Crow Jane arguably has one of the most appealing stage shows in the music business. Do you ever see money-hungry bands such as Pearl Jam or Metallica pelting wads of cash out to fans at their concerts?

For veteran rockers Crow Jane, tossing money out to its fans is not an idea they cooked up to pack the venues they play at, said the lone Eastern alumnus in the band, bassist Blake Hegarty, son of art professor Melinda Hegarty.

“We (perform) for fun, not for the money,” he said. “We also buy people drinks and tee shirts.”

Crow Jane will be playing its final show in Mattoon at 9 p.m. tonight at Gunner Buc’s.

Having graduated college and having established themselves in their chosen career paths outside of music, the 5-year-old band turned to music for solace and as a time-out from their time consuming careers, Hegarty said.

He said performing is more of a hobby to Crow Jane, which is why the money the group earns is not viewed as a high-valued commodity.

The band, all Charleston natives, is comprised of Hegarty, lead singer, and guitarist Bjorn Spooner and drummer Jofie Wickam.

The group obtained its name from an old blues song, he said.

“We started as an accoustic trio, but musically we are from all different backgrounds,” he said.

Hegarty said the enjoyment the trio gets out of entertaining fans with their performances is indescribable.

“We (entertain) for fun; it is just a blast,” he said.

Having surpassed the age of 30, the band members possess the experience that has made them a well-oiled perfoming machine in recent years.

“We have been around,” Hegarty said. “We like when people dance and have fun at our shows. We are the best band around here anymore, and we are the most energetic.”

The extensive amount of songs Crow Jane can play helps them stand out from the rest of the local bands.

“We play rock, blues and pop and a country song here or there,” Hegarty said. “We do mainly covers. We have some originals, but we rarely play them. We do everything from ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ to ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’ Then we might turn around and play ZZTop and then turn around and play some Tom Petty. We are all over the map.”

He said although the band is open to playing just about any cover song, there is one stipulation.

“We don’t (play) it unless you can dance to it,” Hegarty said.

Despite the group’s broad knowledge of songs, surprisingly, the band rarely practices together.

“We play so many shows that we don’t really practice much, ” he said. “We never take a song list with us (either).”

Hegarty said the band likes to be spontaneous and allow audience members to toss out a song request and let them fulfill it.

After its five fruitful years in existence, Crow Jane has decided to call it quits as a band. Hegarty said their careers are drawing them to different parts of the country.

“We are excited about the show at Gunner Buc’s,” he said. “It is our last show in Mattoon. We have two more in Charleston. This year has just been so awesome.”

“We appreciate all the support we have gotten from fans. We want to thank all of the people at Eastern that have made it such a great run for us.”

Hegarty said although Crow Jane will become deceased, he does not plan on abandoning the hobby he has savored for so long.

“I’m going to keep going; start up a new band,” he said. “I probably won’t start one up until the summer, and we will only play like two or three shows a month.”