Yonder Calendar

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

MARCH

Tue 3.18 ~ The Matchsellers and Truman Kennedy at Pop's Blue Moon, 5249 Pattison on The Hill, St. Louis
Sat 3.22 ~ One More Dollar at Truman's Bar & Grill, Columbia MO, 6 pm
Sun 3.23 ~ Cambia plays for the Childgrove contra dance at the Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri 3.28 ~ Barnum Jack at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri 3.28 ~ Kieran Kane & Rayne Gellert at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Fri 3.28 ~ Stillhouse Junkies at The Golden Record, 2720 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, 8 pm
Sat 3.29 ~ As The Crowe Flies at The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Sun 3.30 ~ The Smokehouse All-Stars at St. Bruno's KC Hall, Pinckneyville IL, 3 pm

APRIL

Wed 4.2 ~ Joe Newberry & April Verch at the Cape Girardeau County History Center, 102 South High Street, Jackson MO, 6-9 pm
Wed 4.2 ~ Gary Hunt Duo at the Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
Fri 4.4 ~ Joe Newberry & April Verch at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Fri-Mon 4.4-7 ~ Twin Town Old-Time Music Festival, Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota
Sat 4.5 ~ The JAES at The LX Loft, 1111 Highway O, Cuba MO, 7-9 pm. The JAES are fiddler Jane Rothfield and Scottish signer Allan Carr joined by Sean Hoffman and Ellen Colin of Bobcat Possum.
Thu 4.10 ~ The Michael Prewitt Trio at the Cape Girardeau County History Center, 102 South High Street, Jackson MO, 6-9 pm
Sat 4.12 ~ Horseshoes & Hand Grenades at Atomic, 4140 Manchester in The Grove, St. Louis, 8 pm
Fri 4.18 ~ The Focal Point's 50th anniversary celebration: Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius at Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, 8 pm. Get tickets early!
Fri 4.25 ~ The Farmington Bluegrass Concert Series presents Barnum Jack performs at Long Hall, 110 West Columbia Street, Farmington MO, 7-9 pm. $5 admission
Fri 4.25 ~ Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway open for Brooks & Dunn's Neon Moon tour at the Enterprise Center, St. Louis 7 pm
Fri 4.25 ~ Sierra Hull at The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington, St. Louis 8 pm
Fri 4.25 ~ Buffalo Rose at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Sat 4.26 ~ 3rd annual George Portz Memorial Fiddle Contest and Bluegrass Show at Klucker Hall, 14 Park Drive, Shiloh IL. Doors and Registration 5 pm. The Friends of Bluegrass 6 pm. Contest begins 6:30 pm
Sat 4.26 ~ Leftover Salmon at the Atomic Pavilion, 4140 Manchester in The Grove, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Sat 4.26 ~ Sierra Hull headlines the Earth Day Music & Sustainability Festival at Jordan Valley Park, Springfield MO, a plastics-free festival raising funds for area environmental organizations. Lineup includes Casey & The Atta Boys, Ozarks Bella Donna, Beth Bombara, Ambience Band, and others.

MAY

Fri 5.2 ~ Rodney Dillards & The Dillards at The Mill, 1311 East 20th Street, Granite City IL, 7 pm
Thu 5.8 ~ Special Consensus at The Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Fri 5.9 ~ The Steep Canyon Rangers at The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington, St. Louis 8 pm
Thu 5.15 ~ Alison Krauss and Union Station with Jerry Douglas and Stuart Duncan at the St. Louis Music Park, Maryland Heights MO, 7:30 pm
Fri 5.16 ~ The Farmington Bluegrass Concert Series presents Wolf Creek at Long Hall, 110 West Columbia Street, Farmington MO, 7-9 pm. $5 admission
Wed 5.21 ~ The Jacob Joliff Band at Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Fri-Mon 5.23-26 ~ The Childgrove Country Dancers hosts the Meet Me in St. Louis dance weekend at the Webster Groves Masonic Hall, 12 East Lockwood, Webster Groves MO. Music by SuperTrad and by the Mound City Slickers
Fri-Sat 5.30-31 ~ The Folky Fish Fest at Meramec Spings State Park, St. James MO, featuring Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Darrell Scott, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Wyatt Ellis, The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, The Debutantes vs. The Matchsellers, Silver Creek Bluegrass, The Ozark Snappers, Bobcat Possum, Barnum Jack, The Hammer and The Hatchet, and others
Fri 5.30 ~ Darrell Scott at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
Sat 5.31 ~ Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper at Blue Strawberry, 364 North Boyle, St. Louis 7:30 pm

JUNE

Fri-Sat 6.13-14 ~ Billy Strings at the Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis 7:30 pm
Sat 6.14 ~ Punch Brothers at The Pageant, 6161 Delmar, St. Louis, 8 pm
Fri 6.21 ~ Barnum Jack at the Grubville Opry, Dittmer MO, 7 pm
Thu-Sat 6.19-22 ~ Moccasin Creek Festival at Lake Sara, Effingham IL, featuring Suzy Bogggus, Sister Sadie, Robbie Fulks, Cheryl Wheeler, Chain Station, Chicago Farmer & The Field Notes, The Weary Ramblers, Klyma & Old Fangled, Sheafor & Simes, and many more
Sat 6.28 ~ Town Mountain at Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp, south St. Louis, 8 pm

JULY

Wed-Sat 7.9-12 ~ 40th Annual Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival at the Starvy Creek Campground, Conway MO, featuring Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, The Larry Stephenson Band, Authentic Unlimited, The Kody Norris Show, The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, Dave Adkins, Deeper Shade of Blue, and others
Thu-Sat 7.10-7.13 ~ Pickin' On Picknic at the Lost Hills Lake Resort, St. Clair MO. The Del McCoury Band, Split Lip Rayfield, The Larry Keel Experience, Armchair Boogie, Blue Canyon Boys, Allie & The Night Kralls, Ginstrings, The Creek Rocks, Barnum Jack, and a whole bunch of others.
Fri 7.11 ~ Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder with Dailey & Vincent at the Capital Region Amphitheatre, Jefferson City MO, 7:30 pm
Thu 7.17 ~ Jamo presents Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at Atomic Pavilion in The Grove on Manchester Road, St. Louis. Doors 5:30 pm. Show 6:30 pm
Thu 7.24 ~ The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "All The Good Times" Farewell tour comes to the Chesterfield Amphitheater, Chesterfield MO

AUGUST

Thu-Sun 8.7-10 ~ Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association's Fall Festival at El Rancho Manana, Richmond MN, featuring Sister Sadie, The Dry Branch Fire Squad, Henhouse Prowlers, Lone Pinon, and others
Tue 8.26 ~ Sierra Ferrell at The Stifel Theatre, downtown St. Louis

SEPTEMBER

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.

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 downyonder@kdhx.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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