Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 14,2013

The Emerald Underground

Always a busy band during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration, The Emerald Underground goes for the pot o’ gold at the end of the Irish rainbow with three shows this weekend. Now into their

Band Spotlight | Thursday, March 7,2013

Hillbilly Casino

By Tom Irwin

Wild, wooly, raucous and racy, these guys come on with a bang and stay lit all night. Well-known up and down and all around, plus parts beyond for the music, the show, the attitude, the tattoos, the s

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 28,2013

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

By Tom Irwin

With a back story like a Hollywood movie, Josh, “The Reverend” Peyton was told he’d never play guitar again, met his wife and band mate “Washboard” Breezy while recoverin

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 21,2013

Lionel Young Band

By Tom Irwin

Raised in Rochester, N.Y. and trained as a classical violinist, Lionel Young is not your typical blues performer. The young Young found his way to the blues and using his “distinctive electric v

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 14,2013

Hard Road Blues Band

By Tom Irwin

When Bruce Baise (guitar, vocals), Dave Marr (guitar, vocals), Craig Wood (bass, vocals), Mark “Doc” Janis (drums), Steve Jackson (saxophone, clarinet, flute) and “Bad” Bill Ro

Band Spotlight | Thursday, February 7,2013

Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers

By Tom Irwin

Son of the legendary accordion player and Zydeco master Rockin’ Dopsie, Sr., Dwayne “Dopsie” Rubin comes into his heritage honestly and avidly. Always a party when he comes to town w

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 31,2013

Deadstring Brothers

By Tom Irwin

Hailing from Detroit, Mich., these guys are more like Motor City alt/country rockers, described by many critics as producing a sound reminiscent of the Exile on Main Street period Rolling Stones. Fron

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 24,2013

Old School Dropouts

By Tom Irwin

Look out world, here come the Old School Dropouts, a new band formed by Springfield music scene veterans to play “old school” rock. First imagined as a rock power trio in 2011 with Dan Lup

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 17,2013

Deep Lunar Blue

By Tom Irwin

Original and classic rock jam band Deep Lunar Blue commemorates 120 shows as a band with a four year anniversary celebration this weekend. The rollicking band of Shane Quigley (guitar, vocals), Casey

Band Spotlight | Thursday, January 10,2013

SPREAD

By Tom Irwin

From origins as a college jam band formed at SIU-Carbondale in 2008 of friends drawn together by intellectual and interesting likes, SPREAD continues in a progressive march across the Midwest sharing