Dave Beardsley

Blogs
March 11, 2010
New Downtown Blues Festival in Works, Organizers Also Want to Take Over "Pre-Existing" Jazz Festival
St. Louisans could have a new blues festival to add to their list of outdoor summer music options, if a local production company's plans go through.Mike Kociela, far right, at a press conference on Thursday announcing events for downtown this summer. Kociela wants to bring a new blues festival to do ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Lady Di's Blues Corner Documents Local Musicians and Venues
(Piece by Dean C. Minderman) Blues enthusiasts know that the music is best experienced live, but when you can't get to one of St. Louis' blues clubs in person, you can still take in some of the sights and sounds online by visiting Lady Di's Blues Corner. The site features dozens of pages of photos a ... More >>
Music
July 13, 2005
Margaritaville Lives
We picnic with Parrotheads, get literary with book-minded bands and witness an old-fashioned blues royale
Music
February 25, 2004
Blues' Dues
At this benefit concert, you'll get the blues and a local Web site will get the green
Music
January 29, 2003
Credit Check
Local musician Willie Woods says the Trackboyz promised him credit on a smash hit -- then reneged
Music
December 15, 1999
DIGITAL BLUES
The new St. Louis Blues Net uses a new medium to promote our hometown brand of an old art form