The Show Report, 7/23: Han’s Trio, Blues’s Duo and One Awesome Fest

For too-day’s Show Report, eets time to count! Ah, ah, ah, ah! Count ay-long weeth me:

One! One festival! Summerfest 2010! Eet comes to Sunderland Field on Drury University campus, and eet starts at 6 p.m. Once you’re there you can see seex–seex!–musicians onstage: Sara Evans, Lee Brice, JaneDear, Thompson Square, Noe Palma and Liz Moriondo. Count them. One, two, three four, five, seex!

Ay-nother good show is at Nathan P. Murphy’s. You can see two–two!–beeg blues artists for thee price of one: Tab Benoit and Eli Cook. They’ve each played Murphy’s bee-fore, but tonight they’re playing together! And if you want, you can see Eli Cook play a free–FREE!–show at Springfield Music (3100 S. Fremont Ave.) at 4:30 p.m.

You want more? How about one band that’s a trio: Han Trio. Eet’s playing at The High Life Live Martini Lounge too-night. Han Trio has members of Speakeasy and The Sociables een eet, and eet only plays songs from trios–bands with three members. One, two, three! There are lots of bands with three members: The Police, ZZ Top, The Beastie Boys, Nirvana and lots more! Een fact, too many to count! Ah, ah, ah, ah!

How about even more music too-night?! Count ay-long weeth me!

* Black Box Revue with guest Kids at the Bar at The Outland Ballroom

* TAG Patio Party at Houlihan’s with host Jimi James and guest Mark Barger of BringYourGreenHat

* Randle Chowning at Brighton Creek Bar & Grill

* MoJo Theory at Archie’s Lounge, part of the Blues Down Under concert series.

* The Lowdown Fancy at Harlow’s

* The Queen City Bowlers at The Outland. Members of The Detectives, The Cropdusters and Honky Tonk Chateau team up to melt face in the place of Black Box.

* Sister City, The Gardenheads, Hum Drum and Matt Grant at Lindberg’s

* Grant Maledy Trio at Springfield Brewing Company

* Two for the Road at The Tipsy Turtle Pub

* Sounds on the Square with Anne Dezort (5 p.m.), Ernie Biggs Dueling Pianos (6 p.m.), The Cadence (7:15 p.m.) and Quantum Jazz (8:30 p.m.)

* Brian Martin & Friends at Patton Alley Pub

* NoJustice and Justin Colvard & The Taste of Texas Band at The Ugly Mug Live Music Tavern

* Cold Creek at Three 20′s Club

* Pearl at Fusion Bar & Grill

* Sam-A-Lama at W.F. Cody’s South

* Sequel Dose at The New Key Largo

* Tequila, Lime, No Salt at Mille’s Turn of the Century Cafe

* The Bluesberries at The Daily Pub