Eric (harmonica), Sharon (guitar), and Irene (piano) will play just about anything, but mostly ragtime, vintage soul and cowboy lullabies. Each of them are excited and honored to be returning to the Focal Point, having never played this unbeatable venue as an ensemble. They have a combined 125 years of experience performing, so if you Read more about Irene Allen, Sharon Bear and Eric McSpadden[…]
St. Louis-born Roy St. John grew up in England, becoming a Pub Rock stalwart in the 1970s, playing in Phoenix, Billy & Leroy, Klondike Pete & the Huskies, and the Fabulous Reed Brothers. He has released albums for Virgin, Ace, Trapeze, and most recently released Flight Risk on Rollercoaster Records in 2023. BiographyRoy, with schoolfriend Read more about Roy St.John (and Friends) Album Release!![…]
J C Curry has been playing the St Louis music scene since the 1980s, in many bands, including Cookie Monsters, Slipstream, 710, and many others. He has written hundreds of songs, some of them good. He has a wide variety of many influences, including Townes Van Zandt, John Lennon and Lou Reed. J C’s son Read more about CURRY FAVOR’s Ten-Year Anniversary![…]
FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT Yes. You read it right Xmas in JULY. Due to the unfortunate cancellation of Roughshop's 18th annual Holiday Extravaganza in December 2022, We've moved it to mid Summer of 2023! We figured that it's such a harebrained scheme, that it might just work. This year marks the 19th year (but 18th Read more about Rough Shop’s First Ever Xmas in July![…]
The backward-glancing trio Rum Drum Ramblers are most commonly thought of as a blues band, and certainly, the guys in this group seek to revive a certain strand of acoustic, pre war blues music. But after listening, one could argue that the Ramblers are a soul band; just listen for a few minutes to guitarist Read more about Rum Drum Ramblers[…]
Dizzy Atmosphere is an elegant, lighthearted trio featuring vintage swing stylings of the '20's '30's and '40's. Collectively influenced by an range of American (Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang, Stuff Smith), European (Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli) and Latin (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Xavier Cugat) recording artists, Dizzy Atmosphere's repertoire demonstrates a broad variety, equally adept Read more about Dizzy Atmosphere[…]
A roots group with a straightforward and unassuming style, a sound that is stripped down to it’s core, and songs that come straight from within, Salt of the Earth hails from St. Louis, Missouri. This is the 20th anniversary of Salt of the Earth’s run, one that has been marked with incredible joy and fun, Read more about Salt Of The Earth Celebrates 20 Years![…]