Pokey LaFarge Stories

Review / Setlist: Pokey LaFarge @ SPACE 11/22/14

By: Alex WoodIt feels like a hometown show every time Pokey LaFarge plays in the Midwest.His music reflects having grown up in central Illinois and lived in St. Louis, with references to the areas country landscapes, roads and rivers throughout the songs, and audiences in the area never fail to connect to the imagery....

Setlist / Review: Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three @ Lincoln Hall 12/5/13

Words / Photo: Alex WoodPokey Lafarge & The South City Three played a boisterous, confident set at Lincoln Hall, packed to the brim with the energy of all their pre-WWII musical idols rolled into one.Swing. Ragtime. Blues. Jazz. Country. Folk.The band owned every single one.Even beneath the entertaining stage personality that Pokey himself...