LOUIS, MO – The St. Louis Blues Society is presenting the 1st Annual Atomic Blues Festival taking place Sept. 27 which will run from 3pm-10 p.m. at the The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy (4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis). Performers include Marsha Evans & The Coalition, Eugene Johnson & Company, Larry Griffin & Eric McSpadden, Big Mike and the Blues City All-Stars, Joe Pastors Legacy Ensemble, Paul Niehaus & Friends, Bob “Bumble Bee” Kamoske, Ethan Leinwand and the Bottoms Up Blues Gang, and MC Marty Spikner.

Along with the music, there will be a raffle, chalk art by Chalk Riot and information tables. Admission is $10. Proceeds support the St. Louis Blues Society’s Education Fund.

The event will also be a chance for the public to meet Dion Brown, the new executive director of the National Blues Museum from 6pm-7 pm. The National Blues Museum is slated to open in early 2016 downtown, according to its website.

Earlier this year it was announced that Bluesweek would not be taking place in 2015.