Bones Jugs play Bar None on Thursday, June 16, at 8 p.m. PHOTO BY SNK PHOTOGRAPHY Welcome to mid-June in central Illinois. The weather is heating up along with the music scene, save for the occasional thundershower that washes out a performance. Here comes the Sangamon County Fair with plenty of hot, modern country in […]
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Monica Morris & Josie Lowder
Monica and Josie are heading back to Memphis to participate in the annual International Blues Challenge competition, bringing their own brand of blues highlighted by a special blend of guitar playing and vocal harmonies. Last year the terrific two reached the semi-finals representing our Illinois Central Blues Club, and this year they head south as […]
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Ending with a bang
A memorial music show for Ben Underwood takes place, Fri., July 25 at Bar None. As we wind down July, the events pile up. Here’s a mere partial listing of the many wondrous happenings for this week in the Springfield area. On Friday, Bar None hosts a memorial music night for the late musician Ben […]
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Homer Soda Company
Homer Soda Company storefront in downtown Homer. PHOTO COURTESY HOMER SODA COMPANY Regular readers of this space know that I’ve railed against the American habit of constant soda consumption more than once. But truthfully I like soda. I like it a lot. If it weren’t for the problems – medical and dental – excessive soda […]
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Champaign Hip-Hop artist 12K: Mixtape Release Party tonight!
12K Tonight, Champaign-based rapper / producer 12K will hold the release party for his new PSA mixtape as Torch Tuesday continues to diversify and bring in hip-hop artists from all around the region. Listen to his stuff here: Also appearing tonight will be Champaign’s Jay Moses, Woods G from Decatur, and Springfield’s well-loved NovelT. The show […]
