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SoundCheck: Need a band name? Do a bracket

By Jessica Balisle

Published May 9, 2023 at 7:45 AM CDT

Big Alive will be on Studio Live Friday, May 12, 2023 at noon. Guitarist Nicole Noonan, bassist Colin Pearson, and drummer Sean Dail discuss naming the band with an elimination bracket.

Be sure to catch Big Alive in person for Studio Live Social hour at Mother's Brewing that same night from 6-8 pm.

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Jessica Balisle

Jessica Gray Balisle, a Springfield native, grew up listening to KSMU. When she's not wrangling operations and compliance issues, she co-hosts live music show Studio Live and produces arts and culture stories. Jessica plays bass in local band the Hook Knives. She and her husband Todd live with their two cats, Ellie and Jean-Ralphio, and way too many house plants.

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