since 2009. The talented […]

The Emerald Underground As witnessed above, this is definitely the busiest band in Celtic show business during the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Springfield. 2016 marks the 15th year in the existence of The Emerald Underground concept and experience. 2016 also marks the second year the lineup of Megan Turner (fiddle, vocals), Bill McKenzie (bass, […]

Original lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of popular 80s roots-rock band The Georgia Satellites (Yes, the “Keep your hands to yourself” guys), Dan Baird is a fixture in American roots-rock music. After the official disbanding of The Georgia Satellites in the 90s, Baird did successful solo work with Rick Rubin of Def American and […]

Ben Bedford A stalwart on the local scene while playing folk music on regional, national and international levels, Springfield-based singer-songwriter Ben Bedford writes songs and sings them for folks. The Chatham native has toured in Scotland, England, Western Europe plus New Berlin, Kansas, Idaho, Michigan and other points across the country, making friends and music […]