Local Profile: Tawaine Noah

Welcome to our new feature, the local profile! Every Wednesday, we’re going to be interviewing people who are involved in the St. Louis music community; not necessarily in bands, but those who are interested in seeing St. Louis become a better place for musicians.

Today, I interviewed Tawaine Noah, Barista at Foam Coffee & Beer and lead singer/songwriter in local band Union Tree Review.

How have you been involved in the St. Louis music community in the past?

I started like a lot of the folks around my age at the time: You’re in high school, and you start going to local shows. If you’re like me, you get really inspired to be that guy or band up on stage. So, long story short, a couple of my friends and I put together a small acoustic band, and luckily it’s not really all that hard to get booked in St. Louis. Eventually, we put together an album and started playing out.

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This entry was written by Matthew Ström, posted on February 18, 2010 at 12:16 am, filed under Local Profile and tagged Foam Coffee & Beer, Tawaine Noah, Union Tree Review. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.