NOT SO QUIET! Concert Series

You’ll relish the vibraphone when the Jeff Lash Trio gives us their renditions of pop classics on May 5. Says The Riverfront Times, “Lash’s vibraphone is a chiming beast, a whispery bell and a rolling ocean of cool all at the same time… Lash’s trio swings in a way that soothes the most savage punk breast.”

If it’s not hot enough in St. Louis by June 2, then Samba Bom will spice it up with Brazilian music and transport the audience to the streets of Rio at Carnival time. Samba Bom—literally “good samba”—is a St. Louis-based group whose diverse backgrounds join together to celebrate Brazilian sound.

NOT SO QUIET! wraps up on July 7 with Folk’n Bluesgrass. Their unique style of folk, blues, and bluegrass is a hand-clapping, foot-stomping ball of fun that is a must-see for all lovers of acoustic music.

For all program details, call 314-206-6779 or visit us online at www.slpl.org.

St. Louis, MO . . . The St. Louis Public Library and KDHX 88.1 FM are excited to announce that they have joined forces to warm up winter nights and spice up springtime evenings with the NOT SO QUIET! concert series. The series will take place at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month from February through July at Central Library, 1301 Olive Street, and will feature some of the most diverse and popular musical acts in the entire St. Louis region. All concerts are FREE and open to the public. No tickets required. Seating is first-come, first-served.

NOT SO QUIET! kicks off on February 4 with St. Louis-based reggae legends The Murder City Players, who have been built a solid reputation as one of America’s premier reggae bands over the past 20 years. They’ve laid down reggae riddims with some of the very best Jamaican bands.

On March 3, there’s Zydeco Crawdaddys, a band whose infectious music will get you up and moving. Zydeco is a toe-tapping accordion-based musical style hailing from the prairies of south-central and southwest Louisiana that is synonymous with Mardi Gras.

April 7 offers in-your-face, hard-driving blues by The Phat noiZ Blues Band, fronted by Alvin Jett. Cutting his blues teeth with Tommy Bankhead and the Blues Eldorados, Jett has honed his skills into his own unique style of St. Louis blues.

1/25/2008