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the_honeyman t1_j2v6ebv wrote

On the Scene lists all of the shows in town, every week. They have a website and a Facebook page.

Molly Healey, Ben Miller, Pat Kay, MK Ultra for traditional instruments made weird. Think folk songs with cigar box guitars and cellos ran through loopers and synths.

I. V. King is currently in lesbian revenge pop royalty mode, and is one of the area's most talented artists. The Shandies for a more folky bent.

Brandon Moore, Jimmy Rea, and all of their various projects for funky bluegrassy bouncy Ozarks music. Justin Larkin for more of that kind of thing with a dirtier, grittier feel.

Shaun Munday, Randall Shreve, Averill Cates for one-man-band amazingness. Funk, "Showman" (idk how else to describe it, his latest album reminds me of a circus ringleader in all the best ways), and Gothic Folk are their genres.

Red Light Runner, the Mixtapes, Rosy Hips, and Just a Phase for covers of everything on the radio in the last 40 years.

I know less about the local metal scene, but Mortal Review fucking shreds.

The Many Colored Death, Steve Ames, Hamburger Cows, Seth Darby, the Sauce, Sister Lucille, Shotgun Brothers, Hillbenders, Paralandra, all very talented bands and artists worth their ticket price.

We're absolutely spoiled for talent in this town.

Edit: there are a couple places for jazz, the Dugout does an open mic night that sees a bunch of old-timers play with college students, Lindberg's just started up a jazz night, and one of the breweries downtown hosts a jazz night, I think Hold Fast?

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str8ev OP t1_j2v8r5c wrote

Awesome, thank you for the info

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the_honeyman t1_j2xiy7h wrote

Also follow Roots and Radicals on Facebook, they promote mostly punk and ska type shows.

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BooneTG t1_j2vcrt3 wrote

Transylvania for local Metal/Hard rock. Real fun band

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Restelly-Quist t1_j2wd8a5 wrote

Rock Bottom is a DIY venue for punk and metal. They are on instagram.

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str8ev OP t1_j2x3lig wrote

Now we’re talking, thanks!

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2y41af wrote

Not sure why I got downvoted for just being honest about the typical crowd, but cool. I was not saying you had to be younger to like that music, I was saying the crowd for RB is a younger crowd. Y’all are so touchy.

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2wj2da wrote

Mostly younger crowd, but cool concept

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obviouslynotag0lfer t1_j2wxyrv wrote

a lot of great gigs here especially if you’re into punk/hardcore no matter how old you are

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str8ev OP t1_j2x3pdh wrote

I’m into punk/metal AND I’m old 👍🏻 haha

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vibebrochamp t1_j2vko20 wrote

Several local musicians put out albums over the past six months. Live music isn't as frequent during the winter so these would be worth a listen. Regional artists' releases don't get listened to and promoted like they should:

Justin Larkin, Nowhere Is A Place: https://open.spotify.com/album/53iZTtVL0lFPcC4cO2StWO?si=i8OuLBO1TCWXi3c97L86jA

Joe Dillstrom, Heart String Tugs: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZdRbzT6P3oRWxR9U8qxVt?si=5RoVxEXgSBmwSSf1lf-uFQ

Molly Healey, Lotus: https://open.spotify.com/album/42K6qiHmeV1p3dgcsa8qLA?si=19QyFaWyRWS9Yvrw_WAWtg

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sametimenplace t1_j2xa82z wrote

psuedoseed: doom metal band coming to your local venue very soon

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Starchscreech t1_j2w07z5 wrote

The outland/the odyssey lounge has a wide variety of shows and seems to be the main spot for punk and smaller rock/metal shows. Also, for local artists, check out Timmy Miano and Slugs

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2wizr8 wrote

Eh. The Odyssey does mostly EDM shows, and the Outland is now Hour House which does Drag. However they lost their liquor license so they haven’t been doing SHIT.

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armenia4ever t1_j2x82hr wrote

Me and my wife stopped by Hour House on new years for the pub crawl and got drinks there. Did they literally just lose it now? (They had someone checking IDs outside.)

BTW the Co-Owner can really sing. Did karaoke of The Greatest Showman.

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the_honeyman t1_j2xirpo wrote

Hour House was the only one of the three that actually had a license and they were using it for the other two. So it's the only one that can serve until they get the other two in order.

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2y48ol wrote

Thank you for correcting me, was under the impression they all lost it since Hour House was the one sharing the license. May have got it back recently.

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the_honeyman t1_j2y5728 wrote

Hour House never lost it. The other two are still without.

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2y5k76 wrote

How did they not lose it if they were actively sharing it? That seems…odd? They didn’t get in trouble for knowingly sharing their liquor license? Springfield is such a weird city.

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Starchscreech t1_j2x952k wrote

When did that happen? That's pretty disappointing. All of my fave punk bands used to roll through here

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2y4ekp wrote

When they rebranded. Started going a different route. 🤷🏻‍♀️ not a problem if you’re into that!

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notnotpegbundy t1_j2y56p1 wrote

That is not to say they DON’T do those shows at Odyssey. Please don’t take it that way, but it’s a LOT of EDM.

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MsTrssMirri t1_j2yddep wrote

Identity Crisis is an amazing local band, TROY, Paralandra, Red Light Runner, Transylvania, we have so much great talent in the 417

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DrinkWaterDaily7 t1_j2yflfo wrote

Is Smokey Folk still playing in Springfield? I’d so, they are good

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Bowenbax t1_j2v1shu wrote

Catilina is my favorite local band!

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str8ev OP t1_j2v8t96 wrote

Cool I’ll check ‘em out, thanks

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TurtleSoup58 t1_j2vcxr6 wrote

If you can tap into the country/southern rock scene for a night southbound is a decent bar/grill on the weekends for live music.

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