A folksinger by calling and by determination, this young man makes music for himself and we’re fortunate to be recipients of the thoughtful and provocative, insightful and superlative work he produces. After Alec James Payton took off a few years ago (was it more or less or less or more?) accompanied by an acoustic guitar, […]
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Jeremy Pinnell
This Kentucky native, specifically from Burlington about 15 miles from the Ohio River town of Cincinnati, brings the country of his state to the forefront, making compelling music with a distinct sense of place as traveling through time. Jeremy Pinnell does what the folks are calling “hardscrabble honky-tonk” and keeps the country rough and ready […]
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Julian Davis and the Situation
In tried-and-true fashion, this young man calls himself a “traveling musician” spending his precious time “plying his trade through guitar and mandolin on the roads of this country” and that surely is just what he’s doing. Julian Davis started his music a-rolling in 2016, convinced that bluegrass is a wide-open genre with room for a […]
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Morgan Minsk
This hometown hero gets credit for being an award-winning vocalist, acclaimed performer and passionate composer, and we can assure you she’s also a hard-working, well-respected and motivated maker of music. Morgan Minsk left Springfield for Boston in 2011 to use her recently awarded, quite coveted, full scholarship to Berklee College of Music. A recipient of […]
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Wayward Motel
This six-piece, all-American, Americana, rock ‘n’ roll, rock band based here in the capital city puts out a sound that spans across a sonic landscape far more far reaching than one might expect from the local scene. Led by singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Josh Catalano, who is joined by Rory Davis (keyboards), Matt Natale […]
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Billy Don Burns
From his origins as an extremely respected songwriter and performer in Nashville in the early 70s to his current stance as an indelible icon to a younger generation of “outlaw” country artists, this one-man force of nature continues to defy the odds by being relevant and rebellious for some 50 years in the country music […]
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Josh Abbott Band
These rockin’ country fellas from Lubbock, Texas, take their hometown music legacy seriously and present a raucous live show backed by strong songwriting and mighty musicianship. Headed by singer and songwriter Josh Abbott (acoustic guitar, vocals) and other founding member Austin Davis (electric banjo), while ably joined by fellow JAB cohorts Preston Wait (fiddle, electric […]
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The Neverly Brothers
A travelling band since 2003, this trio of hard-working, lifelong musicians from Chicago present an educationally entertaining show that covers early rock ’n’ roll and the British invasion in American pop music from 1955 to 1965. They’ve played all around the Midwest and other parts of the U.S. at festivals and theaters, proving that period […]
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Carolyn Sills Combo
This award-winning (2018 Ameripolitan Best Western Swing Act) music group peels back layers of time to present old-fashioned Western Swing music, while adding all the contemporary class necessary to make it plausible and pleasing. Praised by critics, fans and anybody within earshot, Carolyn Sills (bass, vocals) and the crew of Jimmy Norris (drums), Gerard Egan […]
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Fairly Odd Duo
This husband and wife combo of J.B. and Michelle Faires keeps the sounds fresh and energetic, pulling from the folk/Americana/pop vein while concentrating on familiar songs not often covered by other acts. J.B., a lifelong musician and music educator, brings his professional experience to the duo as Michelle adds a sweet singing voice, plus her […]
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Jesse Dayton
Talk about some guy who has done it all and keeps doing more, Jesse Dayton has lived the life of a bad-ass, guitar slingin’, rock ‘n’ roll, country singin’, gettin’ ‘round the town dude for 30-some years. From his beginnings as a young teenager playing honky tonk and zydeco haunts in Louisiana and West Texas […]
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Shonen Knife
From humble beginnings in their hometown of Osaka, Japan, as a DIY, punk-pop-rock band back in 1981, this group of two sisters, Naoko (vocals, guitar) and Atsuko (bass, vocals), along with Risa (drums, vocals) is still going strong in 2019. With a new album, Sweet Candy Power, out this summer, supported by a current two-month […]
