Arts and Culture

Country singer-songwriter Rachel Brooke says her recent critically acclaimed album "The Loneliness in Me" is an accurate snapshot of her mindset in 2020.

The "American Pie" and "Rookie of the Year" star will be in town Thursday night to show off his music chops with the Thomas Nicholas Band.

When Delavan native Cody Diekhoff returns to Kenny's Westside Pub in Peoria on Nov. 6, the longtime solo artist will bring his full band The Field Notes with him.

Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.

Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.

Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.

The Peoria-based neo new-wave Fantastic Plastics are now primarily digital, streaming their upbeat live show on Twitch. But their theatrical visuals and gorgeous melodies often frame pointed critiques of technology itself and modern society in general.

The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia-based Americana outfit The Steel Wheels originally dealt with the pandemic downtime by encouraging their fans to share personal stories, which band would turn into songs as a way of staying connected to those fans.

Rocker Bob Mould draws parallels to the 1980s AIDS crisis and the early years of the Trump administration on his latest album “Blue Hearts.”

Boston-based GA-20 says the band broke from its mission of creating original blues-rock to honor Hound Dog Taylor, the first artist signed to Chicago’s legendary blues label Alligator Records.