¥ What’s this — Springfield is discovering Mardi Gras? Well, sort of. Bars along the Fifth Street Strip have banded loosely with the distributor of the world’s top-selling beer to give us “Pardi Gras” the night of Saturday, Feb. 5. That’s all the information you get. ¥ Remember that Oteil and the Peacemakers are in […]
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sound patrol 1-27-05
Various ArtistsSunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum) Few album concepts are as unappealing as a bunch of irony-fortified, eccentrically coifed white rockers “paying tribute” to a rural bluesman. No matter how well-intentioned, such endeavors usually come off as condescending. (“Hey, kids! You probably think all music sucked before the Pixies, but we’re […]
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now playing 1-27-05
As beer-based bands float in and out of bars and touring groups ride luxury buses into town, a group of local melody-makers ride a wave of their own excitement, unfettered by the trappings of your average music-business philosophy. Leading the Springfield pack of these nonchalant go-getters is the band Resident Genius. This group of indie […]
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music notes 1-27-05
Prepare yourself for the funkifying return of the funktastic, neofunkadelic Freekbass, playing 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Underground City Tavern (700 E. Adams St., 217-789-1530) in the Hilton Springfield. The band’s frontman, from whom Freekbass takes its name, is a protégé of the emperor of funk bass, Bootsy Collins, who manages and […]
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music notes 1-20-05
n If you’ve got the winter blues and you can’t beat ’em, here’s a chance at least to join them. The River City Blues Club of Peoria, Bloomington’s Blues Blowtorch Society, and our very own Illinois Central Blues Club have combined to present the Winter Blues Fest at the Opera House in Exposition Gardens near […]
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sound patrol 1-20-05
Styrofoam Nothing’s Lost (Morr Music) Guitars and computers have been cohabitating peacefully and profitably for years now. First there was New Order, then there was Radiohead, then there were a whole slew of Volkswagen ads: Like peanut butter and chocolate, Les Pauls and laptops are two great tastes that taste great together. If you’re looking […]
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now playing 1-20-05
You know the best thing about the blues? Whatever mood you’re in, there’s a song to match it. It’s like surfing the tube to see the right TV show or finding those perfect shoes to go with an outfit. You can find blues to give you happy feet; blues to make you cry or laugh; […]
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music notes 1-13-05
• It’s one more chance for the Last Chance Blues Band, as the popular local group winds up the music box again. New members Rick Hardin, Larry Harness, and Lincoln Eades join original members, Peter “Doc” Glatz, Ed Selinger, Gary Halford, Sherman Elliott, and Bob Kirk to reinvent to the former Illinois Times’ Best of […]
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sound patrol 1-13-05
Richard BucknerDents and Shells (Merge) A former acquaintance of mine — pretty, intelligent, seemingly sane, and legally married — used to be obsessed with Richard Buckner. She claimed that they were in a serious secret relationship, that he’d already immortalized her in a well-known song lyric. Every time he passed through town, which was often […]
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now playing 1-13-05
What is an Eddie from Ohio? In our little story, it’s a pop/rock/folk quartet from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The definitive tale behind the name goes like this: Back in 1991, when the newly formed group was doing the usual band-name search, Five Foot Seven was the bass player’s choice. No one else liked it. […]
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sound patrol 1-6-05
Beans Shock City Maverick (Warp) Two years after the demise of his trio Antipop Consortium, hip-hop iconoclast Beans is keeping busy. In 2003, the New York-based MC and producer released his first solo album, Tomorrow Right Now, and an EP, Now, Soon, Someday. In late 2004, after attention-getting stints touring with such underground-rock hotshots as […]
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now playing 1-6-05
You’ve heard of them, haven’t you, those “open mic” things that bars hold on off nights? Usually the management hires a popular host to pull in amateurs who play for free. You’ll probably see acoustic guitars and cases piled around the stage. Most people either hate open mics or love them to death. The open […]
