Music Features

Tara Dente examines the emotions that flood the hearts of many people when they return to their “hometowns” on her latest single and most recent album. The New Jersey born singer-songwriter is now based in Nashville. Dente opens for Matthew Curry when he returns to his Bloomington hometown Saturday.

Tara Dente examines the emotions that flood the hearts of many people when they return to their “hometowns” on her latest single and most recent album. The New Jersey born singer-songwriter is now based in Nashville. Dente opens for Matthew Curry when he returns to his Bloomington hometown Saturday.

Like many bands, the Bloomington-based quintet Old Smoke used downtime during the pandemic to write and record a new album.The EP “Onward” is musically…

Like many bands, the Bloomington-based quintet Old Smoke used downtime during the pandemic to write and record a new album.The EP “Onward” is musically…

Family took center stage on Dan Hubbard's new five-song EP “Fall in Love Again (Quarantine Lullabies)”.The Bloomington-based singer/songwriter said his…

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has many optimistic a return to something resembling “normal” is approaching. That includes a Bloomington Normal live-music…

Rick Valentin says dreary central Illinois winter weather is why he began writing and recording new music in January 2020. But that exercise for his solo…

Dominique Stevenson is a very visible Twin City activist who uses his music to spread a message of unity and encouragement. He was on the front lines of…

You never know what you’ll hear traveling Highway 309, but what you do hear ... will be good.Folk, pop, rock, soul, gospel, Americana, jazz, blues (and…

Bloomington singer/songwriter Brett Conlin said a three-month isolation at home with his family last spring became the fodder for his just released…