What’s Going On: 8/11 – 8/14/2011

This #weekend rocks. Again.

TODAY – THURSDAY, August 11rd

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The Heavy Anchor has STL electronic punk rawkers (yes, really) Bug Chaser and Estevan, plus absolute face-melters Organized Sports from Portland and Brain Idea from Chicago. $5 for a killer 9pm show.

Latest tracks by Bug Chaser

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KDHX brings Grammy Blues Award winner John Lee Hooker, Jr., to the Gramophone. Paint the town red to these Detroit-born Delta blues.

Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7. $8 adv/$10 door.

FRIDAY, August 12th

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Awesome local acts Paper Dolls and The Reeling Gilly open for Chicago’s LUSTER at the Firebird, presented by the Loud Label and Do314. Jam out at 9pm. $8 gets you in, and an online RSVP gets you some free digital downloads from LUSTER and Paper Dolls.

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The Gramophone hosts Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and The Stone Sugar Shakedown for a night of straight funk. If you wanna get funk’d up, go to this show. That is all.

$8 for 8pm doors/9pm show with free BBQ on the patio on a first come-first served basis.

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There’s an RFT Music Party at Off Broadway. We at Eleven have to admit: it’s gonna be rad. Kentucky Knife Fight, Bruiser Queen, Ra Cailum, and The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra performing an original score to Buster Keaton’s “The High Sign.” Need we say more?

$6 to get in at 8pm, show at 8:30.

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Embrace your inner (and outer, you mustachioed beast) creative by attending the Luminary Center for the Arts‘ FORM Design Show‘s VIP Preview Party. The Art Institute of Chicago’s Curator of Architecture and Design, Zoe Ryan, is keynote speaker, while silent auctions on designer wares, free food and drank, and DJ’d tunes rock your world. Duff’s, Harvest, Labeebee’s, Randall’s, and Schlafly provide the libations.

$40 buys you in. And holy frack, here’s the lineup for the weekend: http://formdesignshow.com/participants/. Clearly, FORM is doing awesome things to get STL on the design map!

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2720 Cherokee has Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow spinning. #dancedancedance

Andrew Wyatt, while performing with Miike Sno:

SATURDAY, August 13th

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St. Louis is a music city and a river city – both influences evident at Saturday’s multiple record release parties for one of STL’s finest Americana groups, the Rum Drum Ramblers. Influenced by both punk rock and the Delta blues, the Rum Drum Ramblers, on the local Big Muddy Records label, have taken the city by storm. Their second album and first vinyl LP release Mean Scene drops on Saturday, August 13th, followed by two release shows with great music and free giveaways. Hear it first at STL’s own Vintage Vinyl at 4pm, and enjoy free Stag beer. Continue the party through the night at the Gramophone with BBQ, compliments of the venue. The Gramophone kicks off their celebration with the cookout at 6pm and Chicago’s Mississippi Gabe Carter at 7pm, followed by the Rum Drum Ramblers. The Ramblers don’t need the free booze or food to keep your attention—but who’s complaining about those perks? Cheers to a full day of music and fun the good ol’ STL way.

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Apop does it again – this weekend bringing The Men. Yes, The Men. Bad Drugs (from Chicago) and Shaved Women join them. All we can say is GO. AND. RAWK. OUT.

Shaved Women, at Apop before:

Shaved Women live @ Apop Records from Chizmo.tv on Vimeo.

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Chicago’s ever-catchy lo-fi pop rockers Animal City return to the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. They’ll play with kazoo-clad, acoustic Walter Mitty and his Makeshift Orchestra, San Luis Obispo, CA, and St. Charles’ own Nathan Ponzar. As always, $5 gets you into this 8-11pm show. Check it out.

Animal City at the Lemp in December:

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Lola on Washington Ave has Funkin Right and Nappy DJ Needles
If the lineup alone doesn’t excite you, perhaps their Spike Lee (read: Rose Perez) -themed promo can get your body werkin’:

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BIKE RIDING. YES. Tonight, the 48th annual Moonlight Ramble and the FBC‘s 78th Full Moon Fiasco coincide. It’s will be one crazy night of wheeled shenanigans.
The Ramble starts begins at Soldier’s Memorial downtown (14th & Chestnut) at 9pm, including glow-in-the-dark tee shirts, an 18-mile route, vendors, and after-party! (Buy tickets before the price goes up by $2.50 the night of).
The Fiasco starts at 11pm at Turtle Park (Oakland & Tamm, in Forest Park by the Zoo) and goes as late as the crew can ride/yell/drink/dance.

We won’t pick favorites… but we do tend to root for the free and the late-night.

SUNDAY, August 14th

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Southern hardcore comes to the Old Rockhouse in the form of Nashville Pussy, along with veteran punks The Dwarves and local openers The Scam. You’ve seen the electric pink and yellow posters around, haven’t you? Prepare for chaos.

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Catch more Sunday night RAWK at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center: 2 Ton Bug, Bees, We Are Empire, Carrion Decay, and Orion Pax. Word is that this show’ll be your last chance to see Orion Pax for a bit. Check it outttt.

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Now get out there, St. Louis. 

This entry was written by Tara, posted on August 11, 2011 at 1:30 pm, filed under What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, andrew wyatt, animal city, apop, bad drugs, big muddy records, brain idea, bruiser queen, bug chaser, buster keaton, design, estevan, fbc, firebird, FORM, funkin right, gramophone, Heavy Anchor, John Lee Hooker Jr., KDHX, Kentucky Knife Fight, Lola, loud label, luster, Miike Snow, moonlight ramble, nappy dj needles, nashville pussy, nathan ponzar, Off Broadway, old rockhouse, organized sports, paper dolls, ra cailum, Rum Drum Ramblers, shaved women, the dwarves, The Lemp, The Luminary, the men, the rats & people motion picture orchestra, The Reeling Gilly, the scam, the stone sugar shakedown, walter mitty and his makeshift orchestra, yo mama's big fat booty band. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Lyrics Born w/ Skins & Needles and Nato Caliph @ 2720 Cherokee, 4/14/11

Lyrics Born (above) rocked the house with cuts from his latest album, As U Were.

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This entry was written by Jason Stoff, posted on April 28, 2011 at 10:00 am, filed under Live and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Lyrics Born, Nato Caliph, Skins & Needles. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: 4/13 – 4/20

1. The Pinker Tones

-Where: The Gramophone
-When: Wednesday, April 13th @ 9 PM
-How Much: $10 ($3 minor surcharge)
-Why: These dance music producers from Spain have traveled all the way to St. Louis to share their electro-pop music with you. You shouldn’t leave them hanging. (more…)

This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on April 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, Lyrics Born, The Firebird, the Gramophone, The Pinker Tones. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: 2/9 – 2/16

1. Signal Path w/ Goodness Gracious, 18andCounting

-Where: 2720 Cherokee
-When: Thursday, February 10th @ 9 PM
-How Much: $10 ($3 minor surcharge) (18+)
-Why: Signal Path’s live electronic infused set is a perfect match for 2720 Cherokee’s artistic interior. (more…)

This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on February 10, 2011 at 12:31 am, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Signal Path, The Dive Poets, The Firebird, The Pageant, Unwed Sailor. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Hall of Champions: Designer Drugs @ 2720 Cherokee, 1/7/11

Saturday, January 9, Designer Drugs showed 2720 Cherokee what a 2011 party should be like. Despite the cold weather, the New York duo kept their hypnotizing performance of synthy, electro-wave remixes going until 1 AM.

Eleven met up with the lively crowd at 2720.

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This entry was written by Kelly Glueck, posted on January 27, 2011 at 12:04 pm, filed under Live and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Designer Drugs, Hall of Champions. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: 1/5 – 1/12

1. The Bad Plus

-Where: Jazz at the Bistro
-When: Wednesday, Jan 5th – Saturday, Jan 8th (8:30 PM and 10:15 PM)
-How Much: $30 – $35, $15 for students
-Why: The Bad Plus at Jazz at the Bistro is becoming a post New Year’s tradition.  What better way to start of 2011 than with some edgy, complex jazz with slight rock undertones?
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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on January 5, 2011 at 3:33 pm, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Designer Drugs, Jazz at the Bistro, Off Broadway, Old Lights, The Bad Plus. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: New Year’s Eve

1. The Blind Eyes w/ Kentucky Knife Fight and Dino’s House Band

-Where: Off Broadway
-When: Friday, December 31st @ 9 PM
-How Much: FREE (21+)
-Why: Ring in 2011 with some great rock ‘n’ roll and a few inevitable, drunken sing-a-longs with STL supergroup Dino’s House Band. (more…)

This entry was written by Jonathan Fritz, posted on December 29, 2010 at 8:08 pm, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, DJ Grocery, Funk 'n Horny NYE Party, Off Broadway, The Blind Eyes, the Gramophone. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: 12/10 – 12/15

This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:39 pm, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Off Broadway, Off the Wall, The Firebird, The Sword, Tim Kasher. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: 11/24 – 12/1

1. The Rock n Roll Craft Show 7

-Where: Third Degree Glass Factory
-When: Friday, November 26th – Sunday November 28th
-How Much: $15 on Friday, $3 on Saturday and Sunday
-Why: Forget hitting Macy’s at 4 AM on Black Friday – shop local and independent at the Rock n Roll Craft Show to find some unique and awesome gifts.
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This entry was written by Jonathan Fritz, posted on November 25, 2010 at 2:58 pm, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups, Fresh Paint II: Black Friday, Rock N Roll Craft Show 7, The 6th Annual Baby Blues Showcase, Third Degree Glass Factory. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

What’s Going On: 11/17 – 11/24

1. Warpaint w/ Troubadour Dali

-Where: the Gargoyle
-When: Friday, November 19th
-How Much: $10 (18+), Free with WashU ID
-Why: Recent Eleven “Through the Grapevine” alums, Warpaint’s (and Troubadour’s) thick sonic layers will put you in a good type of trance.
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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on November 17, 2010 at 5:24 pm, filed under Upcoming, What's Going On and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Club Dantes, DJ Audra Angelique, PBR Me in St. Louis 3, The Gargoyle, Troubadour Dali, Warpaint. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.