St. Louis favorites Old 97’s will perform at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard) on Tuesday, July 10. The Pageant will also host American Idol superstar Taylor Hicks on Friday, July 13 and Interpol on Wednesday, August 1.
Euclid Records (601 East Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves) has a handful of in-store performances coming up: Future Clouds & Radar on Sunday, June 3, Blue Mountain on Thursday, June 7, and Graham Parker on Friday, June 8. The latter two acts will be in town as part of the Twangfest weekend.
Ameristar’s Bottleneck Blues Bar ( 1260 South Main Street, St. Charles) will host Paul Revere & the Raiders on Thursday, July 19 and Poco on Thursday, June 21. Speaking of casinos, bluesman Robert Cray will play at the Voodoo Café and Lounge at Harrah’s Casino (777 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights) on Thursday, July 26.
This year’s incarnation of the Family Values Tour will roll into the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre (I-70 and Earth City Expressway, Maryland Heights) on Friday, July 20. Korn, Evanessence, Atreyu, Flyleaf and many more will be performing.
Finally, the Big Muddy Blues Festival will take place on Saturday, September 1, on Laclede’s Landing. Unlike previous years, this will be a one-day event, and headliners Ike Turner and Big Sam’s Funky Nation have been announced, with more national and local acts to be announced at a later date.
Two other notes if I may:
Wehrenberg Theatres Galaxy 14 Cine will host two digital concerts next week. The first is Bruce Springsteen: Live from Dublin. This one-time only St. Louis exclusive event plays Monday, June 4th at 8:00 PM.
The second concert is OAR: Live from Madison Square Garden. In addition to the concert film, two local independent bands will play LIVE in the theatre prior to the digital concert.
LOGOS and SCIENCE HILL will showcase their acoustic talents. Both bands are brought to you by iChannel as part of their iCoustic program. These bands are both St. Louis favorites and will take the "stage" Tuesday, June 5th at 7:30 PM.
St. Louis' largest movie screen, the Mega Screen, will feature these concerts. The auditorium boasts over 100 speakers to truly capture the energy and amazing sound of the performances.
Tickets to either event are just $10 and can be purchased at the Galaxy 14 box office (450 THF Blvd. near Hwy. 40 and the Boones Crossing exit). Tickets are also available online at www.wehrenberg.com.
Posted at: June 1, 2007 8:11 AM