Rogers and Nienhaus play the Curve Inn, Thurs., Sept. 25, 6 to 10 p.m. PHOTO BY MADISON THORN Welcome to autumn. As the leaves begin to turn, keep your ears open for some good music to go along with the changing of the seasons. When Jacksonville blues musician Robert Sampson plays at Casey’s Pub this […]
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Johnnie, Johns, Jerry
Blackberry Smoke fires up the stage at Boondocks on Fri., Sept. 19 with guests Matt Poss Band. Saddle up for a September romp through the wilds of Springfield’s music entertainment scene. Never a dull moment here, but plenty of sharp sounding shows, for sure. Johnnie Owens, designated in this column a few weeks ago as […]
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September selections
The Bottle Rockets close out the American Music Show at Donnie’s Homespun on Sat., Sept. 13. Here we go again, sailing off into the wild blue music yonder. This week we offer you a fantastic and fabulous, veritable cornucopia of live music choices for the middle of September making this world more of a loving […]
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September daze
The Reverend Horton Heat rocks the house at Donnie’s Homespun on Wed., Sept. 10. Here we are a-moseying along through 2014 like nobody’s business, knocking on autumn’s door with a full week of September live music shows in our laps. The fairs are over, school is in session and the warm-weather-outdoor festivals nearly finish up […]
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Labors of love
Exorna performs Sunday at The Celtic Festival, outside the Celtic Mist Pub. As the Labor Day weekend approaches, the common calendar says to bade the summer season goodbye and begin our autumn adventures. Labor Day proper, always the first Monday in September, falls on the first day of the month in 2014, so we are […]
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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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Fair enough
Screamin’ Vatos blaze away at the Miller Lite beer tent on Friday night, August 15 at the Illinois State Fair. The large and looming presence of the Illinois State Fair continues shadowing all our entertainment choices for the upcoming weekend. As the fair winds down on Sunday, live music rules the roost on the grounds […]
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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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Down at Downhome
Looming plays the Downhome Music Festival Saturday evening Aug. 2. You simply cannot understand the great joy that I and others of my age feel about the wonderful collection of warm weather, downtown music festivals now available for public consumption. We fondly remember, while shaking our heads, the heady years of Lincolnfest-ering, when that misguided […]
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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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July jam gems
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, […]
