Live Music

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on Saturday will perform “Brahms X Radiohead,” a musical fusion by conductor/composer Steve Hackman.He said it draws on the intense anxiety present in each.

Jazz great David Sanborn, a Kirkwood native, got his start playing teen hangouts and clubs around St. Louis. Jazz St. Louis will honor him with its first lifetime achievement award on Thursday.

St. Louis arts saw a lot of change in 2023, with new music venues and festivals, attendance struggles for theaters and an embattled community radio station seeing a DJ revolt. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy D. Goodwin and Chad Davis recap trends from the year in the arts.

After 40 years of shows, the tiny music district south of Busch Stadium continues to evolve, with newer club owners hoping to expand it.

International superstar Beyoncé will be in St. Louis on Aug. 21 for the Renaissance tour at the Dome in Downtown, and local fans are gearing up for a weekend of Bey-themed festivities.

St. Louis native Jordan Ward has had a busy year, touring with hip-hop act JID and local rapper Smino. Ward, who lives in Los Angeles, returns to his hometown Wednesday for a show at the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.

Charlie Berry and his band have found a monthly home playing Blueberry Hill, the venue where his grandfather Chuck played for years. Berry mixes original material and classics from the Chuck Berry songbook.

Experimental musicians have been flocking to St. Louis for nearly 64 years.

Formative moments in a musician's career often happen in a garage.

As the last of the 2022 performances and exhibitions wrap up, a handful of trends and takeaways have crystallized over the past year and lay a path forward for where the St. Louis arts scene is headed.