Jimmy Rea
Arts Reporter & HostJimmy Rea is a proud Ozarkian with deep ties to the music community. With 2 decades of creative entrepreneurship underfoot, Jimmy has toured coast to coast and around the world with acoustic acts The HillBenders and Keller Williams. Spearheading numerous musical groups, recording projects, and live music events, Rea’s work in the Springfield music scene is a passion and lifestyle. Happily married to wife Melissa and father to Archie, they enjoy life together with 2 dogs and a cat. In his downtime you can find Jimmy fishing for bass in the crisp rivers, creeks, and streams of the Ozarks.
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Casey and the Atta Boys release new album and reimagine a Del Shannon classic -
MoonTown Sound opens in Springfield with focus on thoughtful production -
A look inside the third annual Art of the Ozarks fair, a conversation with Ozarks Lyric Opera about “La Bohème,” and an interview with New York Times bestselling author Cullen Bunn. -
Art of the Ozarks: Fine Art Fair brings more than 65 regional artists together Nov. 21 and 22 at the Springfield Expo Center. The two-day event features original work in painting, sculpture, ceramics and mixed media, all rooted in the creativity of the Ozarks. -
On Nov. 21 and 23, Ozarks Lyric Opera presents “La Bohème” at the Gillioz Theatre, transporting Puccini’s tale from 1830s Montmartre to the modern day. -
New music from Molly Healey, a hard-hat tour of the Springfield Art Museum renovations, and Americana sounds from Austin, Texas at the Shoe Tree Listening Room. Plus, Studio Live! Soundcheck with Cold Water Kills and part two of our Ozark Mountain Daredevils feature. -
With her latest album, With the Wind: An Orchestral Dance Music Suite, Springfield musician Molly Healey joins Nashville producer Dave Tough to blend orchestral and electronic sounds into something entirely new. -
Although it is not a full-stop retirement, the Daredevils are saying goodbye to the long drives and TSA lines with a three-night celebration at Hammons Hall. -
Wild Bob’s Musical Book Club, Ozark Mountain Daredevils bassist Supe Granda, and Springfield Symphony conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett share insights on the upcoming Curtain Call concert series. The episode also features musician Molly Healey, organist Gail Archer, and more from the Ozarks arts scene. -
A three-night concert series presented by Kaleidoscope will conclude the “It’ll Shine” tour on Nov. 13, 14 and 15.
