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Memorial Day 2013: A Show Roundup
Giddyup, y’all – Memorial Day 2013 is chock full of cool shows to attend over 4 days, and while Obama’s Weather Machine might throw us an isolated thunderstorm here and there in STL this weekend, it’ll be glorious and pleasant … Continue reading
Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Hood Internet, & Oscillator Bug at The Firebird
Last Wednesday, upon entering The Firebird, I spoke words to exactly two adult humans before ambling my way up front to take photos and thereby encountering a young man (Hi Jake!) who posed the following question as soon as I … Continue reading
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Black Moth Super Rainbow w/ The Hood Internet at The Firebird
You guys. This video is so weird and perfectly unsettling and kinda NSFW, but don’t let that distract you from the fact that Black Moth Super Rainbow‘s “Hairspray Heart” is the jaaaaaaaaaaaaaam for Summer 2013. Put it on your Spotify … Continue reading
PHOTOS + THOUGHTS: PUJOL AT OFF BROADWAY
Nashville’s Daniel Pujol and his band have a short, storied concert history in St. Louis; their most memorable appearance might be a quietly promoted slot playing Cherokee Street’s Cinco de Mayo bash a couple years back. On one of the following … Continue reading
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Yellow Red Sparks w/ The Feed and David Beeman of Old Lights
Yellow Red Sparks is a good band from LA that I didn’t know existed before I spoke to IWTAS buddy Amanda Krebel, who helped set up a show for the trio at Gramophone this Wednesday. What Amanda did is something a … Continue reading
Ticket Giveaway: Deer Tick w/ The Union Electric at Firebird
You don’t actually have to like Deer Tick‘s music to have a great time at their shows (but it helps). If this seems like an absurd statement to make, you’ve never actually been to St. Louis DT concert. One year … Continue reading
TWOFER: Friday, May 3rd
This Friday’s TWOFER features two bright, albeit dichotomous bands, headlining two of my favorite venues. Cruise over to Firebird on the 3rd and be treated to Austin trio Pure X touring behind their LP, Crawling Up the Stairs (on b&w … Continue reading
The Rundown: Record Store Day 2013!!!
Record Store Day is a music lover’s Major Religious Holiday. In St. Louis, we worship at the churches of Apop, Vintage, and Euclid, this year on the 20th of April. Schlafly, PBR, New Belgium, and Urban Chestnut will lead us beside hop-infused waters. Live, street-side … Continue reading
INTERVIEW: Kevin Buckley of Grace Basement
On the upcoming Grace Basement album, Wheel within a Wheel, virtuoso fiddler Kevin Buckley hones in less on opulent instrumentation and more on arrangements and songwriting through the eyes of a Midwesterner (a craft in which Buckley is more than … Continue reading
