Crossroads Arts District

Kansas City's Creative Neighborhood

Bryan Copeland Live at Border Brewing Company

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Bryan Copeland has been writing and making music in Springfield since their inception in 2008. His original music has a vast range of influences; classic rock, blues, funk, jazz, and pop. Most people describe him as a mix of John Mayer and Ed Sheeran.

Bryan has shared the stage with some big names and Grammy nominated and winning musicians from different eras over their career, including:

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Robert Cray (Multiple Grammy winner, blues hall of famer, Eric Clapton/John Mayer/BB King collaborator), Jake Wesley Rogers, Maxwell Hughes (Grammy nominee, as a member of The Lumineers), Jason Ricci (one of the best blues harp players ever, played 2015 Rock and roll hall of fame induction with Zach Brown and Tom Morello), Jackson Stokes (tours with the Allman Brothers revival), and many others. He has also been featured on local and regional radio and TV countless times; from Ozarks Live performances, to the Emmy winning The Mystery Hour, and radio stations from Poplar Bluff to Lake of the Ozarks. Bryan has recently joined up with Sofar Sounds, who book intimate and secret songwriter shows in different cities across the US. Many artists have gotten their start working with Sofar; such as Billie Eilish, Tank and the Bangas, etc.

Bryan is known for his versatility, going from Johnny Cash to Will Smith in an instant without missing a beat. He also uses loop pedals and harmony pedals to make himself sound more like a band.

Bryan and his band have also recently been sponsored by Ty Iechyd Da whiskey (owned by Springfield Brewing Company) to do a video series where he interviews local and regional artists.

Coyote Bill Band Live at Border Brewing Company

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The roots of the Coyote Bill Boogie Band are in the Chicago area, but this group has been a staple in the Kansas City music scene since 2007.

Since the summer of that year, Coyote Bill has been serving up his own brand of high energy, slide-guitar driven Gutbucket Blues and House Rockin’ Boogie all over the KC Metro anywhere and everywhere he can. From upscale clubs and restaurants to rough-and-tumble biker bars and rural roadhouses. On any given night one may find the Coyote Bill Boogie Band performing in the swanky surroundings of Zona Rosa or an inner city warehouse for homeless people.

The band performs a blend of originals and covers, but manages to retain a distinct signature sound in everything they play. Coyote Bill occasionally performs as a solo act, but his solo performances are equally as raucous and energetic.

In recent years Coyote Bill and his crew have expanded their base to other cities in the region from Topeka KS, to St. Joseph MO, all the way to Springfield MO, and they are looking forward to expanding even further in the future. Coyote Bill has been a supporter of C.O.P.P. Inc, an organization that helps Kansas City’s homeless community. He has played their Winter Survival Event several times since 2008 and the band has organized an annual clothing drive and fundraiser for the organization that they have been doing since 2010.

The Coyote Bill Boogie Band have been nominated for the Pitch Music Award for Best Blues Band in 2010 and 2012, and have twice performed at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas. In addition to performing, Coyote Bill is also a reporter writing about the Kansas City Blues scene for Big City Blues Magazine as well as the KC Blues News.

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