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Lance Tawzer is the Director of Exhibits and Shows at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. His love of music led to his start in Material Issue then The Lupins, to museums, and now to Petersburg and the ALPLM where he brought it all together for the highly attended State of Sound exhibit.
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The Capital Area Concert band is an all-volunteer organization that provides opportunities for life-long band musicians to perform long after they've graduated from high school. The organization is celebrating 50 years and has several upcoming concerts. Band members Jan Zepp and Tom King spoke to Community Voices about the history of the organization, the music performed over the years and how others can participate in the band, too.With the exception of the April 27 concert, performances are free and open to the public. Upcoming concerts include:April 16 - 7 p.m. - concert, First United Methodist Church, SpringfieldApril 27 - 7 p.m. - UIS Concert Band concert, Sangamon Auditorium, UIS(UIS Concert band has invited CACB to be part of its concert. Tickets are available at https://uispac.com/uis-honor-band-festival-and-uis-band-concert/)April 30 - 7 p.m. - concert, Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community CollegeJune 14 - 7 p.m., - concert, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Theatre, Springfield
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Daniel Donato relates how he started in Nashville and interprets music into Cosmic Country. He currently is on the national Americana charts and plays Danenberger Family Vineyards March 23, 2024.
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Local Drags is Lanny Durbin's creative local music project. Listen to the interview to hear what is on the horizon.
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Damon Soper and Scott Faingold share their podcast project, "Old School Bleep!" It's a look back at the Springfield-area local music scene of the 80s and 90s. It sprung from an archive of VHS video tapes of their early days as musicians. Jeff Williams is also one of the hosts. The audio includes a sample of Episode V.
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Cut Flowers is a Springfield-based acoustic duo featuring Arlin Peebles and Erin Darnell. They are preparing to release their second EP Black Heart, Full Sun and brought their guitars to the NPR Illinois studios to preview new tracks on Community Voices.
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The Top 25 Most X-cellent Albums and the Top 30 Most X-cellent Songs by airplay on The X from NPR Illinois for 2023.
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The Telephone Junkies' Jacob Armbrecht (guitar/lead vocals) and Nick Kniss (guitar) join Community Voices to discuss a busy year involving two albums. Pax Telephona and War Junkies are envisioned to compliment each other as Armbrecht prepares to put the band on hold to travel and complete solo work.
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Jamie Merideth and Phil Cooper update us on the latest output from Astrofix.
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