When (yes, I wrote when, not if) the weather breaks, there is going to be a happy party bursting with warmth somewhere. Let’s just keep dreaming of those hot and sweaty outdoor music events on the way in a couple months to get through these last few wintry weekends. Could there be a better way […]
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Songs, BP and Mardi Gras
Well, February 2019 sure came and went in a flash. Let’s see what we can come up with for the first full weekend of March. Not so fast, friends. We just can’t let go of February without mentioning this Thursday, the last day of the shortest month, when The Curve Inn presents their monthly Americana […]
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Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
This Boston-based musician is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, mother, band leader and recording artist, releasing albums on a regular basis and playing the cool clubs in the Americana-circuit with verve and gusto. Some categorize Sarah in all directions, from cow punk to roots rock, and she’s worked with dandy dudes like Dave Alvin, Steve Berlin […]
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Fun and fundraising
As we attend to the last weekend in February before we march into March, it’s good times ahead with the locals out in force, a few traveling bands and an important fundraiser for a beloved hometown musician. Let’s get right to the vital signs and go straight to Sunday afternoon and an event called […]
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Masked Intruder
Yes, Virginia, there really is a band that wears ski masks, where each musician dons one of a specific color and they designate themselves as color-coded by instrument and vocal job. Hence, per the Masked Intruder Facebook page in the “About” section: “Blue – sings and plays guitar, Green – plays guitar and sings backup, […]
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Songs for the heart
We open up this week on St. Valentine’s Day and you can cross your heart that live music will be a good part of many plans for a happy sweetheart’s day. I know I said live music will play a role in some valentine’s dream dates, but I think karaoke could work for you happy […]
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Josh Morningstar
This Maryland native has done well in Nashville as a songwriter’s songwriter and burns up the road playing all over the U.S., especially in the Midwest. You may not know his name, but you likely know his song, “Must Be the Whiskey,” recently recorded by Cody Jinks on his Lifers album. A few years back, […]
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February finds
We can finally stop complaining about the freezing cold and just complain about the regular winter weather as we descend into the second week of February 2019. What’s in store in the live music world? Why, an extraordinary selection of various concoctions of fabulous finds, just for you, that’s all. Friday delivers some of these […]
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Isaiah Christian and the Rebel Saints
Early performances in theater gave this young whippersnapper a taste of the stage at age six, and soon after, he discovered a real affinity for classic country music. By 15, Isaiah found himself in Urbana opening up for the famed Frankie Ballard. From there, he hit the road in central Illinois “playing wherever I could […]
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February freeze out
Here it comes, and hopefully there it goes, as the Great Freeze Out of 2019 passes through this week, definitely affecting attendance at some of our live music shows. Just remember, there’s nothing like a cool music show to warm things up on all levels. Thursday brings us a wonderful reminder of a talented Springfield-area […]
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Captain Quirk
Formed in 2014 by a group of well-seasoned Peoria-area musicians, Captain Quirk (the moniker comes from a nickname for William Shatner, the actor who portrayed Captain Kirk in the original “Star Trek” TV show) plays all around central Illinois doing off-the-wall, cool covers and differently done classic rock standards. They specifically and only do “songs […]
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Giving and jiving in January
Could the worst of the winter weather be done, allowing us to resume proper attendance of live music shows? Let’s hope so, because we’re all counting on it. The frigid temps last Sunday (yes, it was “f-ing” cold out, and, ahem, that stands for “freezing”) did not cool down the warm reception given to the […]
