2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival

2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival The Soulard Blues and Roots Festival is an annual festival celebrating the music, art, and culture of the St.

Louis region, with a particular emphasis on the Historic Soulard neighborhood, where the art and culture of the Blues continues to live & thrive.

It's Labor Day Monday, and it's the LOVE of LABOR Fest - hosted by LOVE of KDHX and Dogtown Records Radio!The guest spea...
09/02/2024

It's Labor Day Monday, and it's the LOVE of LABOR Fest - hosted by LOVE of KDHX and Dogtown Records Radio!

The guest speaker today at 12:45 will be well known music journalist Bob Baugh, a writer for Big City Rhythm and Blues magazine, a national music publication.

Prior to his extensive music journalism, Bob Baugh was an Executive Director for the Industrial Union Council of the AFL-CIO, with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library - https://www.c-span.org/person/bob-baugh/1008651

Bob Baugh - "Labor Day is a holiday that grew out of local and national worker marches for workers rights. The workers knew that their demands for better hours, wages and working conditions meant having a voice in the workplace that would make their homes and communities safer and more secure. St. Louis workers were at the center of these struggles beginning with the great Railroad strike of 1877 and the founding of some of the earliest local unions like the Carpenters and Electrical workers (IBEW) that were founded here.

LOVE OF LABOR PRESENTED BY LOVE OF KDHX

League of volunteer enthusiasts

Noon till 6 PM Labor Day in partnership with Dogtown Records Radio, Big Daddy's Soulard at the corner of 10th and Sydney on the shady patio stage.

Event schedule

12:00PM: DJs Walter and Willa Volz
12:45PM: speaker Bob Baugh
1:00PM: Rough Shop
2:00PM: DJ rich Reese
2:45PM speaker Shannon Duffy
3:00PM The May Day Orchestra
4:00PM: DJ Ital K
4:45PM: speaker DJ Ital K
5:00PM: Comrad!
5:30PM DJ Bobee sweet

*Schedule subject to change

LOVE, the KDHX associates, are part of this tradition. Volunteers may not be paid but they are workers. Their rights and voice as partners in KDHX have been eroded. Associates were fired and others struck to demand representation. Make no mistake this is all about the solidarity of the associates and community fighting for the democratic rights of those workers in the workplace. LOVE stands for building a better workplace and a better co

Don’t want to miss today!!! Soulard Blues & Roots Festival!! 7pm Soulard Blues Band featuring Big George Brock Jr. & 8:3...
09/01/2024

Don’t want to miss today!!!
Soulard Blues & Roots Festival!!
7pm Soulard Blues Band featuring Big George Brock Jr. &
8:30pm Rich McDonough & the Rhythm Renegades feat. Andy Duncanson & Teec’a Easby

Rich McDonough is a name synonymous with great Blues guitar, a fact long known to Blues lovers around town. Rich's band ...
09/01/2024

Rich McDonough is a name synonymous with great Blues guitar, a fact long known to Blues lovers around town. Rich's band of Renegades hits the Kim Massie Memorial Street Stage at 8:30pm on Sunday, September 1st!

Joining the Renegades for this special festival show are special guests Andy Duncanson & Tee'ca Easby! Don't miss this show!!

This Labor Day Monday, it's the LOVE of LABOR Fest - hosted by LOVE of KDHX and Dogtown Records Radio!The guest speaker ...
09/01/2024

This Labor Day Monday, it's the LOVE of LABOR Fest - hosted by LOVE of KDHX and Dogtown Records Radio!

The guest speaker on Monday at 12:45 will be well known music journalist Bob Baugh, a writer for Big City Rhythm and Blues magazine, a national music publication.

Prior to his extensive music journalism, Bob Baugh was an Executive Director for the Industrial Union Council of the AFL-CIO, with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library - https://www.c-span.org/person/bob-baugh/1008651

Bob Baugh - "Labor Day is a holiday that grew out of local and national worker marches for workers rights. The workers knew that their demands for better hours, wages and working conditions meant having a voice in the workplace that would make their homes and communities safer and more secure. St. Louis workers were at the center of these struggles beginning with the great Railroad strike of 1877 and the founding of some of the earliest local unions like the Carpenters and Electrical workers (IBEW) that were founded here.

LOVE, the KDHX associates, are part of this tradition. Volunteers may not be paid but they are workers. Their rights and voice as partners in KDHX have been eroded. Associates were fired and others struck to demand representation. Make no mistake this is all about the solidarity of the associates and community fighting for the democratic rights of those workers in the workplace. LOVE stands for building a better workplace and a better community."

TODAY AT 5PM, IT'S THE 'BASS BASSICS' WORKSHOP!!It's for anyone who wants to learn Blues bass 'bassics', or just immerse...
09/01/2024

TODAY AT 5PM, IT'S THE 'BASS BASSICS' WORKSHOP!!

It's for anyone who wants to learn Blues bass 'bassics', or just immerse yourself into an amazing gathering with these legendary bass players of STL!

Talkin' about Sharon Bear, Eugene Johnson and Art Dwyer, accompanied by Marty Spikener! Be a part of it, it's happening today at 5PM on the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage.

At 3:45PM today, Eugene Johnson hits the Kim Massie Memorial Street Stage at the Soulard Roots and Blues festival!!Eugen...
09/01/2024

At 3:45PM today, Eugene Johnson hits the Kim Massie Memorial Street Stage at the Soulard Roots and Blues festival!!

Eugene Johnson is a self taught musician who has been playing music for as long as he could remember, and has recorded with several international artist such as: Albert King, Oliver Sain, Members Of The Family and has performed with Barbara Carr, Chuck Berry, and Kim Massie!

Schedule update...Kicking things off on the Kim Massie Main Street Stage at 12pm HIGH NOON, the wonderful acoustic duo o...
09/01/2024

Schedule update...
Kicking things off on the Kim Massie Main Street Stage at 12pm HIGH NOON, the wonderful acoustic duo of Nick Pence & Colin Blair. Don't miss it!!

TONIGHT - The Chris Shepherd Band hits the Tom Hall Memorial Patio Stage at 7:45, part of the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roo...
08/31/2024

TONIGHT - The Chris Shepherd Band hits the Tom Hall Memorial Patio Stage at 7:45, part of the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roots fest!

Chris Shepherd's smooth vocals invoke depth and volume with meaning, driving home blues messages with a soulful twist . In contrast, his gritty old school guitar speaks the straight-forward language of St. Louis's musical heritage. Brick City Blues claims its place in Old and New St. Louis as it reaches back into the city's rich musical legacy of vibrant roots and brings it's relevancy forward into the here and now. This is the essence and the excellence of the Chris Shepherd Band.

The Soulard Blues and Roots festival starts in ONE hour, and kicks off with the School of Rock band - Kirkwood, then it'...
08/31/2024

The Soulard Blues and Roots festival starts in ONE hour, and kicks off with the School of Rock band - Kirkwood, then it's Matt "Rattlesnake" Lesch Band > John McVey Band > Ivas John Band > Gene Jackson and Power Play.

And that's just the Kim Massie Memorial STREET Stage!

See the patio stage lineup and the complete fest schedule right here - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

Brushes and Blues is a new addition to the Soulard Blues and Roots festival, and is led by Soulard artist Janet French. ...
08/31/2024

Brushes and Blues is a new addition to the Soulard Blues and Roots festival, and is led by Soulard artist Janet French. Janet has been an artist all her life.

Join Janet at 1pm on Saturday or Sunday (or both) on this Labor Day weekend for Brushes and Blues, and paint to the Blues. For $25 you get a pre-drawn wood, w instrument theme - ready to hang -and paints, pallets, brushes, etc. Space is limited to the first 15 for each day, so don't be late 🙂

JANET FRENCH - Art major in college. Universities included Maryville, Flo Valley, Wash U, Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, and Meramec. Designed 4 Great Forest Park Balloon Race t-shirts from 1998 to 2001. Won the Mardi Gras poster contest in 1998. Created 2 Soulard Parlour Tour posters. Was an artist in the garden for 7 years for the Soulard Garden Tour. Won the first B3 festival Plein Air art contest in 2022.

It's began, come on down for some fantastic live music!!Goes all weekend long!!                                         ...
08/30/2024

It's began, come on down for some fantastic live music!!
Goes all weekend long!!

TONIGHT - Big Mike Aguirre and the Blu City All Stars, featuring Renee Smith, hit the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage at 9...
08/30/2024

TONIGHT - Big Mike Aguirre and the Blu City All Stars, featuring Renee Smith, hit the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage at 9PM!!

See the complete fest schedule right here - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

”Big Mike as a guitarist is a slasher, a groover, a musician who fully understands the soul of the blues. But, talented guitarists abound in St. Louis - and make no mistake, Big Mike can hold his own and then some. The real secret as to why Big Mike Aguirre stands tall among the crowd of other talented blues artists of his generation is found in his voice and on-stage charisma. Big Mike sings from his soul in a warm and expressive voice, one that makes women swoon and makes men jealous (and makes them hold their women just a little bit closer). The Blu-City All-Stars - Andy Coco (bass guitar and vocals), Nathan Hershey (organ, clavinet, Rhodes, keys and vocals) and Kevin Bowers (drums and percussion) are to a man considered among the top-rank of musician in St. Louis. The gentlemen are not hired guns; along with Big Mike Aguirre they ARE the Blu-City All-Stars, easily capable of making you feel the burn of Guitar Slim’s aching, heart-wrenching blues to Earl King’s funky Big Easy R&B - and all the blue shades between (and beyond!) They’ll strip down hoary cover songs and re-imagine then into anthems of earthy, celebratory, salaciously over-the-top rites of life, and they’ll fool you with self-penned tunes that you swear you’ve heard and loved forever. And here I haven’t even touched on the fantastic 3-part harmonies the band routinely yet expertly works into most of their catalog. The fellas are a treasure among the St. Louis blues and roots scene.”

Lee Howland (aka “East Side Slim)
88.1 FM KDHX St. Louis Community Radio

The Brother Jefferson band hits the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage tonight at 7pm, Friday August 30th! Brother Jefferson ...
08/30/2024

The Brother Jefferson band hits the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage tonight at 7pm, Friday August 30th!

Brother Jefferson is fronted by singer, composer & entertainer Jeff Chapman, who has been performing live since the mid-1970’s. Including being involved in the tradition that is the St. Louis Blues music scene, Brother Jefferson’s music is best described as Americana Blues & Southern Soul. Brother Jefferson's songs tell the stories of the common man with original lyrics and music that touch the heart, soul, & mind while the best way to experience this band is their dynamic live show!

Complete Festival Schedule - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

AT THE SOULARD BLUES AND ROOTS FEST, MONDAY, SEPT. 1ST> LOVE OF LABOR PRESENTED BY LOVE OF KDHX <League of volunteer ent...
08/29/2024

AT THE SOULARD BLUES AND ROOTS FEST, MONDAY, SEPT. 1ST
> LOVE OF LABOR PRESENTED BY LOVE OF KDHX <
League of volunteer enthusiasts

Noon till 6 PM Labor Day in partnership with Dogtown Records Radio, Big Daddy's Soulard at the corner of 10th and Sydney on the shady patio stage.

Event schedule

12:00PM: DJs Walter and Willa Volz
12:45PM: speaker Bob Baugh
1:00PM: Rough Shop
2:00PM: DJ rich Reese
2:45PM speaker Shannon Duffy
3:00PM The May Day Orchestra
4:00PM: DJ Ital K
4:45PM: speaker DJ Ital K
5:00PM: Comrad!
5:30PM DJ Bobee sweet

*Schedule subject to change

Andy Coco talks Soulard Blues and Roots festival with KMOV!!"Fun morning in the LOU...pluggin the 2024 Soulard Blues and...
08/29/2024

Andy Coco talks Soulard Blues and Roots festival with KMOV!!

"Fun morning in the LOU...pluggin the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival this Friday thru Sunday at KMOV - so nice to meet and work with the team there! They were top notch nice, and the new studios in Westport are sweet."

See the full story right here - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/bCRACZmj56YH17a3

We've pulled together the Top 10 questions on the Blues Harp!How should I hold my harmonica?What is lip pursing?What is ...
08/29/2024

We've pulled together the Top 10 questions on the Blues Harp!

How should I hold my harmonica?
What is lip pursing?
What is bending?
What is wailing?
What is the blues scale?
What is vibrato?
Why do I need more than one harmonica?
What is tonguing?
What can I do with the high notes?
How should a blues harmonica player dress?

If you'd like to learn these answers to the Blues Harp, then you'll want to be at the
Blues Harp harmonica workshop on the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage, Saturday Sept. 31st at 12:45PM.h

It's hosted by Eric McSpadden and Jon Erblich, w accompaniment by Taylor Streiff!!

Eric and Jon are long known as two of STL's finest masters of the Blues Harp, and this harmonica workshop is geared for anyone who's ever wanted to learn from some of the best!! Bring your favorite Blues harp and join in!!

*free C harmonicas while supplies last, provided by Music Folk - a sponsor of the 2024 Blues Harp workshop at the Soulard Blues and Roots fest!

Catch the Hamilton Band on the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage, 2:45PM Sunday Sept. 1st! Part of the Soulard Blues and Roo...
08/29/2024

Catch the Hamilton Band on the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage, 2:45PM Sunday Sept. 1st! Part of the Soulard Blues and Roots Festival Labor Day Weekend!!

The Hamiltons are still in their early 20s but have already established themselves as one of St. Louis's best bands, currently holding down a residency at 1860 Saloon in Soulard where they play four hours every Friday night, growing a loyal following by specializing in classic rock, blues standards, psychedelia, soul covers, Grateful Dead classics and their own originals.

Full festival lineup - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/30/2024&VenueID=6404

Eugene Johnson hits the Kim Massie Memorial Street Stage at 3:45PM on Sunday, Sept 1st! Eugene Johnson is a self taught ...
08/29/2024

Eugene Johnson hits the Kim Massie Memorial Street Stage at 3:45PM on Sunday, Sept 1st!

Eugene Johnson is a self taught musician who has been playing music for as long as he could remember, and has recorded with several international artist such as: Albert King, Oliver Sain, Members Of The Family and has performed with Barbara Carr, Chuck Berry, and Kim Massie!

As seen in Sauce Magazine  - After a successful event last year, the 2nd Annual Soulard Blues & Roots Festival is coming...
08/28/2024

As seen in Sauce Magazine -

After a successful event last year, the 2nd Annual Soulard Blues & Roots Festival is coming back even better than before!

"We wanted to define another, perhaps better reason that people should be familiar with and come to the Soulard neighborhood,” said Andy Coco, Dogtown Records & Entertainment founder and festival organizer. “In St. Louis, we have a blues tradition and cross-pollination thing happening with music here like no other place and Soulard continues to be at the center of it. I want help to raise and wave the flag of pride in our blues and roots music here."......read the full article here - https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/61001/soulard-blues-roots-festival-returns-to-st-louis-this-weekend

Pictured are the Rum Drum Ramblers, they'll be hitting the Tom Hall memorial patio stage at 5:15pm on Saturday, Aug. 31st!

Entire fest schedule is here - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

The 2nd Annual Soulard Blues & Roots Festival features over a dozen performances at Big Daddy’s Soulard on Labor Day weekend.

This Friday at 5pm, the Western Satellites - joined by Margaret Bianchetta - hit the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage to ki...
08/28/2024

This Friday at 5pm, the Western Satellites - joined by Margaret Bianchetta - hit the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage to kickoff Friday night at the Soulard Blues and Roots festival!

The Western Satellites isn't precisely a western swing band, but in its sound, the genre's core elements get distilled to a mellow, smoky essence.

COMING THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND -An amazingly good time at the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival, an annual festival c...
08/28/2024

COMING THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND -

An amazingly good time at the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival, an annual festival celebrating the music, art, and culture of the St. Louis region, with a particular emphasis on the Historic Soulard neighborhood, where the art and culture of the Blues continues to live & thrive.

Find more schedule info right here - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

*Production at Warp Speed' and 'Mighty fine booking' awards go to Andy Coco & his fest crew, and Big Daddy's in Soulard!

08/28/2024
08/28/2024

Some cutaway Blues.... "Holes in My Pocket" by Chris Shepherd with Rich McDonough and Andy Coco, live on Great Day St. Louis, Thanks to KMOV !!!

Make this Sunday an amazingly good time at the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival, an annual festival celebrating the...
08/28/2024

Make this Sunday an amazingly good time at the 2024 Soulard Blues and Roots Festival, an annual festival celebrating the music, art, and culture of the St. Louis region, with a particular emphasis on the Historic Soulard neighborhood, where the art and culture of the Blues continues to live & thrive.

With lots of music to pick from, a fantastic day of music awaits you!

Find more schedule info right here - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

IT'S THE 'BASS BASSICS' WORKSHOP!!It's for anyone who wants to learn Blues bass 'bassics', or just immerse yourself into...
08/28/2024

IT'S THE 'BASS BASSICS' WORKSHOP!!

It's for anyone who wants to learn Blues bass 'bassics', or just immerse yourself into this amazing gathering with these legendary bass players of STL!

Talkin' about Sharon Bear, Eugene Johnson and Art Dwyer, accompanied by Marty Spikener! Be a part of it, it's happening Sunday, Sept. 1st at 12:45PM on the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage.

Big Mike Aguirre and the Blu City All Stars, featuring Renee Smith  - hitting the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage on Frida...
08/27/2024

Big Mike Aguirre and the Blu City All Stars, featuring Renee Smith - hitting the Tom Hall Memorial patio stage on Friday Aug. 30th at 9PM

See the complete fest schedule right here - https://www.stlblues.net/festivalSchedule.asp?theDate=8/31/2024&VenueID=6404

”Big Mike as a guitarist is a slasher, a groover, a musician who fully understands the soul of the blues. But, talented guitarists abound in St. Louis - and make no mistake, Big Mike can hold his own and then some. The real secret as to why Big Mike Aguirre stands tall among the crowd of other talented blues artists of his generation is found in his voice and on-stage charisma. Big Mike sings from his soul in a warm and expressive voice, one that makes women swoon and makes men jealous (and makes them hold their women just a little bit closer). The Blu-City All-Stars - Andy Coco (bass guitar and vocals), Nathan Hershey (organ, clavinet, Rhodes, keys and vocals) and Kevin Bowers (drums and percussion) are to a man considered among the top-rank of musician in St. Louis. The gentlemen are not hired guns; along with Big Mike Aguirre they ARE the Blu-City All-Stars, easily capable of making you feel the burn of Guitar Slim’s aching, heart-wrenching blues to Earl King’s funky Big Easy R&B - and all the blue shades between (and beyond!) They’ll strip down hoary cover songs and re-imagine then into anthems of earthy, celebratory, salaciously over-the-top rites of life, and they’ll fool you with self-penned tunes that you swear you’ve heard and loved forever. And here I haven’t even touched on the fantastic 3-part harmonies the band routinely yet expertly works into most of their catalog. The fellas are a treasure among the St. Louis blues and roots scene.”

Lee Howland (aka “East Side Slim)
88.1 FM KDHX St. Louis Community Radio

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