Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox rolls into Springfield next week, bringing its rotating cast of singers, dancers and instrumentalists to Clark State Performing Arts Center on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. The group, known for reimagining contemporary chart-toppers in vintage styles, is touring behind a show billed as “The Future Is Vintage,” a kind of time-travel experience.
The Springfield performance is part of a tour in which Postmodern Jukebox reimagines contemporary songs in vintage styles, with singers, dancers and instrumentalists. Tickets for the Springfield date run $31 to $61, with a $136 VIP package that includes a premium reserved seat in the first 15 rows, a merchandise bundle with a limited-edition tour poster, and a commemorative VIP laminate and lanyard.
From a Queens Basement to Six Continents
Bradlee, an arranger and pianist, conceived Postmodern Jukebox in a basement in Queens, New York — though accounts of exactly when differ. Postmodern Jukebox’s own website dates the founding to 2010, while an Auburn University event listing puts it a year later, in 2011. Either way, the project has since grown into a touring phenomenon that has performed more than 1,000 shows across six continents, according to the Auburn listing, with stops at marquee venues including Royal Albert Hall in London, Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the Sydney Opera House, per Postmodern Jukebox’s own site.
Part of the group’s identity is that it isn’t a fixed band at all. As The Mercury News has described it, Postmodern Jukebox operates as a collective of like-minded musicians rather than a set lineup, giving contemporary hits vintage interpretations across genres like ragtime, swing, soul and doo-wop. Some performers who’ve passed through the collective have gone on to become recording artists and Broadway stars, though the Springfield show’s specific cast list wasn’t detailed in advance.
Why Bradlee Says He’s Chasing Older Sounds
Bradlee has said the show is designed to take listeners through musical history using familiar contemporary hits, a format he says brings generations together.
That instinct toward older material tracks with what Bradlee has told other outlets recently. He told Salt Lake magazine that the group has been exploring music from the 1970s and 1980s rather than covering as many brand-new songs, and said in a December 2025 interview with the magazine that this shift reflects a more fragmented modern media landscape. Salt Lake magazine also reported that Bradlee said the group has roughly 6 million YouTube subscribers and that some performers log more than 100 tour dates a year — context that helps explain why the rotating-cast model keeps the show running at this scale, including its stop in Springfield.
Vintage Sounds on Stage
The group gives contemporary hits vintage interpretations, with its rotating cast of performers bringing the arrangements to the stage.
Postmodern Jukebox is on tour, with Clark State among its stops. Clark State prepares to welcome the group’s singers, dancers and instrumentalists for an evening billed as part concert, part history lesson.
