Elijah Wald has been performing for almost fifty years in a wide variety of styles, from blues, ragtime, swing, country, and cowboy songs to classic Swahili pop, the Bahamian guitar style of Joseph Spence, and Mexican corridos. Starting out as a busker, he has toured all over the United States and much of the rest Read more about Elijah Wald[…]
There is a band of musicians and friends in the St Louis area whose longevity and fan base are truly unique. Formed during their high school years in Webster Groves circa 1967, The Road Apples have been a collection of some of the most talented musicians in the area. As much an extended family as Read more about The Road Apples Ride Again![…]
Chicago Farmer returns for a second appearance at The Focal Point! The son of a small-town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow Midwesterner John Prine, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. His Read more about Chicago Farmer[…]
The Lovestruck Balladeers enchant audiences with their masterful performances and inspired repertoire of ragtime, jazz and beautiful songs from around the world. Born out of New York’s vibrant classic jazz and traditional music scene, The Lovestruck Balladeers formed during a series of recording sessions for Jalopy Records' 2018 release, Estrellas de Radio. Since their debut at The Read more about The Lovestruck Balladeers w/The Goldenrods[…]
"a world-class finger-style guitarist and lap slide player.” -DownBeat No less an authority than legendary Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna guitarist Jorma Kaukonen admiringly described Mary Flower as "a national treasure in your own backyard." Indeed, the internationally renowned award-winning Portland, Oregon-based singer/guitarist/songwriter is a prodigious talent whose seasoned skills have established her as one of America's Read more about Mary Flower with Nick Pence & Ethan Leinwand presented by Focal Point Friends of Traditional Jazz, Blues & Ragtime[…]
The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in over four decades of performing, making their music a modern classic. Band leader and founder Greg Cahill is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was inducted into the Society for the Read more about The Special Consensus[…]
Step aside, Edgar Allen Poe! This Halloween night, The Opera Bell Band returns with a special performance of their very own Gothic masterpiece: the Tragedy at Point Peak — a bone-curdling, blood-chilling tale in which five merry balladeers foolishly embark to the top of a haunted mountain for an evening of campfire songs. As the Read more about The Opera Bell Band presents the Tragedy at Point Peak[…]
We're happy to welcome back Jim and Susie Malcolm, who have decided to donate the ticket sales from this concert to The Focal Point! For the past 30 years and more, Jim Malcolm has been the ultimate Scots troubadour, taking the traditional songs of Scotland and his own prizewinning compositions to all corners of the Read more about Jim and Susie Malcolm: a Scottish music concert fundraiser for Focal Point[…]
Jerron Paxton has earned a reputation for transporting audiences back to the 1920's and making them wish they could stay there for good. Paxton may be one of the greatest multi-instrumentalists that you have not heard of. Yet. And time is getting short, fast. This young musician sings and plays banjo, guitar, piano, fiddle, harmonica, Read more about Jerron Paxton[…]
Returning to the Focal Point following her successful debut there in February, Los Angeles-based chanteuse/songwriter Jessica Fichot presents a repertoire of French chanson, 1940s Shanghai jazz, and international folk. With 3 acclaimed albums under her belt, Jessica has charmed audiences around the world – performing her lively songs at concert halls, festivals and clubs in Read more about Jessica Fichot Quartet (featuring Chloe Feoranzo)[…]
TICKETS COMING SOON Brick City Four is a high-energy vintage swing jazz quartet based out of St. Louis. With lead violin and vocals from Rinn Netherton, lead guitar from Gary Hunt, rhythm guitar from Paul Davis, and bass from Glenn Meyers, the group draws inspiration from Django Reinhardt's Hot Club of France and other swing Read more about Brick City Four[…]
FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT St.Louis’ (as well as St.Charles’) own goofballs of the midwest are doing a reunion! Expect masterful musicianship, ridiculous parodies, goats on wheels, ballads of love, love of weed, love of truckers, love of small brains, love of weed, love of women, love of canned goods, love of friends and most importantly Read more about Jim Findlay’s Colin Sphinctor Band[…]
