Nightshop

Bloomington-Normal has seen an increase in homegrown musical acts in recent years, but the number of performance spaces in the community keeps dropping. A live music venue that opened to great fanfare in downtown Bloomington in 2018 will be live one last time this weekend.

Local musicians offer respite from holiday preparations at Nightshop and Jazz Up Front.

This weekend's Haunted Trail is a "Not-So-Scary" version—thrill seekers might wait for next week, when ghouls and goblins hid in the bushes.

The last gasps of summer have several opportunities to soak up the great outdoors.

Bloomington native DaZ Exotic chats with WGLT about a one-night-only show at Nightshop. Expect beats from his latest album, but an interdisciplinary celebration of local artistry.

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish contains two members. But with their big, bluesy-rock sound, you'd guess there were at least four members.

The inaugural Midwest Madness Music Festival kicks off Friday night at Nightshop in downtown Bloomington. It is described as a multi-genre music experience for everyone to enjoy.

Bloomington's Noah Renken-Kapatos coined his psych-rock trio Great Value Jesus after friends said his long hair and beard gave him a passing resemblance to the mainstream depiction of Jesus.

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.

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.