Wednesday, October 8
Concert: Anna Roland and Stephan Smith
$7 (free for Friends of The Commonspace), all ages, doors 7:30 p.m. / show 8 p.m., amanda@thecommonspace.org
Attendance: 17
Neo-folkie Stephan Smith delivered this summer's powerful anti-war anthem "The Bell," which was given the Pete Seeger stamp of approval. Along with that song, Smith has recorded several songs on themes of human rights, peace and justice. He was dubbed the "heir apparent to Woody Guthrie" by the Village Voice, and you'll get to see his St. Louis debut, part of his mission to bring "great music that speaks to a better world." Local singer/songwriter Anna Roland opens with her edgy, politically charged folk music.