Category Archives: Doc Watson

tom meredith photogI’ve been calling high school football games off and on for 30 years. I’ve never seen an ending like we experienced in Washington’s stunning 23-21 victory over sta...

 flickr andrea sartorati One good rock n roll turn deserves another. We’ve been blessed in Peoria to host final tour appearances from Lynyrd Skynyrd this month and Bob Seger in January...

flickr Marcia O’ConnorHere’s you last chance to enlist in the Army! KISS is launching its final tour ever – The End of the Road World Tour – and will be playing in Moline at th...

doc watson phtogThe Washington Panthers football team dispatched one traditional, Catholic program, state power to the sidelines in the first round of the Class 6A IHSA state playoffs Friday, shutting...

doc watson photogThe 2018 high school football season has flown by, and when the Friday night lights go on this week, it’ll be the last time many high school seniors play football. Not so for th...

youtubeGot to admit, the nominations for the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class left me underwhelmed. The 15 finalists represent myriad styles of music, but some are not rock in my opinion. I know,...

 peoria blues heritage fest 2018 youtubeThose who attended this summer’s Peoria Blues & Heritage music festival know what a great lineup and great time was had by all. Here’s the ...

doc watsonUndefeated teams meeting for a conference championship in back to back Friday nights on the Super Nutrition Red Zone Game of the Week…not too bad, eh?A week after Farmington prevailed ...

 youtube crossroadsUPDATE: Jona Babington of Chillicothe won the front row Bob Seger show tickets on Friday during my 5 O’clock Free Ride. Jona’s name was drawn by the computer from t...

doc watson photog rosemontPeoria’s Civic Center is playing host to another one of our classic rock heroes on his final tour of a legendary career. In addition to Lynyrd Skynyrd gifting Peoria wi...