On April 5th, The Luminary welcomes the legendary composer, producer and performer Van Dyke Parks to the Elevator Music Series. Over the course of his 50 year career, Parks has worked with the Beach Boys, Joanna Newsom, Ringo Starr in addition to his own celebrated releases. Join us for this very special seated performance in The Luminary’s gallery space. Seating is limited to 250, so we recommend purchasing in advance.

Doors 7pm. Show 8pm.

Tickets are $22/$25 and are available in advance here.

On April 24th, The Luminary welcomes Shabazz Palaces to the Elevator Music Series. The already legendary project of former members of legendary hip hop group Digable Planets will make their first St. Louis stop and we ask that you attend.

Like rich velvet hijabs or gold threaded abayas. Luxury as understood by the modest. Shabazz Palaces. If Bedouins herded beats instead of goats and settled in Seattle instead of the Atlas Mountains, this would be their album. Forward thinkers but nostalgic for a sparer time when ancient astronomers only recognized five planets. Hip hop. Black light uses electromagnetic radiation to eradicate microorganisms, but shabazz didn’t come to kill a sound, just to shine their own incandescent lamp on this. Hear. Hard and clear. Fifty thousand years in the making. Honorable.palaceer pink gators.

Doors 7pm. Show at 8pm.

Tickets are $15/$17 and are available in advance here.

On March 27th, The Luminary presents The Hive Dwellers, the latest project of the legendary K Records and Beat Happening founder Calvin Johnson. The Hive Dwellers is a band, a combo (as in combination) of disparate individuals who share a common love of rock’n’roll, library cards and railroad travel. The assorted cacophony of membership slides around, and currently includes Gabriel Will and Evan Hashi. In 2012, the Hive Dwellers will be releasing a new LP and touring extensively through the US. As the future unfolds into the conscious mind and continues to fade gently into the past, the Hive Dwellers are present tense, bearing witness to the maraca wilderness of the modern Basement State. This is an all-ages show.

Doors at 7pm. Show at 8pm.

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 day of show and are available online here.

The Luminary presents Oberhofer on Friday, April 27th as a part of the monthly Elevator Music Series. 2012 is shaping up to be a big year for Oberhofer. The band just announced the debut record by the Tacoma native, titled Time Capsules II, will be release on March 27th by Glassnote. This album is a bold and exciting statement for Brad Oberhofer, recorded in Brooklyn last fall will legendary producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, The Rolling Stones, Morrisey, among others). Catch the band fresh off of a Coachella appearance. Support is TBA.

Doors 7pm. Show 8pm.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show and are available online here.

On Sunday, April 1st, The Luminary presents Bear in Heaven for the Elevator Music Series. Marking the first return visit to the curated series, Bear in Heaven will come through in support of their new album “I Love You, It’s Cool.” For album streams and more information, visit www.bearinheaven.com. Young Magic and Doldrums will open the show.

Doors 7p. Show 8p.

Tickets are $12 and are available online HERE.

On February 23rd, The Luminary welcomes Zola Jesus to the Elevator Music Series. Boasting one of the best voices to have emerged over the past several years, Zola Jesus (aka Nika Danilova) combines a background in opera and philosophy into a dark musical terrain equally indebted to Kate Bush and Joy Division. Talk Normal will open the show.

Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 day of show and are available online HERE.

Doors 7pm. Show at 8pm.

On Saturday, March 31st, The Luminary welcomes Sharon Van Etten and The War on Drugs to the Elevator Music Series. This co-headline bill features two artists at the peak of their creative energies, mining the blurred edges of Americana with gorgeous result.

Doors open at 7pm. Show at 8pm.

Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 day of show and are available online here.