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Monday, September 22
Nothing on our calendar for this day.
Tuesday, September 23
Chuck Berry Tribute by the Berry Family at Missouri History Museum
by Romondo Davis
We braved cool nights this past week to hear two of the St. Louis area’s best dance bands. Thursday evening it was Groovethang, a band we might have missed if they had not been playing in our own community, Creve Coeur; we had already seen them twice this summer.
The crowd on this damp, chilly Thursday night was sparse, but those who braved the cold were rewarded by Groovethang’s two long sets of back-to-back dance hits. The band’s performance was tight and clean overall, but I must say my favorites were their treatment of the Steely Dan songs they did. See our photos here.
Mirage — who we’ve seen at least three times over the previous two seasons — played their only free concert of 2014 Saturday evening. We had two good reasons to make the long drive to Lake St. Louis: we had never attended a free concert at Lake St. Louis’s Windjammer Point, and Mirage drummer, Darren George, personally invited us to come see the show.
Windjammer Point doesn’t feature a grass-covered seating area like most other venues, but the beautiful lake offers a great backdrop and the seating area/parking lot provided ample space for lawn chairs plus a handful of picnic tables. This show was the last in the Lake’s summer concert series and coincided with their 2014 Fall Festival, which probably contributed to the crowd being larger than it might have been due to the cool weather. The festive atmosphere and weather were most likely the reason so many people took the opportunity to dance to the great music of Mirage. See our photos here.
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Monday, September 15
Fabulous MoTown Revue at Frontier Park in St. Charles
Tuesday, September 16
Fanfare at the Missouri History Museum
Bob Kuban Band at Tilles Park in Ladue
Wednesday, September 17
Strange Brew “Women of the Blues” on Main Street in St. Charles
Thursday, September 18
River Rats at Kirkwood Station Plaza
Sunday, September 14
Taste of St. Louis at Chesterfield Amphitheater
St. Ann Days at St. Ann Park
Photos ©2014 by Romondo Davis. All rights reserved
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Photos of Mirage at Windjammer Point — September 14, 2014 on Flickr.com.
Photos ©2014 by Romondo Davis. All rights reserved
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Photos of Groovethang at Millennium Park — September 12, 2014 on Flickr.com.
by Romondo Davis
As the festival season goes into full swing, and the free concert series wind down, we spent our Saturday attending one of each. As the festival season goes into full swing, and the summer concert series winds down, we spent our Saturday attending one of each. Our annual visit to the fabulous annual St. Louis Art Fair in heart of Clayton included a walk by all the artists booths—most offering works out of our decorating budget—but the wide variety of free entertainment was grand. Performers we enjoyed Saturday afternoon included the Hardship Letters, Kevin Bilchik, The Jazz St. Louis All Stars, Joe Mancuso and members of the Clayton High School Busking Club. See our Art Fair photos here.
In the evening we attended the final concert in the Chesterfield Summer Concert Series featuring the Elton John tribute band, Dogs of Society. Photos of Dogs of Society here.
And for an added treat, 16-year-old McKenzie Hull—a junior at Francis Howell High School—was featured as the opening act. Keep your eyes and ears open for this rising star. Photos of McKenzie here.
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Monday, September 8
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Photos ©2014 by Romondo Davis. All rights reserved
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Photos of Dogs of Society at Chesterfield Amphitheater— September 6, 2014 on Flickr.com.
Photos ©2014 by Romondo Davis. All rights reserved
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Photos of Mackenzie Hull at Chesterfield Amphitheater — September 6, 2014 on Flickr.com.
Photos ©2014 by Romondo Davis. All rights reserved
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Photos of St. Louis Art Fair — September 6, 2014 on Flickr.com.
by Romondo Davis
We did a free concert double-header last Saturday night beginning in the Central West End and ending at Lafayette Park on the south side.
The 97th Annual Greek Festival ran August 30 through September 1 and featured a wide variety of authentic Greek food, drink and music. We enjoyed our meal under the tent while being entertained by Christos Sarantakis and his band with an entertaining folk dancing by the St. Nicholas Greek Dancers. Opa! See our photos here.
We paid our second visit this season to the beautiful Lafayette Park venue where we enjoyed guitarist and vocalist Vince Martin with a tight band of musicians that included the inimitable Lew Winer. See our photos here.
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Monday, September 1
St. Louis Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Tuesday, September 2
Ticket To The Beatles at the Missouri History Museum
Wednesday, September 3
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Thursday, September 4
Eureka Days in Eureka
Gentlemen Bandits at Kirkwood Station Plaza
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Photos of Vince Martin at Lafayette Park — August 30, 2014 on Flickr.com.