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Tim Warfield’s Organ Band. | VIA TICKETFLY
Tim Warfield’s Organ Band Various times. Wednesday, February 19, through Sunday, February 23. The Harold and Dorothy Steward Center For Jazz, 3536 Washington Avenue. $10 to $41. 314-571-6000. Tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield’s comprehension of post-bop traditions and trends in jazz is both utterly masterful and more than a little mysterious. The York, Pennsylvania, native has a killer resume (he’s worked with Shirley Scott, Nicholas Payton, Stefon Harris and, significantly, Christian McBride for five years), but he commands such a para-
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BRUXISM #43: 9 p.m., free. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-241-2337. FALLING FENCES: 8 p.m., $15. Joe’s Cafe, 6014 ingsbury Ave, St. Louis. FRONT COUNTRY: w/ One Way Traffic 8 p.m., $10$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. GRACE POTTER: 8 p.m., $33.50-$53.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. THE HADDONFIELDS: w/ oice of Addiction, NoPoint 9 p.m., $8. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226. LITTLE BIG TOWN: w/ Caitlyn Smith 8 p.m., $29$99. The Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314-534-1111. LOOPRAT: 7:30 p.m., $5. The Monocle, 4510 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-932-7003. THE MATCHING SHOE: 8:30 p.m., free. The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-455-1090. TAURUS RILEY: 9 p.m., $28. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929. WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS: 8 p.m., $16-$18. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. WILLIAM CLARK GREEN: w/ Flatland Cavalry 8 p.m., $18-$30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
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ANNIE & THE FUR TRAPPERS: 9:30 p.m., free. The
doxical lightness of touch and intensity of tone, a way with phrasing that seems instantly familiar (Rollins and Coltrane will always come to mind) even if one has never heard “Ode to Billie Joe,” “Wade in the Water” or “’Round Midnight” quite the way Warfield conceives them. He’s an essential voice in contemporary jazz and an always exhilarating performer. The Band Plays On: Warfield’s five-day St. Louis engagement features his organ band, likely with the veteran Pat Bianchi on keys, and special guest (and longtime St. Louis favorite) Terell Stafford on trumpet. The group is an ideal way to savor Warfield’s supple and cool vision. —Roy Kasten
Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-455-1090. BITTER PILL: 7 p.m., $5. Ameristar CasinoBottleneck Blues Bar, 1 Ameristar Blvd., St. Charles, 636-940-4966. CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTED: 8 p.m., $16. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989. DAT NEW SHIT: 9 p.m., free. Legacy Books and Cafe, 5249 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-361-2182. DJ MAHF PRESENTS: DRE DAY: 8 p.m., $7-$10. Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, 4140 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, 314-775-0775. AN EVENING WITH KATHY MATTEA: 8 p.m., $35-$45. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900. HOLLYN: 7:30 p.m., $20. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. JIM GAFFIGAN: 7 p.m., $46.75-$56.75. Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, 314-499-7600. KOE WETZEEL: 8 p.m., $20. Ballpark illage, 601 Clark Ave, St. Louis, 314-345-9481. LARRY GREENE: w/ Ricky Royal, Libbie Higgins, Charlie Winfrey, Nick Nichols 8 p.m., $25-$30. Sun Theatre, 3625 Grandel Square, St. Louis. MARK CHESNUTT & JOE DIFFIE: 8 p.m., $19.50. River City Casino & Hotel, 777 River City Casino Blvd., St. Louis, 314-388-7777. RELEASE THE HOUNDS 2 : A BENEFIT FOR THE STRAY RESCUE OF ST. LOUIS: w/ the Fuck Off and Dies as Me First and the Gimme Gimmes,
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