The lure of the symphony and the timelessness of classical music comes from the power and images invoked in the listener.

When you're the son of an Allman Brothers founder, music doors can open easier ... but expectations are higher. Devon Allman and Duane Betts know this firsthand.

Bloomington singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard was so pleased with his 2016 self-titled album , he decided to put music aside. He even enrolled in seminary school.

Twin City musicians Gregg Brown and Trenton Perry may seem an odd pairing. Brown came of age during the late 60s hippie movement, Perry grew up in the 90s enamored with the music of Blink-182 among other favorites from the 80s and 90s.

Members of the 1980s central Illinois band Kool Ray & the Polaroidz reunite Sunday evening at Daddios in downtown Bloomington for a musical celebration of life for the man who managed them.

The sound of classic soul music is enjoying a renaissance. Artists including Sharon Jones & the DapKings, Leon Bridges, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and Jill Scott have taken inspiration from late 60s and early 70s soul when writing and recording new music.

Record store culture is in the blood of Jeffrey Alexander. “I’m a complete record nerd,” said the Dire Wolves band member. “Just like everybody who plays this kind of music, I’m sure."

Rhett Miller and his band Old 97’s hail from Texas. Yet, with songs set in Chicago’s Empty Bottle nightclub or others with titles such as “Champaign, Illinois,” and “Bloomington,” there often seems to be an Illinois connection. Why so many Illinois songs? “Funny you should ask,” says Miller. “We were playing a lot in Dallas but not really breaking through in any major way. I did a stint as a touring guitarist in a band called Killbilly that had befriended the folks at (Chicago’s) Bloodshot

Performer and educator Paige Hernandez said she created the multi-cultural/multi-generational show Liner Notes to bridge generational gaps while preserving the culture of hip-hop.

Miles Nielsen is a homebody. Despite (or perhaps because of) heavy touring with his own band The Rusted Hearts and spending his youth traveling the world with his father's band Cheap Trick, he continues to make Rockford his home.