Music

Could somebody please tell me where June went? It flew by like a hummingbird, noisy and fast. Maybe it was all the fine entertainment that helped the middle month slip by. But no more moaning, we’re a forward-looking bunch, planning a wonderful, exciting weekend for the end of June, rolling toward the big Fourth of […]

What’s this, the beginning of summer? Come on and join your human ancestors: Praise the summer solstice this weekend! Why not start with a Thursday night visit to the Underground City Tavern in the Hilton? Mike Barfield, co-founder of the critically acclaimed roots-country group the Hollisters, brings in an all-star line-up to promote his new […]

Once is not enough, it takes two to tango. I’m seeing double, but two is better than one. Bands are double dipping all over the place this weekend. Moroccan Soul camps out at Norb Andy’s for a weekend stay, Friday and Saturday, filling the intimate underground bar with smooth groove tunes backed by a Latin […]

Enter, if you dare, the often wonderful, somewhat terrifying, but usually satisfying world of Springfield nightlife. Austin’s Grand Champeen has truly experienced the exotic life of a traveling American band. The driven musicians willingly squeeze themselves–plus guitars, amps, drums, and other (ahem) necessities of rock ‘n’ roll–into an old conversion van and travel around the […]

Listen my children and you shall hear of bands a-playing and bottles of beer. Music galore and good times a-plenty but you must be at least one and twenty. Hey here’s one place you can go for music and not be the magical 21: Hardee’s Jam Fest, on Saturday, May 31. The third annual music […]

Come on in. Sit a spell. Or conjure up a night of music and merriment, compliments of the Springfield nightlife. If blues are your bag, rest easy, my friend–for now. You’ll need your strength to catch all the shows in town this week. On Friday the Underground City Tavern kicks off the unofficial blues bonanza […]

It’s the middle of May, and we’re flying high, heading for the edge of summer. Hang on–let’s go. The Blazers have been compared to Los Lobos time and again–and rightfully so. Both bands can roots-rock it or strum through traditional Mexican tunes with ease. The Blazers began in 1971 when high school buddies Ruben Guaderrama […]

Here we are again, diehard champions of the nightlife: Fighting the elements to find a place to raise some spirits and enjoy live music. Start off this week with a Thursday night visit to Floyd’s Thirst Parlor, soon to be celebrating one year as a downtown Springfield watering hole. The orange neon reflects off the […]

Old man winter has been having a regular party lately, with us as his uninvited guests. Not deterred were some patrons of the arts and partakers of the spirits. A few shows were cancelled last weekend, but the Robbie Fulks concert at the Underground City Tavern was not thwarted by the inclement weather. And just […]