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IWTAS’ 2nd Anniversary Party: Now Featuring an Exclusive PLE Download!

We’re 2 days and change away from celebrating 2 wacky, wonderful years running I Went To A Show.com. Dave, Julie, Annie, and I couldn’t be happier to spend our anniversary with the fine folks of Pretty Little Empire, Scarlet Tanager, … Continue reading

03. May 2012 by Jess Luther
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St. Louis Record Store Day 2012: A Quick Start Guide

Here are the DJ and band performance schedules for RSD 2012 (April 20th-22nd) in a relatively concise format. We’re a blog about live local music, after all. Apop Records Location: 2831 Cherokee Food/Drink: Schlafly, New Belgium, and based on last … Continue reading

17. April 2012 by Jess Luther
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Ticket Giveaway: Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps w/ April Smith and the Great Picture Show at Off Broadway

April Smith and Caroline Smith have more in common than identical surnames and clever band monikers. They’re both smart song crafters who are making room for themselves under the vast, hand-crafted, fully organic, animal cruelty-free umbrella that is our current … Continue reading

11. April 2012 by Jess Luther
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IWTAS to Celebrate Its Second Anniversary w/ PRETTY LITTLE EMPIRE, SCARLET TANAGER, & THANKFUL TREE

Over the past two years, I Went to a Show.com has spent a great many very happy hours watching live music in the city of St. Louis. We met some of our artistic idols as they toured through our town. … Continue reading

09. April 2012 by Jess Luther
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Giveaway: Win Tickets to the LouFest 2012 Lineup Release Party

Sunburns…Sweat…Schlafly…Summer. God, I love LouFest. And not because I blindly support any/all musical endeavors in our city, hoping upon hope that St. Louis will one day be Austin, or Brooklyn, or freaking Portland. I want mud and humidity and sincerity … Continue reading

29. March 2012 by Jess Luther
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Giveaway: Win Tickets to See Jenny Owen Youngs at Off Broadway

Hey, what are you doing Sunday night? Wanna go to a concert for me? The thing is, I begged Steve “I Own Off Broadway” Pohlman to get this show before I knew that I’d be in the midst of a … Continue reading

08. March 2012 by Jess Luther
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IWTAS’ Bandcamp Directory to St. Louis Music

Hi. We gathered something for you. Below, find 70-ish Bandcamp* links. We didn’t provide you with a genre or a RIYL guide. Be adventurous! Surprise your ears and yourself. Adult Fur: http://adultfur.bandcamp.com Allie Vogler: http://allievogler.bandcamp.com/ Andy Berkhout: http://andyberkhout.bandcamp.com/ Animal Empty: http://animalempty.bandcamp.com/ Beth … Continue reading

27. February 2012 by Jess Luther
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Interview: Justin Kinkel-Schuster Opens Up About His New Project, Water Liars

If you even casually follow music media in or around this town, you’ve seen a blurry, black and white photo of two shirtless, (literally) smoking dudes popping up all over the place as of late. The two young men in … Continue reading

21. February 2012 by Jess Luther
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Giveaway: Win a Pair of Tickets to Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at Off Broadway!

I beseech you, don’t miss out on the chance to see a kick ass (there’s no better way to describe it) show this Wednesday at Off Broadway. Austin’s Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears are riding into town, and they’re … Continue reading

09. February 2012 by Jess Luther
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Pretty Little Empire Releases Video for “All I Know”

We live in an age dominated by one-take shoots, where everyone and their baby sister has access to digital SLRs and #feelings. So St. Louis music fans should be pleasantly surprised by this slick new music video, which is Pretty Little Empire‘s second … Continue reading

03. February 2012 by Jess Luther
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