Welcome to the Springfield music scene, all you friendly Illinois Times readers and supporters! This week is another adventure in the diverse and plentiful supply of live music performances in our local arena of bars, plazas, barns, gardens, fields, fairs, parks and other assorted venues. Start off your week with a Thursday visit to the […]
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Kayla Brown
Champaign-Urbana native Kayla Brown can count many achievements in her career in music performance and composition. Kayla started on her musical adventure professionally in 1997 and since then has performed locally, regionally and nationally, from coffee shops to festivals, including a proud moment singing “God Bless America” and the national anthem at Wrigley Field in […]
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Gin Blossoms, Tonic, Vertical Horizon at BOS Plaza
Gin Blossoms, Tonic, Vertical Horizon perform at BOS Plaza on June 16, 2018.
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June is jumping
Here comes the ides of June on Friday along with Father’s Day on Sunday and a plain-old Saturday sandwiched in between, all filled with glorious and wonderful live music to share. Let’s go straight to Sunday when the Curve Inn hosts a tribute to Shane Shomidie on Father’s Day from 2 to 8 p.m. in […]
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The 44’s
This Los Angeles-based blues/roots/rock band winds and climbs through the greasy and grand world of gut-bucket blues like nobody’s business. Since they first made a splash in 2007 with a credible fourth-place finish at the prestigious International Blues Challenge in Memphis, the quartet has continued to tour incessantly, making fans and friends all over the […]
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Lake Rumble, Dumb Fest and Moore
If May is merry, can June be jolly? I vote yes. And so it seems that the pleasant weather (so far) and plentiful events (keep ‘em coming) are conspiring to make it so – so let’s go! There’s a newly-minted happening occurring around Lake Springfield this summer called “Rumble around the Lake.” Created and hosted […]
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John Byrne Band
Originally from Dublin, Ireland, this highly-regarded American-Celtic folk musician spent his formative years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his career spans both areas. From an acclaimed CD debut in 2010 through heralded performances and landmark recordings, John Byrne and his gifted group of fellow players set a course for modern Irish music in America, inspired by […]
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Giving wine, music and more
The dominant music happening this weekend is, of course, the Legacy of Giving Festival surrounding the Old State Capitol area on Friday evening and continuing on Saturday from noon to midnight. Originally known as SOHO Fest, the new name just says what it is – a gathering of incredible diversity and inclusivity where musicians play […]
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Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires
These hard-hittin’, fire-spittin’, go-gittin’ cool cats come from Birmingham, Alabama, on a mission from the land of the Deep South to set the record straight on Southern ways and means. One way describes the group as “part MC5 and part Flannery O’Connor and all rock and roll,” which puts a perspective on what Lee (guitar, […]
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Memorable Memorial Day weekend
Believe it or not, here we are already at the Memorial Day weekend mark of 2018. Generally considered the “official” start of the summer season, the entertainment lineup is certainly geared for a fine kickoff of hot times in the city. On Thursday night The Curve Inn hosts an event called “The Upside Down” as […]
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Stuart Smith
Hailing from the west central Illinois town of Winchester, Mr. Smith’s been performing in Springfield for some time now, and the gifted singer, songwriter and versatile guitarist recently expanded his solo-acoustic gig reach (he also plays with Smashtag) to include St. Louis, southern Illinois and other regional spots. Stuart just recorded a full-length album (titled […]
