Originality Plays a Big Role in Southern Illinois Music Scene
The Ivas John Band performs at John Brown's on the Square on Tuesday evening in Marion Originality, and a love for live music, is what you will find in Southern Illinois. Those looking for a live show in Southern Illinois don�t have to look very long or hard to a find young, local band paying its dues to play for a crowd. Most of the shows take place in Carbondale, but venues are available in Marion, Murphysboro, and several of the smaller towns that make up this region. Southern Illinois is full of artists who are looking to play for somebody, or jump in with a band that has a vacancy, and the ones who reap the benefits of a vibrant, energetic region are the music lovers filling up the venues. In Carbondale, the city has recently started hosting the Live on Main shows, which have been a success since the Jason Isbell concert in August 2015. The Carbondale Music Coalition also takes over The Strip once a year with the Carbondale Rocks Revival. The festival takes over s...