(Words by Andrew Scavotto; photos by Annie Zaleski)
After devoting a significant amount of time to exploring local music in 2008, moreso than in years past, I've decided to end the year by blogging about my favorite moments. This isn't necessarily a list of my favorite shows -- rather, it's a list of the moments during which I enjoyed music the most during 2008. (Shame Club, August 2008)
It should be noted that this is the perspective of a fan, not a critic, meaning that this blog is not a cri
(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 and performance videos of St. Louis blues musicians past and present, representing more than a decade of effort by Dianna "Lady Di" Trombino Mestman.
Mestman, a St. Louis native and retired legal secr
madart.comSt. Louis artist, author and one-time RFT cover illustrator Kevin Belford is a man on a mission: to assert St. Louis' rightful place in the history of blues music. Belford's new book, Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, is out next month from Virginia Publishing. In it, Belford makes the case for St. Louis as a key crossroads for blues activity during the 1920s and 1930s, by recounting the stories and songs of musicians such as Peetie Wheatstraw, Henry
