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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
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
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
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Futurebirds w/ The Whigs at Firebird!
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Futurebirds twice in St. Louis as the Athens, GA band found their footing with their debut full-length Hampton’s Lullaby. At Cicero’s a couple years back, they played to a crowd full of folks there … Continue reading
Ticket Giveaway: On An On @ The Demo
So you’ve been to The Demo by now, right? Raised stage, great sound system, room to dance, and you can see the stage from anywhere in the place. If you’ve not yet experienced its awesome, Monday night will be an … Continue reading
SHOW PREVIEW: Field Report w/ Shivering Timbers at Off Broadway
2011 gifted us with a breakout year for artists like St. Vincent, tUnE-yArDs, and other “nontraditional” female musicians who delighted and confounded even the most discerning 25 year-old male music critic. 2012 brought the heat, as Japandroids reclaimed rock n … Continue reading
TWOFER: Thursday, February 28th, 2013
The second installment of our new TWOFER feature spotlights a couple fully local shows that might not be on your radar yet: Dinofight!’s CD Release Party at Off Broadway and Horsey Drawers/Fussy Balloon/Picture Day at Mangia. The Dinofight! show is going … Continue reading
Catching up with HUMDRUM/Introducing Me Like Bees: Both at Foam this Friday!
This Friday, Joplin, MO’s Me Likes Bees will share the cute little stage at Foam with IWTAS favorite HUMDRUM. If you’re like me and have missed the last [couple] HUMDRUM performance[s]…SHAME ON US. Foam’s a perfectly intimate venue for a … Continue reading
