Pictured L-R: Devin Williams, Ms Hy-C, and Rum Drum Ramblers band members Mat Wilson and Ryan Koenig. By Michael Higgins WISHING A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS to Devin Williams and The Rum Drum Ramblers — Mat Wilson, Ryan Koenig and Joe Glynn (not pictured) for advancing to the IBC Championship in Memphis next year !! St Louis

By music journalist Bob Baugh *Coming soon to the pages of Big City R&B magazine Tornado relief fundraiser – Brothers Lazaroff at Joe’s Cafe At 2:45 pm on May 16,2025 all the cell phone alarms and tornado sirens in the St. Louis metro area went off. Our neighborhood quickly went dark as winds whipped the

By Bob Baugh This is one of reasons we love this town!! Funky, quirky and unique barely begins to describe Joe’s Cafe in St. Louis’s DeBaliviere community. Buried in a neighborhood, artist Bill Christman’s place is an intimate music venue, storefront, workshops and a garden filled with robots. The Cafe is strictly BYO. The only

Alonzo Townsend with Henry’s induction plaque. Henry is now in the Blues Hall Of Fame! FROM ALONZO “The Legacy is Alive and THRIVING. Congratulations Dad a.k.a 2025 The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee: The Late Great Patriarch of St. Louis Blues, Henry J. Townsend 👑 The greatest honor next to being your son was

Ron Edwards and FriendsReunion and Tribute at the Focal Point April 27, 2025 Featuring photos from: Reed Radcliffe, Tecora Morgan, and Lee Howland  Joining Ron Edwards were his friends Jon Erblich, Leroy Jodie Pierson, Bob Case, Tom “Papa” Ray, Brian Curran In the words of musician Tecora Morgan – “Celebrating the GENIUS BLUES HISTORIAN,Mr. Ron Edwards“ Maybe

From Michael Higgins – What an amazing Easter Sunday Miz Renee Smith was formally inducted into The National Blues Museum’s “St Louis Blues Women’s Hall Of Fame” As of now she has joined the likes of Uvee Hayes, Kim Massie and Mae Wheeler as beloved members. Renee Smith recieving her ‘Women’s Hall of Fame’ award

St. Louis Blues Society Greenwood Cemetery CD project updates, courtesy of Michael Higgins. November 19th 2025 From Michael: “ALL THE GIN IS GONE” – Jimmy Forrest (w/Grant Green) 1959 Been looking forward to this special surprise 🔥❤️! So many thanks to STL sax master Kendrick Smith and his fabulous quartet including Bernard Terry on bass,