Cannonball, a hard-driving, roots music, Americana band from Chicago featuring Springfield native, Andon Davis, Jr., plays the Curve Inn on Friday with Cats on Holiday. Our happening little scene in Springfield continues to burn up the music atmosphere at an incredible rate. Here we go on a trip through marvelous music-making mayhem. Congratulations to the […]
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Fair time
Looming hosts their album release party for Nailbiter at the Black Sheep Cafe with guests Park, Choir Vandals and Hidden Hospital on Friday, Aug. 14. It’s back. The Illinois State Fair comes to town for ten days of entertainment, excitement, exasperation, excrement (sorry, but the livestock, you know) and all around endeavors of intrepid Illinoisans […]
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Streaming: The Scene at WUIS: Nina Simone, Morris Day and more
Events discussed by Scott and Rachel this week include: Fourth of July festivities in St. Louis include Morris Day & The Time, Blondie, Kool & The Gang, and MUCH more Looming, SAP, and Nick Murphy play at Bar None on Friday night Art will be on display and Tom Irwin will play Sunday night at […]
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Music from Looming: “Output”
Ahead of tomorrow’s cover story about Springfield band Looming, click on the link below to check out this exclusive performance video – a composite of footage shot both in their practice space and at this summer’s SOHO Festival. The song is called “Output” and it will appear on their upcoming album “Nailbiter” to be released […]
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Video: Meet Looming
This week’s IT cover story will introduce our readers to Looming, the dynamic young Springfield band that is spearheading the lively Southtown punk scene. Before the issue hits the stands. check out this exclusive mini-documentary where we pay a visit to the band in their practice space to discuss their upcoming debut LP “Nailbiter” (No […]
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It’s not all fair
Laurie Morvan rocks the Alamo on Mon., Aug. 11 for the Illinois Central Blues Club’s Blue Monday jam. The Illinois State Fair cannot be denied. When the corn dogs and lemon shake-ups hit town, Springfield becomes a different place. Hotels are at capacity, bars can stay open until 3 a.m. and restaurants pick up extra […]
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“You had to be there”: A column of sour grapes
Jessica Knight and Brandon Carnes of Looming Perhaps contrary to accepted wisdom, a lot actually happens in Springfield during any given week. In “You had to be there,” a new recurring feature on the Faingold at Large blog, I will take on the role of reader’s surrogate as I report on musical, theatrical, artistic, or […]
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Halloween happenings
NIL8 headlines at the horrifying Hobgoblinspookadelic show at Black Sheep Cafe on Saturday night with Soap Scum, Looming, Execution Techniques and Orange Soda. Silly me, I was thinking of writing my column on Halloween stuff next week so it would come out on the day proper, but, as I should have remembered, all the goings […]
