The Gramophone 314.531.5700 // 4243 Manchester // STL, MO. 63110

9 p.m. / Free / 21+

Albert Castiglia has the cure for your it’s-Wednesday-and-I-have-to-wait-two-whole-days-for-the-weekend blues. Come see this award-winning blues guitarist from Florida beginning at 9 p.m. ($5 cover, 21+).  9 p.m. / $5 / 21+

Come on down and get funky with your bad self and with DJ Crucial and DJ Needles! Two DJs, four turntables and now . . . FREE! Music begins at 9 p.m. And check the Sound Clash MySpace page for more Clash news (www.myspace.com/soundclashstl).  9 p.m. / Free / 21+

With the uncommon combination of bass keys, organ, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and drums, Fresh Heir packs an arsenal to keep their listeners experience entertaining and keep them moving to the groove all night long. By fusing together different music style elements such as improvisation, positive lyricism, soul/hip-hop, rock, gospel, jazz, reggae and anything else they deem necessary to enhance a person’s musical experience, Fresh Heir is continuing to further their message of hope, peace, and remembrance that music is supposed to make you feel good about yourself. Get funky fresh beginning at 10 p.m. ($5 cover, 21+)

Super Dope Funk Old School Jam w/ music by DJ Needles. It’s all about the name-belts and fat laces in your sneakers. It’s all about flipped up collars and leg warmers. It’s all about fat gold chains and huge boomboxes. It’s all about goin’ waaaaay Black in the Day. For more info, click here. 

10 p.m./ $5 with old school gear, $7 without/ 21+

Born and raised in Kansas City, Mo, pianist/musician/keyboardist/songwriter Ryan Marquez now makes St. Louis, Mo his home. Ryan has been playing and studying music for almost 15 years. In Kansas City he studied with Northeast Kansas City legend, Eddie Oyer and one of the most well known jazz musicians of Kansas City, Joe Miquelon. Now attending Webster University as a jazz performance major, Ryan studies with St. Louis great Carol Beth True. Over the years Ryan has played everything from blues to jazz, to gospel to country, and rock to r&b/hip hop with numerous talented musicians. He also gigs regularly with the original group, Fresh Heir. Come see this up-and-coming musician for free beginning at 9 p.m. (21+ please).

Maid*Rite ($5, 21+).

(Please note that Peter Karp’s tour has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts.)

Come on down and get funky with your bad self and with DJ Crucial and DJ Needles! Two DJs, four turntables and now . . . FREE! Music begins at 9 p.m. And check the Sound Clash MySpace page for more Clash news (www.myspace.com/soundclashstl).

Shake your Groove thang with this rockin’ sestet, which has entertained St. Louis for years but always delivers solid shows and sounds that are truly unique. Show begins at 10 p.m. with a $5 cover charge (21+, please!)

From songs about President Andrew Jackson to a Civil War battle ballad, Eric Wilson and Empty Hearts use vivid storytelling and introspective emotional songs to create a refreshing sound that falls somewhere between alternative country and indie rock. Prepare to be mesmerized! Show begins at 10 p.m. with a $5 cover charge.

“I love singing, good music is the “authentic communicator”, Trish says, “The connection a singer can have with an audience is a great experience. Singing about finding love, losing love and everything in between…we can all relate to that, the good and the bad of it all,…. music keeps it real.” Get connected with Trish beginning at 9 p.m. at this FREE show (21+, please).

Playing a mix of original, traditional, and cover songs that look inside the American experience, past, present and future, a Jon Bonham & Friends show takes you on a trip through the backwaters of the Mississippi River, over the Ozark hills, and back to St. Louie before the night is through. Show begins at 9 p.m. with a $5 cover charge (21+, please!).

Come on down and get funky with your bad self and with DJ Crucial and DJ Needles! Two DJs, four turntables and now . . . FREE! Music begins at 9 p.m. And check the Sound Clash MySpace page for more Clash news (www.myspace.com/soundclashstl).

Crowned St. Louis best emerging artist by St. Louis Magazine, The Eartworms are on the rise.   Come see the high energy show with these razor sharp MCs backed by DJ Mahf.

Come on down and get funky with your bad self and with DJ Crucial and DJ Needles! Two DJs, four turntables and now . . . FREE! Music begins at 9 p.m. And check the Sound Clash MySpace page for more Clash news.

Get Into the Groove at a totally bodacious 80s prom with music by St. Louis’ own all-male Madonna tribute, The Mandonnas! $7 to get in, or $5 if dressed in fierce 80s formalwear. Doors open at 8, show begins at 10! (21+)