A few months ago, I stumbled across a musician.  Not literally stumbled, you know, but somewhere in all my internet ramblings I was introduced to Pokey LaFarge.  All I can say is that I was immediately smitten with his music.  His songs sound like vintage Americana while somehow sounding entirely modern, too.  I read a bit more about him and found out his band is known as the South City Three.  And, why are they named South City Three?  Because they’re from MY south city — St. Louis.  Turns out, Pokey lives here too.  How cool is that?

They’ll be playing this Wednesday FOR FREE at the Whitaker Music Festival at the Botanical Gardens here in St. Louis.  Needless to say, I’m planning on going.

If you’re interested, the folks at NPR had Pokey and his pals in for a tiny desk concert.    It’s only 9 minutes long and worth a listen.

Also, on NPR, you can listen to the new album, Middle of Nowhere,  in its entirety.

Need to know more?  This is a good review.  This is too.

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