What’s Going On 5/15 – 5/20

What’s Going On this week…

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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What’s Going On 3/2-3/4

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Lousy Smarch Weather

Everyone here at the Eleven Office is still buzzing from the Yacht show at Plush last night, but now is no time hide from the hail, there is lots more going on this weekend.

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photo by canderson

 

The hard-rocking duo, Bass Drum Of Death brings their high energy show to St. Louis this week.  Sure, the obvious comparison is to the Black Keys or The White Stripes, right?  But Eleven would never go for the obvious comparison would it?  Would it?

The Old Rock House 8pm $10 with Up The Academy and Tone Rodent & The Airliners

 

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courtesy of Blind Pilot

As if Yacht wasn’t enough, Blind Pilot continues the stream of Portland bands flowing through Plush, though, they couldn’t sound any more different from the techno, dance, pop, harmonic sounds of Yacht.   The folksy, rootsy sound is right in St. Louis’ wheelhouse.  There is no reason that St. Louis shouldn’t be a huge base of fans for these guys and no reason for you to miss the show!   It’s just too bad there isn’t local support on the bill, as we at Eleven can think of a number of St. Louis bands that would be perfect for the task.

Plush 8pm $13-$15 with Cataldo

 

Saturday March 3rd, 2012

 

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The Blind Eyes are celebrating the 3rd birthday of their debut album, Modernity at Off-Broadway. Not only is the show guarentee to rock your socks off, the first 100 people who walk through the door will win themselves a free download card for the album, so you will never forget the experience every time you fire the album up on your iPod.   AND not only that, but if you are the first 100 people through the door, you get the added bonus of seeing two more of St. Louis’ best bands, Union Tree Review and Volcanoes!  It doesn’t get any better than this folks.

Off Broadway, 8pm, $8 with Union Tree Review and Volcanoes.

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Union Tree Review @ The Sheldon 2/18/11

Photos by Joshua Maassen. More on Flickr

Union Tree Review brought new songs and and new lineup addition – a trumpet player – to the Sheldon Concert Hall Friday night. An acoustic folky number kicked off the set, and the band ended with a memorable performance of “Clouds.” Singer Tawaine Noah was glad to be back on stage, updating the crowd on the group’s recent activities and his personal beard growth. (more…)

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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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