Monthly Archives: July 2011

Funeral Party hits the airwaves for Conan

Funeral Party Photographed By Jesse Jenkins via funeralpartymusic.com A bit of a step up from their humble roots, Los Angeles based band Funeral Party brought their sound back to their home turf of Southern California playing the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank for television … Continue reading

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Dangermuffin to spread their sweet jam tonight at The Gramophone [Preview]

Tonight, Dangermuffin, a Folly Beach, South Carolina based trio will bring their mixed musical bag of treats to the stage at The Gramophone in St. Louis. Referring to themselves as “Sand-blasted roots rock with a sweet jam spread,” the band … Continue reading

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Wildey Theatre hosts varied local acts shedding spotlight on original music scene [Live Review]

New ventures always present a challenge at the beginning, yet the newly renovated Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville hosted five local music groups with various styles on Saturday night with relative ease. Upon arrival at the theatre, walking up North Main … Continue reading

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Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band sweat it out at Off Broadway[Live Review for KDHX]

Sweating profusely, but not letting the heat diminish his smile for one second Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band delighted and enthralled the Off Broadway audience last night with an hour and forty minute set of favorites, new songs … Continue reading

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Judge Nothing leaves a nice gift at the front door

Zoinks! Look what just hit the inbox kids! New music from a Riverbend favorite – those pop/rock/punk pranksters, Judge Nothing. With a great run from the late ’80s to late ’90s and influenced by the Midwestern rock/punk sounds of Hüsker … Continue reading

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Hell Yeah! Free Energy rocked out at the Firebird [Live Review for KDHX]

In case some of you have wondered the genre of classic rock is not dead among younger musicians. Insert a *fist pump*, a *high-five* and a \m/. Of course, this third generation seem to only get the highlights first, but … Continue reading

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Foot In The Door – Support Local Music at the Wildey Theatre [Preview]

Readers: you may not know it yet, but you have plans this Saturday. You’ll be doing your duty to support local music and ensuring that more local bands get to play a great new space in the future. No excuses.  … Continue reading

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Staying cool with Black Francis on a hot night in the City [Live Review]

Armed with his Fender Telecaster guitar, his distinctive voice and his large cache of songs, indie rock icon Black Francis mixed his solo work together with Pixies classics for a nearly two-hour performance at the Old Rock House on one of the … Continue reading

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Rosanne Cash to sign memoir at Blueberry Hill

With her new compilation, the Essential Rosanne Cash out a couple of months ago in time for her birthday, Rosanne Cash plans to mix book tour stops with live performances the road this summer and fall including a stop in St. … Continue reading

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Dazzling with lights and scope, U2 transforms St. Louis [Live Review]

Editor’s note– On our Facebook page we asked if anyone would like to submit a review for the U2 show last night in St. Louis. Our good friend Michael Steinmann, bassist for Edwardsville based band Belleview, stepped up to the … Continue reading

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