Music

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 […]

Hello there, my fellow frigid friends. As we find ourselves in a thaw after the recent cold snap, I see plenty of good music in the forecast. With somewhat warmer weather ahead, but still plenty of cold out there, please check with venues or look for social media posts on the status of a music […]

Here’s hoping you’re adjusting to all things in this new year that is upon us. The music rolls on regardless of the year or the time of year or the time in general, so let’s see what’s on tap around the “old town tonight.” What do you say? Open mics are in style and trending […]

Here’s hoping you’ve had a mighty fine time at the beginning of the new year. There are lots of doings in our burgeoning music scene on this first full weekend of 2024. First, how about some cleanup work from last year to acknowledge a couple of cool things done in our community? Extraordinary hand drummer […]

We’ve surely had ourselves a fun December time as the final, pre-holiday Now Playing of the season sits before your eyes. After this, we prepare for the New Year (eve, day and beyond), welcoming 2024 with open arms and open hearts, and for some of us at a certain age, with open mouths at the […]

We’re now in the throes of the “most wonderful time of the year,” as expressed in a classic Christmas song that has seeped into our common American vernacular. It’s definitely debatable to many just exactly how wonderful it all is, but hey, that’s how the song goes so we’re sticking with it. Let’s go see […]

NOW PLAYING | Tom Irwin Here we come a-wassailing and there we go, too, as the holiday-tinged experiences of December music fill the air with lots of jolly stuff and plenty of holly-ish things as well. We see blowup Santas and plastic nativity scenes decorating lawns, outdoor trees inside the house decorated to the max […]

It seems some folks were determined to wade into the yuletide before the ebb and flow of Thanksgiving or even Halloween had gone out, but the time is definitely here now. In our business of reporting on live music stuff (multiplying like Santas this time of year) let’s harness up the flying reindeer and see […]

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the 2023 Thanksgiving edition of Now Playing. As you give those thanks on Thanksgiving Day proper, don’t forget to give a shout out, however humble, to all of the musicians, venues, fans and participants in general that make our music community the vibrant and scintillating scene it is. As usual, […]

What a week of warm weather for November, and with it comes a collection of hot music done by some very cool people as our scene continues to bloom with talent and events. Let’s take a gander at what’s happening around town this weekend. By commemorating Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 10, we’ve managed to […]