Subject: Luminary Center for the Arts

• The Luminary Center for the Arts Presents the Elevator Music Series

  The Luminary Center for the Arts (4900 Reber Place) is presenting a new monthly event called the Elevator Music Series. The first show will take place on March 26, with local act the Pragmatic and out-of-towners Anathallo. The aim of the series is to draw national acts to town, while showcasing talented local and regional acts, as a way to improve the St. Louis concert landscape. Luminary director James McAnally says the center will also be conducting interviews and doing podcasts with the bands

  January 22, 2009

• St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week of March 17

  Fox Theatre *Bill Maher, Thursday, April 16 Argosy Casino *Bob Zany, Friday, May 15, Saturday, May 16blogs.pitch.com/waywardMac Lethal Firebird *He Is Legend, Monday, April 20 *Mac Lethal, Friday, May 8 *Westbound Train, Monday, May 11 *The Business, Wednesday, May 20 *Von Iva, Monday, May 25 *Joe Lally, Thursday, June 4 *The Queers, Thursday, June 25 Scottrade Center *Yanni, Saturday, May 30 *Jonas Brothers/Jordin Sparks/Honor Society, Tuesday, July 28

  March 17, 2009

• Arts Alive

  March 11, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, April 17 to 19

  Busy weekend! Friday, April 17 *Solange/Teresajenee, Webster University *Pretty & Nice/Radical Sons, Firebird *Jason Ringenberg/Rough Shop, Off Broadway *Loyal Earth Fest at the Old Rock House*Unwed Sailor/Jovian Chorus/Dear Future, Luminary Center for the Arts*Alvin Jett and Phat NoiZ, Riddles*Daniel Francis Doyle/.e, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center*Everett Dean, Deluxe*Left Arm/The 75s, Kemper Art Museum*Parkway Drive, Fubar*Poor People of Paris, Atomic Cowboy*Soulard Blues Band, BB's Jazz B

  April 17, 2009

• Light Write

  May 13, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, May 15 to 17

  Friday, May 15 *Paper Dolls/Heather Perry, Off Broadway *Cracker, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (also appearing at Vintage Vinyl at 5 p.m., free beer & BBQ!) *Left Arm, Vintage Vinyl, 8 p.m. *The Linemen, Atomic Cowboy *Messy Jiverson (CD release as Blown Speakers), Old Rock House *The Syn (members of Yes), Way Out Club *The Union Electric, Lemmons *The Feed, Broadway Oyster Bar *Copperview/Waterstreet/Allusive, Cicero's *Dova Grove/East Ash Street Band, Gramophone *MCF/AsDeathDeparts/Bear in the S

  May 15, 2009

• Abe Vigoda and the Octopus Project Playing Luminary Arts Center Win Tickets to This Weekend's Show!

  Some cool news from the Luminary Center for the Arts, about a few shows it has coming up in July. First, the venue will be co-presenting Austin electro-dreamers the Octopus Project on Friday, July 24. And the next night (that's Saturday, July 25), LA garage-wobblers Abe Vigoda will headline. (Locals Exercise and KC act Capybara, whose album is available for free right here, are opening.) The latter show is even cooler, because Luminary says it's "an unofficial event celebrating the first night o

  July 7, 2009

• Abe Vigoda

  July 22, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, July 24 to Monday, July 27

  Friday, July 24 *Angie Stone/Soul Alliance/Leandra, Live on the Levee *Sybris/King Thief, Cicero's *Coldplay, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *TobyMac, Six Flags *Jaime Foxx, Chaifetz Arena *Skeletonwitch/Saviours/Trap Them, Firebird *Funky Butt Brass Band CD Release, Broadway Oyster Bar *John Maxfield Band CD Release, The Library *Those Darlins/The Builders and Butchers, Off Broadway *Octopus Project, Luminary Center for the Arts

  July 24, 2009

• Tonight! Octopus Project at the Luminary Center for the Arts New MP3!

  It's always a good time when ethereal electro-popsters Octopus Project come to town. (Check our October 2008 review for video proof! Check this post for audio goodness!). In fact, the band is playing an all-ages show tonight at 8 p.m. at the Luminary Center for the Arts. The act is touring in support of the July 28-released Golden Beds EP, which contains five different songs and seven videos. Snag a new MP3 below!MP3: The Octopus Project, "Wet Gold"

  July 24, 2009

• The Books at the Luminary Center for the Arts, Sunday, September 20

  Here's something very, very cool: The Books will be performing at the Luminary Center for the Arts on Sunday, September 20. (Thanks to Glass Waves' twitter for spreading the news.) Lymbyc System opens. The Books plays this really stylized, intricate electro-acoustic rock that's simply magical; reference points include later-period Air and Four Tet.

  August 3, 2009

• Building A Reality

  August 5, 2009

• 20 Cents a Play

  August 12, 2009

• Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend, August 14-16, 2009

  TGIF! Here are ten things to do this weekend that won't bust your budget. soulardbluesband.com​Soulard Blues Band at Broadway Oyster Bar (Friday)The Soulard Blues Band has been around for more than 25 years, but this current lineup came together about two years ago. They play at 9:30 p.m. Friday. It's just $5 and is at downtown music venue Broadway Oyster Bar (736 S. Broadway.) More details here.- Dean Minderman

  August 14, 2009

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  August 19, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23

  Friday, August 21 *Emily Wells, Luminary Center for the Arts *STL Showcase, Mad Art Gallery *The Jovian Chorus (CD release)/Making Movies/Humdrum/Hope and Therapy, Firebird *Dread Zeppelin, Duck Room *Leroy Pierson, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *Madahoochi, Old Rock House *Bunnygrunt/Used Kids/Tenement/Sex Robots, Schlafly Tap Room *The Sunflower Split Release, Cranky Yellow *Trigger 5 (CD release), Deluxe *Dogtown Allstars, Broadway Oyster Bar *Jobu, The Gramophone *Asbury Park/Petty Cash Juncti

  August 21, 2009

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  August 26, 2009

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  September 2, 2009

• In the Studio: Syna So Pro

  (Welcome to In the Studio, a section on A to Z that spotlights -- what else? -- local artists in the studio. If you are also recording/recently recorded -- or are a studio engineer/producer and working with people -- email me, with the phrase "In the Studio" in the subject heading.) Syna So Pro Album: Make Two People Happy Sounds Like: Loop-based indie-pop with violin, guitar, bass and Syrhea Conway's ethereal, angelic vocals. RIYL Imogen Heap, Lush. Recorded At: Yellow Hat Studios With Whom: E

  September 3, 2009

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  September 16, 2009

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  September 23, 2009

• Homespun: Syna So Pro, make two people happy

  In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Syna So Pro's make two people happy (i.e. the solo project of Stella Mora bassist/vocalist Syrhea Conaway). He had this to say: ...she takes on a variety of instruments herself -- resulting in classical-inspired violin passages, skyscraping guitar chords and layered harmonies where Conaway is singing with herself. make two people happy is very much an album, meant to be experienced in sequence: These twelve songs are stitched together not with o

  October 8, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11

  Friday, October 9 *They Might Be Giants/Guggenheim Grotto, The Pageant *The Bottle Rockets/Otis Gibbs, Duck Room *Maxwell/Chrisette Michele/Common, Scottrade Center *Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Cicero's *Street Dogs, Pop's *Essince, Vintage Vinyl *Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, Broadway Oyster Bar *Atlanta Rhythm Section, Argosy Casino, Alton *Brave Combo, Oktoberfest *Robert Glasper, Jazz at the BIstro *John Henry and The Engine (vinyl release party)/Tom Schraeder/Mike Kendrick & The Blue Eyed S

  October 9, 2009

• Well-Versed

  November 12, 2009

• 10 Things to Do Under $10 in St. Louis This Weekend, November 13-15

  Remain non-broke all the way through Monday with the following suggestions for having fun on a budget this weekend. Looking for live music? We have that for you too, with our weekend concert calendar. It's also one of the best weekends all year long to see a movie in St. Louis.​Everything is Terrible!: The Movie at Antarctica (Friday)A group of students at Ohio University compiled the worst video footage they could find, found footage "ranging from the hilariously arcane to the blissfully obsc

  November 13, 2009

• Quick Hits: The Body at Apop Records, Califone Coming to Town, Stace England on NPR

  *Tonight at Apop Records, Providence, Rhode Island, screamagers the Body are performing. Ghost Ice and Catholic Guilt are also on the bill. The show's just $5. *Congratulations to Stace England, who recently appeared on NPR to talk about The Amazing Oscar Micheaux, his album of music about the life and art of the once-forgotten filmmaker. Stream the interview at this link, and don't forget to read our recent chat with him or snag an MP3 from the record.

  January 5, 2010

• Fit to Print

  January 27, 2010

• The Album Leaf and Sea Wolf Pairing Up at the Luminary Center for the Arts

  The Luminary Center for the Arts' Elevator Music Series is kicking into gear again -- and, at least so far in 2010, it's kicking ass. As we reported a while ago, Califone will be performing the score to the movie All My Friends are Funeral Singers, which was directed by its frontman, Tim Rutili. And now comes word that hushed indie-electro act The Album Leaf and well-mannered rockers Sea Wolf have booked a show there on Saturday, April 24. Tickets are $12 in advance, and $14 day of show. I'd buy

  February 4, 2010

• St. Louis Art Caps

  February 10, 2010

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  February 17, 2010

• St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week of February 23

  The Bangles!​The Pageant *Edwin McCain, April 8 *Cross Canadian Ragweed, April 18 *Angels and Airwaves/Say Anything, April 19 *The Bangles, May 2 *30 Seconds to Mars/MUTEMATH, May 4 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, April 29 *Brad Paisley/Darius Rucker, May 29 *Styx/Foreigner/Kansas, June 4 *Dave Matthews Band/Robert Earl Keen, June 16

  February 23, 2010

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  February 24, 2010

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  March 3, 2010

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  March 17, 2010