Gaelic Storm rolls into Boondocks on Thurs., Aug. 20 with O’Hare & Irwin opening at 7:30 p.m. for an all ages show. As we head into the second and final weekend of the 2015 Illinois State Fair, the dust has settled, the corn dogs are setting low and the beer tents are settling in with […]
Donnie’s Homespun
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Sweetheart shows
MamaDear play Boondocks on Fri., Feb. 13 with DJ Hish and Chase Bryant. Looks like we’re blessed with a veritable cornucopia of holidays this week, starting with Abe’s birthday today. Next comes Friday the 13th, Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day, heading straight into Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras. I’m happy to report live music shows […]
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Homespun resolution
Jeff Austin (formerly of Yonder Mountain String Band) brings his touring band of fine musicians to Homespun Republic (formerly Donnie’s Homespun) on Wed., Feb. 11 with opening act Bones, Jugs N Harmony. Welcome to the first full weekend in February 2015, complete with an assortment of entities sure to entice you into indulging in a […]
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Weekend workings
The Harmans play the Bluegrass for Tallgrass fundraiser for Friends of Sangamon Valley this Sat., Nov. 15 in the indoor theater at New Salem State Park. The skies may go gray and the world darkens as November seeps into the soul, but look for enlightenment and excitement – or at least a drink and live […]
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Hello Halloweeners
KFD plays one, last, final show on Halloween night at Longbridge Golf Course Clubhouse Lounge with guests, the Shunpikers. Welcome ghouls, goblins, guys and gals to the terribly terrifying world of the Springfield bar music scene during Halloween season. I say season, because with the Friday night appearance of the haunted holiday, clubs (beat me […]
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Spectacular spookadelic
Live music lovers of all ages will not want to miss Springfield’s biggest Halloween party this Friday, Oct. 31, at Donnie’s Homespun. The five-and-a-half-hour festival kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with your host, one-man-band extraordinaire, Evan Mitchell’s Ukulele Party. Attendees will enjoy live music from local legends NIL8 plus punk rock outfits The Timmys, King […]
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Bass, blues, folk, fun
Otis Gibbs sings for his supper at Donnie’s Homespun on Thurs., Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Good heavens! Just when you think there’s nothing to do, there’s more than ever before. Here we go with a jam-packed weekend of assorted happenings. Here’s a snippet of Thursday events. Otis Gibbs, a bespectacled, bearded, Indiana native and […]
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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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Tasting, tasting 1, 2, 3
Jonathon Edwards As we move into our second year of mostly local artists as our Taste of Downtown entertainment, look for more jazz, soul, funk, Latin, blues and less Americana roots-styles. In a very nice grouping of area favorites, the Downtown Springfield, Inc. folks are catering the music to fit the food: so eat, listen, […]
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Here comes the sun and the shows
Scott Miller performs the Bedrock 66 Live! concert series, Fri., April 11 at Julia’s Lounge. If there was no other way to tell the turning of the seasons than by careful observation of the local music scene, one might become as knowledgeable as the ancients were in noticing and identifying how the changing weather patterns […]
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Springtime is a-coming
The Blue Gs and The Station perform at Donnie’s Homespun on Friday night at the Acoustic Power Outage show. Whether the weather acts like it or not, spring is officially here. At this point, even calling the season “spring,” however the weather, is a relief, if not an actual respite. Fortunately, there’s plenty of good […]
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Eric ‘Guitar’ Davis
Eric “Guitar” Davis was murdered in December 2013 in his hometown of Chicago. PHOTO COURTESY kate gardiner via Flickr.com As our country continues somehow to confuse the constitutional right to bear arms against a tyrannical enemy with an individual right to use weapons when the mood arises for pleasing personal passions, we mourn another loss […]
