Record Club Thursday: Early D


This week’s Record Club entry was mailed to us (figuratively) by Vintage Vinyl

Josh: From the second we press “Play” on our record player, Julie and I know one thing for sure:  We’re about to get schooled.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on July 15, 2010 at 9:03 am, filed under Vinyl and tagged , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Follow Friday: Eric Woods

Photo by Dionna Raedeke.

Printmaker Eric Woods is a cultural scene veteran.  His enterprise, The Firecracker Press (@FirecrackerP), resides in the heart of Cherokee Street: the unofficial (but certainly eligible) print capital of St. Louis, where it’s been since (in Cherokee terms) the Paleozoic year of 2008.  Eric is now in the captain’s chair in the neighborhood’s business association, and Eleven took a minute to catch up and to talk about his experience, his work, and his ideas for the future.  Check out his prints at http://firecrackerpress.com/, and read on past the jump for our interview.
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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on June 25, 2010 at 9:44 am, filed under Local Profile and tagged , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Bonnaroo Day 4

The culinary experience at Bonnaroo is something totally unique to the festival.  We talked with Lincoln, our tent-neighbor, about how many veteran Bonnaroo-ers bring their own portable grills and coolers, and for the most part prepare all of their meals themselves.  I wish I could’ve woken up to the smell of his freshly cooked eggs and bacon, if only the sun and heat wouldn’t get to me first.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on June 14, 2010 at 2:54 pm, filed under Live and tagged . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Bonnaroo: Nights

I’m thinking about the craziest things I’ve learned about Bonnaroo over the past few days. The rules of time only seem to apply as a guide for artists to encourage everyone here to get their share of time on stage.  I’m getting a steady 3.5 hours of sleep per day since arrival, and I’m hardly the last one to bed or first one to rise.  Maybe energy drinks gets more powerful after they’ve been slow-cooking in your trunk.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on June 13, 2010 at 12:34 pm, filed under Live and tagged . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Bonnaroo: Day 2

Morning at Bonnaroo is the devil.  They call these mesh tapestries “tents,” but at Bonnaroo, they function primarily as cooking utensils used to marinate human flesh in its own sweat.  I’m surprised to wake up before 9am and find that most of the Bonnaroo community is already up and about.  They must have even less tolerance for these makeshift saunas than I do.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on June 12, 2010 at 2:52 pm, filed under Live and tagged . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Bonnaroo: Day One

Bonnaroo is a weekend-long, camping-based music festival based in an otherwise-obscure town outside of Nashville, and right now, it’s very happy to greet us.

We landed in Manchester, Tennessee at around 7:00 in the morning for check-in, and it’s now getting close to 5:00pm.  We haven’t left the car yet, but instead, find ourselves at mile marker 126: a good five or six markers beyond the festival’s entrance – all of which we’ve crawled in the car, one inch at a time.  And I should hardly complain – compared to the journeys of most everyone else attending, St. Louis is a paltry 6 hour drive.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on June 11, 2010 at 3:47 pm, filed under Live and tagged . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Local Profile: Evan Sult & Paige Brubeck



Photo by Corey Woodruff. More on Flickr

Among the neighborhood locals, Evan Sult and Paige Brubeck's Sleepy Kitty Graphic Arts is often referred to as Cherokee Street's foremost storefront-less business.  But the company's lack of an "Open" sign and welcome mat doesn't do anything to dissuade the duo's fervent passion for their block.  Eleven caught up with Sleepy Kitty's co-owners to discuss Cherokee, late nights, and fine cuisine.  See more of their work at http://sleepykittyarts.co.nr, and catch highlights from our interview below.

Q+A:

Could you drum up some experience, or some story that happened that made you just say “Man, that’s Cherokee?”

Paige: It happens all the time.  Recently we were walking down the street when we heard some…positive sounds…and we look and we heard the Peat mobile and a ton of people in costume doing a photoshoot for Cinco de Mayo.  Just in the middle of the day in front of Latino Americana, Peat Wollager and his awesome truck.  And we’re just like…that’s Cherokee street!  That’s awesome.

Evan:  People talk about St Louis being a small town; we think of it instead as a short story.  It’s a limited cast of characters who play multiple roles that kind of keep recurring.  It feels…we don’t have a TV…but it feels not unlike TV where you walk down the street and there’s this sort of unrealistic number of familiar faces, and situations that you get to see unfold right in front of you.  It’s really rewarding to feel like you’re part of this ongoing narrative. And new people are kind of cycling in and out of the narrative, but the narrative is engrossing.  Just being a part of the street is engrossing.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on May 14, 2010 at 5:52 pm, filed under Local Profile and tagged , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Local Profile: Mike Glodeck

A newcomer to business in the Cherokee Street neighborhood, Foam Coffee & Beer is steadily building its rep as one of the hippest destinations for drinks or conversation in St. Louis.  If you’ve already visited Eleven’s latest Neighborhood of the Month, you might have stopped by for a cup of joe or a break from walking out in the sun. If you’re still hunting for an excuse to head over, however, then Black James’ live set at 9pm tomorrow might be just the ticket you need.

Eleven interviewed Foam’s owner, Mike Glodeck, for his take on building a business from the ground-up in one of the  most up-and-coming parts of town.

Q+A:

Tell me about how you found yourself on Cherokee Street.

I spent some time looking at all the different commercial districts in the city.  I wanted to be part of some kind of a community….and Cherokee has that potential.  You know, you already have that on the Loop you have that in the CWE, but I was really excited to get in on the ground floor here.

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on May 7, 2010 at 3:09 pm, filed under Local Profile and tagged , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Issue 6.8 on the Streets

Hey Everyone,

Issue 6.8 is on the streets.  Go pick one up at your favorite mom & pop shop.  If you want to sneak a peek at the table of contents, or leave us your thoughts on an article, head over to the Issue 6.8 page (conveniently located in the navigation area to your right).  Enjoy!

Yours Truly,
Eleven Staff

This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on May 5, 2010 at 7:36 pm, filed under Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Record Store Day: 4/17

Record Store Day is here again!  Get set for a monster afternoon and evening of music of the live, vinyl, and compact disc varieties (among many, many others).  Here’s an up-to-date schedule of events for three of St. Louis’ biggest & baddest record stores:

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This entry was written by Josh Petersel, posted on April 15, 2010 at 6:39 pm, filed under Upcoming and tagged , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

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