There’s nothing like making music with close relatives, an experience relished by Relativity, the Hofstrand family cover band from Rochester. With dad Damon on the drums and his sons Reese and Troy on guitar and vocals, plus Clark, the youngest of the clan, covering bass, they’ve been out playing open mics for years before graduating […]
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Decatur’s Devon Amphitheater
If you think there’s nothing to do in Decatur, I assume you’ve yet to visit The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater. Tucked away within the winding hills and plateaus that make up Nelson Park on the city’s east side is brand new music venue that has reeled in thousands of attendees and a variety of performers during […]
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Music labors
Welcome to an early bird Labor Day weekend for 2019. Since the first Monday in September is actually the second day of the month this year, the whole shebang is one day away from the earliest possible date it could be. This weekend is officially the end of the summer season by most accounts, and […]
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Doc Hollow
The original “Hollow” band around town, these guys started up in 2001 and played around the area for several years. Now about a decade after disbanding, fast friends and fellow musicians Antone DeRocchi, Mark LeVault and Tom Beverly are back for a Doc Hollow encore experience. They played their first together-again gig in early July […]
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Au-gusting music
I think we can safely state the Illinois State Fair was more than fairly good this year. It’s fair enough to say, it’s time to move on to other happenings around town, and they are bountiful. First, let us give our sad goodbyes to another member of our music community as Gary “Walnuts” Swaggerty passed […]
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Tyler Daniel
This independent singer-songwriter in the rock and Americana field hails from some crazy, faraway place called Springfield, Illinois. Tyler has amassed a regular area following, commonly known as the Tyler Daniel Army, and they show up to support the fledgling entertainer with verve and gusto. Attend one of his shows and you will be converted […]
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Reba closes fair on a high note
Country music star Reba McEntire graced the stage at the Illinois State Fair on its last day to a sold-out audience. The summer breeze that could be felt in the grandstand was non-existent on the full capacity track area. RCA recording artist Rachel Wammack, born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, opened the show at 8 p.m. […]
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Shinedown shines on
Shinedown returned to Springfield on Saturday evening, playing the Illinois State Fair Grandstand after their last visit in May 2013 when the band performed at the BOS Center. The band, based out of Jacksonville, Florida, was founded in 2001, although lead singer Brent Smith and drummer Barry Kerch are the only original members remaining. Opening […]
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A smokin’ show by Snoop & Friends
Snoop Dogg announced his arrived in Springfield on Friday morning by posting a video on Instagram of an older black female wearing a muumuu, walking along Adams Street downtown. “My mama used to walk around the living room like that, time to clean up when she come out with this shit on,” said Snoop in […]
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Fair Enough?
As the inimitable entertainment entities of the Illinois State Fair carry on, the local clubs continue to emit large quantities of live music as well, setting us up for a whopper of a weekend, well within your listening grasp. We begin with another loss to our musician community, as we sadly announce the passing of […]
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Kasey Burton
This 20-year-old singer-songwriter and performing artist hails from Crawfordsville, Indiana, but she’s traveled far and wide on a wonderful and unfolding musical adventure. She decided at the ripe old age of five to devote her life to music and wrote her first songs at age eight. By the time she was 14, Kasey had released […]
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Vince Neil and guests bring back the 80s hits for dedicated fans
Megadeth was originally scheduled to perform at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand for Friday, Aug. 9. However, not long after the announcement was made public, lead singer and band founder Dave Mustaine was diagnosed with throat cancer and immediately canceled the tour for health reasons. A replacement tour was soon found to fill the date. […]
