Downside Up bass player Kurt Krause, a Springfield resident, rocks out on Friday the 13th at Mohawk Tavern in Springfield. Ron Hartman/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – Downside Up is a pro’s pro band, the kind you can call on when you’re in a jam. You need a rock band, check. You[Read More…]
Scene & Heard
Music Listings – Dec. 19, 2019
FRIDAY, DEC. 20 Killer B’s (Classic country, old-time rock-n-roll) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover THURSDAY, DEC. 26 Sweet N’ Juicy (Funk, Pop, Rock, Jazz) Axe & Fiddle, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 27 The Huckleberrys (Country, bluegrass) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover TUESDAY, DEC. 31 Austin Lindstrom (Country) Twisted[Read More…]
Band’s most striking feature:Musicianship
Gretchen Menn is Zepparella’s lead guitartist and said the group is ”always mixing things up, never playing anything exactly the same way.” Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – It turns out that Zepparella has a whole lotta love for The Axe & Fiddle. ”We used to love coming[Read More…]
New restaurant offers Cornucopia of choices
Cody Warren/The Chronicle A small crowd gathered outside of Cornucopia for their grand opening last week at 521 Main St. in Springfield. Some guests included Springfield City Council members, representatives of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, residents and neighboring business owners. One new neighbor who showed up was Memento Ink[Read More…]
ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS
FRIDAY, DEC. 13 Ben Johnson & Company (Blues, rock, soul, country) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover Downside Up (Southern rock, funk, disco) Mohawk Tavern, 9 p.m. Joshua Scott Jones (Singer-songwriter) Twisted River Saloon, 10 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 14 WOW Hall Membership Party: Cap’n Trips Plays Bob Dylan, The Muddy[Read More…]
Just living it up – Farrow and the Peach Leaves
Graham Knibb (right) is the lead singer for Farrow and the Peach Leaves while his dad, Keith Knibb, plays lead guitar at the Brewstation. Noel Nash/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE — Farrow and the Peach Leaves are doing exactly what every wannabe rock star wants to do. They’re living out their[Read More…]
Deeper than dance
Michael Moloi (left) and Joshua Caraco (right) perform for a small crowd at the Cottage Grove Armory, Saturday, Dec.7. Moloi danced the gumboot and pantsula, while Caraco played the kora. Cody Warren/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – South African artist Tumelo Michael Moloi dazzled a small crowd last week at the[Read More…]
Nature of Gratitude’ gives back to county
Tom Titus and flautist Gentle Thunder performed together during a piece called ”Spirits,” about Titus’ childhood home, during the fifth annual Nature of Gratitude at the Opal Center on Dec. 6. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Eric Alan, one of the creators of Nature of Gratitude, said that in[Read More…]
Creswell’s Jones as ‘Oliver!’ takes audience back to Victorian England
Audriahna Jones, as Oliver, Matthew Michaels as Artful Dodger; and Zoe Goings, Quinn Branstetter, Jayshing Goolsby, Elizabeth Blakely, Jayling Goolsby, Mariah Bailey as the Fagins boys perform at The Cottage Theatre. Photo provided/Emily Bly COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre packed the house during the opening weekend of ”Oliver!,” the classic[Read More…]
Cohn finds ‘balance’ and advocacy in new album, tour
Jill Cohn’s performance Sunday night at the Cottage Events Venue featured songs from her new album, ”Balanced on the Rail.” Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Listen to the song ”Yellow Rose” by Jill Cohn and you’ll get to hear an excellent sampling of her dynamic work. Listen[Read More…]
