PhanieRae Takata sat in for a song with Jaik Willis. See a clip in the TikTok below… One of the coolest things about going out to see live music, is seeing musicians drop in for a song or two with the artists they love. If we hadn’t gone out to see Jaik Willis and the second night of Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes, we’d have missed PhanieRae join Jaik for Valerie! Check out this weekend’s musical to-do list and make sure you’re not missing out on any cool shows… FRIDAY 12/1WillSongs at Market Alley Wines 5-7pm Devin Williams & Stumpy Joe at Charlie’s at Sunset Cove 6pm Kev & Mal ..read more

Lee Haw! was tearing it up at the Hungry Moose last weekend! Don’t spend your whole weekend shopping - there are good times to be had listening to live local music. Not sure where to go? Here’s your musical to-do list! FRIDAY 11/24The Generations w/ The Road Less Traveled at Crusens War Memorial 6pm Rhythm in the Forest at Forest Park Nature Center 6:30-8pm Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes at Kenny’s Westside 8pm 3 and a Half Men at Brasky’s Bar & Grill 8pm Mr. Charlie at Office on Main 8-11pm Neumann Superhamann at MD’s Sports Bar & Grill 8-11pm Ryan Massey at Katie’s Corner Tap 8 ..read more

Old Soles put on a fantastic show at the Morton American Legion last Friday! We’ve still got a lot of videos to process from the last few weeks (and before…) but there are a couple here and a few pictures as well! Plus, check back next Tuesday for the list of shows happening on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving next week! Where are you headed this weekend? Here’s your musical to-do list! FRIDAY 11/17James Herr hosting an Open Mic at Tres Reojas Winery 6-9pm Now and Zen at Charlie's at Sunset Cove 6pm Grey Slush, Emily How, Heaving, Clementine, and Tourneforte at Landmark Recreation Center 7p ..read more

The Holis7ics at the 3300 Event Center Thank you to everyone who participated in the last four weeks of contests and congratulations to Sean Jennings who submitted a photo from the Still Shine show at the 808 Room! We may be bringing these back again in a few weeks… in the meantime, if you’re looking for your own PML Hoodie… our Merch Store is open and we’re taking special orders for hoodies & Tshirts through November 15th. While you’re here, check out the photos and videos from last weekend of Kev & Mal, The Gong Orchestra, Twisted Whiskey, The Holis7ics, Art of ILL Fusion, Colt Bal ..read more

The Holistics at the 3300 Event Center Thank you to everyone who participated in the last four weeks of contests and congratulations to Sean Jennings who submitted a photo from the Still Shine show at the 808 Room! We may be bringing these back again in a few weeks… in the meantime, if you’re looking for your own PML Hoodie… our Merch Store is open and we’re taking special orders for hoodies & Tshirts through November 15th. Without further ado, here is your weekend list! FRIDAY 11/10Cousin Eddie at Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (Sold Out) 6:30-8:30pm Black Velvet at Crusens War Memor ..read more

Capt. Quirk at Tin Lizard last Saturday! This might be the last beautiful weekend of the year weather-wise. It’s a great one to get some work done around the house, batten down the hatches for winter, and get out and soak up as much live local music as possible! Enjoy… I hope to see you out there! Contest instructions for this weekend! It’s week 4 of 4 for our PML Fans Contest! Entering is SIMPLE! Check out the weekend list below to make your musical to-do list for Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, and send us all of your entries as you visit the shows! FRIDAY 11/3Now and Zen at Charlie's at ..read more

Easy Riders at Oliver’s in the Heights There are a lot of great live music events happening this Spooky Season weekend. Once you check out the weekend list here, go to the FB Event Pages of the individual events to see which ones have costume contests, age requirements, etc! Enjoy… I hope to see you out there! Contest instructions for this weekend! It’s week 3 of 4 for our PML Fans Contest! Entering is SIMPLE and the giveaway gets bigger every week This week we’ll be drawing TWO winners But first, your weekend list… FRIDAY 10/27Rhythm in the Forest at Forest Park Nature Center 6:30-8pm The ..read more

The music took center stage at this private party last week. Not even cool temps and the threat of more rain kept people away. I love being able to consistently get this list up for you all on Thursdays! It helps to be building a great team behind me here at PML. This week, as you read through your musical weekend to-do list, check out photos and videos from last weekend… including Devin Williams, Stumpy Joe, Steve Arvey, 4/5 of Still Shine, and a special appearance by Nick Sizemore. We know you love and appreciate what PML does, but we’ve got to have some solid numbers to show potential supp ..read more

Stumpy Joe & Devin Williams at Charlies at Sunset Cove The last few weeks have been full of new things at PML, I’ve hired an office/social media assistant, a social media engagement assistant, and someone to handle marketing and sales. We are laying the groundwork for Peoria Music Live to take the solid foundation it’s been built on and use it to do even more for local artists, venues, small businesses, and music lovers too! We know you love and appreciate what PML does, but we’ve got to have some solid numbers to show potential supporters that our followers do more than like videos and p ..read more

Last weekend was the Blockbuster Bash to Save the Madison happened in the parking lot next to the beloved historic theater… It was a fantastic day and I’ve got some photos and videos if you missed the event. You can check those out while you’re making your plans for live music this weekend! There’s a quick peek at some of the inside of the Madison in this post as well… you can be a part of helping to continue the restoration process by donating - Text "4THEMAD" to 53-555. (Background music in video by Still Shine) Now, on to our weekend list… FRIDAY 10/6James Herr at Michael's Italian Feast 6 ..read more