Music Features

Hello everyone, and welcome to the busiest weekend in live music I have seen in years. Maybe it’s just been too long, but I cannot recall a time when more shows were listed in our calendar than what I just browsed through. So, let’s go visit a bit of what’s happening out there and see […]

Welcome one and all to July of 2021. As we work our way through the vestiges of a pandemic that reached global proportions, our music community continues to expand toward what we had before COVID-19 altered almost everything. In the midst of this ever-changing world in which we live in, some things remain the same, […]

Things are looking up, as the old saying goes, and just to prove the point, we’re ending June with a big bang of live music performances. Your most pressing issue will be deciding where to go and what to see, but after the lost year of 2020, let’s just say that’s an OK problem to […]

Come along my friends, as we travel on through the first full week of Phase 5 in Illinois, allowing us to open up fully after pandemic precautions of the last year. And that’s truly a joy to see, as music fans and followers, as well as players and performers, experience live music in abundance again. […]

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends as we explore, examine, promote and promulgate the provocative and extraordinary music happening each week in our Springfield community. As the pandemic mitigations go away after doing what they were meant to do, we officially begin Phase 5 on June 11, allowing businesses in general […]

Let’s kick off the summer fun and jump on into this holiday weekend, where special time is given to commemorate our loved ones, as well as an extra bump of live music shows, before the work week commences. May I suggest using this opportunity to your fullest advantage by getting out and experiencing the wide […]

Things are rolling along as our clubs and venues continue to get back to a degree of normalcy, with schedules chock-full of acts that truly exemplify the amazing diversity of music in our area. And just look at that Live Music calendar growing like a weed with more gigs added every week showing off what’s […]

Here we go a-wandering among the songs so sweet as the month of May brings us music galore while we work our way back from the ravages of 2020’s global pandemic. Just take a gander at all the stuff going on out there, then jump for joy or whatever it is you jump for when […]

Oh, how I do love the month of May, with may-puns, may-days, maybes and may I’s all flowing together into a regular, delightful “mayhem” of merry-making, set up for weather-adjusted times of fun in the sun. Our live music scene is bursting at the seams, making up for last year’s loss by piling on the […]

Welcome one and all to the end of April and the start of May in the year of 2021 as we take a look at the music happening in our fair city and the surrounding areas. From a year ago when venues were closed and live music was only heard online, we’ve come a long […]

Greetings fellow travelers, as we’re coming ’round the bend, heading out of the pandemic parking lot and back onto the highway of how it used to be. Please continue to be diligent in being careful and staying safe so that our adventure may continue, working through the muck and back to solid ground. As more […]