STLBlues :: Big Dave's page

Thanks for stopping by STLBlues!

I'm Dave - nicknamed Big Dave - as everyone at STLBlues felt a nickname was mandatory for a Blues publisher. I serve as the publisher of STLBlues. The driving force behind this has always been my love of the Blues. What began as a hobby has evolved into a leading music eZine, and millions of visitors.


"It's just a passion"
"To the gregarious, hard-working, fantastic soul behind the Live Music Calendar...we would like to say thank you so much for the opportunities and support you have provided. We are most appreciative." Sean B. of Following The Water
"Thanks STLBlues, you are a jewel...this is the biggest crowd we have ever had!!" Delta Frank Black – WGLT Blues DJ
”We cannot thank you enough for positioning the festival in your website listing service for the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival! This is exactly the kind of support the festival needs to succeed." Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival
“What began as a local calendar of blues music has become a national calendar for more than just the blues” St. Louis Sound Magazine
"It is so easy to use and I love having control over the calendar, with last minute gig changes this is awesome!!" Thanks Again! BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups
Dave (aka Big Dave) email: publisher@stlblues.net

Along came the Street Team, helping grow STLBlues into what it is today. In 2008, STLBlues was awarded the Keeping the Blues Alive Award - Internet by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tn. That's the highest honor the Blues World can give a website! It probably had something to do with the creation of our Live Music Calendar, or maybe it was seeing the STLBlues booth at fests everywhere. Out of that same energy came the Live Music Guide of St. Louis.

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We're much more than a website. Every day you'll find us driving this music we all love. We've evolved into a music marketing/promotion/production/booking/artist development/social media company, and are growing more every day. We owe it all to the bands for keeping the music alive, and to you, the music fans, for supporting live music.

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"It's been quite a path for STLBlues."

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My involvement in the St. Louis Blues scene began very indirectly back in 1993, when I was asked to provide a First Aid team for the Blues Heritage Festival. Seemed the Red Cross had to withdraw, as they were quite busy with the Great Flood of 1993. Being a career firefighter/paramedic here, I just called upon some Blues lovin' friends in the medical field, and soon had doctors, nurses and paramedics volunteering for the Fest.I met lots of the local bands along the way, and also the organizers of the Fest at that time - the St. Louis Blues Society!

Along the way, as I delved more deeply into the Blues, my appreciation for this musical art form kept growing. Gradually my involvement in the Blues led to 5 years as a writer for the Bluesletter, the magazine of the St. Louis Blues Society. We've since served as festival board members, festival sponsors, festival booking agents, judged at the International Blues Challenge (since 2005), and most recently produced the Blues Stage at the Taste of St. Louis. STLBlues is a sponsor & member of STLBluesWeek - the biggest drive of St. Louis Blues Culture ever! Everything we do, we do out of our love of Live Music. It's all in our Mission Statement - to always bring you the Best in BluesJazzRockSoulRnB!!

STLBlues has gained an international audience along the way! We're growing every day, as more artists & venues join the calendar, and more music news arrives. Keep coming back, we serve up live music 24/7, piping hot!