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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A cool event and more
Chicago Farmer plays Frost Fest at Donnie’s Homespun, Sat., Jan. 11. With the great freeze out of 2014 soon becoming a mushy thaw of a memory, it’s time to put the unfortunate show cancellations behind us and move on in earnest with live music in the new year. This week includes a cool, new, indoor, […]
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New Year’s news
As I titled this end-of-the-year column I had no idea that the last two years I had come up with the same catchy words to name my final “Now Playing” of the year. I guess I started a tradition, and I’m sticking with it from here on out. The 2012 music scene in Springfield grew […]
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Seeing double: an all new Dubln Pub
I’m a creature of habit – the waitstaff at Town and Country’s Dublin Pub see me so often they know what I’ll order right down to the request that we move past the iceberg straight to the Romaine. And please don’t forget the hot sauce. A couple of weeks ago this locally owned restaurant doubled […]
