Singer-songwriter Pete Sander plays Boone s Saloon this Thursday evening. Photo by Rich Dalsin Welcome one and all to the end of April and the start of May in the year of 2021 as we take a look at the music happening in our fair city and the surrounding areas. From a year ago when venues were closed and live music was only heard online, we ve come a long way, baby. Thursdays are on a roll, my friends, which says it s all about live music being back in a big way. I spy a way-too-rare appearance by singer-songwriter Pete Sander at Boone s and the return of an open mic at Blue Grouch with Kortney Leatherwood and Sam Draper as your entertaining hosts, plus Brandon Santini and his Band at the Curve Inn, for starters to your live music happening week.
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Henry Miles, the great Springfield-based saxophonist, passed on last Saturday. As we head into mid-December, the live music scene is officially kaput for now as we are in the throes of a global pandemic, putting some events in central Illinois (as well as many other places) on hold for public safety reasons. Please be as patient, vigilant and considerate as possible as we move through this once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully and prayerfully) experience. With deep sadness, I must relate the loss of a great musician who graced us for years with his magical music ways and wiles. Henry Miles, saxophone player of the highest level, spiritually and musically, passed away peacefully last Saturday morning in Dallas, Texas, after years of battling health issues. When Henry moved with his family to Springfield while in high school, he d already been playing the sax for years. In an interview I did with him in 2009 for an