Austin Grimm

Austin Grimm plays Brio Italian Grille on Wednesday, October 21, from 6 to 9 PM, and he's not alone—his sister Corrie Marks joins him on the patio. It's a free show, so you can just drop in whenever you're around.

If you haven't come across Grimm before, he's a St. Louis native who's been playing professionally for about a decade. He spent some time in Nashville at Belmont University, where he majored in Music Business and started a band called Roots of a Rebellion (ROAR) with college friends. After graduating in 2012, ROAR hit the road hard, playing more than 120 shows a year across the U.S. They put out a #1 Billboard Reggae Album, Shapes of a Soul, and played festivals like Bonnaroo, Hangout, Live On The Green, and the Master Musicians Festival.

These days ROAR is taking a break, and Grimm is working solo. He mixes his own original songs with classic covers, and he pulls from a wide range of styles—country, folk, rock, pop, blues, jazz, and reggae. It's a broad reach, but that's the point: he's playing across genres rather than sticking to one.

This is a regular thing for him and Corrie Marks—they play the patio every Wednesday from 6 to 9 PM. Admission is free, so it's an easy way to spend a Wednesday evening with some live music.