Music

As we wander into the second full weekend of April, post-eclipse fever is overshadowed by an array of activities, all blessed with above-average temperatures and sunshine galore. And may I say (because it will be May soon), that comes just in time for more music outdoors wherever the place may be. It’s the second Thursday […]

Along with an excess of inclement weather this past week, our music listings are flooded in the upcoming weekend with an assortment of styles, acts and genres raining down upon our glorious community scene. Let’s wade through the puddles, wet our whistles and see what we have on tap. After hoping here last week for […]

Happy upcoming Easter weekend and with the big holiday celebration comes the usual, slightly diminished calendar of live music events. But even a smaller number of gigs in our scene is still “perty darn good” so let’s get hoppin’ to see what’s shakin’ over the next few days of entertainment time. Starting with our usual […]

Hang on to your hats and whatever else is blowin’ in the wind this month, as March is living up to its blustery reputation. The coming weekend looks to be pleasant enough for the season, so let’s see what is happening around town that will get you going out to see some live music. I […]

Welcome to that most wonderful time of the year when the true “March Madness” occurs. And, yes, I’m talking about St. Patrick’s Day happenings in Springfield, Illinois. Granted, St. Patty’s Day partying happens all over the U.S. – and other parts of the world for that matter – but around our town we’ve always shown […]

Here we go rip-roaring into the second weekend of March, loaded with anniversary parties, going-away parties, CD release parties and plenty of pleasantly played party gigs. So let’s take a partying peek at what’s happening around town right now. Friday delivers a night well worth celebrating when Jeb Brown Productions hosts its 25th anniversary shindig […]

I’ve been writing this column (and very thankful to do so) since August of 2000, but I don’t remember an Illinois Times issue appearing in the stands (let alone online) on a leap day, but here we are in 2024 doing just that. We have a good selection of fine music for you to experience […]

Here we are winding down in the last weekend of February for 2024. I sincerely can’t remember when our shortest month was as chock-full of live music as this one. Let’s hope it’s a harbinger of the year to come with more good stuff on the way. For now, we can take a look at […]

Things are swinging and singing, hopping and not stopping in the music section this February. I’m not sure what’s happening, but we’re just going to let it and not regret it. Now let’s see if I know what I’m talking about or not. Thursday evenings roll on with another open mic breaking into the scene. […]

The party is on, in, at and with all things happening this weekend and well into next week for that matter. We’ve got hot rock, cool Sammy, country love, Fat Tuesday and more coming your way in what’s becoming a very busy February. And we still have two more weekends and a leap day to […]

Whew, we just made it through January’s subzero temps, rain, ice, fog and plain old gloominess. As we kick off February on a Thursday, I couldn’t help but notice that the shortest of our months definitely packs a long list of holidays to celebrate. There’s Groundhogs Day, Abe’s birthday, Fat Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day […]

Here we are already at the last weekend of January and finally just in for a full slate of dates permitted by the weather for all of us music lovers. The last two weekends were a bit on the cold side to say the least (and I always try to say the least), but we […]