Legendary iconic punk band Black Flag plays Donnie’s Homespun on Sat., July 19. I’m glad I’m not in town this weekend (we’re playing the Belgium Beer and Mussels Festival at Schlafly’s Tap Room in St. Louis – personal plug!) only because the wide and wonderful music entertainment choices are too many and too good for […]
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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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In-between Independence Days
Jim McCarty, founding member and drummer of the Yardbirds, steps out to sing and play guitar as “The Frontman,” on Thursday, July 3, at Donnie’s Homespun. PHOTO BY PERMISSION OF CRAIG MOORE Here’s one thing on that Declaration of Independence stuff, in case you need some trivia tidbits to carry you through the holiday happenings. […]
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Music galore
Square of the Roots celebrates the release of Common Heritage, Sat., June 28, 9 p.m. at the Tin Can Pub with special guests, Johnny and the Two Gs. As we wrap up the last weekend in June 2104 (just so you know how fast we’re spinning), the bands are back and the bars (and other […]
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Festival and fair fun
The Soil and the Sun, a nationally known indie-rock band from Grand Rapids. Mich., headlines the 20-band The Horse Show festival near Pawnee on Saturday. Man oh man, the festivals are overflowing, the fair is happening and the warm season is here in all its music glory. Here we go with fun times in the […]
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Dad’s big weekend
The Randy Dandies bring on the burlesque at Donnie’s Homespun, Friday, June 13. We have so much going on this week I don’t even have time or space to… The SOHO washout last Saturday sure disappointed hundreds of folks, including musicians, fans, charities and organizers. Looks like good luck comes on Friday, June 13, from […]
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SOHO turns 10 and more
Quique Gomez performs at Thirdbase Sports Bar on Saturday, June 7. Here we are roaring into June as the music begins to pile up all over town. Decisions must be made as to where to attend. I pity the poor music goer forced to make such hard choices. The SOHO festival began a decade ago […]
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The Romantics
Who among us have not heard the songs “Talking in Your Sleep” or “What I Like About You” by The Romantics? Not merely huge hits for this long-lived, much-maligned and now utterly enjoyed Detroit-based quartet, those songs were and are played by almost every cover band in every town in America as staples guaranteed to […]
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May into June music
Hospital Job plays punk at Skank Skates on Friday, May 30. PHOTO BY TISH GOFF As we wrap up the end of May music scene, things are hopping and happening all over the place. With June on the rise we’ve got the SOHO Music Fest downtown on June 6 and 7, The Romantics at the […]
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Decoration Day revisited
Motel Mirrors play Donnie’s Homespun, Friday, May 23. Why, hello Memorial Day weekend! How in the world did you get here so fast? Bookended by Labor Day weekend in the fall, this three-day run, for some American workers (others are working harder than usual), is considered by most folks as the start of the summer […]
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Making mid-May music
The Funky Butt Brass Band blows in from St. Louis for a show at The Creek in Chatham on Saturday night. As foretold and promised in recent accounts here in this column, May is heating up musically almost as much as the weather did last week. Even though the current outside temps seem to indicate […]
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More music in May
Diana Chittester rolls in from Ohio to play the Walnut Street Winery on Friday, May 9, 8 to 11 p.m. Maybe it’s just me, but May seems to be chock-full of more music than you can shake a stick at. Hopefully with the nice weather and all, you’ve picked up all the sticks in your […]
