10/16/2024
This concert is one week from tonight! We would urge you to get tickets now while they are still available.
This Songbird concert, on Wednesday, October 23rd, will mark the 13th anniversary and the 100th Songbird show! Come celebrate with us as we have a fantastic line-up to mark this special occasion. Tickets are available right now at https://square.link/u/67u8DPJq at $20 each with no service fee. In other big news, Songbird Concerts is now officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. But enough of that, let's meet the performers for the upcoming concert!
Beth Bombara has been on the St. Louis music scene for a long time. Since 2007, she has released six full-length albums and three EPs, and she has appeared at music festivals including Americana Fest (Nashville), Summerfest, Americana Fest UK, Loufest, Mile of Music, Whitaker Music Festival, Pedaler’s Jamboree, and Twangfest. Her most recent 2023 full-length album "It All Goes Up" has received critical acclaim in 'Uncut' magazine and she has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and the U.K. Earlier this year, St. Louis theatregoers were treated to Beth's original compositions in the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival production, 'As You Like It'.
A live version of Beth performing "Electricity" at the Old Rock House is at https://youtu.be/E9sgedTCvII
The last couple of years has been a whirlwind of activity for Neil Salsich. He represented St. Louis in the finest way possible on 'The Voice' in 2023 and, with his Mighty Pines bandmates, produced the spectacular, third annual Pines Fest last August. This festival gets bigger and better each year! Neil is co-founder of The Mighty Pines as well as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, for the band which has been a roots music fixture in the St. Louis music scene for over ten years, and has appeared at numerous festivals across the U.S.
Here's a 2023 live recording of a Neil Salsich original: https://youtu.be/IiN79Krdkl4?si=SUOwM5BiOQaM4AeJ
If you happen to have or pick up a copy of the book "St. Louis Sound: An Illustrated Timeline" which profiles numerous St. Louis musicians over the last hundred years, Joe Thebeau is included. He co-founded The Finns and he later founded Finn's Motel - two of St. Louis's most beloved indie-rock bands. René Spencer Saller deftly describes Joe Thebeau as follows: "A bit like a less anglophilic Robert Pollard or a more straightforward Scott Miller (Game Theory, the Loud Family), Thebeau favors sticky hooks and sing-along choruses bolstered by smart lyrics, memorable melodies, and unconventional arrangements." This concert offers the rare opportunity to hear these songs in a stripped-down setting.
A live solo performance of a song by Joe Thebeau is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0y7rr0nusQ
People who have been attending Songbird Cafe Concerts over the last thirteen years are aware of Hope Dunbar. Based out of Utica, Nebraska, the singer-songwriter has been putting out releases since 2013 and her songwriting and vocal prowess have been acclaimed in numerous publications. In 2015, she was a finalist at the Kerrville New Folk Festival. She has appeared at many festivals throughout the U.S. and has toured extensively through both the U.S. and abroad. Songbird Concerts is happy to welcome her back!
Hope performs her song "Three Black Crows" at https://youtu.be/WsXXZkPuscc?si=cWWYjDiVNEFyWqeR
