With the big date for St. Louis’ inaugural Free 4 All STL music showcase just over two weeks away, we are fast approaching a time when many tough decisions will have to be made.
As a slate of 100 St. Louis artists of every conceivable genre and flavor prepare to descend upon Grand Center on September 6 and 7 across nine separate stages for two full days of killer music, only those capable of bi- or even tri-location stand even the slightest chance of catching every act. Those folks can stop reading here—though if they’d please stick around after class to share some tips on just how they are able to pull off such a feat, that’d be most appreciated.
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For the rest of you mere mortals, SLM has got you covered. Below, for the first time all in one place, you’ll see the full list of acts performing at Free 4 All STL’s first foray, as well as a complete schedule of where they will be doing so and when. Those who recall the old days of the RFT Music Festival will remember this part of the process fondly: picking which acts are must-sees, plotting out your weekend’s worth of entertainment down to the minute, racing back and forth between venues so as not to miss a thing, and then inevitably doing so anyway when some unexpected act catches your ear and blows you away, throwing a wrench into your carefully laid plans in the best possible fashion.
And just as a reminder, Free 4 All STL goes down just one week before the 5th annual MATI Festival and Conference (September 12-14). The Kranzberg Arts Foundation, which presents MATI, is sponsoring Free 4 All STL by providing venues and offering networking opportunities for its artists. And although Free 4 All STL remains distinct from MATI, attendees of the latter will be bumping shoulders with folks from the former all that weekend as well, as performers at the Free 4 All STL showcase will receive free MATI weekend passes, along with access to its artists’ lounge and conference—so if you dig the vibes at Free 4 All STL you’ll find a lot more of the same at MATI,for which you can purchase passes here.
With no further preamble, we present you with the full list of performers at the first ever Free 4 All STL music showcase. Please note that Free 4 All has detailed info and music clips for every single artist on its Instagram page, which should go a long way in assisting you in your efforts to plan the perfect weekend of St. Louis music. Now get your scheduling hat on and get to work.
The Full List:
18andCounting • Aida Ade • Airrisa Reneé • Allison 9 • American Beautifulness • Ashley Byrne • Atomic Ace • Atomic Junction • Bassamp and Dano • Bates • Big Mike Aguirre • BLAK.LESS • Blinded By Stereo • Bo Dean • Boreal Hills • Brawsh • Brick Houses • Bruiser Queen • Cheap Knives • Chorus Truly • Condiments • Coupon Code • Crim Dolla Cray • Danny Pankratz and Alberto Patiño • Dave Stone Trio • Davie Napalm • DDare Bionic • Deadbeat DJ Boyfriend • Devon Cahill • The Domino Effect • Emily Wallace • Eric Hall • Feinix • Fire Dog • Freckles • Glass Mattress • GOD • Googolplexia • The Gorge • HMDRM • Hot Joy • Huht • Inner City Witches • Intracentral • JoAnn McNeil • Josie & Drew • Justin Ra • K8T • Kids • Kitz Row • Lindy Slopper • Loftys Comet • The Mall • Matt F Basler • DJ Matty Warbuck$ • Megan and Shane • Middle Class Fashion • Midwest Avengers • Mikey Wehling • Mo Egeston All-Stars • Natalie Huggins • Nick Gusman and the Coyotes • Noah Fence • Of Monarchs • Pealds • Petty Grievances • Po Mia • Prairie Rehab • Radiator Greys • Rents Due • REVÉ • Ryan Wasoba • S.A.Y • Saylor • School of Rock Ballwin House Band • School of Rock Kirkwood House Band • Shareholder • Shawn Moses Trio • Shifted • Shinra Knives • Shitstorm • Sir Eddie C • Sisser • Sooz Kim • Soumir • Space Quaker • Sprite • Surtsey • Suzie Cue • Tawaine Hmslf • THRAK: A King Crimson Tribute • TreeVilla • Two Hands | One Engine • Tyson Armond • West End Junction • The Vanilla Beans • Young Animals • Yuppy • Zach Sullentrup
Schedule:
Saturday, September 6
3224 Locust
2:00 p.m. | School of Rock Ballwin
3:00 p.m. | Blinded By Stereo
4:00 p.m. | Matt F Basler
5:00 p.m. | Middle Class Fashion
6:00 p.m. | Petty Grievances
7:00 p.m. | TreeVilla
8:00 p.m. | Rents Due
9:00 p.m. | Bo Dean
10:00 p.m. | Kids
11:00 p.m. | Shinra Knives
12:00 a.m. | Yuppy
.ZACK Lounge (2nd Floor)
3224 Locust
2:30 p.m. | Firedog
3:30 p.m. | Freckles
4:30 p.m. | The Vanilla Beans
5:30 p.m. | Shifted
6:30 p.m. | Lindy Slopper
Sally’s Rooftop Garden & Terrace
3224 Locust
8:30 p.m. | Surtsey
9:30 p.m. | Po Mia
10:30 p.m. | Bruiser Queen
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company Midtown
3229 Washington
4:00 p.m. | Googolplexia
5:00 p.m. | Condiments
6:00 p.m. | West End Junction
7:00 p.m. | Kitz Row
8:00 p.m. | Mikey Wehling
9:00 p.m. | REVÉ
10:00 p.m. | Chorus Truly
3301 Washington
3:30 p.m. | Eric Hall
4:30 p.m. | Danny Pankratz and Alberto Patiño Duo
5:30 p.m. | Allison 9
6:30 p.m. | Tyson Armond
7:30 p.m. | JoAnn McNeil
8:30 p.m. | Two Hands | One Engine
9:30 p.m. | Radiator Greys
3333 Washington
6:00 p.m. | Crim Dolla Cray
7:00 p.m. | Atomic Ace
8:00 p.m. | K8T
9:00 p.m. | Coupon Code
10:00 p.m. | Deadbeat DJ Boyfriend
11:00 p.m. | Saylor
12:00 a.m. | 18andCounting
3524 Washington
4:30 p.m. | Atomic Junction
5:30 p.m. | Feinix
6:30 p.m. | Natalie Huggins
7:30 p.m. | Airrisa Reneé
8:30 p.m. | Shawn Moses Trio
9:30 p.m. | Hot Joy
10:30 p.m. | Space Quaker
3610 Grandel
5:00 p.m. | THRAK: A Tribute to King Crimson
6:00 p.m. | Huht
7:00 p.m. | S.A.Y
8:00 p.m. | Ashley Byrne
9:00 p.m. | Glass Mattress
10:00 p.m. | Sir Eddie C
11:00 p.m. | Bates
Outdoor Stage (Outside The Big Top)
3401 Washington Ave
3:30 p.m. | Prairie Rehab
4:30 p.m. | Sisser
5:30 p.m. | Cheap Knives
6:30 p.m. | Inner City Witches
7:30 p.m. | Bass Amp and Dano
Sunday, September 7
3224 Locust
2:00 p.m. | School of Rock Kirkwood
3:00 p.m. | Brick Houses
4:00 p.m. | Shareholder
5:00 p.m. | Young Animals
6:00 p.m. | American Beautifulness
7:00 p.m. | Intracentral
8:00 p.m. | The Mall
9:00 p.m. | The Gorge
3224 Locust
2:30 p.m. | Of Monarchs
3:30 p.m. | Boreal Hills
4:30 p.m. | Shitstorm
Sally’s Rooftop Garden & Terrace
3224 Locust
6:30 p.m. | Devon Cahill
7:30 p.m. | Aida Ade
8:30 p.m. | Emily Wallace
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company Midtown
3229 Washington
3:00 p.m. | Megan and Shane
4:00 p.m. | Josie & Drew
5:00 p.m. | Brawsh
6:00 p.m. | Sooz Kim
7:00 p.m. | Big Mike Aguirre
3301 Washington
3:30 p.m. | Ryan Wasoba
4:30 p.m. | Suzie Cue
5:30 p.m. | Zach Sullentrup
6:30 p.m. | Justin Ra
7:30 p.m. | Ddare Bionic
8:30 p.m. | Soumir
3333 Washington
6:00 p.m. | BLAK.LESS
7:00 p.m. | GOD
8:00 p.m. | Davie Napalm
9:00 p.m. | DJ Matty Warbuck$
3524 Washington
4:30 p.m. | Mo Egeston All-Stars
5:30 p.m. | Nick Gusman and the Coyotes
6:30 p.m. | Tawaine Hmslf
7:30 p.m. | Pealds
8:30 p.m. | Sprite
3610 Grandel
4:00 p.m. | Noah Fence
5:00 p.m. | HMDRM
6:00 p.m. | Dave Stone Trio
7:00 p.m. | Lofty’s Comet
8:00 p.m. | The Domino Effect
9:00 p.m. | Midwest Avengers
