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Bruce Katz Band

Generally considered one of the premier roots/blues keyboardists in the whole wide world, Bruce Katz has played with most everyone, including Delbert McClinton, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman and Ro

Music - Tom Irwin

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 12:00 am

November music comes

By Tom Irwin

Here we are bouncing through the first weekend in November on the tail of Halloween and headed toward the holidays. It looks like the music roundup is solid as ever with a few twists.Our week ki

Band Spotlight

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 12:00 am

California Jeff

By Tom Irwin

There’s no Jeff like California Jeff, and we say that with the full confidence he’s a one-of-a-kind folk-singing, storytelling and entertaining performer who says it like it is and is as he does.

Music - Tom Irwin

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 12:00 am

October finale

By Tom Irwin

Welcome, everyone, to the last weekend in October, one that brings us the annual Halloween functions, a few birthdays and the big bash of the “B

Band Spotlight

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 12:00 am

Rogers & Nienhaus

By Tom Irwin

A true classic rock duo that really rocks and really played with some of the classic performers from back in the 70s, these St. Louis-based musicians are among the select few of the real deal

Music - Tom Irwin

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 12:00 am

All over town

By Tom Irwin

Thursday night starts us off with a one-of-a-kind performance at Buzz Bomb Brewery enticingly entitled Pistol Pete’s Existential Crisis (7-9). Pistol Pete is Pete Midtgard, a lead singer on th

Band Spotlight

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 12:00 am

Stuart Smith

By Tom Irwin

Give a guy a guitar, let him learn to play it, then watch as he knocks out some songs as a singer-songwriter. Next thing you know, he’s got a killer recording out on CD and LP. That would be t

Music - Tom Irwin

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 12:00 am

The ins and outs of music

By Tom Irwin

The early- to mid-October weather can be lovely, though sometimes too crisp and sometimes a bit toasty. With a weekend forecast calling for a big-time cooling off, be prepared to enjoy the last

Band Spotlight

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 12:00 am

The Mazed

By Tom Irwin

Conceived in the fall of 2016, organized as a band in 2017 and releasing their first CD in 2018, The Mazed is on the move and playing all-original music all the time. Originating as a collaborat

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Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 12:00 am

Taking to giving music

By Tom Irwin

Off we go into October of 2018 with a blast of low-end sounds and high-end musicality, all available for your perusal simply by heading out the door and into a venue hosting live music.We begin