Band Spotlight

Sometimes the word “legendary” gets tossed around a bit too lightly, but in the case of Tav Falco, no other word would do him justice. From the septuagenarian’s association with Alex Chilton in the late 70s to the current Cabaret of Daggers tour, Tav has led his group in an unwavering barrage on the sensible […]

This engaging, married duo, long steeped in old-timey music with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude, put out Galax in 2017 to meld their Appalachian roots to a contemporary concept of happening music. With Nashville-based, fellow musicians Fats Kaplin, Will Kimbrough, Neilson Hubbard and Audrey Spillman, they met with Snake Smith, Kyle Dean Smith and Kilby […]

On the move and in the groove since their inception, this “not your grandpa’s blues band” combines elements of funk, rock, New Orleans jazz, Memphis R & B and more to a solid blues-based concept, coming up with a 21st century take on making the blues come alive. Bandmates, Matt Isbell (vocals, guitar), Suavo Jones […]

This young woman, who won seven state fiddle championship titles (Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota), five state twin fiddle champion titles (Minnesota and Colorado) and is the 2016 National Twin Fiddle Champion, now comes to play for you. Georgia Rae often performs in the “family band” with her sister and others, but this performance showcases her […]

Formed in Chicago in early 2012, this dance-pop-rock cover band is known for fun gigs and top-notch performances, all combined with theatrical costumes and musical characterizations. In other words, this is not your typical cover band, even though they do many contemporary and classic acts in covering music from the likes of Bruno Mars, AC/DC, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]