Yonder Calendar

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CONCERT EVENTS, CLUB SHOWS, AND FESTIVALS AROUND ST. LOUIS

AUGUST

Thu 8.21 ~ Colin Blair, Nick Pence, and Joey Glynn at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri 8.22 ~ The Midwest Harvesters (Fred Campeau, Jim Nelson, Chirps Smith) at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Fri 8.22 ~ Silver Creek Bluegrass at Samm's Last Chance Saloon, Edwardsville IL, 8-11 pm
Sat 8.23 ~ Lukas Simpson & Blake Korte play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 8.23 ~ Alan Sibley & The Magnolia Ramblers at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Sun 8.24 ~ The Riverside Wanderers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.24 ~ Possum Consume plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Tue 8.26 ~ Sierra Ferrell at The Stifel Theatre, downtown St. Louis
Fri 8.29 ~ The Blue Canyon Boys at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Sat 8.30 ~ The Tower Grove Farmers Market's 20th Annual Harvest Festival, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, 8-3 pm. Music sponsored by TwangFest: The Arcadian Orchestra, the St. Boogies Brass Band, Graham Curry & The Missouri Fury.
Sat 8.30 ~ The Buckhannon Brothers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 8.30 ~ The Blue Canyon Boys play the Augusta Ramble at Augusta Harmonie Verrein, 5333 Hackman Road, Augusta MO, 7-10 pm
Sun 8.31 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 8.31 ~ The Blue Canyon Boys at Labadie Station, Labadie MO, 6 pm

SEPTEMBER

Fri-Sat 9.5-6 ~44th annual Traditional Music Festival and Bluegrass Concerts at the Lincoln State Historic Site at Lincoln's New Salem IL, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg IL. Music in the village 10am-4 pm. Evening concerts 6-10 pm.
Sun 9.7 ~ The Osage Pickers play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 9.7 ~ Authentic Unlimited at The Meramec Music Theatre, Steelville MO, 2 pm
Sun 9.7 ~ The Mound City Slickers play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Tue 9.9 ~ Cambia plays for the St. Louis Queer Contra at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7-9 pm
Fri 9.12 ~ Bronwyn Keith-Hynes at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester Street, Kansas City MO, 8 pm
Sat 9.13 ~ BBB Bluegrass Bash at The Jam Hut, 12321 Highway 100, Berger MO, featuring Pik'n Lik'n, As The Crowe Flies, and The Peoples. 11-5 pm
Sat 9.13 ~ Dusty James & Abalone Pearl play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 9.13 ~ Special Consensus at The Loft, 1111 Highway O, Cuba MO, 7 pm
Sun 9.14 ~ Three Crooked Men play for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 9.20 ~ Cambia play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 9.21 ~ The Driftwood Jam Band plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri-Sat 9.26-27 ~ The First City Bluegrass Festival at The French Commons (Rendezvous Grounds) in Vincennes IN, featuring Peter Rowan and The Sam Grisman Project tribute to Old & In The Way, Henhouse Prowlers, Grandpa's Cough Medicine, Armchair Boogie, Chain Station, Front Porch, The Debutants, and many more.
Sat-Sun 9.27-28 ~ George Portz Traditional Music Festival at Crites Park, Festus MO, 12-6 pm, featuring George Portz's Friends of Bluegrass, American Bluegrass Drive, As The Crowe Flies, Big River Trio, Finley River Boys, Pickin' Buds, RiverBend, Samuel Webb & Grass Roots Bluegrass, The Howlin Brothers, Thunder & Lightning Cloggers
Sat 9.27 ~ The River Ghost Revue plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 9.27 ~ As The Crowe Flies at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sat 9.27 ~ John McEuen & The Circle Band at The Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner at 6 pm. Show in the lobby after dinner.
Sun 9.28 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 9.28 ~ Raven and Goose plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

OCTOBER

Thu-Sat 10.2-4 ~ Champaign-Urbana Folks & Roots Festival, featuring Willi Carlisle, Greg Cahill & Special Consensus, the Hogslop String Band, The Sullivan Sisters, and many, many more.
Wed-Sun 1o.8-12 ~ Hillberry Festival 10th Anniversary at The Farm Campground, Eureka Springs AR, featuring Railroad Earth, Greensky Bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band, The Infamous Stringdusters, Kitchen Dwellers, Mountain Grass Unit, Arkansas, Front Porch, High Lonesome, Scroggins & Farrar, and many more
Sat 10.11 ~Cherry & Jerry play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 10.11 ~ Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives at the Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville MO. Dinner 6 pm. Show after dinner.
Sun 10.12 ~ The Mound City Slickers at the sustainable gardening event at the Church of the Open Word Chapel, 1040 Dautel Lane, Creve Couer MO, 10:30-1:30 pm
Sun 10.12 ~ Old Jawbone plays on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sat 10.18 ~ Special Consensus's 50th Anniversary Concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago IL, 6 pm
Sun 10.19 ~ Leclaire Park Fest in Leclaire Park, Edwardsville IL: 12 noon The Gaslight Squares Trio, 2:30 The Lodge Brothers
Sun 10.19 ~ Michael & Gloria Baumeister play on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
Sun 10.19 ~ E&E Railroad play for the Sweet Corn Festival, Treloar MO, 12-3 pm
Wed 10.29 ~ Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra (from Norway) at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis, 7:30 pm
Fri 10.31 ~ Barnum Jack at The Frisco Barroom, 8810 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm

NOVEMBER

Thu 11.6 ~ The Infamous Stringdusters at The Old Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street, St. Louis MO, 8 pm. Johnny Mullenax opens.
Fri 11.7 ~ Sam Bush Band at the Gillioz Theatre, Springfield MO, 7:30 pm

JANUARY 2026

Fri-Sat 1.2-3 ~ Missouri Area Bluegrass Committee holds its 43rd annual Winter Indoor Bluegrass Festival at the Holiday Inn Six Flags in Eureka MO. Fri: Barnum Jack and Zack Hardesty & The Danby Ramblers. Sat: Barnum Jack, Missouri River Band, Pearlgrace & Co., Route 3, and Fast Track.

JAM SESSIONS ~ If you know of a regularly scheduled jam session that is taking place, let me know. I'll add it to the calendar: email keithd@therootsfm.org

Saturdays 3-6 pm ~ Bluegrass jam at The Berger Jam Hut, 12321 Highway 100, three miles east of Hermann MO. Hosted by The Rowdy Wranglers. For information, call Louis Klingert at 314.520.5859
3rd Saturday of each month ~ Fiddle tune jam session at Driftwood Music Shop, 321 Boone's Lick Road, St. Charles MO, 7-9 pm
Sundays 1-3 pm ~ Manchester Acoustic Jammers hold a jam session at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 Woods Mill Road, Manchester MO
Sundays 1-3 pm ~ Bluegrass gospel jam at The Jam Hut, 12321 Highway 100, Hermann MO. For information, call Louis Klingert at 314.520.5859
Monday nights ~ Wolf Creek Bluegrass leads the Keep It Grassy jam at Pop's Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison on The Hill, St. Louis, 7 pm
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month ~ Old-time fiddle tune jam at Music Folk, 8015 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9 pm
1st Wednesday of each month ~ Bluegrass jam session at 4 Hands Brewing, 1220 South 8th Street, St. Louis, 6-9 pm
3rd Thursday of each month ~ Acoustic jam at the Gillespie Civic Center, 115 North Macoupin Street, Gillespie IL, 6 pm
Last Thursday of each month ~ Bluegrass jam at the Vintage Wine Bar, Waterloo IL, 6:30 pm
3rd Friday of each month - Bluegrass jam at Point Labaddie Brewing, Labadie MO, 6-9 pm

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