Band members Dave Boedecker (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Keith Dunlap (guitars, lead cowbell, vocals), Tony Grissom (drums, vocals) and Tony (A.J.) Tarro (bass, keyboards, vocals) bring a boatload of talent and experience to the stage with plenty of time spent in groups like the Itchy Pickles, Sleepwalker, Familiar Stranger, Hoosier Daddies and Sandbox 101. With that […]
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GirlBilly
GirlBilly When two attractive, talented, ambitious and nice girls meet up in Nashville by coincidence and hit it off immediately, what should they do? Start a duo and take the entertainment world by storm, of course! Tori Allen from Round Rock, Texas, and Megan Gertken from St. Cloud, Minn., are both accomplished fiddlers, singers and […]
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2nd Chance Band
When you get a second chance you best make the most of it, and longtime local musicians Doug Bernet (drums), Marc Camp (vocals), Ralph Carbonell (guitar, vocals), Tom Jackson (bass, vocals) and Jeff Rocco (guitar, keyboard, vocals) are doing just that. With plenty shows around town and a sweet spot on Friday at the Bud […]
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The Shunpikers
Originally formed in late 2013 as a one-time get-together of friends to play a benefit show, The Shunpikers hit it off so well they just kept going. Current bandmates include area stalwarts of the scene Jim Cloney (bass guitar, vocals), Gary Davis (guitars, vocals), Ed Fliege (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Tim Lacy (lead vocals, percussion), Scott […]
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Broseph E. Lee
On the move and in the groove, this six-piece, self-proclaimed “country-rock” band covers contemporary and country classics, but what really sets Broseph E. Lee apart is their catchy songwriting. With the recent completion of the CD EP Fill ‘Em On Up, Aaron Larsen (drums), Sean Halbrook (bass, vocals), Chace McNinch (keys, banjo, vocals), Brock Jones […]
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The Cadillac Three
Hailing from the other side of the tracks in Nashville, the long-haired trio of Jaren Johnston (lead vocals, guitar), Kelby Ray (bass guitar, Dobro, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Neil Mason (drums, vocals) are making it in Music City U.S.A., without the usual trappings. They don’t fit the mold of working-out, cowboy hat-wearing, country-crooning, cookie cutter […]
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The Way Down Wanderers
The Way Down Wanderers Originally from Peoria and now based out of Chicago, this active and alternative folk quintet is on the move. Bandmates Austin Thompson (vocals, guitar), Collin Krause (vocals, mandolin, violin, electric guitar), Ben Montalbano (vocals, banjo), John Williams (vocals, upright bass) and John Merikoski (drums, percussion) blend influences from bluegrass, jazz, classical, […]
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Anni Piper
This bass-playing, award-winning, world-traveling blues vocalist recently relocated from her native Australia to Cocoa Beach, Florida, all the while continuing her scorching career in the world of blues music. Anni dropped her first album in 2004, garnering a Best New Talent nod from the Australian Blues Music Awards in the process. Continuing on a trajectory […]
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Bacon and bands
Downtown Bacon Throwdown and Music Fest Here’s a delectable new festival that we’re excited to see in the streets of downtown Springfield: the first annual Downtown Bacon Throwdown and Music Fest, hosted by Downtown Springfield, Inc. This two-day festival features 20 food vendors offering classic and eccentric menus centered on bacon. Vendors will vie for […]
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Broadside
Broadside PHOTO BY HANNAH VERBEUREN Formed in 2010 in Richmond, Virginia, Broadside took the time to cultivate, promulgate and perpetuate music worth hearing and a concert worth seeing. Recently signed to Chicago’s Victory Records, the band released their debut album Old Bones on May 19, with the video for the single “Coffee Talk” now available […]
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10 Years
Formed in Knoxville, Tenn., some ten years ago, 10 Years is a hard-working, hard-rocking, hard-playing band out to conquer the world on their own terms. Hitting the road to promote Birth and Burial, the group’s seventh full-length record (available on the band’s own imprint Palehorse), bandmates Jesse Hasek (lead vocals), Brian Vodinh (drums/guitar), Ryan “Tater” […]
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New City Road
Named after a well-traveled country blacktop south of Springfield, New City Road likes to mix it up with the audience, combining showmanship and comradeship of the band to reach listeners and bring the music home. They stay current on the scene, constantly learning new top 40 country songs to mix in with the modern classics. […]
