Out Every Night

Each week, we bring you our picks for the best concerts of the next seven days! To submit your show for consideration, visit https://bit.ly/3bgnwXZ. All events are subject to change, especially in the age of COVID-19, so do check with the venue for the most up-to-date information before you head out for the night. Happy showgoing!

THURSDAY 19

BOXCAR: 8 p.m., $15-$20. Joe’s Cafe, 6014 Kingsbury Ave, St. Louis. THE BUTTERY BISCUIT BAND: 9 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. JOE PASTOR TRIO: 8 p.m., $15-$20. The Dark Room, 3610 Grandel Square inside Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 314-776-9550. JOSIAH JOYCE & DREW WEISS: 7 p.m., free. Evangeline’s, 512 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-3644. KARAOKE WITH SHAGGY SOUNDS: 5 p.m., free. The Attic Music Bar, 4247 S. Kingshighway, 2nd oor, St. Louis, . KOFFIN KATS: 8 p.m., $18. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. MERAMEC VALLEY GIRL: 7:30 p.m., $15. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.

FRIDAY 20

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS: 8 p.m., $30-$40. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. BIG LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC: 8 p.m., $20-$25. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. DEANTÉ BRYANT: 7 p.m., $15. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745. DREAMSIM 64: 8:30 p.m., $12-$15. Platypus, 4501 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, 314-359-2293. EX CATHEDRA: w Resistis, Sacrifice the Sacred 8 p.m., $12. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. FRY PROJECT: 5 p.m., $10. The Attic Music Bar, 2 S. Kingshighway, 2nd oor, St. Louis, 314-376-5313. GRACE BASEMENT: 8 p.m., $15. Joe’s Cafe, 6014 Kingsbury Ave, St. Louis. INZO: w/ Dreamers Delight, Covex 9 p.m., $5. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. JOHN R MILLER: 8 p.m., $15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989. JOHN R. MILLER: w/ Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle 8 p.m., $15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989. KEVIN BUCKLEY: 4 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. KILLING FEVER: w/ Soft Crisis, the Maness Brothers 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309. THE LEAN BACK BAND: 8 p.m., $20. The Dark Room, 3610 Grandel Square inside Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 314-776-9550. LUMINAL: 8 p.m., $10. Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444. THE MEDITATIONS: 8 p.m., $20-$25. The Broadway Boat Bar, 1424 N Broadway St, St Louis, 314-565-4124. SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS: 8 p.m., $20. The Hawthorn, 2225 Washington Avenue, St. Louis. VIRGINIA LUQUE WITH JUBILANT SYKES: 7:30 p.m., $20-$45. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900. WILDFIRE: 7 p.m., free. The Armory, 3660 Market Street, St. Louis, 314-282-2920.

SATURDAY 21

2 PEDROS: AN EVENING OF YACHT ROC: 7:30 p.m., $15. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745. AARON KAMM AND THE ONE DROPS: 10 p.m., $13.50-$16. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE: 8 p.m., $13. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. ALL ROOSTERED UP: noon, free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. BIG GORGEOUS: w/ the Cult of Nasty, The Centaurettes, The Public 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226. BOOGIEFOOT: 7 p.m., free. Evangeline’s, 512 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-3644. BOYZ II MEN: 8 p.m., $59.50-$134.50. The Factory, 0 N Outer 0 Rd, Chesterfield, 314-423-8500. BREAKDOWN SHAKEDOWN: 8 p.m., free. The Armory, 3660 Market Street, St. Louis, 314-282-2920. BROKEN HIPSTERS: 7 p.m., $5. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314224-5521. C. JAY CONROD: 8 p.m., $25. The Dark Room, 3610 Grandel Square inside Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 314-776-9550. THE FABULOUS FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE: 8 p.m., $20-$30. The Hawthorn, 2225 Washington Avenue, St. Louis. JAGS DOES DYLAN: BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE: 5 p.m., $10. The Attic Music Bar, 4247 S. Kingshighway, 2nd oor, St. Louis, . POP’S LOCAL SHOWCASE: 7 p.m., $8. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720. THE PROCESS: w/ Miistro Freeyo, Reggie Son 8 p.m., $20. Club Riveria, 3524 Washington Ave., St. Louis, 314-531-8663. RIBTIP & ROGERS: 8 p.m., free. Jack’s Joint, 4652 Shaw Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-6600. THE SCHWAG: 9 p.m., $10. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. SLUSHII: 10 p.m., $15-$400. RYSE Nightclub, One Ameristar Blvd, St. Charles. SOMI KAKOMA: 8 p.m., $35-$45. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900. SPLIT66: w/ Secondhand Sin, Axeticy 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.

SUNDAY 22

DREW LANCE: 9 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. J.D. HUGHES: 2 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. JEREMY TAYLOR & LATOYA SHAREN: 5 p.m., $25. The Dark Room, 3610 Grandel Square inside Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 314-776-9550. KEVIN BUCKLEY: 10 a.m., free. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-224-5521. MISS JUBILEE & THE YAS YAS BOYS: 11 a.m., free. Evangeline’s, 512 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-3644. THE ROSE COURT: w/ Dead Birds Can Fly, Earthcult 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309. SAM MORRIL: 7 p.m., $36. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. MONDAY 23

ANDREW DAHLE: 5 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis,

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Vaperror. | VIA SPOTIFY

DreamSim 64 w/ Vaperror, NOGENKI!, Sound Market, KC Mackey

8:30 p.m. Friday, January 20. Platypus, 4501 Manchester Avenue. $15 to $25. 314-448-1622.

The mid 2010s marked a turning point for the vaporwave genre, which evolved from time-stretched city pop songs and sounds sourced from retro video games to an emergent mix of artists trying to one-up each other on all fronts. That progression can be traced through the discography of Atlanta native Jeff Cardinal, whose Vaperror project combines a sense of commodified nostalgia with a pristine view of an alternate future that’s more sophisticated than our own. For instance, tracks from Vaperror’s 2014 album Mana Pool still consistently appear on a myriad of vaporwave mixes uploaded to YouTube and Soundcloud every week. That kind of staying power is rare for electronic music in general, but Vaperror’s long-term appeal has been proven through a lasting influence on new producers who attempt to capture the same idyllic vibe found on many of Cardinal’s compositions. While Mana Pool was praised on release for its polished production and nuclear fusion of vaporwave and trap, there’s an underlying minimalism that gives the initial impression of simplicity. Cardinal’s approach to emphasizing basic melody makes for unyielding earworms throughout Vaperror’s many albums, with 2022 record Radiant Racer standing as the artist’s most complete and well-rounded set of songs to date. You’ve heard of cyberpunk, right? Meet cyberfunk, Vaperror’s vision of an alternate world where luxuries are plucked for free from utopian malls staffed with friendly live flamingos. Inspired by the jazzy, frenetic and sometimes bizarre soundtracks of Japanese racing games from the late ’90s, Radiant Racer marks a feather in the cap of a musician whose seminal work will likely inspire another wave of genre-bending electronic artists. You’re Just Making Up Words Now: If you’re mystified by the term vaporwave or just want to get a better handle on the broad genre soaked in nostalgia, head over to the Vapor Memory YouTube page, which chronicles notable, new and classic releases. —Joseph Hess

OUT EVERY NIGHT

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314-621-8811. ELECTRIC AVENUE: THE 80’S MTV EXPERIENCE: 8 p.m., $20-$40. The Hawthorn, 2225 Washington Avenue, St. Louis. SOULARD BLUES BAND: 9 p.m., $8. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.

TUESDAY 24

ERIC MCSPADDEN & MARGARET BIENCHETTA: 5 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. ETHAN JONES: 9 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. GEL: Big Laugh, Direct Measure, Paternity Test 7:30 p.m., $15-$18. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309. LIZ CALLAWAY: 7 p.m., $25. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745. ONEUS: 8 p.m., $59.50-$125. The Factory, 17105 N Outer 0 Rd, Chesterfield, 2 8 00. WEDNESDAY 25

DREW LANCE: 4:30 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. LIZ CALLAWAY: 7 p.m., $25-$35. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745. MARGARET & FRIENDS: 3 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565. MUGSHOT: w/ Cell, No Cure, Subversion 8 p.m., $12. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309. THE ST. LOUIS STEADY GRINDERS: 7 p.m., free. Evangeline’s, 512 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, 3 14-367-3644. VOODOO DEAD 1981: 9 p.m., $12. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. n

Jessica Ackerley and Patrick Shiroishi. | VIA ARTISTS BANDCAMP

Jessica Ackerley and Patrick Shiroishi

8 p.m. Friday, January 20. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust Street. $10 to $20. 314-241-2337.

Although past performances can be found online, even high quality videos of guitarist Jessica Ackerley and saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi fail to accurately capture how their combustible chemistry ignites and unfolds in a live setting. The phrase “a whole greater than the sum of its parts” accurately describes many artists, but Ackerley and Shiroishi apply musical multiplication through conversational playing and textural storytelling. Born in Alberta, Canada, Ackerly has become an established improviser in the past decade, with a prolific body of work that includes collaborations with Tyshawn Sorey, Marc Edwards and Luke Stewart — just a few notable names in a long list of many. After nearly a decade of living and working in New York, Ackerly currently operates out of Honolulu, Hawaii, which means that performances in the Midwest are a rarity. With a background firmly rooted in Los Angeles’ experimental music scene, Shiroishi’s work ranges from the progressive art-rock of Upsilon Acrux to the joyous squalor of SSWAN, a free-jazz powerhouse that also features Ackerly alongside a lineup of prominent improvisers. By presenting as a duo, the pair calls upon their shared history of living on the cutting edge of spontaneous composition. Schlafly Tap Room offers up a cozy and casual backdrop for the two world-class musicians to sculpt an otherworldly state of sound. In With the New: This event kicks off a busy year for New Music Circle, whose lineup of concerts throughout the next few months features Madalyn Merkey, the Brandon Lopez Trio and Anna Webber’s Shimmer/Wince. Tickets and additional details can be found at the organization’s website newmusiccircle.org. —Joseph Hess