Music

Musician Mike Mills looks back at his work with R.E.M. in “R.E.M. Explored,” a program including symphonic interpretations of the band’s songs, and Mills’ concerto written for violin, rock band and symphony orchestra.

Heil is noted as the inventor of the talk box, the original featured in a display at the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.

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.

Royce Martin’s “Memories on Morgan Street” brings Scott Joplin’s classics to the 21st century.

Music at the Intersection will return to Grand Center in September with kickoff and finale concerts, and partnerships with MvsterCamp and werQfest. Festival headliners will include Big Boi, Esperanza Spalding, Trombone Shorty and Chahka Khan.

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.

Music at the Intersection returns to Grand Center this weekend for its third year. Festival headliners will include Herbie Hancock, Thundercat and Snarky Puppy.

Festival producers sold 25,000 tickets across two days. They plan to return with another version in 2024.