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The Forgotten Venues Tour, Stop 4: Fusion Bar & Grill

Posted on14. Dec, 2009 by thederosh.

Okay, we have a quick confession to make: Our never-ending mission to present you with Springfield’s lesser-known and overlooked places to see or book a live music show hit a bit of a snag in the last several months. The Forgotten Venues Tour van broke down, if you will. Thankfully, after some roadside work using a matchbook, two stick of gum and the plastic hula girl we pulled off the dashboard, we’re back on a roll again. The tour lives, people!

So what would be the next logical stop? How about a location with one of the best-sounding rooms in Springfield not dedicated full-time to live music, a place where you can keep up with The Big Game while taking in a show and maybe even squeeze in a game of pool while you do it. You know, that kind of place that’s a fusion of a sports bar, a music venue and a pool hall… hmmmm…

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The Show Report, 6/12: Okay, we've got two questions…

Posted on12. Jun, 2009 by thederosh.

Patton Alley Pub’s schedule for tonight left us with a couple of things we wanted to know:
1. What is a Stringduster?
2. Why, exactly, is it infamous?
We searched for answers for both (no, seriously, wtf is a stringduster) and found answers to none. We need no answers for who The Infamous Stringdusters are, though; the bluegrass hotshots [...]

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