Events

St Louis Irish Arts is thrilled to host students and teachers from Music Generation Clare based in Ennis, Ireland at our annual Summer Camp. Join us for a celebration of musical connections and friendships at Focal Point on Wednesday, June 3rd where SLIA and MGC students will perform together and showcase what they have collaborated Read more about St Louis Irish Arts & Music Generation Clare Students in Concert Together[…]

TICKETS $10 CASH AT THE DOOR Join us for the next Sutton Boulevard Sessions show coming to The Focal Point. The Sutton Boulevard Sessions is a new series that gives a stage to our top-tier songwriters from across the St. Louis open mic scene. The Focal Point is a renowned listening room and performing on Read more about Focal Point Presents: The Sutton Boulevard Sessions[…]

The Mound City Slickers play old-time string band music with passion, drive, and a great sense of humor. Hailing from the St. Louis region, The Slickers have played festivals, house concerts and more than a few contra and square dances throughout Missouri and Illinois. Steeped in tradition, their concerts are a unique mix of hard-driving Read more about Mound City Slickers[…]

For two decades, Rum Drum Ramblers have bridged the gap between pre-war string band country blues and post-war city blues, with a blend of deep-welled influences, instrumental prowess, and raw feeling. Mat Wilson (guitar, vocals), Ryan Koenig (harmonica, washboard, mandolin, fiddle, bones, vocals), and Joey Glynn (upright bass) have recorded two studio albums and have Read more about Rum Drum Ramblers[…]

Bossa nova is a defining sound of modern Brazilian identity, blending samba’s rhythmic roots with jazz harmony to reflect the country’s urban sophistication and cultural openness. Emerging in the late 1950s, it became a global ambassador for Brazil, carrying the spirit, language, and emotional nuance of Brazilian life onto the world stage. Its influence on Read more about An Evening of Bossa Nova with the Joe Park Quintet and special guest vocalist Luisa Sims[…]

St Louis native and longtime New Orleans resident Charlie Halloran returns to the Focal Point for one night only! Charlie & the Tropicales bring a 1950s Caribbean hotel party to life with torrid horns, tropical rhythms, and infectious grooves. With a nod to New Orleans’ history as the northernmost port of the Caribbean, the Tropicales Read more about Charlie & the Tropicales[…]

Focal Point is excited once again to welcome Hiroya Tsukamoto back to St. Louis. An innovative guitarist and composer, Hiroya fuses folk, jazz, and world music into a masterful blend of fingerstyle performance. Originally from Japan, he moved to the U.S. in 2000 after receiving a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. While Tsukamoto’s Read more about Japanese Fingerstyle Guitar Master Hiroya Tsukamoto[…]

Acoustic adventurers Stillhouse Junkies are returning to The Focal Point for their second appearance.  They explore the worlds between roots, bluegrass, Texas swing, blues, and rock. Their free-flowing musical interplay and improvisation make every show unique as the trio weave through high-energy, intricately composed original songs, never taking the same path twice. Formed in 2017, the band consists of Read more about Stillhouse Junkies[…]

Alan Munde & Mason Ridge, comprised of a cadre of seasoned, blue blood bluegrass pickers and singers, perform center-cut bluegrass that comes from a mature collective approach to the music they love. Alan Munde is a renowned banjo player with a long list of recording and performance accomplishments, including Jimmy Martin, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and The Country Read more about Focal Point Friends of Old-Time Music presents Alan Munde & Mason Ridge[…]

Join T.J. and an assembly of internationally renowned jazz musicians from around the country to perform a tribute to the music of Jelly Roll Morton, including original arrangements from their brand new Turtle Bay Records release 'Stomp Your Stuff'. Besides T.J. the band includes: Andy Schumm (Chicago), Andrew Oliver (Portland), Colin Hancock (Austin), Hal Smith (Searcy), Jacob Alspach and Read more about  T.J. Muller’s All Stars: Tribute To Jelly Roll Morton[…]