The Todd Wolfe Band plays Coz’s Pizza, Thurs. Nov. 21. We’re closing in on Thanksgiving, and therefore Thanksgiving Eve, that best and biggest bar-party night of the year. The weekend before gives us pause to be thankful as well. Welcome to the diverse and devout Springfield music scene at its finest. Sometimes world-class music turns […]
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The ides of November are upon us
Those Fabulous Hoedads play the Capital City Bar & Grill, Sat., Nov. 16, 6 to 10 p.m. Here we are marching along through mid-November, with a first, fleeting snow behind us announcing the awakening of winter. The music is heating up, though, and that’s a warming thought to thaw your chilled tootsies. Springfield, say howdy […]
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Johnnie Owens can sing
Johnnie Owens, joined by his favorite musician friends, hosts a release party for his CD, Butter!, Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Brewhaus from 5 to 9 p.m. PHOTO BY JOE COPLEY Now a renowned and beloved Springfield-based singer, Johnnie Owens’ voice and talent took him around the world in his younger days. Earlier this week […]
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This “Best of” business
The Blue Gs captured our Best of Springfield award for Americana/Folk group for 2013. Long before I wrote for Illinois Times, for a couple of years I was up very early every Thursday to deliver thousands of freshly pressed papers to make an extra buck or two. The Best of Springfield delivery days always demonstrated […]
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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 […]
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A true Fulks hero
Robbie Fulks with musicians plays the Bedrock 66 Live! concert series at the Hoogland on Friday, Oct. 18 with the Old Fashioneds starting at 7:30 p.m. The latest piece of provocative songwriting and innovative instrumentation from Chicago-based musician and artist Robbie Fulks, Gone Away Backward, received critical and fan acclaim for the folk-bluegrass playing and […]
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Girl-a-Thon again
Girl-a-Thon returns for 2013 at Boondocks, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. Wow, what a wonderful time of year! I just spent an afternoon picking apples and now get to spend months eating them. I’m okay with that. Lot’s of goodies this weekend with the entertainment stuff. Let’s get to it. What would October be without […]
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Sally paints by music
Sally Weisenberg poses with a painting (and a pond) for her art show opening reception Sat., Oct. 5, 6 to 8 p.m. at Prairie House Custom Frames and Gallery. PHOTO COURTESY SALLY WEISENBERG Say, “Sally Weisenburg” to a local music friend, fiend or fan and I can nearly guarantee an excited reaction commenting on her […]
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September soundings
Cool weather and cooler things to do appear as the fall season moves into our world with a pleasant and welcome entrance. As the days shorten, the night comes earlier and that means more “nightlife” for you and me. Another area band makes the effort to gain fan-based funding as Brushville (formerly Brushfire), a modern […]
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Hodgepodge of happenings
With a whirlwind of wonderful whatevers available to while away the hours this week in the entertainment section of our lives, here are a few tidbits and takes on the goings-on. In the “unbelievable events” category, how is it that two of my favorites in the music business are playing in Springfield on the same […]
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Amazed all over town
I can’t help but be amazed at the incredible variety and substance of shows this week in a host of various venues. Along with the entertainment values acknowledged, many of the upcoming events contain a good deal of educational and even, spiritual, overtones and underpinnings. The Celtic influence reigns supreme this weekend with the World […]
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Rosie blooms
Few other Americana artists spent a lifetime as creative, consistent and challenging as Rosie Flores. From her early days with the Los Angeles cow-punk, rockabilly scene to a current life-defining record, her work from constant live performer to recent record producer follows the music muse. I first met her in June of 1999 at the […]
