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click to enlarge COURTESY PHOTO Lady J Huston.

Lady J Huston: Tribute to Billie Holiday

7 p.m. Friday, March 31. National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Avenue. $25. 314-925-0016.

Billie Holiday was one of the greatest singers of all time, full stop. By delivering her lilting, timeless vocals in a style inspired by the jazz instrumentalists of her era, she changed the name of the game, massively influencing jazz and pop music in America while pioneering a rhythmic, improvisational approach to tempo and phrasing. In so doing, Lady Day definitively secured her legacy before her death at just 44 years old, with posthumous honors including inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame and the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, not to mention the numerous statues erected in her honor. This Friday, March 31, one of St. Louis’ finest blues singers, Lady J Huston, will tackle Holiday’s oeuvre for a special tribute at the National Blues Museum, a captivating evening of jazz classics spanning the late singer’s impressive career. Lady J has often cited Holliday as one of her favorites, and her passion for the songs she’ll be singing ensures that this will be a show that local jazz lovers will be talking about for some time.

Speaking of Honors: Lady J is a bit of a star in her own right, having toured as music director with blues legend Albert King and as a winner of numerous Blues Music Awards as the Las Vegas Queen of Blues during a 25-year stint. Now back in her native St. Louis, she’s ready to deliver the music of one of her idols. It’s sure to be a night to remember.

click to enlarge VIA ARTIST BANDCAMP Deterioration.

Deterioration w/ Active Shooter, Animated Dead, Death Pose

8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4. CBGB, 3163 South Grand Boulevard. $10. No phone.

To most ears, Deterioration’s music is nothing short of an absolute cacophony, the type of racket that might result if you dumped an entire utensil drawer into a running garbage disposal while revving up a dirt bike and beating a snarling dog with a screaming seagull. But to the more sophisticated, the Minneapolis two-piece’s relentless grindcore stylings are positively sublime. Drummer Joe Kahmann’s impossibly fast blastbeats undergird the brutal, tight riffs delivered by his brother, guitarist/bassist/vocalist Jim Kahmann, who in turn alternates back and forth between growling Cookie Monster vocals and blood-curdling shrieking over the course of the band’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-them songs. An ongoing concern for more than 20 years now, Deterioration has made quite a name for itself in punk and metal circles through its constant release schedule, which has seen the group put out more than 60 projects, many of them splits with like-minded acts. On Tuesday, April 4, the group will return to St. Louis to fill CBGB with a beautiful sort of earsplitting noise that’s guaranteed to get some heads banging (while likely also causing some unsuspecting bar patrons to take their business elsewhere for the evening).

First Things First: Houston powerviolence act Active Shooter will join Belleville death metal band Animated Dead and upstart St. Louis hardcore group Death Pose to open the show.

THURSDAY 30
-Andy Coco’s NOLA Funk and R&B Revue: 9:30 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-BareFuzz: w/ Colt Ball & Friends 8 p.m., $12-$16. Central Stage, 3524 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, 314-533-0367.
-Cheekface: 8 p.m., $16. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
-Cohen: w/ Smile on the Sinner, At My Worst 7 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.
-Jackie Greene, Lilly Winwood: 8 p.m., $29.50. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
-Mission Taco Joint 10-Year Anniversary Party: w/ My Posse In Efffect 8 p.m., $10. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
-Pierce Crask: 4 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.
-Piper Rockelle: 7 p.m., $25.99-$599.99. The Golden Record, 2720 Cherokee Street, St. Louis.
-Sharon & Doug Foehner: 7 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.
-Tom Hall: 3 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra: 8 p.m., $28-$35. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
-Walter Parks: w/ Jody Redhage Ferber & Ben Dicke 7:30 p.m., $15-$20. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745. FRIDAY 31-aedfx.: w/ Cvndles, Pollux, Letters 8 p.m., $15-$20. Central Stage, 3524 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, 314-533-0367.-The Breakdowwns: w/ The Intrusion, Chronyx 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.-Chasing The Milky Way: 5 p.m., $10. The Attic Music Bar, 4247 S. Kingshighway, 2nd floor, St. Louis, 314-376-5313.-The Emo Night Tour: 8 p.m., $13. The Hawthorn, 2225 Washington Avenue, St. Louis.-End of the Line: An Allman Brothers Tribute: 8 p.m., $22-$28. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Gimme Gimme Disco: 8:30 p.m., $15. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-Graham Curry & The Missouri Fury: 7:30 p.m., free. The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-455-1090.-Hard Bop Messengers: 7:30 p.m., $15-$20. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.-Hudai: w/ Chain Link, At My Worst, Revelations 8 p.m., $12. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.-Kingdom Brothers: 4 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-Mongoose: w/ War Druid, Cloud Machine 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.-Ms. Hy-C and her Fresh Start Band: 7 p.m., $25. National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave., St. Louis.-Muriel Anderson: 8 p.m., $21-$25. The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, 314-560-2778.-Pirate Signal: 8 p.m., $10. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.-Scrub: w/ DJ Chilly C, Jonezy, ATG, Egan’s Rats, Smiley Boy, Comp Da Great, Squires X Dude Its Nolan, City FME 8 p.m., $15-$20. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720.-Teen Mortgage: w/ No Antics, WeedTüth 8 p.m., $12-$15. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.-The 15th Annual Gateway Blues Festival: 8 p.m., $59-$125. Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, 314-499-7600. SATURDAY 1-The 45: 8 p.m., $10. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.-All Roostered Up: noon, free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.-Best Night Ever: 8:30 p.m., $15. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-City Morgue: 8 p.m., $30. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-The Commodores: 8 p.m., $65-$125. Lindenwood University’s J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, 2300 W. Clay St., St. Charles, 636-949-4433.Eugene & Company: 8 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-Future/Modern: w/ Judson Claiborne, Two Hands/One Engine 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.-The Gaslight Squares: 7:30 p.m., free. The Frisco Barroom, 8110 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314-455-1090.-Hell Night: w/ Bastard Squad, Killing Fever 8 p.m., $12. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.-The Homewreckers: 5 p.m., $10. The Attic Music Bar, 4247 S. Kingshighway, 2nd floor, St. Louis, 314-376-5313.-Jeremiah Johnson: 7 p.m., $25. National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave., St. Louis.-Legends Never Die Tour: w/ Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Boosie Badazz, T.I., Webbie 8 p.m., $65-$225. Enterprise Center, 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis, 314-241-1888.-Mild Cartoon Violence: w/ Last Time Down, Mid Tempo Death March 8 p.m., $12. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.-The Potomac Accord: w/ Sole Loan, 33 on the Needle 7 p.m., free. Platypus, 4501 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, 314-359-2293.-The Road To Pointfest 2023: Session 3: 7 p.m., $8. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720.-Rockin Rascals: 3 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.Shana Farr: 7:30 p.m., $25-$30. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.-Swamp Lion: w/ Nolia, Mindclot, Murtaugh, Karenocalypse 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309. SUNDAY 2-Avery*Sunshine Night 1: 7 p.m., $45-$50. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Erik Brooks: 8 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-Polyphia: 7:30 p.m., $29.50. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.-Products: w/ Crisis Walk Ins, Pealds, Lucky Shells 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.-Rich McDonough & the Rhythm Renegades: 3 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-The Snozzberries: 7 p.m. Central Stage, 3524 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, 314-533-0367.-Three of a Perfect Pair: 10 a.m., free. Das Bevo Biergarten, 4749 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-224-5521. MONDAY 3-Avery*Sunshine Night 2: 7 p.m., $45-$50. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Blaze & ABK: 7 p.m., $15. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720.-D.R.I.: 7 p.m., $15. Red Flag, 3040 Locust Street, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.-Monday Night Review: w/ Tim, Danny and Randy 7 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-Soulard Blues Band: 9 p.m., $8. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811. TUESDAY 4-Adam Maness & Friends: w/ Erin Bode, Kevin McBeth 10 a.m., $20-$23. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900.-Andrew Dahle: 9 p.m., free. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.-Naked Mike: 7 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.Nick Shoulders: 8 p.m., $20. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989. WEDNESDAY 5-Dawes: 8 p.m., $35-$40. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-The English Beat: 8 p.m., $30. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-John McVey Band: 8 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-Margaret & Friends: 3 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.-Raul Malo of the Mavericks: 7:30 p.m., $65. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Voodoo Ladies Night: 9 p.m., $14. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-8811.-The Wailers: 8 p.m., $25. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. THIS JUST IN-Adam Maness & Friends: W/ Erin Bode, Kevin McBeth, Tue., April 11, 10 a.m., $20-$23. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900.-Allie Kral and Mimi Naja: Fri., April 28, 8 p.m., $28. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Avery*Sunshine Night 1: Sun., April 9, 7 p.m., $45-$50. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Avery*Sunshine Night 2: Mon., April 10, 7 p.m., $45-$50. City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, Suite 158, St. Louis, 314-678-5060.-Fister: W/ Ilsa, Hot Corpse, Furnace Floor, Thu., June 1, 8 p.m., $15. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.-Flying House: Fri., June 9, 7:30 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.-Hard Bop Messengers: Fri., April 7, 7:30 p.m., $15-$20. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.-Jimmy Griffin and the Incurables: Fri., June 23, 8 p.m., $20. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.-Less Than Jake: Fri., Aug. 11, 8 p.m., $27. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-Lindsey Stirling: Mon., Aug. 14, 8 p.m., $29.50-$195. St. Louis Music Park, 750 Casino Center Dr., Maryland Heights, 314-451-2244.-Nite Owl: A Tribute To Hip Hop: Sat., June 3, 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill – The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.-Owl City: Sat., Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m., $32. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.-Products: W/ Crisis Walk Ins, Pealds, Lucky Shells, Sun., April 9, 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.-The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus: Sun., April 16, 3 p.m., $10-$30. -Immanuel Lutheran Church, 115 S. 6th St., St. Charles, 636-946-2656. Shana Farr: Sat., April 8, 7:30 p.m., $25-$30. Blue Strawberry Showroom & Lounge, 364 N Boyle Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-1745.-SleepSculptor: W/ So Hideous, Nolia, SCUZZ, Wed., May 10, 8 p.m., $12. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.-Subhumans: W/ Cop/Out, Mon., May 29, 8 p.m., $20. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.-Swamp Lion: W/ Nolia, Mindclot, Murtaugh, Karenocalypse, Sat., April 8, 8 p.m., $10. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.-Sweetmelk: W/ The Boy (That I Once Knew), Sat., May 6, 8 p.m., $10. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.-Unwed Sailor: W/ NightSwim, Wed., May 24, 8 p.m., $15. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.-Ween: Sat., Aug. 5, 8 p.m., $34.50-$74.50. St. Louis Music Park, 750 Casino Center Dr., Maryland Heights, 314-451-2244.Coming soon: Riverfront Times Daily newsletter. We’ll send you a handful of interesting St. Louis stories every morning. Subscribe now to not miss a thing.Follow us: Google News | NewsBreak | Reddit | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

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Fenton Man Charged in Sword Attack on Roommate

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May 22, 2024

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A warrant is out for a Fenton man’s arrest after he allegedly attacked his roommate with a sword.

Police say that on Sunday, Angelus Scott spoke openly about “slicing his roommate’s head” before he grabbed a sword, raised it up and then swung it down at the roommate.

The roommate grabbed Scott’s hand in time to prevent injury. When police arrived at the scene, they found the weapon used in the assault.

The sword in question was a katana, which is a Japanese sword recognizable for its curved blade.

This isn’t the first time a samurai-style sword has been used to violent effect in St. Louis. In 2018, a man hearing voices slaughtered his ex-boyfriend with a samurai sword. His mother said he suffered from schizoaffective disorder.

As for Scott, 35, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office was charged yesterday with two felonies, assault first degree and armed criminal action. The warrant for his arrest says he is to be held on $200,000 bond.

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Caught on Video, Sheriff Says He’s Ready to ‘Turn It All Over’ to Deputy

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May 22, 2024

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Video of St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts taken by a former deputy suggests that the sheriff has a successor in mind to hand the reins of the department over to, even as Betts is in an increasingly heated campaign for reelection.

“I ain’t here for all this rigmarole,” Betts says in the video while seated behind his desk at the Carnahan Courthouse. “The Lord sent me here to turn this department around and I’m doing the best I can and I think I’ve done a good job. I’ve got about eight months and I’m going to qualify for my fourth pension.”

He goes on, “Right now I can walk up out of here and live happily ever after and forget about all this…and live like a king.”

The sheriff then says his wife has been in Atlanta looking at houses and that the other deputy in the room, Donald Hawkins, is someone Betts has been training “to turn it all over to him.”

Asked about the video, Betts tells the RFT, “My future plans are to win reelection on August 6th by a wide margin and to continue my mission as the top elected law enforcement official to make St. Louis safer and stronger. Serving the people of St. Louis with integrity, honor and professional law enforcement qualifications is a sacred responsibility, and I intend to complete that mission.”

The video of Betts was taken by Barbara Chavers, who retired from the sheriff’s office in 2016 after 24 years of service. Chavers now works security at Schnucks at Grand and Gravois. Betts’ brother Howard works security there, too.

Chavers tells the RFT that she was summoned to Betts’ office last week after Betts’ brother made the sheriff aware that she was supporting Montgomery. It was no secret: Chavers had filmed a Facebook live video in which she said she was supporting Betts’ opponent Alfred Montgomery in the election this fall. “Make the judges safe,” she says in the video, standing in front of a large Montgomery sign on Gravois Avenue. “They need a sheriff who is going to make their courtrooms safe.”

In his office, even as Chavers made clear she was filming him, Betts told Chavers he was “flabbergasted” and “stunned” she was supporting Montgomery.

“I don’t know what I did that would make you go against the preacher man,” he says, referring to himself. He then refers to Montgomery as “ungodly.”

Betts goes on to say that not long ago, he was walking in his neighborhood on St. Louis Avenue near 20th Street when suddenly Montgomery pulled up in his car and, according to Betts, shouted, “You motherfucker, you this, you that. You’re taking my signs down.”

Montgomery tells the RFT that he’s never interacted with Betts outside of candidate forums and neighborhood meetings.

“I don’t think anyone with good sense would do something like that to a sitting sheriff,” Montgomery says.

Montgomery has had campaign signs missing and on at least two occasions has obtained video of people tearing them down. (Chavers notes that the sign that she filmed her original Facebook video in front of is itself now missing.)

One man who lives near Columbus Square says that he recently put out two Montgomery signs, which later went missing. “If they keep taking them, I’ll keep putting them up,” he said.

Betts says he has nothing to do with the missing signs. In the video Chavers filmed in Betts’ office, Betts says that his campaign isn’t in a spot where it needs to resort to tearing down opponents’ signs.

“If you sit here long enough, a man is getting ready to come across the street from City Hall bringing me $500, today,” Betts says. “I’m getting that kind of support. I don’t need to tear down signs.”

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St. Louis to Develop First Citywide Transportation Plan in Decades

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May 21, 2024

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The City of St. Louis is working to develop its first citywide mobility plan in decades, Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office announced Tuesday. This plan seeks to make it easier for everyone — drivers, pedestrians, bikers and public transit users — to safely commute within the city.

The plan will bring together other city projects like the Brickline Greenway, Future64, the MetroLink Green Line, and more, “while establishing new priorities for a safer, more efficient and better-maintained transportation network across the City,” according to the release.

The key elements in the plan will be public engagement, the development of a safety action plan, future infrastructure priorities and transportation network mapping, according to Jones’ office.

The overarching goals are to create a vision for citywide mobility, plan a mixture of short and long-term mobility projects and to develop improved communication tools with the public to receive transportation updates. In recent years, both people who use public transit and cyclists have been outspoken about the difficulties — and dangers — of navigating St. Louis streets, citing both cuts to public transit and traffic violence.

To garner public input and participation for the plan, Jones’ office said there will be community meetings, focus groups and a survey for residents to share their concerns. The city will also be establishing a Community Advisory Committee. Those interested in learning more should check out at tmp-stl.com/

“Everyone deserves to feel safe when getting around St. Louis, whether they’re driving, biking, walking or taking public transit,” Jones said in a news release. “Creating a comprehensive transportation and mobility plan allows us to make intentional and strategic investments so that moving around St. Louis for jobs, education, and entertainment becomes easier, safer and more enjoyable.”

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