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An East St. Louis radio station helped hook listeners in the St. Louis region on hip-hop back in 1979. That’s when New York record executives Joe and Sylvia Robinson sent the song “Rapper's Delight” to WESL. Former WESL owner Gentleman Jim Gates discusses the moment. -
“A Brush of Violence” is the first film to be sponsored by St. Louis Filmworks. -
Chicago-based artist Kelly Kristin Jones addresses the role of white supremacy in society in her exhibition "nwl," short for "nice white ladies." -
St. Louis brings Elizabeth Savage’s “The Bee Play” to the stage for the first time. -
Victor Goines, a longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and distinguished educator, will lead Jazz at St. Louis. -
For nine years, the St. Louis Story Stitchers have told stories from their lives using rap, rhythm, spoken word, singing and dance. They’ll perform at several events recognizing Juneteenth this weekend. -
The Music at the Intersection festival returns for a second year, with national headliners like Erykah Badu, Gary Clark Jr. and plenty of room for local acts. Festival organizers aim to make this year’s event even bigger with vendors and indoor and outdoor stages. -
Under Cinema St. Louis Executive Director Cliff Froehlich's leadership, the organization weathered the disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic. He retires in June. -
More than 100 St. Louis area arts institutions are calling on St. Louis and St. Louis County officials to use federal coronavirus relief funding to help support the arts. -
"Summer in St. Louis” recently won Best Super Short Drama at the Berlin Flash Film Festival. Filmmaker Câmi Thomas of My Friends I Made This discusses on “St. Louis on the Air” how the 91-second film reflects her love for her community and the “constant narrow avoidance of danger” in St. Louis.