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Latest Music Circle Presents Luke Stewart’s Silt Trio
Friday, October 14. 8 p.m. $10-$20. Joe’s Cafe, 6014 Kingsbury Avenue.
From his groundbreaking work as an arts and events designer within the Washington, D.C., music scene to his eight-year tenure as a weekly host on “jazz and justice” radio station WPFW, Luke Stewart has championed the non-hierarchical nature of improvised music — and that only accounts for the prolific bassist’s work behind the scenes. Whether Stewart is performing solo, as heard on the 2018 album Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier, or playing in one among many projects including “liberation-oriented free-jazz collective” Irreversible Entanglements, his acrobatic fingers etch aural contortions on the fretboard. While much of the music industry was placed on ice within the early days of the pandemic, Stewart put out a staggering 10 albums in a single yr, including each studio sessions and vibrant recordings of live concert events. He kicked off a busy 2022 with the discharge of the Bottom, the debut full-length album from Silt Trio, a recent project with Chicago-based drummer Chad Taylor and D.C.-area saxophonist Brian Settles that alternates between flexible compositions and thematic improvisations. In recent months, Stewart has brought what he calls “explorations in sonic oneness” to festivals in Austria, Germany and Canada, to call a couple of, not to say ensemble performances in venues throughout the USA. On tonight, the Silt Trio will bring its collective sixth sense for space, tension and release to St. Louis for an intimate night of experimental jazz on the enigmatic Joe’s Cafe.
Tis the Season: After two years of virtual events, this Friday’s concert marks the Latest Music Circle’s return to live shows and the primary of its sixty fourth season, which incorporates the Steve Swell Quartet in November and Matchess / Dail Chambers in December together with a surprising lineup of world-class musicians through April 2023. Visit newmusiccircle.org for the complete schedule.
—Joseph Hess
Wolf Eyes w/ Brain Transplant, Worm Hands, Janet Xmas
Saturday, October 15. 8 p.m. $12/$15. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway.
With albums as transient as a jam session at your cousin’s friend’s house on a stormy Saturday afternoon to an audience of six cats — two of them sleeping on a front room table covered in audio cables and a broken mixer — Wolf Eyes rarely forgets to hit that big, red record button when it matters. That is to not say the Detroit, Michigan-based noise group values quantity over quality, but Wolf Eyes rose to prominence not with marketing savvy or an appeal to mainstream audiences but slightly by serving an impassioned and dedicated fanbase with a relentless stream of CD-Rs, cassette tapes and lathe records. When sound artist Nate Young began Wolf Eyes in 1996, noise music was still a arrange for art school jokes, and while that much hasn’t modified for a lot of, his efforts helped encourage a then-disparate community of prospective artists — including those that weren’t even sure they might be considered musicians — to record, tour and connect an internet of artistry that now exists as a social sonic tapestry that stretches from coast to coast. Along with noted web meme lord John Olson (@inzane_johnny on Instagram), Young will morph the Sinkhole on South Broadway right into a cacophonous cocoon of “trip metal” on Saturday night.
History Lesson: So where to start out with a band whose body of labor spans greater than 300 recordings? Sure, there are past collaborations with Sonic Youth, Merzbow and John Wiese to trace down, but Wolf Eyes’ regular release schedule signifies that the newest album is at all times across the corner. Their newest record (on the time of this writing) Dumpsters & Attitude feels lush and distinctive, and can likely stand out at the same time as it becomes a distant memory behind several more recent releases.
—Joseph Hess
THURSDAY OCTOBER 13
-Biff Knarly and the Reptilians: w/ Lightweight, Amy Elizabeth Quinn 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
-The Broken Hipsters: 7 p.m., free. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-224-5521.
-Carson Mann and Cree Rider: 7:30 p.m., free. The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-455-1090.
-Death Cab For Cutie: 8 p.m., $49.50-$69.50. The Factory, 17105 N Outer 40 Rd, Chesterfield, 314-423-8500.
-Kendall Street Company: w/ Tenth Mountain Division 7 p.m., $20. Old Rock House, 1200 S. seventh St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.
-Mac Sabbath: w/ Speedealer, Lung 8 p.m., $20. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
-Matt “Rattlesnake” Lesch Band: 7 p.m., $15-$120. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
-MJ Lenderman: w/ Spencer Radcliffe 8 p.m., $12-$15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
-Naked Rock Fight: 8 p.m., $15-$20. Joe’s Cafe, 6014 Kingsbury Ave, St. Louis.
-Norcos Y Horchata: w/ The Kuhlies, The Haddonfields 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
-Titus Andronicus: 8 p.m., $20-$25. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 14
-Anat Cohen: 8 p.m., $31-$41. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900.
-Ben Diesel: w/ The Cult Sounds, Reaver, The Stars Go Out 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
-BOB VooDoo Festival w/ Voodoo Meters: 10 p.m., $12, www.facebook.com/events/650702679733429/. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-Champagne Drip: w/ Ace Aura 9 p.m., $15-$25. Old Rock House, 1200 S. seventh St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.
-Cheer-Accident: w/ Season to Risk 8 p.m., $16. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
-Children of the Rat Temple: w/ The Rose Court, Subtropolis 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
-Dr. Zhivegas: 5 p.m., $10. The Attic Music Bar, 4247 S. Kingshighway, 2nd floor, St. Louis, 314-376-5313.
-Howard Street: 7 p.m., $20. National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave., St. Louis.
-Jake Owen: w/ Travis Denning 7 p.m., $45-$85. Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St Charles, 636-896-4200.
-J.D. Hughes: 4:30 p.m.; Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-Lumet: 8 p.m., $12. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
-Miss Jubilee: 7:30 p.m., free. The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-455-1090.
-Nick Gusman and the Coyotes: 7 p.m., free. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-224-5521.
-The Samples: 8 p.m., $30. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.
-Steve Aoki: 10 p.m., $35-$900. RYSE Nightclub, One Ameristar Blvd, St. Charles.
-The Who: w/ Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs 7:30 p.m., $38-$299. Enterprise Center, 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis, 314-241-1888.
-Third Sight Band: 11 p.m., $15-$120. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
-Toronzo Cannon: 9 p.m., $10-$15. The Shamrock Pub, 1131 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-2231.
-Ultimate Sade Tribute: 7 p.m., $30. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15
-Adam Nussbaum: 8-10:30 p.m., $20. Joe’s Cafe Gallery, 6010 Kingsbury Ave., St. Louis, 314-862-2541.
-All Roostered Up: noon; Oct. 22, noon; Oct. 29, noon, free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-AWOLNATION: w/ Badflower, The Mysterines 8 p.m., $35-$45. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
-Bad Suns: w/ Last Dinosaurs, Quarters of Change 7 p.m., $25-$75. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
-BOB VooDoo Festival w/ Voodoo Forrest Gump: 10 p.m., $12. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-Diesel Island: 7 p.m., free. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-224-5521.
-Fall Music Festival: 1 p.m., $10. The Attic Music Bar, 4247 S. Kingshighway, 2nd floor, St. Louis, 314-376-5313.
-The Holy Hand Grenades: w/ Be Good Elliot 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
-Hot Koolaid: 6-9 p.m., free. Sky Music Lounge, 930 Kehrs Mill Road, Ballwin.
-Jason Cooper and the Coop Devilles: 7 p.m., $15-$120. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
-The Lion’s Daughter and Stormruler Double Release Show: w/ Fister, the Gorge 8 p.m., $10. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
-Ms. Hy-C and Her Fresh Start Band: 7 p.m., $20. National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave., St. Louis.
-Punk Rock Art Show and Record Release Party: w/ the Bent Duo, Bruiser Queen, Darling Skye, the Centaurettes 3 p.m., free. 31art gallery, 3520 Hampton Avenue, Saint Louis, N/A.
-Quin McIntosh: 7:30 p.m., $20. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.
-Ryan Cheney: 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
-Sail On: 7 p.m., $32-$82. Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St Charles, 636-896-4200.
-Talkin Trash with Bobby Stevens: 6 p.m., free. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
-Tom Hall: 3 p.m., $15-$120. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
-William Fitzsimmons: 8 p.m., $20. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
-Wolf Eyes: w/ Brain Transplant, Worm Hands, Janet Xmas 8 p.m., $12/$15. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 16
-Ace Hood: 8 p.m., $25-$30. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720.
-The B3 Blowout: 3 p.m., $15. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
-Hemlock: w/ Subversion, Drop the Blade, Indecorous, Daisy Chain 7 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
-Kevin Buckley and Friends: 11 a.m., free. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-224-5521.
-Matt Maeson: 8 p.m., $23-$25. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
-Mustard Service: w/ Late Night Drive Home 8 p.m., $15-$18. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
-Non Euclidean Geometry: w/ Native Lyving, Nowake, Chainlink 8 p.m., $12. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
-They Might Be Giants: 7 p.m., SOLD OUT. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
MONDAY OCTOBER 17
-Pope: w/ Dubb Nubb, Thomas Dollbaum, Nicole 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
-Ryan Adams: 8 p.m., $49.50-$89.50. The Factory, 17105 N Outer 40 Rd, Chesterfield, 314-423-8500.
-Soulard Blues Band: 9 p.m.; Oct. 24, 9 p.m.; Oct. 31, 9 p.m., $5. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18
-The Calling: 8 p.m., $25-$30. Old Rock House, 1200 S. seventh St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.
-illuminati hotties: w/ Enumclaw, Olivia Barton 8 p.m., $20/$25. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
-Miss Jubilee & The Yas Yas Boys: 10 a.m., $20-$23. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900.
-RÜFÜS DU SOL: 7 p.m., TBA. St. Louis Music Park, 750 Casino Center Dr., Maryland Heights, 314-451-2244.
-Zombi: 8 p.m., $13. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19
-The Bumpin’ Uglies: w/ Kyle Smith 8 p.m., $17-$20. Old Rock House, 1200 S. seventh St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.
-J.D. Hughes: Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m.; 4:30 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-Miss Jubilee & The Yas Yas Boys: 10 a.m., $20-$23. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900.
-Sorry Eric: w/ 3 of 5, Mold Gold 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
-Stefon Harris & Blackout: -23, 7:30-8:40 p.m., $37. The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, 3536 Washington Ave, St Louis, 314-571-6000.
-Turnstile: w/ Snail Mail, JPEGMAFIA 7 p.m., $35. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
-Voodoo Blues Brothers: 9 p.m., $12. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.