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April ending acts
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Music - Tom Irwin
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 12:00 am

Seven years of Black Sheep

By Tom Irwin
What started as a way for bands to just get a place to play turned into a seven-year success story as a home for all-ages music in Springfield. Snuggled into one long room on the east side of 11th Str
Band Spotlight
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 12:00 am

The Hitmen and a Dame

By Tom Irwin
These guys have been playing the popular hits for awhile or, as the promo coyly states, “deez guyz been playing da hits of the 60s, 70s & 80s since 2001,” booking everything from bar g
Music - Tom Irwin
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 12:00 am

A Brewhaus adieu

By Tom Irwin
In a heartbreaking time for me, after 18 and a half years of being booked at the Brewhaus every Sunday, my streak has come to an inglorious end. Management at the club wants to “shake things up&
Band Spotlight
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 12:00 am

Room 306

By Tom Irwin
Claiming to be “playing more musical styles than a department store soundtrack” and that the band “has musical ADHD,” Room 306 comes a-calling with an attitude ready to take li
Band Spotlight
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 12:00 am

David Berchtold

By Tom Irwin
When done well, fingerpicking a guitar looks so easy anybody could do it. But the task of convincing several digits to make music while moving simultaneously in different, yet coordinated directions a
Music - Tom Irwin
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 12:00 am

More moving music

By Tom Irwin
By the looks of the Springfield scene, the days of searching to find something to do may be over for good. This week is chock-full of exciting musical adventures sure to please the palate of many a mu
Band Spotlight
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 12:00 am

Shelley Miller and Jeremiah Birnbaum

By Tom Irwin
As these two acclaimed singer-songwriters work through an eight-day Midwest tour, the music is not the only thing being celebrated. Birnbaum spent a good part of 2012 recovering from a vocal cord inju
Music - Tom Irwin
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 12:00 am

More fair fun

By Tom Irwin
I really like using the word “fair” when writing about the State Fair, but I’ve already done it a fair amount of times over the years, so to continue to do so now just wouldn’t
Band Spotlight
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 12:00 am

Don Smith Band

By Tom Irwin
The Illinois State Fair has many long-running traditions and in the music department none is more incredible than the run of the Don Smith Band. This year marks 32 straight years of performances on th
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