TUESDAY, May 15th

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88.1 KDHX and Loufest welcome singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo to St. Louis. Alejandro’s show will be held at Off Broadway. Doors will open at 7pm.

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Anders Osborne, a long-time resident of New Orleans, is coming to St. Louis. Anders will be bringing his signature mix of rock and blues to Blueberry Hill. The show will begin at 8pm.

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Michael Trieb, a local folk/indie rock singer-songwriter, is playing a free show at Plush. The show begins at 8:30pm and is open to those 18 and up.

WEDNESDAY, May 16th

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Deer Tick, a folk/rock band, will be playing at the Firebird. Deer Tick is made up of five guys from Rhode Island and they have a reputation for playing a fantastic live set. Rock n rollers Turbo Fruits, a Tennessee trio, will be the opener for what promises to be a great show.

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Interested in a night of great local music? Then head down to the Gramophone to see three awesome local bands: Volcanoes, Bear Hive, and Union Tree Review. Volcanoes, a drum and bass duo, is throwing a Tour Kickoff Party before they leave on their two-week summer tour across the United States.

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The Harmed Brothers, an Oregon-based Americana/folk-rock/indie-grass band, will be playing at Plush. The free show begins at 8:30pm and is open to those 18 and up.

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Join Crack Fox as they celebrate Carrie’s big day with a Birthday Bash. Daymoths, a pop-rock duo from Minnesota, and Brown Bottle Fever, a local blues-rock band, will be performing. The party starts at 9pm. Just remember, you never ask a lady her age!

THURSDAY, May 17

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Indie artist Pat Grossi of Active Child is having a show at the Firebird with openers Balam Acab, a Pennsylvania-based indie band, and Superhumanoids, a LA-based pop group.

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Gregory Alan Isakov was born in South Africa, raised in Philadelphia, and currently lives in Colorado. His broad life experiences have clearly influenced his signature folk singer-songwriter style. Gregory will be playing a show at the Old Rock House for all ages.

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Canadian band, Memoryhouse, originally began as a multimedia art project; a combination of musical composition and photography. Memoryhouse has since become a fully-fledged electro-pop band, though they still strive to bring together the aural and the visual through their work. Memoryhouse will be performing at the Gramophone and doors open at 8pm.

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Portland’s Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside are coming to St. Louis. The vintage-influenced rock group is playing at Off Broadway with opener Carriage House, an experimental folk band from Missouri.

FRIDAY, May 18th

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Beginning on May 18th and continuing on through the 20th, St. Louis Mayfest is a giant festival of music, art, and food. On Friday, Mayfest hosts St. Louis’ largest ever outdoor Happy Hour while DJs, including Phoenix-based mash-up genius DJ Z-Trip, perform. On Saturday, there will be shows by War, Foghat, and renowned St. Louis musician and hotdogger Steve Ewing. On Sunday, various rock tribute bands will play. Art exhibitions and performances will take place all weekend, including Belle of the Ball, St. Louis’ custom entertainment company.

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Indie artist Katie Herzig of Nashville will be playing at the Old Rock House with fellow Nashville Indie artist, Matthew Perryman Jones.

SATURDAY, May 19th

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Show Me Shows presents the 2012 Show Me Show(case). Show Me Shows, which typically provides fans with acoustic, one-take videos, is putting on their first ever showcase of five talented, local indie rock and folk groups as well as two national acts. The local bands scheduled are Bo and the Locomotive, Dots Not Feathers, Pretty Little Empire, Last To Show First To Go, and Trotting Bear. Also performing will be Netherfriends, a k-pop group from Chicago, and Little Horn, a folk group from Atlanta. The showcase will be held at Plush and tickets are $5.

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The Folk School of St. Louis, which offers instruction and playing opportunities to students of all ages in various folk music genres, presents the first annual St. Louis Folk & Roots Festival. The festival will be held at the Atomic Cowboy and will go on from 2pm to 12am. Ten folk acts will perform at staggered times on three stages. The lineup features Big Smith, Ryan Spearman Band, 3 Penny Acre, The Tillers, The Lulus, Stripmall Ballads, Mound City Slickers, and others. Tickets are $15. Bi

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Looking to spend two days rocking out to some of the best local and national alternative bands? Then you need to head down to the Verizon Wireless Ampitheater for Pointfest 30. Presented by 105.7 The Point, this two-day event will be the only Pointfest held this year and thus, the lineup is filled with tons of awesome acts (and Incubus). Bands will be performing all day Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th. Pointfest 30 will also features Rob Zombie, Chevelle, Megadeth, Cypress Hill, 10 Years, and many more.

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Mariachi El Bronx is coming to the Firebird. Mariachi El Bronx is the Latin-influenced alter ego of LA-based punk band, the Bronx. The band created this alter ego when they were asked to play an acoustic set. Rather than cause an identity crisis, this two-sided band has done well. The show is open to all ages and tickets are $15. The opening act will be the grunge/punk influenced duo, Two Gallants.

SUNDAY, May 20th

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David Ramirez of Texas and Matthew Mayfield of Alabama are stopping at Cicero’s as part of their co-headlined acoustic tour. The opening act will be local band, State Road 5. The show is open to all ages. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

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The Old Rock House welcomes guitarist Steve Kimock with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, and Andy Hess. The show is part of Steve Kimock’s Spring Tour, the first large-scale tour he’s done in two years. The show is open to all ages and tickets are $25.

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Curtis Weigel of The Wire Frames, an alternative pop/rock duo of brothers based out of Iowa and St. Louis, will be playing a free solo show at Plush.

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TODAY, May 8th

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It’s Union Tree Review‘s 2nd Birthday! It’s the two year anniversary of Union Tree Review’s first official show. Union Tree Review recently released a Show Me Show of their track “Skeletons” which was filmed in a truck outside of the Firebird. They’re playing tonight at Off Broadway.

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Star & Micey, an energetic pop-folk group from Memphis, and opener, Carolina Story, an Americana husband/wife duo from Nashville, are making their way to Plush for a show with real Tennessee flair.

WEDNESDAY, May 9th

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Join the staff of Eleven and the producers of Show Me Shows as we debut 8 never-before-viewed Show Me Shows videos. Taking place at The Gramophone, the event is open to all ages and the artists featured in the videos include Young Readers, Ian Fisher & The Past, The Skekses, and Bo & The Locomotive.

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Basil Kincaid and Black Spade Present Double Consciousness, an art exhibit and sound installation dealing with Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome and Drapetomania. The exhibition begins at 8:30pm and will be held at 2847 Cherokee.

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As part of the #THeGroovyTour, ScHoolboy Q will be performing at Plush with opener AB-Soul. Doors open at 7pm.

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Shpongle Presents The Masquerade with Phutureprimitive and Heezy. This electronica-filled show has been moved from Plush to Old Rock House.

THURSDAY, May 10th

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Midwest Mayhem 2012 is going to be one wild party. Your hosts at KDHX want to thank all their fans for their support of the independent radio station. And what better way to thank them than a party at the City Museum? Add 13 local bands, burlesque performances, a Photomaton photo booth, as well as food and drinks, and KDHX members and those who donated during their Spring Membership drive are going to have an amazing night.

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Support St. Louis’s own Royal Smokestacks as they play Plush this week. Though they were only started in 2011, Royal Smokestacks already have a great sound if you’re in the mood for some Americana rock.

FRIDAY May, 11th

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ARTCRANK is coming to St. Louis once again. Beginning on Friday and continuing through Sunday, ARTCRANK STL will present hand-made bicycle-inspired posters designed and created by 30 local artists. The event will be held at Atomic Cowboy and admission will be free though limited edition autographed copies of the displayed posters will be for sale for $40 a piece. Why the bike theme? Because the event coincides with the Missouri Professional Cycling Series. The MO PRO is three days of competitive cycling by some of the fastest professional cyclists in America. Beyond the bikes and the bike-related art, there will be family events and outdoor activities all Saturday.

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For a good time and to give to a good cause, head down to Atomicdust to check out the Face Off Against Hunger Gallery Show. The show is the result of a campaign where for anyone who came into their office, scanned their face on the photocopier, and let them post it on Facebook, Atomicdust would donate $5 to the St. Louis Food Outreach. Over 180 people lent their faces to the cause and now you have a chance to see the wacky pictures that resulted. They are asking for a $5 donation at the door but once again all the money will go to the St. Louis Food Outreach.

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Tennis is coming to St. Louis. The Denver-based band is rapidly growing in popularity and is bringing their loved minimalist rock to Plush. The show is open to all ages.

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The Firebird presents Royal Bangs with openers Heavy Times.With Tennessee’s Royal Bangs’ Japanese classical music-influence and Chicago’s Heavy Times’s grunge roots, the two bands are an unlikely team but together they will put out an awesome show.

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Welcome to Art Walk 2012! Hosted by the Grand Center, the Art Walk is an annual event where visitors are given a “passport” in which they can collect stamps from galleries and art museums. Collecting six of more stamps qualifies visitors for discounts at participating restaurants and venues. Art Walk is a fantastic time to enjoy the latest exhibits at various museums. One such exhibit is Analog, which will be opening during Art Walk. The Analog exhibition is the second exhibition by a group called The Transients. The exhibition consists of a variety of artists’ work displayed alongside mock ups of current or previous museum pieces.

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Local group, Burrowss, is releasing their first full length album, “Don’t Take It Slow”. Burrowss is having a CD release show at the Heavy Anchor. Buffalo 66 and All the Sad Young Men will also be performing. Matt Stuttler, one half of Burrowss, is a regular Eleven writer. Check them out on bandcamp: http://burrowss.bandcamp.com/

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Head down to the Gramophone to check out Missouri band, Mouth. This three-piece  funk and dance band is from Kansas City and they’ve made the not-so-long trek to St. Louis in order to get the crowd at the Gramophone moving.

SATURDAY, May 12th

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The centrepiece of the previously mentioned Missouri Professional Cycling Series, the Tour de Grove is the highest-paying one-day race in all of Missouri. Come down to watch the race as well as to enjoy the various family events and outdoor activities that will going on all day Saturday.

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Loufest Presents Maps and Atlases with openers So Many Dynamos and Sister Crayon at the Firebird. With the pop-influenced Chicago group, Maps and Atlases, headlining and local indie pop band So Many Dynamos as well as California-based Sister Crayon, this show promises to be one great night of music.

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Head down to Brennan’s Wine and Cigars Bar for the listening/release party for Adult Fur‘s new remix album. Rán, the new album composed entirely of remixes, features remixes by Née, CaveofswordS, OuOù, Loose Screwz, Trifeckta, StlLegend, Black James, Mr. Blair, Great Grandma, Eric Hall, Sacha Bernardson (France), and Sonictone (Iceland).

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April 21^st marks the 5^th year of Record Store Day, a day for supporting your local record stores. All over town, St. Louis’ record stores and local labels will be presenting live music and purchase specials.

Euclid Records, Vintage Vinyl, and Apop Records will all feature bands over the weekend.  At Euclid, Doom Town and Magic City kick off the weekend on Friday night, starting at 7pm.   Saturday – Record Store Day proper – sees This City of Takers playing bright and early at 10am at Vintage Vinyl, followed by a showcase from Tower Groove Records all afternoon.  Bunnygrunt, the Skekses, and Warm Jets USA will all play, starting at 1pm. Later that night, Catholic Guilt plays at 5pm at Apop and Sleepy Kitty at 7pm at Euclid Records.

Beyond the live music, Record Store has been embraced by anybody who really matters in music these days. Bands recognize more and more the importance of physical places for consuming music and of supporting the independent businesses who have always supported musicians. Accordingly, there are more exclusive releases this year than any year yet. It’s not just records either: Special-released CDs, DVDs and even cassettes are also available.

Look for exclusive releases from The Misfits, 311, Potugal. The Man, Lou Reed, Uncle Tupelo, Thievery Corp., Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Artic Monkeys, Otis Redding; Aretha Franklin, Phish, Bruce Springsteen, Common, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Devo, Jay Farrar, Wilco, and many, many more.

For a complete list, check out the website: http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases

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STL STyLehouse hosts the first video — with HUMDRUM (not a Tower Groove band), playing the song “I’ll Find You.” It’s a fitting setting, as STL Stylehouse produces St. Louis-themed screen-printed merchandise and other locally-themed and -produced goods.

Read below for an interview with HUMDRUM’s Mic Boshans for more on the band’s most recent album recording with Steve Albini. Here’s their Lo-Fi Cherokee video:

Read an interview in February between Eleven‘s Matthew Ström and HUMDRUM’s Mic Boshans HERE.

Read Eleven‘s interview with filmmaker Bill Streeter here:

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The 2012 version of LouFest is set to hit Forest Park on August 25th & 26th, and this year it promises to have the most balloons, confetti and laser beams ever. Both headliners, Oklahoma City’s fearless freaks The Flaming Lips and Pittsburgh’s mash-up genius Girl Talk, are well known for their over-the-top live shows that provide total sensory overload and never fail to leave the crowd grinning from ear to ear.

The rest of the lineup is equally strong, with local heroes like Son Volt and Sleepy Kitty and transcendent, ageless rockers in Dinosaur Jr. Of course, it also features a steady diet of “indie” rock, with bands like Dr. Dog and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.

Check out the full lineup in the latest issue of Eleven, on stands now!

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