When I ran into Kenny Peak this summer, he mentioned that he had been creating music documentaries featuring working musicians from the Peoria area and posting them online. He calls the series, “Little Legends.”
Read morePML Artists of the Week: Wolf & Gypsy
Read here to find out more about the lead singers of the Wolf and Gypsy Band. Check out the videos too! These guys have a lot to share.
Read morePML Artist of the Week: JD Greving of Memorial for a Dove
Come learn a little more about JD Greving, what he’s been up to in music and comedy, and how he uses them together to promote other artists!
Read moreStart Getting Ready for #SCAMP20 Now
Andy Frasco and the UN were amazingly entertaining. I’m definitely planning to catch their whole set this year!
Overwhelmed by the number of bands on the Summer Camp Music Festival lineup? A lot of people are… nobody wants to miss out on someone awesome, and there are so many awesome bands in the lineup already!
We can help you decide who you don’t want to miss this coming Memorial Day weekend!
Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes Peoria Area Debut
It was the last show for the Monarch, but a new beginning for many Central Illinois fans who saw Chicago Farmer with a full band on Thursday.
If you weren’t at the Monarch Music Hall on Thursday night, you should be disappointed you missed it… and not just because it was the last show at the Monarch, but because Chicago Farmer and the Fieldnotes were phenomenal!
Read moreAvoid 'Personal' Events and Improve Your Reach
Cole Hollow at Twisted Spoke Saloon July 23, 2019
Twisted Spoke Saloon is one of a handful of venues that handles event creation for their shows. It helps keep everything uniform across all events and Peoria Music Live is added to each one!
While Peoria Music Live is continuing to improve how we promote events, there are things that artists can do to help make sure that their shows are being seen as much as possible. Using a personal profile to create events makes it more difficult for people to find your event, and more difficult for Peoria Music Live (or anyone else, for that matter) to promote it. Keep reading to find out how…
Read moreDoing Good And Having Fun - Help Area Children Through Children's Home
In between posts about fantastic bands and amazing venues, you’ve often seen posts about different community projects. Why? Because what good is a platform like this if I’m not also using it to make a difference in our community beyond the music scene?
Read this post about how to join PML to make Christmas a little brighter for a few area children! AND find out how doing so can get you into a drawing for a Gift Card to Kenn’s Westside Pub!
I Might Need Help...
The Sadistic Cowboys rocked Twisted Spoke Saloon on the third night of Rock n Skull 2019!
This weekend, as I edited a backlog of nearly 40 videos (with many more to go) while also collecting photos and videos of 9 more bands, I realized it’s time to seriously ask for help…
(Read this post to find out how you can help. Plus, check out a couple photos/videos here before I release them anywhere else!)
State & Water's Fate Currently in Limbo
As rumors started trickling out that WTVP’s State & Water had been cancelled, those who are familiar with it are upset that it might be gone, while those who are not yet familiar with it wonder how in the world something this amazing was happening in Peoria and they didn’t know about it.
Read moreYou're in the Presence of Greatness
In August of 2014, Tyler Childers sat in the front of a diner, playing his heart out to an audience who seemed to eat without looking at him or acknowledging his contribution to their day. Four and a half years later, his Peoria show sold out, people in other cities are paying $100 to see him, and many of the people in that diner still don’t know that they missed out.
Read moreThree Ways You Can Help PML (The first two are so easy!)
PML is fun, but a lot of hard work too! If I wasn’t stubbornly convinced this would succeed, positive that Peoria has more to offer when we all work together, I wouldn’t have made it this far. The potential is huge, but I’ve reached a point where gathering the resources is imperative… and I could use your help.
Read moreLooking for Acoustic Artists for Small Business Shows
Chase Sieting often pays solo acoustic shows in the area. He was at West Town Tap on March 9th, 2019.
Who wouldn’t want to hear from any of our amazing Peoria Area artists while doing their shopping, going for a walk out at the mall, or stopping somewhere for a bite to eat?! We want to help fill the air with music, all over the Peoria Area!
Read morePeoria Music Live's Fan of the Week: Blind Stein!
Matt at a Kenny’s show last March, watching The Spirit: Tribute to the Wood Brothers
I sat down with local comedian, Blind Stein, at W.E. Sullivan’s over lunch to talk about his love of the live local music scene, building community, and his upcoming show as well!
Read moreSummer Camp On The Road 2019 is Underway!
Crowds waiting to see their favorite bands, new and old both, at Summer Camp 2018
Summer Camp On The Road is a 16-city battle of the bands with the winner in each city earning a spot at Summer Camp that year! It’s already started this year… check it out!
Read morePhotographers and Videographers: Show Us What You've Got!
Roy Ponce of Brainchild. What most people see is the fact that he is flying, but someone pointed out how big his smile is and that’s what I see when I look at this now. That’s the smile of someone doing what they were born to do. At Kenny’s Westside Pub 01/01/2019
Nobody can disagree these days when I say that Peoria has some amazing talent, and I don’t just mean musicians! When considering how I could include some of this other talent while sticking to highlighting music, I had an idea I’d love to try…
Read moreI've Decided Radio: Benefits of Live Local Music!
There is nobody in the area that doesn’t benefit from a well organized and promoted music scene! Listen as Kindall discusses just some of the benefits with Kim Martin of I’ve Decided!
Read moreCatching The Vision
Peoria Music Live covers all genres which means there is nobody in the area whose life we can’t make better by sharing live music. Jericho Brass visiting First Federated Church, Peoria
I’ve avoided talking much about funding Peoria Music Live for quite awhile, but all of the ideas I've had for making Peoria Music Live better and more effective keep being put on a shelf while I work on the day-to-day of the business... and not only is that not sustainable, it isn't what PML was designed to do.
I want to get back to doing what I love… creating content and sharing my vision! The list of ideas I have is always growing and it's really exciting! The way we get to them is by making sure PML is fully funded.
Before I share HOW you can help, let me show you what an fully funded Peoria Music Live looks like…
Read moreEnd of Summer Slow Down?
It was awesome to get to be a part of the Rock N Skull ‘18 music festival this year! Pictured Above: Midnight Devils
Pictured Below: The Great Affairs (After I got to introduce them on stage!)
I’ve heard it said many times over…
“The music scene will slow down when Summer is over.”
Guess what? NOVEMBER starts TOMORROW! What was that you said about a slow down? It’s not happening… keep reading to find out what is!
Read moreBe Our Fan of the Week!
A huge number of live music fans from Peoria and beyond came out to the Blues and Heritage Fest this year. This was the crowd for Billy Strings! Sept 1, 2018
It’s hard to believe a little over a year ago I knew nothing about live local music or Peoria’s music scene! How did I learn so much in the last year? Listening… to musicians, to venue owners, to venue staff, to bookers and managers and promoters… but mostly it was listening to the fans!
Now, you can support live local music by sharing your thoughts, opinions, and stories with others!
Sneak Peek at What's Ahead...
Oliver's in the Heights has a great all-ages outdoor venue for live summer music! We caught Still Shine there July 6th, 2018.
In a couple of weeks Peoria Music Live will start its second year supporting the Peoria area music scene. We have a lot of exciting things in the works and you'll start seeing them soon!