The economy is weighing on everyone right now and it’s easy to use that as a reason for staying home… While we wait for a rebound, what better way is there to forget your worries for a while than going out and listening to live local music!?!

Along with today’s announcement that the live music at Touch of Grey Cafe is ending early this season, we’ve also heard that the Broadway Lounge will soon be gone. There is one key to keeping our venues open and operating and playing live music… and that key is our support!

Go out and visit your favorite venues this weekend, whether they have live music or not. They all still need our support. When the economy bounces back in the future, the only places we’ll still have are the ones we supported regardless of the circumstances.

Here’s the list of live local music for this weekend. We’ll see you out there!

FRIDAY 7/15
Vogel Musik and Lindenhof Echos 4pm

Colt Ball at Water's Edge Winery 6-9pm

James Herr Acoustic at Tres Rojas Winery 6pm

Dueling Pianos at Broadway Lounge 6pm

Zoofunkyou at Friendly Valley Tavern 7pm

Funkyard at MD’s 7pm

Vinyl Tap at Kelleher's 7:30-11pm

Emily the Band, Sara & The Underground, mars hojilla at The Mill 8pm

Boomstick at the Silver Dollar Saloon 8-11pm

3 and a Half Men at Brasky’s Bar & Grill

Chicago Farmer and the Fieldnotes at Mackinaw Valley Winery 8-11pm * Rain or Shine *

The Smokers Blues Band at Oliver's in the Heights 8pm

Jim Ransone and the M-75’s at Jack’s on Adams 8:30

The Holdouts Acoustic at Sullivan's 8:30-12:30pm

Fro and Burr at the Neon Bison 10pm

Chris Slayton at Memorial Christian Church 6:30 pm

SATURDAY 7/16
Juju Jonny at Touch of Grey Cafe 12-3pm

Rage for the Cure St. Jude Benefit 1-10pm

Ryan Kynd 2pm

Colt Ball 3pm

Dirty Mics 4pm

Buzzed 5pm

Aftersome 6pm

Brainchild 7pm

Stiky 10:15pm

Off the Cuff at The Moon Tower Bar and Grill 2-6pm

Henry Alanna at the Chillicothe Public Library 2:30pm

LINZIE BORDEN Unplugged at Oliver's North 5:30-8:30pm

Dueling Pianos at Broadway Lounge 6pm

Barry Cloyd at Contemporary Art Center 6:30-8:30pm

Cousin Eddie at Timber Ridge Golf Club 7-10pm

Stone Cold Cowboys at Peoria Sportsman's Club in Spring Lake 7pm

The Smokers Blues Band at Betty Jayne Brimmer Center 7pm

West MacQueen Band at Mackinaw Valley Winery 7-11pm

Projekts at The Blend 7pm

Nova Sunshine//High Meadows//Jake Rebman at Friendly Valley Tavern 7pm

Goodnight Gracie at the Hungry Moose 7:30-10:30pm

Billy Washburn at MD’s 8pm

Hindsight at Martini’s on Water 8pm-12am

Dexter O'Neal and Funk Yard at Pour Bros Craft Taproom 8-11pm

Boomstick at Oliver's in the Heights 8pm

Lydia Can't Breathe w/ WarHammer at Twisted Spoke 8pm

DeadHorse Acoustic Trio at BullsEye Bar 9-12pm

One More Shot at The Hole Shot 9pm

Lindsey and the Frenzies at the Neon Bison 10pm

SUNDAY 7/17
OG Trio at Touch of Grey 12-3pm

The Road Less Traveled at Crusens on War 2pm

James Herr at Christy's in Washington 3-6pm

Joe Figgiani at The Pub in Henry 3-6pm

Deadhorse Acoustic Trio at Mashies 5pm

Derel Monteith Trio at Trailside Event Center 6-8:30pm

Marcella Simien and Terrance Siemien and the Zydeco Experience at Wiley Park 6-8:30pm

List edited and compiled by: Mellisa Snyder

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