What’s Going On: 1/12 – 1/15

With all these songs caught in my mind, and me being desperate for a reprieve, I can’t help but ponder what’s going on this week!

Thursday, January 12th

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It must be said, that a community is nothing without collaboration. In order to let teamwork and community prevail, members of this community must work together in order to form a concrete whole. In St. Louis, we have a rather large network of musicians willing to work together and bring to our ears unique projects that illustrate the beauty and genius of STL’s brightest music minds.

Yankee Racer is the brainchild of musicians Aaron Greber and Riley Meek. Gathering multiple local artist, Greber and Meek created an album of the collaborative sounds of local musicians, many stretching with maximum dexterity in genres outside of their comfort zone to bring an interesting disparity to the tracks that comprise the album Doulogue.

Friday, January 13th

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South City has plenty of uncharted territory in terms of nightlife. Often the red-headed step child of St. Louis, South City is normally bypassed on the weekends in favor of its neighbor, Tower Grove . An underrated source of decent venues and cheap booze, South City is charming, hospitable, and a little dirtier than most would like to admit.

Invest a night visiting one of South City’s best bars, The Heavy Anchor. Known for its Hemingway meets nautical decor (completely with framed photos of the ex-patriot author), The Heavy Anchor is slowing building up steam toward becoming South City’s most venerable bar-venue. Stop in to see local indie-rock outfit, Fight for Midnight. The lead singer, Mr. Leif Johnson, has an issue with believing he’s a better singer than he actually is and ever will be, yet when he coasts within his range, and utilizes his esophagus, not nasal passages to produce sound, the band comes together with a pretty and promising sound.

Also playing are Mona Grooves and Highway Heat. Show starts at 9. $5.

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Blending intelligent humor with sentimental alt-folk singer song writer aesthetics, Todd Snider effectively weaves factual tales of the Billy the Kid kinda antics of D.B. Cooper, with the realism of a frat-boy laden late night beer run.

The Portland native and Nashville based singer plays The Sheldon. 8 PM. $15 – $25.

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With album tracks christened “Poop”, “Masturbate”, and “Cheetos, why the hell would you not want to check out the punk outfit called Stinkbomb? Apparently conscious of the issues plaguing uneducated modern punk-rock, Stinkbomb maintains a cantankerous and humorous approach to their lyrics’ subject matter. Never do they delve into tricky, sometimes pretentious topics like politics or corporate fuckery. Stinkbomb keeps it real. Really real. Like bowel movement real. The music carries with it a void in the realm of “noise”. Never cacophonous, always aware of rhythm and timing. Stinkbomb is an interesting band worthy of your time.

See ‘em at Fubar.  Doors at 7 PM. Free show.

Also playing: SCENE OF IRONY, GANG CONTROL, THE BASEMENT, PETCOCK, Captain DEE & THE LONG JOHNS, ALL THINGS AQUATIC, SNOOTY & THE RATFINKS, AL BUNDIE’s ARMY, LEFTOVERS, 431, and VIVISECTIDE.

Saturday, January 14th

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Pay attention to the shirt, not the melancholy expression on his little pre-pubescent face.

The Hibernauts, easy-to-shimmy shimmy shake-to indie rock, may have a peculiar marketing strategy (see the ennui victim above), but can definitely brighten up an other-wise overcast sky. Honest, bittersweet, and antagonistic lyrics manage to covet the spotlight on tracks like “People Better Than You”. While “Throwing Rice” is a colorful allusion to the musicianship starry-eyed  brit-indie pop bands like The Kooks.

Catch them at Off Broadway with Kishi Bashi. Show at 9 PM. $8/$11.

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Jack Buck might make your ears bleed. But, maybe you shouldn’t be such a wuss and just handle it like a man. Coward is all instrumentals, all the time (as a voracious proponent for Fantasia, this sounds sweet to meeeee). Magic City incorporates a Leonard Cohen/Lou Reed style vocal delivery with tepid Strokes-esque arrangements for a surprisingly complete and intriguing sound.

Catch all three at The Heavy Anchor at 9 PM. $5.

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The Heartbreakers Rock and Roll Saloon might not be the most well known and it might not be where one would expect a band like Steepwater to play (I mean, how many more T&A themed bars does this world need?), but Chicago bred Americana-rock n’ roll troupe The Steepwater Band doesn’t seem to mind. After opening for the likes of The Black Crowes, Wilco, and Gov’t Mule, The Steepwater Band is in town to play a benefit show with the proceeds going to help Steve and Shaunna Eaton. Doors open at 8 PM. $5.

Sunday, January 15th

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Local psychedellic alt-indie rockers, Troubadour Dali, are getting in the swing of this residency idea that’s spreading through St. Louis. First it was So Many Dynamos at Foam. The band’s last record, Let’s Make It Right, sounded like a hybrid between a lucid version of Grandaddy and, what Scotty says is, Brian Jonestown Massacre. I agree. But, don’t take my word for it. Seriously. Do not take my word for it. Just go see them this Sunday, fo’ free at Off Broadway. Show starts at 8 PM.

Correction: Troubadour Dali’s first residency at Off Broadway was 2 years ago.

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