92.7 WQLZ Music Interviews

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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