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CONCERT EVENTS, CLUB SHOWS, AND FESTIVALS AROUND ST. LOUIS
OCTOBER
- 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
- Sat 11.1 ~ Greg Blake & Hometown at The Star Theatre, Willow Springs MO, 7 pm
- 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. The Hillbenders open.
- Fri 11.7 ~ The McClain Family Band at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, 8 pm
- Sat 11.15 ~ The HillBenders at The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 7:30 pm. The Mound City Slickers open.
- Thu 11.20 ~ Larry & Joe at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7 pm
- Sat 11.29 ~ Bob Bovee at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
DECEMBER
- Thu 12.11 ~ The Misteltoe Meltdown featuring Arkansauce and Moonshroom at the Old Rock House, 1200 South 7th Street, St. Louis, 8 pm
- Sat 12.13 ~ One More Dollar at Truman's Bar & Grill, 3304 West Broadway Business Court, Columbia MO, 7-9 pm
- Sat 12.27 ~ Graham Curry & Missouri Fury at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 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.
- Sat 1.17 ~ As The Crowe Flies plays "Jerry Grass, the grassy side of Jerry Garcia" at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis,
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
- Fridays 6-9 pm ~ Uncle Jimmy Jammy Jam at the Point Labaddie Brewery, 1029 Thiebes Road, Labadie MO
- 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
Monthly Jams
- 3rd Monday ~ Acoustic jam at the Gillespie Civic Center, 115 North Macoupin Street, Gillespie IL, 6 pm
- 2nd and 4th Tuesday ~ Old-time fiddle tune jam at Music Folk, 8015 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9 pm
- 1st Wednesday ~ Bluegrass jam session at 4 Hands Brewing, 1220 South 8th Street, St. Louis, 6-9 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
ST. LOUIS AREA STRING BANDS
- As The Crowe Flies
- Barnum Jack
- Chris Talley
- Country Fried Gentlemen
- Donneresa
- Dust Covers
- Friends of Bluegrass
- Graham Curry & The Missouri Fury
- Mississippi Crossing
- Mound City Slickers
- Number 9 Coal
- One Way Traffic
- Pickin' Buds
- RiverBend
- Rowdy Wranglers
- Sadie Hawkins Day
- Scrambled
- Silver Creek Bluegrass
- Three Crooked Men
- Wayward Mountaineers
- Wolf Creek Bluegrass
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