Saint Louis Musicians Unite : The Road To #Pointfest2018 Session 1 Rounds @popsrocks

Saturday, December 9, 2017

The Road To #Pointfest2018 Session 1 Rounds @popsrocks

It's that time of year where the "Road To Pointfest" begins at The Local Scene At Pop's. 105.7 FM The Point and Gaslight Studios present Session One of Road To Pointfest 2018. Session 1 is hosted by Cornbread from 105.7 The Point at Pop's Concert Venue. The Local Show airs every Sunday night by Cornbread. HERE is a Spotify playlist of the majority of songs and artists played this year. All were included if their song or songs were on Spotify at the time when each show's playlist was released.Tickets for any Road To Pointfest show can be bought online or at the door, however keep in mind that you can get them from the bands by contacting them as they get credit for doing so. Posted below are the event details for Session 1, Round's 1, 2, 3 and 4 concerts.

Session 1, Round 1 will take place on Saturday, December 16th. Name It Now, Sunset Over Houma, Mr. Wilson's Heroes, Pure October and ElmFriend will be performing.The doors open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm. This is an all-ages show and will be finished by 11:30pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below for links to the artist's music and a brief description of each.

- Name It Now: (Warrenton, MO.)

Genre: Punk Rock

https://www.facebook.com/nameitnowband/

Stream "Name It Now!" On Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Gx6WfQeK8pR4eC8msMhgo

- Sunset Over Houma: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Rock

https://www.facebook.com/sunsetoverhouma/

Status: Currently recording.

Mr. Wilson's Heroes: (Belleville, IL.)

Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative.

https://www.facebook.com/wilsonsheroesband/

Watch "Over You" on YouTube :

https://youtu.be/BT1KgcRPwnc

Watch "Through Time" on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/hoODZ04zs_0

- Pure October: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Pop Punk, Rock, Alternative.

https://www.pureoctober.com

https://www.facebook.com/pureoctoberband/

- ElmFriend: (Mascoutah, IL.)

Genre: Punk, Alt. Rock, Pop, Heavy Metal

https://www.facebook.com/ElmFriend/

Status: Debut EP due out this month.

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Session 1, Round 2 takes place Friday, Januuary 12th. Punch Out, Ties That Bind Us, Broken Youth, Eddie's Munsters, Awayfromreason and special guests Skytown Riot will be on stage this time around. performing.The doors open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm. This is an all-ages show and will be finished by 11:30pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below for links to the artists online with a short description of each.

- Punch Out: (Mascoutah, IL.)

Genre: 80's Heavy Metal, Neoclassical, Hard Rock.

https://www.facebook.com/PunchOut64

Watch "Hit and Run" on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/psfOE54dPWw

Check out another live video on YouTube:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrLhDsnT3AA

- Ties That Bind Us: (Quincy, IL.)

Genre: Rock

https://www.facebook.com/TiesThatBindUsIL

This video is by them live at Pop's:

https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=l3vUcvZ1ndk

- Broken Youth: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Nu Metal, Metalcore.

https://www.facebook.com/BrokenYouthSTL/

- Stream the band on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ePulVE8bGUMf4rtuJoyog

- Eddie's Munsters: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Alternative

https://www.facebook.com/eMunsters/

https://www.reverbnation.com/eddiesmunsters

Awayfromreason: (Steeleville, IL.)

Genre: Alternative Rock

https://www.awayfromreason.com

https://www.facebook.com/awayfromreason/

- Skytown Riot: (Nashville, TN.)

Genre: Alt. Rock, Prog. Rock.

https://www.skytownriot.com

https://www.facebook.com/SkytownRiot

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On Saturday, January 13th Session 1, Round 3 is also taking place. Apollo's Daughter, Shock The Junkie, The Skagbyrds, Toddler Fightclub and Bury The Shadows. The doors open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm. This is an all-ages show and will be finished by 11:30pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook.

- Apollo's Daughter: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop.

https://www.facebook.com/apollosdaughtermusic/

https://www.apollosdaughter.bandcamp.com

- Shock The Junkie: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Hard Rock, Grunge, Alternative.

https://www.facebook.com/shockthejunkie/

The Skagbyrds: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Rock

https://www.facebook.com/TheSkagbyrds/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hanamoor-ep/id1259512600

- Toddler Fight Club: (St. Louis, MO.)

Genre: Rock, Metal

https://www.facebook.com/toddlerfightclub/

Watch "Intro/Burn The Witch":

https://youtu.be/XlpZDQ74xMc

- Bury The Shadows: N/A

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On Saturday, January 27th Session Round 4 is going down. Silent Hollow, JusTed, Sixes High, Echoes From Ashes and A Skyline's Severance and Free Parking will be performing that night. The doors open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm. This is an all-ages show and will be finished by 11:30pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook.