Get a grip, guys and gals, and hang on for dear life. It’s a bouncy, busy ride this week in Springfield’s music world. But you wouldn’t have it any other way, now would you? In case you haven’t noticed yet, the Illinois State Fair is in full swing with bands and beer guzzlers, sheep shearers […]
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Now Playing 8-7-03
Say it ain’t so, Joe. It’s time for the Illinois State Fair, isn’t it? Yes, that particular yearly event makes August seem steamier, attracts more flies than fairgoers, and turns the Northend into a parking lot. But it’s also a grand time to see your favorite local band on a big stage with big lights […]
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Now Playing 7-31-03
Calling all bars, calling all bars: On the lookout for exciting and entertaining live music. Please report interesting activity anywhere in the city. Here’s one for you. Craig Russo and his Latin Jazz Project are back in town for a double bill and with a special guest. Russo has the guys over at Robbie’s from […]
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Now Playing 7-24-03
Hark, is that the sound of the evening’s wind blowing across the prairie, or perhaps it’s the cacophony of a summer pond? Nay, my friend, it is but the music of the capital city pouring forth in all its beauty and resonance. In other words, here’s what’s going on this week with all the stars […]
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Hark, is that the sound of the evening’s wind blowing across the prairie, or perhaps it’s the cacophony of a summer pond? Nay, my friend, it is but the music of the capital city pouring forth in all its beauty and resonance. In other words, here’s what’s going on this week with all the stars […]
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Now Playing 7-17-03
Pssst. Hey, you: Looking for a good time? Walk this way and discover what Springfield has to offer this week in the glittering world of musical entertainment. First off, let’s congratulate the wise and wonderful Raoul for another successful year on earth, as he celebrates his birthday on Friday. On a personal note: He has […]
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Now Playing 7-10-03
As the fireworks fade and the gritty reality of a half-gone summer looms large and loathsome, console yourself with an injection of live music at a fine purveyor of spirits near you. Take a drive downtown on a Thursday night and you may find your sweet self, astonished, annoyed, or pleased. But, really folks, there […]
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One of a kind
For Big Al Downing, it all started with an upright piano salvaged from the trash heap. The piano had been carted home for firewood, but once his family discovered the instrument still worked they moved it indoors. At first the piano served only as a stand for their most prized possession: the radio. But eventually […]
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Now Playing 7-3-03
Hop aboard, fellow Americans. Get on your red, white, and blue, and let’s take a patriotic trip on a musical merry-go-round this Fourth of July weekend. Friday is the Fourth, and if you’re off work that gives Thursday night a built-in excuse for going out. Just for you, old buddies, Black Magic Johnson has graciously […]
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Now Playing 1-09-03
What a week! Between the influx of Chicago political workers involved in the inaugural activities and 20 Elvis impersonators vying for the Midwest crown (plus the legions of fans to adore them), Springfield will be engorged with interesting characters. Let’s hope no one gets too confused and inaugurates an Elvis as governor, though from listening […]
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Now Playing 1-16-03
Hey, we’ve got a new guv, hotshots out of work, a war brewing, and snow on the ground. But what do we care? There is music and dancing, drinking and cavorting to be done. On with it! What would you expect from a band called Southern Bitch? How about some Lynyrd Skynyrd licks, a Jason […]
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Now Playing 6-26-03
Could somebody please tell me where June went? It flew by like a hummingbird, noisy and fast. Maybe it was all the fine entertainment that helped the middle month slip by. But no more moaning, we’re a forward-looking bunch, planning a wonderful, exciting weekend for the end of June, rolling toward the big Fourth of […]
