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Last week’s featured concerts — The 2014 Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vince Martin at Lafayette Park

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.

This Week on the Free Concert Scene

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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
Nothing on our calendar for this day.

Thursday, September 4
Eureka Days in Eureka
Gentlemen Bandits at Kirkwood Station Plaza

Friday, September 5
Miss Jubilee, Dawn Weber performing at Art Outside at Schalfly Bottleworks in Mapelwood
St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton
Popeye Picnic in Chester, IL
Sh-Boom at Eureka Days in Eureka
Acoustic Jam at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters
The Steve Ewing Duo at Laumeier Sculpture Park

Saturday, September 6
Art Outside at Schalfly Bottleworks in Maplewood
St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton
Popeye Picnic in Chester, Illinois
Well Hungarians at Eureka Days at Lions Park in Eureka
Dogs of Society at Chesterfield Amphitheater

Sunday, September 7
Art Outside at Schalfly Bottleworks in Maplewood
St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton
Popeye Picnic in Chester, Illinois
Ragtime Rendezvous at Rosebud Cafe at Scott Joplin House in St. Louis

Be sure to check our website for more events. We hope to see you at a free concert soon.

Last week’s featured concert — Fanfare at Tilles Park

by Romondo Davis
Fanfare, featuring Kittie Moller on lead vocals, entertained the crowd last Tuesday night at Tilles Park in Ladue. The popular dance and cover band played to a sizable audience who had come to enjoy the music—and food from a variety of food trucks—at St. Louis County Park’s Feast in the Park summer series.

We want to thank band leader Vince Golomski for mentioning “Free Concerts St. Louis” several times from the stage, and both Vince and Kittie for taking the time to chat with us during the intermission.

Click here to see our photos of Fanfare’s performance at Tilles Park.

This Week on the Free Concert Scene

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Monday, August 25
No shows on the schedule for this day — please let us know if you know of any free concerts we missed.

Tuesday, August 26
Big Brother Thunder and The Master Blasters at the Missouri History Museum

Wednesday, August 27
Citygarden Summer Concert Series Citygarden in downtown St. Louis
The Foggy Memory Boys at Ryan Hummert Park in Maplewood
Scott Laytham and Karl Holmes at Sailboat Cove in Creve Coeur Park

Thursday, August 28
Kirkwood Stock at Kirkwood Station Plaza
St. Charles Municipal Band at Frontier Park Bandstand in St. Charles
St. Louis Banjo Club at 6432 Gravois

Friday, August 29
Trophy Mules at Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville
FatPocket at St. Louis Zoo

Saturday, August 30
Andy Bridgeman at Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville
Vince Martin at Lafayette Park in south St. Louis

Sunday, August 31
St. Charles Big (Jazz) Band at Frontier Park Bandstand in St. Charles

Be sure to check our website for more events. We hope to see you at a free concert soon.

Last week’s featured concert — The Vondrukes at Kirkwood Station Plaza

We met up with a group of friends at Kirkwood Station Plaza to enjoy the music of the Vondrukes. The weather was perfect and the crowd was a good size for that venue. Thanks to the sponsors who bring this series to a nice venue and stage. The restaurants in the plaza are an excellent place to dine, featuring a wide variety of food and beverage and the best seats in the house. The adjacent railroad tracks with passing trains supply unique background site and sound that reminds concert attendees how the plaza got its name.

Click here see our photos of The Vondrukes concert at Station Plaza.

This Week on the Free Concert Scene

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Monday, August 18
No shows on the schedule for this day — please let us know if you know of any free concerts we missed.

Tuesday, August 19
Fanfare at Tilles Park in Ladue
Dueling Pianos at Civic Park Bandstand in O’Fallon

Wednesday, August 20
Bottoms Up Blues Band at Citygarden in Downtown
Dawn Weber’s Swinging Blues Review at 100 North Main Street in St. Charles

Thursday, August 21
Emily Wallace at Kirkwood Station Plaza
St. Charles Municipal Band at Frontier Park in St. Charles

Friday, August 22
Anita Rosamond at Plaza 501 in Ferguson
Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats at Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville
Celebrate Wildwood at 221 Plaza Drive in Wildwood

Saturday, August 23
Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park
The Western Satellites at Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville
Celebrate Wildwood at 221 Plaza Drive in Wildwood
Route 66 Jazz Orchestra at Kirkwood Park
Funky Butt Brass Band at Dardenne Prairie City Hall
Magazine at Chesterfield Amphitheater
Ground Flow Fusion at Truman Park Gazebo in Hazelwood

Sunday, August 24
Festival of Nations at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis
Miss Jubilee at Lindenwood Park in south St. Louis
Celebrate Wildwood at 221 Plaza Drive in Wildwood
Boeing Employees Concert Band at St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant
Broken Hipsters Oak Knoll Park in Clayton
Cornet Chop Suey at Carondelet Park in south St. Louis

Be sure to check our website for more events. We hope to see you at a free concert soon.

Twilight Tuesday Second Season Announced

The 2014 second season of the Missouri History Museum’s Twilight Tuesday has been announced. These shows begin at 6 p.m. each Tuesday evening beginning August 26 and running through September 30.

August 26: Big Brother Thunder and The Master Blasters
September 2: Ticket To The Beatles
September 9: R&B And Tribute to Chaka Khan by Trish Haynes-Keys
September 16: Fanfare
September 23: Chuck Berry Tribute by the Berry Family
September 30: Kool and the Gang Tribute by Julius Williams

This Week on the Free Concert Scene

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Monday, August 11
No shows on the schedule for this day — please let us know if you know of any free concerts we missed.

Tuesday, August 12
Off The Shoulder at Wadlow Statue in Alton
Billy Peek at Faust Park in Chesterfield
Big Love at Civic Park Bandstand in O’Fallon, MO

Wednesday, August 13
Children’s Concert Series — Discussion with Percussion at Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park
Acoustik Element at Citygarden in downtown St. Louis
The VCRs in Downtown Clayton

Thursday, August 14
Vondrukes at Kirkwood Station Plaza
St. Louis Banjo Club at Concordia Hall in South St. Louis
Ralph Butler Duo at Faust Park in Chesterfield

Friday, August 15
John Henry at Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville
Kevin Bilchik at Tremayne Shelter in Creve Coeur Park
Griffin and the Gargoyles at St. Louis Zoo
The New Wave on Central Avenue in Eureka
Irie Sun at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters
Root Diggers at Citygarden in downtown St. Louis

Saturday, August 16
Lucky Old Sons at Eckert’s Country Store in Belleville
Trilogy at Boulevard Park in Lake St. Louis
Miss Jubilee in Lafayette Park in St. Louis
Smash Band Superhits at St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant
Palm Trio at Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon

Sunday, August 17
Silver Bullet at Gentry Park in Bridgeton
Steve Ewing Band at Benton Park in south St. Louis
Manchester Community Band at Paul A Schroeder Park in Manchester
Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats at Carondelet Park in St. Louis

Be sure to check our website for more events. We hope to see you at a free concert soon.