It is truly an exciting time to be in St. Louis. Spring is in full swing, the music is moving from the dark clubs out onto the patios, and the National Blues Museum is opening!
The National Blues Museum has been coming together for six years. There have been ups and downs, lots of collaboration, and finally we will all get to see what the hype is all about. One aspect of the museum that will be of interest to all St. Louis blues lovers is the temporary St. Louis Blues Exhibit. The exhibit will talk about the story of St. Louis blues over the last 100 years or so, feature information about black radio history and the DJs who have been at the forefront of blues for decades, a photo show by Peter Newcomb, information about local blues venues, and a listening station where you can hear songs from the two St. Louis Blues Society compilation cds. As opening weekend comes and goes, I strongly suggest St. Louis comes out and supports such a great attraction for the city and the blues community!
We would like to welcome Mike Battle as our new Education Director. Mike is a local musician and coordinates the Center for Artistic Expression. He is already working on several aspects of St. Louis blues education. If you are interested in helping, please make sure to reach out to him at mikeb@exploremypassion.org or 314.960.7368.
On that note, special thanks to Evangelines Bistro, Tom Bryne and Erika Johnson for their donation to the STLBS Education Fund. We will be using the money to fund some of our co-ventures with The School of Rock and more.
The STLBS has recently created a concert calendar on our website. If you are a venue or band, please send your schedule to concertcalendar@stlouisbluessociety.org. Include the name of the band, venue, date, and time in an easy to read format so we can get it out through our social media!