Music Features

Hello everybody, and welcome to the waning weeks of September 2021 as we enjoy the beginnings of the autumnal season. Our live music scene continues onward, bolstered now by the cooler evening temps (mostly) and plenty of stuff a-happening. First, let me apologize for getting ahead of myself last week when announcing the upcoming music […]

Hey there folks, saddle up for a big ride this weekend as there are more things happening than you could shake several sticks at, if you were ever so inclined to do such a thing. Let’s begin with the three-day celebration of 3Sixteen Wine Bar’s fourth anniversary featuring – what else – live music to […]

Good day, to anyone and everyone, anywhere and everywhere. Here I offer to you some meanderings, musings, ponderings and wonderings about our local music scene. First, condolences go to the family of Pat Tavine, as we commemorate a local bar owner, music booker, story-teller and all-around larger-than-life guy. We lost Pat on Aug. 19, and […]

Here we are, traveling on into September 2021, putting the warmer season slowly behind us as autumn approaches, readying ourselves for the fall festivals to replace the summertime fairs. Our constant of live music continues to tie all the cool events together, making for a good time to be had by all. There’s no doubt […]

Now that the 2021 Illinois State Fair is behind us, we can take a deep breath and continue on our adventures in local live music as before with much ado about a lot of things ahead. First comes a tribute to Robert “Butch” Emil Ramelow, a Springfield-area music icon who passed away May 23 after […]

Greetings, fellow travelers, and welcome to our wonderful world of live music made right here in central Illinois. As we round the last lap of the Illinois State Fair, let’s see what’s happening on the fairgrounds and in town. There are plenty of opportunities to encounter music at the fair, from national touring shows at […]

Howdy hey, music lovers and others, it’s state fair time and in Springfield, that’s a big deal. On top of that there’s plenty of stuff going on everywhere, so let’s dig in and see what’s up. First off, please be careful and follow all the safety rules for prevention of COVID-19 and associated variants. It’s […]

Welcome to our little neck of the woods, or should we say piece of the prairie, to include another prominent ecosystem formerly found in central Illinois. This week we continue to march forward with more and more live music available for your listening pleasure. So sit back and read, then get up and go, to […]

Looks like we have another bang-up weekend chock-full of live music entertainment for your listening pleasure. How ’bout we wonder as we wander about and see what’s out there? Let’s venture from the bars and go visit our very own Springfield Municipal Band. Founded in 1936 through a city referendum and overseen by the Municipal […]

As we continue to bask in the glorious return of so much live music going on that no one could possibly experience it all, perhaps we should pause and take a moment to remind ourselves that we are coming out of a global pandemic. I try not to ponder upon the subject too much, but […]