The Spooklights & Still Shine

The Spooklights:

Banjos and synthesizers… Dulcimers and wubs… Strange flashing lights… Unexplained phenomena… The Spooklights (formerly MK Ultra) is a collaboration of Ben Miller and Pat Kay that is not what anyone would have expected from these two renowned torchbearers of Ozark mountain music tradition heretofore. It’s certainly not what they expected when they traded keys to one another’s bunker of busted toys and forlorn experiments during the lockdown of a global pandemic.

From a pile of spare parts and fringe ideas, these industrious cobblers of homemade gear soldered a few choice wires between Electronic Music and their trademark “Ozark Stomp Grass” producing a jangle-stomp time-machine to vessel their most bizarre implements and soundscapes. In it, they have embarked on a journey exploring hillbilly music from a distant future. Hop on in, y’all. It’s only weird the first time.

Still Shine:

Formed in the summer of 2014, Still Shine is a group of like-minded, seasoned musicians blending acoustic roots and progressive bluegrass. Mixing mandolin, harmonica, banjo, acoustic guitar, upright bass, and tight harmonies they quickly gained a following around Central Illinois area and the local Midwest. They have shared the stage with artists such as Billy Strings, Railroad Earth, The Leadfoot Band, Split Lip Rayfield, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Kitchen Dwellers, Larry Keel, Chicago Farmer, Old Shoe and the Way Down Wanderers just to name a few. Along with some well received original music, the band performs an upbeat, energetic show you won’t want to miss!