Folk duo the Shandies will celebrate 10 years of being a band next month in May. In this episode of SoundCheck, Shannon Stine and Natalie Wlodarczyk reflect on what it was like naming the band and where the path of music has taken them together – including a trip to Japan and opening for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils.
Jessica Gray Balisle, a Springfield native, grew up listening to KSMU. When she’s not wrangling operations and compliance issues, she co-hosts live music show Studio Live and produces arts and culture stories. Jessica plays bass in local band the Hook Knives. She and her husband Todd live with their two cats, Ellie and Jean-Ralphio, and way too many house plants…