Well, well, well, it’s been a while coming, but I can almost say, things are looking nearly normal for music-making on the scene. Not to get too far gone on this since it’s still early in the game, but you’ll find a good bunch of familiar acts back on stage this weekend. I’d like to […]
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April music showers
Here comes a hearty and hopeful welcome to music fans everywhere. We’re still not at full force, but what a weekend we have upcoming in the Springfield music scene. Let’s keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, and be careful, thoughtful and safety-minded to remain on the upward climb out of […]
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No April fooling
Say hello to the month of April in the year of 2021. Our live music scene keeps growing oh-so-slightly every week, but please, let’s all do our best to stay vigilant as together we work our way through these strange times. Once, every so many years, April Fool’s Day falls on a Thursday, allowing me […]
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Community of music
Howdy, neighbor, and welcome to another edition of Now Playing in the ‘Patch and beyond. Far from the fear, anxiety and concern of a year ago, here we are working our way through a global pandemic, finally seeing some real progress in battling this nearly unimaginable, dangerous and tragic virus that seems unreal and so […]
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On March music
Look out below as we whip on through the month of March like a lion laying down with the lamb, or something such as that anyway. More music bubbles to the surface of the scene as we all continue to do our best to follow safety precautions while the pandemic seems to slip-slide away ever […]
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A St. Pat’s pause
Here’s hoping you’re doing fine and fuzzy, while getting ready for some St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans in the best way possible, under the circumstances, of living within the constraints of a worldwide pandemic. We’re continuing to see an increase in live music, all while hoping beyond hope things will keep traveling in a safe direction. […]
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March is on
Hello folks, and come on into the first weekend of March 2021 as we continue to work toward reopening our world in a hopefully hope-filled post-pandemic place and time. Little by little, we are seeing the signs of a safe society beginning to bloom, and boy howdy, is this guy ready for that to happen. […]
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February finals
As we roll on into the last weekend of February 2021 (I know, right?), local, live mus ic shows are coming back as we approach our anniversary date of the lockdown, quarantine or whatever you want to call it, that occurred on March 21, 2020. Everything I have heard, seen or been informed of so […]
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Live and online
By the time you’re reading this we’ve hopefully made it through the worst of the bitter cold and snowfall section of our current weather scene and worked our way to mildly brisk and melting. Nothing warms the inner soul and outer appendages like listening to music, be it live or online, so let’s see what […]
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Mardi Gras and Valentines
Bonjour, my music friends, and welcome to the year when Mardi Gras nearly coincides with Valentine’s Day. We are celebrating in a somewhat different fashion in 2021, but things are looking up. There is hope at the end of the tunnel, as a friend prone to beautifully mixing metaphors said the other day. Even with […]
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Phat February
Howdy folks. We’re in full swing for a fortunate February, with moments of frantic phases filing through as we continue to fight a full-scale pandemic in much of the world. Here in our neighborhood family, there are glimpses of normalcy, as we go forward to face the ferocious virus that has so forcefully upended our […]
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Music and comedy
Look out folks, here comes the end of January in the new year of 2021, on the move and in the groove, ready to slide on from the past, pop through to the present and delve out into the future. And wouldn’t you know it, there are actually live performances to speak of, talk about, […]
