Here we are, traveling on into September 2021, putting the warmer season slowly behind us as autumn approaches, readying ourselves for the fall festivals to replace the summertime fairs. Our constant of live music continues to tie all the cool events together, making for a good time to be had by all. There’s no doubt […]
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Micah Walk Song Premiere
Micah Walk to release new single “Shades of Blue” produced by Sadler Vaden. Micah Walk is proud to announce the release of the second single from his forthcoming album Among the Stars, produced by Sadler Vaden of Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. The song “Shades of Blue” is set for digital release on September […]
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Butch, Sam, Lovelorn and blues
Now that the 2021 Illinois State Fair is behind us, we can take a deep breath and continue on our adventures in local live music as before with much ado about a lot of things ahead. First comes a tribute to Robert “Butch” Emil Ramelow, a Springfield-area music icon who passed away May 23 after […]
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More than fair
Greetings, fellow travelers, and welcome to our wonderful world of live music made right here in central Illinois. As we round the last lap of the Illinois State Fair, let’s see what’s happening on the fairgrounds and in town. There are plenty of opportunities to encounter music at the fair, from national touring shows at […]
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Fair time music and more
Howdy hey, music lovers and others, it’s state fair time and in Springfield, that’s a big deal. On top of that there’s plenty of stuff going on everywhere, so let’s dig in and see what’s up. First off, please be careful and follow all the safety rules for prevention of COVID-19 and associated variants. It’s […]
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August arrives
Hot diggity dog, here we are in the first full weekend of August 2021. While we’re all still dealing with the consequences of a full-blown pandemic as we navigate through slight upticks in infections from variants and such, let’s see what’s ahead on the ticket for this week. There’s nothing like a good Thursday of […]
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Live Music 07-29-21
Thursday Jul 29 Brandon Santini, Curve Inn, 6-9pm Karaoke with Debbie Cakes, Curve Inn, 7-11pm Jeff Young and the Bad Grandpas, Koo Koo’s Nest, 8:30-11:30pm J.C.B. Entertainment Karaoke, La Fiesta Chatham, 7-11pm Open mic with Jim Ackerman, Wings Etc, 6-9pm Friday Jul 30 Dave Lumsden, Anchors Away, 8-10pm For the Love of Lennon, The Blue […]
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Downhome and more
Welcome to our little neck of the woods, or should we say piece of the prairie, to include another prominent ecosystem formerly found in central Illinois. This week we continue to march forward with more and more live music available for your listening pleasure. So sit back and read, then get up and go, to […]
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Music moves along
Looks like we have another bang-up weekend chock-full of live music entertainment for your listening pleasure. How ’bout we wonder as we wander about and see what’s out there? Let’s venture from the bars and go visit our very own Springfield Municipal Band. Founded in 1936 through a city referendum and overseen by the Municipal […]
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Live music lives on
As we continue to bask in the glorious return of so much live music going on that no one could possibly experience it all, perhaps we should pause and take a moment to remind ourselves that we are coming out of a global pandemic. I try not to ponder upon the subject too much, but […]
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July music on a roll
Hello everyone, and welcome to the busiest weekend in live music I have seen in years. Maybe it’s just been too long, but I cannot recall a time when more shows were listed in our calendar than what I just browsed through. So, let’s go visit a bit of what’s happening out there and see […]
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Lasting music legacies
Welcome one and all to July of 2021. As we work our way through the vestiges of a pandemic that reached global proportions, our music community continues to expand toward what we had before COVID-19 altered almost everything. In the midst of this ever-changing world in which we live in, some things remain the same, […]
