Press Conference for Blues Week St. Louis

Stlblues.net partners with St. Louis Mayor, Francis Slay

(L to R, Dave Beardsley, Craig Caesar, Mayor Francis Slay, Steve Dettmers, Ralph Pfremmer)

Stlblues.net was on hand Wednesday for the press conference downtown in front of the newly named Peabody Opera House, formerly Keil Opera House. The place is getting a major face lift and it appropriately sits as a back drop to our cities recently announced cultural event, Bluesweek.

The 10-day celebration begins with the Blues Society Cocktail Reception at the historic St. Louis Union Station Grand Hall and will kick off the week with complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.

The party continues on August 27-28, with the Saint Louis Bluesweek Festival on the steps of the historically significant Peabody Opera House. Both days will feature specially designed shows to honor the wide range of musical styles that were born in St. Louis. Each show will be a compilation of the area’s most well-known and influential Blues musicians. A variety of St. Louis restaurants and tasty beverages will be available for purchase.

Check out the Soulard Blues Cruise. This is gonna be a big night for Soulard.

Blues Cruise Venues and Shows:

• BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups (map)
700 S Broadway
St Louis, Missouri 63102
Friday: Larry Brown
Dave Herrero Blues Band
Saturday: Marquise Knox
Arthur Williams Blues Band

• Beale on Broadway (map)
701 S. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
Friday: Ground Floor Band
Saturday: Eric "guitar" Davis
Blues Band

• Broadway Oyster Bar (map)
736 S Broadway
St Louis, MO 63102
Friday: Rum Drum Ramblers
Saturday: Soulard Blues Band

• The Grizzly Bear (map)
1027 Geyer Ave
St .Louis, MO 63104
Friday: Alvin Jett & Phat Noiz Blues
Saturday: Rough Grooves
Blues Band

• Hammerstone's (map)
2028 South 9th Street
Saint Louis, MO 63104
Friday: Melissa Neels Band
Saturday: Paul Bonn Blues Band

• The Shanti (map)
825 Allen Avenue
St Louis, MO 63104
Friday: Naked Groove
Saturday: Bottoms Up Blues Gang

• Joanie's Pizzeria (map)
2101 Menard Street
St Louis, MO 63104
Friday: Tom Hall
Saturday: Johnny Fox

• Molly's (map)
816 Geyer Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
Friday: "Bumblebee"
Bob Kamoske
Saturday: James Matthews

• 1860's Saloon (map)
1860 South 9th Street
St Louis, MO 63104
Friday: The Bluetones
Saturday: Steve Pecaro Band

• Llywellyn's Pub (map)
1732 South 9th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
Big Mike Aguirre &
Friday: The Blu-City All Stars
Saturday: Brown Bottle Fever