Friday September 24

Open mic 7-10pm at the Milton Market (Old Milton School) in Alton

The Conservatory in Alton

Pianos 9pm at Ragin Cajun Piano Bar in Alton

 Step Brothers Duo 2-6pm Hollywood Five 7:30-11:30pm at Fast Eddies in Alton

 Root Dig-N-Nation 6-10pm at Chubbys in Alton

 Graham Curry 7:30pm at the Lodge at The Lovejoy in Alton

 Lofty's Comet 8pm at Chez Marilyn's in Alton 

 Town Criers 6-10pm at the VFW in Alton

 Owlz 7-11pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey

at Laux Brickhouse in Bethalto

 7-10pm at J J Thermos at East Gate in East Alton

Bush Fest at the VFW in Cottage Hills  

 Crystal Waters Production Main Stage 

4:20pm Tanukis, 5:50 Daisy Chain, 7:30 Graham Band, 9:10 HOOKiE, 11 Synapses  

Mojo Music Stage 

5pm Unknown & Sailing, 6:40 Crocodile Kings, 8:20 33 on the Needle, 10 Ravensmoke 

Indoor Stage 

5:20pm Niko 6:50 Lester, Floyd, and Rueben 8 Peanut Butter Jam Band, 8:50 Set Break Sarahs, 10:15 Groovy Butter Cakes

9pm at Doc Holiday's in Cottage Hills

Downtown Summer Concert Series with Unbroken 6-9pm on Ferguson in Wood River 

  7pm at the Moose in Wood River

 Niki Lanahan 8pm at Matin's Tunes and Eats (formally Chico's) in Wood River

 Trent Tarun 5-8pm at the Stagger Inn Again in Edwardsville

 Mo Pleasure 6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville

 Dave Cattani 7-10pm at The Outlet at Edisons in Edwardsville

 Skylark Brothers 7pm at Global Brew in Edwardsville

6pm at Recess Brewery in Edwardsville

  9pm at The Back Bar in Edwardsville

 Chatahoochie (Alan Jackson tribute) 7:30pm at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville

  6-10pm at the Cabin at Judy Creek in Glen Carbon

 Down And Dirty 11pm-2am following the races at Tri City Speedway in Granite City

 American Originals 9pm at Patricks in Granite City

 South Side Bloozy Boyz 7pm at the Elks in Granite City

 Midnight Special 8pm at Doit's Village Inn Pontoon Beach 

at Old Herald Brewery in Collinsville

Grafton Rally with The American Standard 6pm and Puddle of Mud 9pm at Hillbilly Ranch in Jerseyville

 Isaiah Christian 7-10pm at Georges Local Brew in Jerseyville

Scott and Karl 6pm at the Loading Dock in Grafton

  3-7pm at Aeries in Grafton

 Jim on Keys 6:30-10:30pm at Grafton Pub 

Steve Mellas Open Mic + Big Deal Band 7pm at the Hawg Pit in Grafton

  6-10pm at Wild Pickins Winery in Chesterfield

 Pat Liston 5pm at St. George Room in Carlinville

Borderline 8pm at Washy's Saloon in Waterloo, IL.  

Money Shot 8pm at Sweetwater Saloon in New Douglass 

Mike Judy Presents David Nail w/ Karissa Ella and Jordan Suter & The High Road 7pm at Pop's in Sauget, IL.

Mike Judy Presents: "The City Sleeps In Flames" 15 Year Anniversary Tour, featuring: Scary Kids Scaring Kids w/ special guests: The Classic Crime + Picturesque + The Villa 8pm at Red Flag in St. Louis, Mo.

 Saturday September 25   

 Performing Arts Grab Bag 1-3pm & Svound Sound Bath 7pm at Jacoby Arts Center in Alton

  5-8pm at the Brown Bag Bistro in Alton

 Owlz at the 60's Street party in downtown Alton

 Kevin Gruen & Friends 8pm at Chez Marilyn's in Alton

 Agent Ninety Nine 8pm at 3rd Chute in Alton

 Thayne Bradford & Gary Hunt 7:30pm at The Lodge at Lovejoy in Alton 

Pup Crawl with Emo Karaoke 8pm at The Conservatory in Alton

Bearded Bandits 2-6pm Hollywood Five 7:30-11:30pm at Fast Eddies in Alton

 Skylark Brothers 6-10pm at Chubbys in Alton

Pianos 9pm at Ragin Cajun, In Alton

6-10pm at Morrison Irish Pub in Alton

 Number 4 Combo 7-11pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey

  7-10pm at JJ Thermos at East Gate Plaza in East Alton

Bush Fest at the VFW in Cottage Hills

Crystal Waters Production Main Stage 

12pm Sandwich Brothers, 12:50 Idiot Savants, 2:30 Everhart & Light, 4:10 Birds of Squalor, 

5:50 Krickett and the Grilled Avocados, 7:30 DIABISE, 9:10 Agents of the Free, 11pm 86 Red 

Mojo Music Stage 

1:40 H7, 3:20 Fireside, 5 Liver Jones and the Flatworms, 6:40 Noble, 8:20 Accidentally on Purpose, 10 Biff K'Narley - Reptilians 

Indoor Stage 

12:30pm Omnisonic, 1:30 Autumn Konkel, 2:20 Tim Summers 3:30 Scott Andrews 4:40 Little Known Fact 5:50 Tony Hall 7:10 POWjr72, 8:30 Bring Me The Fires, 10 Precarious Situation

9-1pm at Doc Holidays in Cottage HIlls

 Screaming Eagles 8-12pm at Laux Brickhouse in Bethalto

Joe Sparks 4-7pm at Bluestem Vodka in Meadowbrook (Bethalto)

Rustic Roots 5th Anniversary 9am with Money Shot 2-6pm in Woodriver

  8pm at Martin's Tunes and Eats in Wood River (formally Chico's)

Dj Fourth Dimension 10pm -2am at The Franchise in Wood River

 Sitdown Gitdown  4pm & Throw The Horns 9pm-1am at The Pump House in Wood River

  8pm at the Refinery Bar in Wood River

7-10pm at Georges Local Brew in Jerseyville

Grafton Rally with American Standard 6:15pm, Saving Abel 7pm and Jackyl 8:30pm at Hillbilly Ranch in Jerseyville

 Strangers Duo 3-7 at Grafton Winery

 Tripwire 12-4pm, Backwood Burden 4-8pm, & Fireside 7-11pm at the Hawg Pit in Grafton

 Jake's Leg 7pm at the Loading Dock in Grafton

Cailyn Herr 2-6pm & Jake Weber And the Lonesome Drifters 7-11pm at Grafton Pub

 Cheri Bomb 7pm at the Oyster Bar in Grafton

Tanglefoot 6-10 at the Gold Bar at Rustic Retreats in Grafton

  at Aeries in Grafton

 Catfish Willie Duo 5-8pm at the Bloody Bucket in Grafton

 Fall Festival: The Kitchens 1-5pm & Flip The Frog 6-10pm at Wild Pickins Winery in Chesterfield

 Bobby Rolens 2pm at the Foundry in Edwardsville

 Lexi Schlemer 5-8pm at the Stagger Inn in Edwardsville

Oktoberfest with Deutschmeister Brass Band 2-5pm and Poor Dirty Astronauts 6-10pm at Recess Brewery in Edwardsville

  at Global Brew in Edwardsville

 Dave Horton 6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville

 That Arena Rock Show 8pm at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville

  6-10pm at the Cabin at Judy Creek in Glen Carbon

Freshburn 7-10pm at Who Dat's in Collinsville

  at Old Herald Brewery in Collinsville

  9:30pm at Patricks in Granite City

 Midnight Special 8pm at Doits Village Inn Pontoon Beach

 Cabin Fever 7-11pm at Reds Tavern in Bunker Hill

Mo Pleasure 8pm at Prairie Inn in Dorsey

 Baywolfe 8:30pm at Time Out in Troy, IL.

Worth The Fight 9pm at Two Dogs in Roodhouse

 Pat Liston 3pm at Vintage Wine in Waterloo

  3-7pm at the Longshot Tiki Bar in Portage Des Sioux, Mo.

Michigander with guests The Fade 8pm at The Blueberry Hill Duct Room in St. Louis

Sunday September 26   

 3-7pm at Chubby's in Alton

 1pm at the Brown Bag Bistro in Alton

Anthony Nanny & Co. 1-5pm and Truckers 6-10pm at Fast Eddies Bon Air in Alton

 at Doc Holliday's in Cottage Hills

Shell Shack 3-7pm at Martin Tunes and Eats in Wood River 

 Big Deal 1-5pm at the Hawg Pit in Grafton

 Scott & Karl 2-6pm at the Grafton Winery 

 Yacht Rockers 3pm at the Loading Dock in Grafton

 LedSled 7pm at the Oyster Bar in Grafton

 Phillip Russo 1-5pm at Grafton Pub

 Johnathan Baker 1-5pm at Aeries in Grafton

 Dave Horton 2-6pm at Wild Pickins in Chesterfield

 Strangers Duo 4-7pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville

Worth The Fight 4pm at the Marina Bar at Holiday Shores in Edwardsville

 Steve Kline 3-6pm at Reds Tavern in Bunker Hill 

 Scott and Mechelle 3-6pm at Doit's Village Inn in Pontoon Beach

  at Patricks in Granite City

Scott Marlin 3pm at Unwind Spa and Longe in Highland

Roaming Home 2-6pm at Hidden Lake Winery in Aviston, IL.

 Headbangers Ball 2-6pm at 3rd Chute West in West Alton, MO. 

Rogers and Nienhaus 3-7pm at Longshot Tiki Bar in Portage Des Sioux, Mo.

 Pat Liston 2pm at the Boathouse in St. Charles, Mo.

Mike Judy and The Point present cleopatrick 7pm at the Old Rock House in St. Louis Mo. 

 Monday September 27

Fury in Few (Atlanta) 8pm at The Conservatory in Alton

 D-Lux Duo 6-10pm at Fast Eddies in Alton, IL.     

Mike Keller & Friends every Monday 5pm at the Stagger Inn Again in Edwardsville, IL. 

  6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville, IL.

 Roaming Home 6-9pm at the Prairie Inn in Dorsey, IL. 

 Bobby & Larry Rolens 5:30pm at Yellow Dog in Worden

Soulard Blues Band the longest running blues jam session in the nation $5 cover every Monday 9pm -12am at the Broadway Oyster bar in St. Louis, Mo.

      Tuesday September 28   

 Riley Holtz & Co. 6-10pm at Fast Eddies in Alton, IL.

 Lanny & Julie 6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville, IL.

Open Mic first (10-5) and third (10-19) Tuesday 6pm at Recess Brewery in Edwardsville, IL. 

Open Mic second(10-12) and fourth(9-28) Tuesday w/ Butch Moore 6:30 -10pm at the Corner Tavern in Edwardsville, IL.

 TBD 5-9pm at Grafton Pub

 Wednesday September 29   

Open Mic at The Conservatory in Alton, IL.

 D-Lux Duo 6-10pm at Fast Eddies in Alton, IL.

 Riverbend Classics 6-10pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey, IL.

  6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville, IL.

Alfresco Productions presents Music in the Park  7-8:30pm at Civic Park in Granite City, IL.

7-11pm at Doits Village Inn Pontoon Beach, IL. 

Mike Judy Presents P.O.D. Satellite 20th Anniversary Tour with From Ashes To New, All Good Things, Sleep Signals 7:30pm at  Pop's in Sauget

 Thursday September 30     

 Riverbend Talent 6pm on  107.1FM with guests Scott and Mechelle Acoustic  sponsored by Matt Van Voorhis of Macias Insurance ,  Halpin Music Company and by  Michael Crider of Farmers Insurance 

Sea Shanty sing along 6-9pm at Morrison's Irish Pub in Alton

  7pm at the Post Commons in Alton 

Open mic night 9pm at Ragin Cajun in Alton        

 Hollywood Five 7-11pm at Fast Eddies in Alton

Open Mic hosted by Everhart and Light 6-10pm at Bakers & Hale in Godfrey

  6-9pm at George's Local Brew in Jerseyville

 Jeremy Drake 6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville

6pm at the Cabin at Judy Creek in Glen Carbon

  7-10pm at Doits Village Inn Pontoon Beach

Mo Pleasure 6pm at Patricks in Granite City

 Steve Kline 6-9pm at Prairie Inn Dorsey 

Benefit for cancer patient Amy Adams 1-11pm at Grafton Oyster Bar 

 Friday October 1  

  6-9pm at Morrison's Irish Pub in Alton

  at Market at Milton in Alton

  at The Conservatory in Alton

Pianos 9pm at Ragin Cajun in Alton

 Boderline 7:30pm-11:30pm at Fast Eddies in Alton

Pat Liston 6:30pm at Chubby's in Alton

  7:30pm at the Lodge at Lovejoy in Alton

  7-11pm at the VFW in Alton

  8pm at Chez Marilyn's in Alton

Dinner and Spirits  presented by Troy Taylor and America Hauntings: An Evening with Hell Hath No Fury (Women Serial Killers) at the Best Western in Alton, IL. ($46 per person)

Flatliner 7-10pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey

7pm at J J Thermos at East Gate Plaza in East Alton

7pm at Laux Brickhouse in Bethalto

  Scott & Mechelle 7pm at the Moose in Wood River

 Gabie and the Real Deal 8pm at Martin's Tunes and Eats (formally Chico's) in Wood River 

  7-10pm at Georges Local Brew in Jerseyville

 Scott & Karl 6pm at the Loading Dock in Grafton

  3-7pm at Aeries Winery in Grafton

  7-11pm at Grafton Pub 

Steve Mellas Open Mic 7pm at the Hawg Pit in Grafton

at the Bloody Bucket in Grafton

  at Doit's Village Inn Pontoon Beach

 Rock Bottom 9:30pm to 1am at Patricks in Granite City

  5-8pm at the Stagger Inn Again in Edwardsville

 7pm at The Outlet  at Edisons in Edwardsville

  6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville

 Double Wide Duo 7pm at the Cabin at Judy Creek in Glen Carbon

 Bad Decision 6-10pm at Long Shot Tiki Bar in Portage Des Sioux, Mo.

Callis Entertainment presents Last in Line with Conquest and Torchlight Parade at 21 rock in Arnold Mo.

Saturday October 2        

Alton Farmers and Artisans' Market 8am - 12pm live music with Lester & Floyd at the corner of Landmarks Blvd & Henry in downtown Alton

Suzanne Manns (auto accident victim) Benefit withThe Intrusion, Moon Watching, Niko & Daisy Chain 7-11pm at the Alton Motor Boat Club   

        at The Conservatory in Alton

 The BuzzTones 8pm at Chez Marilyn's in Alton

 Pianos 9pm at Ragin Cajun Piano Bar in Alton     

    7:30pm at the Lodge at Lovejoy in Alton     

   Naked Soul 2-6pm & Borderline 7:30pm-11:30pm at Fast Eddies in Alton      

 doppelgänger 6pm at Chubbys in Alton        

 Tanglefoot 7pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey 

  8pm at Ropers Regal Beagle in Godfrey      

  7-10pm at JJ Thermos at East Gate Plaza in East Alton      

 CheriBomb 9pm at Doc Hollidays in Cottage Hills         

      Plastic Kings 8pm at The Pump House in Wood River      

   DJ Atokad 10pm-2am at The Franchise in Wood River    

  Still Smokin 8pm at Martin's Tunes and Eats (formally Chico's) in Wood River             

     Colossal Wreck 9pm at the Refinery Bar in Wood River   

at Laux Brickhouse in Bethalto        

    7-10pm at Georges Local Brew in Jerseyville     

   Billy Peek 3-7pm at Grafton Winery        

           Big Deal Band 2-6pm at the Hawg Pit in Grafton     

       Yacht Rockers 2pm at the Loading Dock in Grafton         

 Worth The Fight 7pm at  the Oyster in Grafton        

       at Grafton Pub  

  3-7pm at Aeries Winery in Grafton        

      5-8pm at the Bloody Bucket in Grafton     

     at Doit's Village Inn in Pontoon Beach     

 Rock Bottom 9:30pm at Patricks in Granite City  

 Danny Kalaher 2pm at the Foundry in Edwardsville

            5-8pm at the Stagger Inn Again In Edwardsville   

      at Recess Brewery in Edwardsville    

  Graham Band 6-9pm at Big Daddy's in Edwardsville 

  at Global Brew in Edwardsville, IL. 

       6-10pm at the Cabin at Judy Creek in Glen Carbon 

Harvest Music Fest with Whiskey River 12-4pm, Agent 99 4-8pm, & Flatliner 8-11pm at Prairie Inn in Dorsey  

     Tripwire 2-6pm at 3rd Chute W in West Alton, Mo.    

        NCR 6-10pm at Wild Pickins in Chesterfield

 Bullseye 2-6pm at Longshot Tiki Bar in Portage Des Sioux, Mo.         

Sunday October 3

   Naked Soul 1-5pm & Crossed The Line 6-10pm at Fast Eddies in Alton 

  3-7pm at Chubbys in Alton         

Classic Car Cruise with Town Criers 1pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey     

  at Laux Brickhouse in Bethalto    

3-7pm at Doc Holidays In Cottage Hills

2-6pm at The Pump House in Wood River

   Shell Shack Open Mic 3-7pm at Martin's Tunes & Eats in Wood River      

 Borderline Acoustic 1-5pm at Grafton Winery     

 LedSled 2-6pm at the Hawg Pit in Grafton 

  Owlz 2pm at the Loading Dock in Grafton      

   4-8pm at Grafton Pub     

  Graham Band 2pm at the Oyster Bar in Grafton 

  1-5pm at Aeries in Grafton 

2-5pm at the Bloody Bucket in Grafton

 2-6pm at Wild Pickins Winery in Chesterfield, IL. 

3-7pm at Red's in Bunker Hill IL. 

Michael Crider Farmers Insurance 2nd Annual Fall Food Drive with The Dead Roses @ 12, Lil Sister @ 2, Moneyshot @ 4 Hicktown @ 6, and  Flatliner @ 730 at Wigglers Bar at Holiday Shores in Edwardsville 

 4-7pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville, IL. 

  Open Mic with Butch Moore 6-10pm at the Stagger Inn in Edwardsville, IL.      

 2pm at the Cabin at Judy Creek in Glen Carbon, IL.

5pm at Patricks in Granite City, IL.

   3-6pm at Doit's Village Inn Pontoon Beach, IL 

Paul Bonn Band at Who Dat's in Collinsville

Scott Marlin 6pm at Friday's South in Collinsville

    Clean Livin 6pm at Old Herald Brewery in Collinsville 

Pat Liston 12pm at Copper Fire in Belleville 

  Whiskey Revolution 2-6pm at 3rd Chute West in West Alton, MO. 

 Soulard Blues Band 3-7pm at the Longshot Tiki Bar in Portage Des Sioux, Mo.      

Thursday October 7

Riverbend Talent on 107.1FM  Sponsored by  Matt Van Voorhis of Macias Insurance, Halpin Music, and by 

Michael Crider Farmers Insurance

Sea Shanty 6pm at Morrison's Irish Pub in Alton

 Borderline 7pm at Fast Eddies in Alton, IL. 

Open mic night 9pm at Ragin Cajun in Alton

Open mic with Everhart and Light 6pm at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey, IL. 

  7-10pm at George's Local Brew in Jerseyville, IL 

  6-9pm at Big Daddys in Edwardsville IL. 

  7pm at Doits Village Inn Pontoon Beach, IL. 

  6-9pm at the Prairie Inn in Dorsey, IL. 

       Oct 9 

Halpin Music's 60th Anniversary 10am-3pm in Alton  

12 noon- The Ash Perkins Experience (Contemporary Christian) 

1:00 pm- Fireside (Indie-alternative rock) 

2:00 pm- Age & Treachery (Classic Rock and Blues)

Curt Copeland Open Mic 4-7pm at Uncle Al's in Jerseyville            

Oct 15  

Strings and Things, Scott Marlin and Bill Forness - Johnny Cash tribute at TheBARn in Marine              

Oct 16   

Tommy Karlas debut release party 6pm at Hathaway Hall at Lewis & Clark College in Godfrey, IL.

Heartbreak Line 12-4pm at Flugal Fest in Highland     

Oct 17  

Bud Summers Tribute Concert featuring Rob McDonnell, Jason & Jake McAtee, Marc Waters, John Mondin and John Hand 3-6pm at the Liberty Bank Amphitheater in Alton, IL. 

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   Not Quite DIY Fest at The Conservatory in Alton

Tickets Prices: $20 in advance $25 the day of 

The Fade, Biff K'narly and the Reptillians ,The Lizardtones , Hideous Gentlemen, Sisser 
Lofty's Comet, Daisy Chain, Niko, Bring me the Fires, Bastard and the Crowes, Pioneer Salesmen 
Not Quite Nothing, Cult Season, Tanukis

Oct 29

DayBringer "Dust Provenance" release party with Distant Eyes & Surtsey 8pm at the Blueberry Hill Duct Room in St. Louis          

Nov 5  

Third Stage 8pm at Diamond Music Hall in St. Peters, Mo.              

Nov 19 

Comedy Hypnotist Dr. Jon Taylor 6:30pm at Pere Marquette Lodge in Grafton, IL. $50 includes fried chicken buffet       

       Nov 26

The Urge with Fragile Porcelain Mice and Sinister Dane at The Pageant in St. Louis, Mo.