When this fiery group gets to kickin’ out the jams, look out below as the songs come crashing down like fallin’ rain on a hard-baked highway, Texas country style. Hailing from Stephenville in East Texas, Koe Wetzel (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) takes the band of Andres Rocha (drums), Mason Morris (bass, harmony vocal), Michael Odis […]
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Record store day and more
Let’s take a romp through the scene of live music happenings to see what we can see. Then when we get from here to there, we can hear what we can hear when we see it, too. Thursday kicks off with a rip roaring blast coming on strong as the hip and cool night of […]
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Flatland Cavalry
Coming up from their hometown of Lubbock, Texas, home to several greats in the music business through the years, the Flatland Cavalry are rolling into town to take no prisoners as they proceed to work their way up the cool country music, Americana ladder of success. They’re going at their own speed and own pace, […]
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No fooling with music
It’s April, and the time for fooling is already over, unless you like to keep April Fool’s Day going all month long. Whatever the case, there’s plenty of music happening and that’s no joke. Start your weekly music run on Thursday with a stunning collection of roots, singer-songwriter, Americana-based, guitarist guys to choose from playing […]
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Kyle Glass Band
Raised on a hog farm outside of Springfield with classic country music as a life soundtrack, and now a retired U.S. Marine back home, Kyle Gass got into the performance side of music not that long ago. When local music hero Butch Ramelow heard Kyle was learning to play, he coaxed him onto the stage […]
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March celebrations and more
As we roll on through the last weekend of March, warm winds blow us toward the outdoor live music entertainment just ahead. But first, let’s get to our big March finale. Supporting the blues scene with amazing dedication for over three decades, the Illinois Central Blues Club continues on in its stated purpose of “preserving […]
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Scott H. Biram
Known as the Dirty Old One Man Band, Scott H. Biram plays by himself for anyone who will listen, and that’s been a lot of folks during his nearly two decades in professional music. From humble beginnings in his native Texas, Scott has traveled the U.S., Canada and Europe many times over jamming in joints […]
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Marching on…
With the green blaze (and a wee bit of the orange) of St. Patrick’s Day behind us, as well as the first day of spring, don’t you feel the warmth of summer beer gardens in your toes? Let’s not get too excited just yet, but we’re getting close to the thaw. Hey cowpokes, it’s Roots […]
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Folk Family Revival
Around since 2010, this Houston-based quartet has taken their mix of a “rootsy stomp of the Southern states with the trippy swoon of the West Coast” across the country and back. They cite Bob Dylan as a “huge influence” and also add Led Zeppelin and Tom Petty in the mix, plus their fellow Texan musicians, […]
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Irish, Flash, Colour
What a weekend of this, that and the other things, including the Ides of March plopped in there for good measure. Let’s begin, shall we? We must — or so we should — so we shall, start off with our annual review of Irish/Celtic music around town for the big St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Our […]
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The Emerald Underground
Springfield’s best-known and longest-running Celtic-fusion band still has the green going on with plans to keep it growing for years to come. Once upon a time, before becoming TEU, group origins were in an area band called Stone Ring Circle. After decades of performances, combined with several personnel changes, the history of the band projects […]
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Brandon Santini
Some say the future of blues harmonica is in the hands (and mouth) of this St. Louis-based, Memphis-taught, North Carolina-raised, trailblazing, hard-working and particularly charming, harmonica front man. For over 15 years he’s traveled extensively from Egypt to Europe and all through the United States, blowing his brand of harmonica blues. Over the past few […]
