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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The Creek Rocks release a new album inspired by Ozarks folk traditions, we revisit rare field recordings from Gordon McCann, hear a Tiny Desk entry from a regional artist, explore the restored Neosho mural, hear a Drifters Mile cut and we remember Old Man Willie. -
First Friday Art Walk returns Aug. 7, bringing art, live music, food and local businesses together during the Springfield Regional Arts Council's monthly downtown celebration. -
Ozarks Lyric Opera is preparing for another season of live performances, highlighting classic works, emerging artists, and its ongoing commitment to opera in the Ozarks. -
Springfield Drum and Bugle Corps All-Corps, Farmata's upcoming 2 night concert, and the late Gordon McCann -
A rebuilt barn, world-class musicians and farm-to-table hospitality come together at Farmata, where a new concert series offers an intimate listening experience near Fair Grove. -
We talk with Joe Dillstrom about songwriting and his new album, Kilroy; upcoming events at the Moxie Cinema; Springfield community theatre; Ozarks Lyric Opera's next season; and Springfield Regional Arts Council Executive Director Leslie Forrester, who walks us through the new cultural plan for the region. -
The album, titled "Kilroy," features some of the area's finest musicians under the moniker Joe Dilstrom & The 5 O'Clock Charleys. -
This Place We Make is a regional cultural plan for Springfield and the Ozarks for the next 10 years. The process identified areas that need expansion and attention so the arts can continue to thrive in our community. -
New music from Matteson Gregory, Randy Bacon and Abilities First continue their immersive exhibition "The Life I Choose," and Jess Balisle interviews Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes. -
Inspired by female-fronted '90s music such as The Cranberries and Sheryl Crow, Gregory's newest studio project features songwriting collaborations and a new producer based in New York.
