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4/4/2026 - I had the pleasure of shooting the debut performance of The Big Thing - The Music of Chicago Saturday night in , at the very cool The Contrarian Concert Hall & Theater. Opening the show was the great Emily Wallace. More gigs to come, don't miss these seasoned St. Louis players at Sat. June 13th!

THE BAND -
Fred Vigdor - Saxophone (Average White Band, Dave Weckl, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Michael McDonald)
Dustin Shrum - Trumpet (Dr Zhivegas, Steve Ewing's Masterblaster-Tribute to Stevie Wonder, No Diggity, The Muny Orchestra)
Dave Dickey - Trombone (Dave Dickey Big Band, Dave Weckl Big Band, St Louis Jazz Orchestra, Harry Connick Jr Big Band)
Teddy McCready - Vocals/Percussion (Dave Weckl Groove Contingent, Positive Energy, Alright Now-Tribute to Paul Rodgers/Bad Company)
Mark Crowell - Guitar/Vocals (Mississippi Moon, A.L.I. , Drool, Stone in Love- Journey Tribute)
Pete Ruthenburg - Vocals/Keys (Mississippi Moon, The Portholes, Charles Glenn Band)
Eric Grossman - Bass/Vocals (Javier Mendoza, Mississippi Moon, K’s Choice, LA Guns, the Portholes)
Brian Ferguson - Drums (The Bodeans, Alright Now-Tribute to Paul Rodgers, Cory Morrow, Aaron Watson, Stoney Larue)

11/22/2025 - Dogs of Society-Ultimate Elton Rock Tribute were back, with a performance of 's 1970 album, in it's entirety, for a 55 year anniversary celebration. Followed by a collection of Elton & Bernie classic hits, this show hit on all cylinders. Joined on several tunes by The (Waylon Schroeder, Chris Jardeen, & Mike Alexander), and the incredible Hanna Vanhooser of Harpistry St. Louis