Cold Bear Scout – Let’s Meet the Sun and Moon
Bring in your floor toms, glass beer bottles, and fiery angst. Loosen your guitar strings until they’re an echo of an empty sound. Find someone primo to record you (in St. Louis, it’s Ryan Wasoba), and borrow a few friends for the band. Blend these ingredients on “liquefy” for 30 seconds (adding your own spices, of course), and you’ve got the base for a great EP.
Cold Bear Scout – Some Other Dirty Things
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fun. @ The Firebird, 9/23/09
Keeping true to their name, fun. brought high energy, love, and a little something extra to the Firebird this past Wednesday. The band entered the stage unassumingly and announced, “This is going to be anti-climatic.” But just a few seconds into their opening song, “At Least I’m Not as Sad as I Used to Be,” the crowd reveled in their lighthearted, quirky beats. It was clear that this show was not going to be a let down. (more…)
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Ra Ra Riot @ The Firebird, 9/20/09
There’s no ignoring the critic-ascribed melancholy of Ra Ra Riot’s The Rhumb Line, with the haunted nature of its lyrics and chamber music-infused sound – all of which admittedly make a crowd hesitant to dance. But if Ra Ra Riot proved anything at their recent show at The Firebird, it was that handclaps and cellos actually can mix.
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The Books @ The Luminary, 9/20/09
For a band that succinctly categorizes its record label as “unknown indie” on MySpace, The Books’s set at the equally unknown and indie St. Louis venue, The Luminary Center for the Arts, fit as snugly as its patrons’ cardigans. Having opened its doors in late 2007, The Luminary welcomed guests into a minimalist gallery space on Sunday, September 20th for its second “Elevator Music Series” concert featuring Lymbyc Systym and The Books.
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Q+A : Serengeti
Proficient in all types of hip-hop, Serengeti knows how to spit. Whether its over experimental beats or just good, old fashioned MCing, any project he takes on is gold. We talked to Serengeti in anticipation for his show at the Gramophone (18+ for this concert!) this weekend on Saturday, September 26th.
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Atlas Sound @ The 560 Music Center, 9/19/09
On the final night of this year’s PlaySTL Fest, noted Atlanta songster Bradford Cox headed over to the 560 Music Center building for the most anticipated set of the 3-day St. Louis music shindig. Cox, also the front man of the 5-piece Deerhunter of Microcastle-fame, was alone, performing under his solo moniker Atlas Sound. Cox has used Atlas Sound as a tripped-out solo outlet since his less-documented middle school days, and last year released the full-length Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel to positive reviews. In October of 2009, Cox will be releasing the highly anticipated follow up, Logos, which was featured prominently during his Saturday night performance.
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Q+A : Ra Ra Riot
Unassuming and undeniably talented, Ra Ra Riot formed out of simple class networking at Syracuse University in 2006. Only three years later, their upbeat melancholy tunes are taking large festivals like Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL, and Forward Music Festival in Madison, WI, by elegant, classically-trained storm. Alexandra Lawn, cellist of Ra Ra Riot, talks with Eleven days before the band’s St. Louis show at the Firebird on Sunday, Sept. 20th.
Dying is Fine - Ra Ra Riot
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Rum Drum Ramblers @ Off Broadway, 9/13/09
As Rum Drum Ramblers got further and further into their set at Off Broadway, the stomping and grinding guitar chords, the mellow tone of a stand-up bass, and the screaming blues harmonica all strutted on in perpetuity. Having played their new album, Tradin’ Dollars for Dimes, in its entirety, this was no short set. And as the guys threw it all out on the stage, the crowd did the same. Solos matched with woops, shouting choruses matched with yeas; the pulse of their songs was shared by everyone in the room. Because when you’ve got someone on the stage shouting at you, you can’t help but shout back. (more…)
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The Mars Volta @ The Pageant, 9/8/09
Despite being a lite version of the usual full bodied and dripping with fat Mars Volta experience, Cedric, Omar, and co. at the Pageant this fall were as filling as the experimental rockers could be. The Pageant must have been close to capacity as people of all shapes and sizes crammed themselves onto the floor to catch a glimpse of singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala’s subtle but no less thought-provoking hip thrusts.
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Spindrift @ Pop’s – 9/4/09
Combining the atmosphere of an old spaghetti-western film with psychedelic rock, Spindrift walked the crowd at Pop’s through a hazy daydream of gun duels and ghost-towns. With very few vocals, save for sparse narration, woo’s and yehaw’s, and a Native American-esqe chant, the band let their distorted twangy guitars, spacey keyboards, and sauntering beat carry their sound. (more…)
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