92.7 WQLZ Music Interviews

A big thanks to From Ashes To New co-vocalist Matt B for taking some time out of his day and talking with us at the Illinois State Fair on Sunday. Matt talked about the feeling of the final show of a long tour, favorite fair food, their new single, "Die For You" and much more. 

A big thanks to Everclear frontman Art Alexakis for calling in and chatting about the band's upcoming show at Danenberger Family Vineyards, his favorite fair food, celebrating 30 years of "Sparkle And Fade" and more. You can get your tickets, HERE.

A big thanks to Backhand Blue for stopping in studio last Friday before their show at Weebles Bar & Grill. They talked about upcoming music, chose some of their favorite songs and more. Be sure to check out the entire interview!

Moon Fever was the second band to hang out with us in studio on Thursday, coming all the way from Seattle. The guys played several acoustic tracks including their new single, "Bury Me." Be sure to check out the full acoustic performance and interview!

We had two bands join us in the WQLZ studio on Thursday with Dead Sugar and Moon Fever coming by. The first band we welcomed in was Dead Sugar who played a couple acoustic tracks for us with "Coma" and "Inland (The Prey)." The band also shared more about their upcoming debut album and more music plans. 

A big thanks to drummer Paul Crosby (formerly of Saliva) of Coldwards for calling into the studio this afternoon. The guys are putting out a brand-new single tomorrow called "Life In The Rearview". However, you can hear it today for the first time at 3:30 PM.  Interview highlights: What inspired "Life In The Rearview" Upcoming EP, "Digital Bats" Ryan puts his own mistake in the "Rearview"   You can tune in, HERE.

A big thanks to Amanda of  @EvaUnderFire  for joining the WQLZ Green Room today while she was on vacation! We talked about their new single, "Villainous", working with Maria Brink, doing her own music video stunts and more.

A big thanks to the guys in Magnolia Park for stopping by this morning before their show in Bloomington tonight! The guys discussed the interesting backstory about their new single, "Shallow" and where they found the inspiration for it. They also talked about playing haunted venues, their current tour and gave us an acoustic performance of "Shallow."

A big thanks to Kacey of Pinknoise for joining me in the studio this afternoon. The band will be playing The Castle Theatre in Bloomington on Friday night (4/10). Be sure to check out the entire interview and their acoustic performance!

A big thanks to the guys in The Nocturnal Affair for joining us in studio this afternoon for an interview and acoustic set. The guys played their hit, "Cross Me Out" as well as their brand-new track "Oxygen" which you can only hear on radio through April 16th. Check out the acoustic set, Ryan not knowing their keyboard was motion activated, what's coming up for the band and more!

Musician and Springfield native James Bruner called in this morning to join me on the morning show. James, who currently lives in Nashville, will be playing a free, hometown show tomorrow night (February 27th), at the VFW 755. We talked about the show, moving to Nashville, upcoming music and more.

Last week, drummer Brady Hearn of Saturns Downfall joined the WQLZ Green Room to talk about several new singles from the band including their brand-new song, "Ready To Go." We also talked about Brady being in a band with his dad, finding the band's sound and more.

A big thanks to Zahna for joining the WQLZ Green Room for the first time earlier this month. She has a new song out called "Defiler" that features Brian "Head" Welch of Korn. We talked about what it was like to work with him, upcoming music, overcoming adversity and much more.

The Aranda Brothers (Dameon and Gabe) joined the WQLZ Green Room earlier this month to talk about their new single, "You Don't Wanna Know." The guys also talked football with Ryan as well as a new album coming out in May called "Are You Not Entertained" (no it wasn't inspired by Gladiator).

Jordan Schmidt of Freezemachine was the first person to join us in the WQLZ Green Room for 2026. We talked about the band's new single, 'New Life", upcoming music plans and a lot more.

If you missed Adam and Gabe Aranda from The A.D.A.M Music Project hanging out with us in studio from a few weeks ago, be sure to check out the interview below!

‪@thisisDIAMANTE‬ joined us in the Green Room last week. She'll be on the Grand Central Stage this Friday on the Illinois State Fairgrounds! We chatted about her favorite fair foods, her new single, "Silver" which will be out on Wednesday and much more.

Matt and Andy of Inner Outlines came to hang out this morning in studio to chat about our upcoming show with them at Weebles Bar & Grill on July 19th, as well as their future plans for music. Be sure to check out what the guys have coming up and we hope to see you at New On QueFest on July 19th!

A big thanks to Dino Wild, frontman of Red Voodoo for calling in this afternoon and chatting about the band. You can hear their single, "All Night Long" now on QLZ. We chatted about the song, powering through technical issues, performing on stage with Bret Michaels and more!

A big thanks to Weed of  @theoddeven8592  for joining the QLZ Green Room this afternoon. The guys have a new record out on March 14th called “Outer Space Outtakes.” We chatted about the album, their current single, “Come Home” the importance of making albums and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big thanks to  @Marinavmusic  for joining me today in the QLZ Green Room. We recently had Marina on the Artist Spotlight with her new single, "Symphony and Metal" which featured guest appearances from Bruce Kulick and Dave Ellefson. We talked about the track, her decision to come to Springfield as a foreign exchange student and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big thanks to guitarist Ethan Kahn of the band,  @chainedsaint for joining the QLZ Green Room this afternoon. We chatted about their new single, "Stronger Than Stone (Blindside)", how his high teachers discovered he was in a band, working with William Duvall of Alice In Chains and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A big thanks to Everclear frontman Art Alexakis for calling into the morning show today. The guys will be at Boondocks in Springfield tonight with doors opening at 6, show at 8. You can still get tickets at the door!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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