• Anybody remember the Brown Bag Blues Boy, Tim McKean? They say he came from Illiopolis, hung out in Springfield, then relocated to Los Angeles in the late 1970s. While in the capital city, Mc...

• Tony Bennett is bringing his large intestine, his small intestine, his liver, and all of his other organs -- except his heart, which remains in San Francisco -- to the fabulous Fox Theatre in...

Elvis Costello and the Imposters The Delivery Man (Lost Highway) On the title track of his latest album, Elvis Costello sings, "I want to be your delivery man." True to form, he's layered the l...

• The Springfield Classical Guitar Society, now in its seventh year of presenting some of the world's best classical guitarists in the capital city, submits for your approval composer and perfo...

Sally Timms In the World of Him (Touch and Go) Sick unto death of so-called security moms and their effect on the upcoming election? Are women the new white men? The latest solo CD by Mekons singe...

Nelly Sweat (Fo Reel/Universal) Nelly is all things to all people -- there are no multiplatinum weirdoes -- and therein lies his charm. Beloved by all races, the photogenic St. Louis rapper ...

• Got a craving for that crazy Dixieland sound, but finding a trip to New Orleans a bit difficult right now? Rest easy, my friend, and slip down to Robbie's (4 Old State Capitol Plaza, 528-1901)...

• Good golly, Miss Molly, it's the ol' Tutti-Frutti king himself, whooping it up at Millikin University's Kirkland Fine Arts Center in Decatur at 2 p.m. Sunday. Yes, it's Little Richard still o...