Rapture presents: #WaxFruit & @CurseCassandra on 3/13 @Crack_Fox_Bar

On Monday, March 13th at The Crack Fox 'Rapture' presents: Curse of Cassandra from (Ohio) and Wax Fruit from (STL). If you had a chance to catch both of these acts at the electronic festival this year at The Crack Fox then you did not miss out and probably will come see them again. The festival featured a smorgasbord of acts from all over the mid-west. If you did miss it then here is a chance to redeem yourself.

Curse of Cassandra is a dark electronic band from Ohio. Whispery vocals mix with glittering dance beats to conjure worlds of ‘witch-dance’ and ‘grave wave’. Voted Best Electronica 2015 and 2016 for Best of Dayton Underground.

Save the date: Monday, March 13th and RSVP/Purchase tickets HERE on the official Facebook event page. 9pm doors/10pm show (Ends @ 2:30am), 21 and up, $10.00 cover. $3 Rails and $2 Tall Boys available.

Wax Fruit:



http://waxfruit.bandcamp.com/track/done-before-2



http://waxfruit.bandcamp.com/track/synthetic-reality



http://waxfruit.bandcamp.com/track/julian-and-juliette



https://youtu.be/4Qh6avsV5Ug

Like Wax Fruit on Facebook HERE & visit the links above to stream/purchase their music.

Curse Of Cassandra:



http://curseofcassandra1.bandcamp.com/album/cult-of-cats



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gpr-8HahPk

For more info. on Curse Of Cassandra and to stream/purchase their music visit their website HERE and be sure to like them on Facebook and or follow them on Twitter.

For more info. on the Crack Fox bar visit their website HERE and like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

What do acts like @OldSaltUnion @TheFormerMe & @Illphonics have in common?

Now that you may have started to wonder or ask yourself what Old Salt Union, The Former Me and Illphonics have in common the thinking is quite simple really. Some may have already know the answer. For a musician it is a good feeling when you can finally catch some sort of break. Not that the work is over, but just beginning sometimes. However, the point is that these three acts just accomplished something that many will not. They have all taken what has been presented to them and in each case and have been humbled by it. It is great to see so many positive responses too. Let's see what has happened in favor of these three groups.

Old Salt Union is a newgrass/americana string band from Belleville, Illinois. They have cited musical influences from jazz, classical, jam band, and alternative. Four out of five members of Old Salt Union are Belleville natives, and they've been getting their show on the road on their own since 2012. It all has recently changed a bit for them. They recently signed to Nashville, TN label Compass Records. Visit HERE to read an article on them by the Belleville News Democrat.



https://soundcloud.com/oldsaltunion/sets/woodshed-2014

The Former Me is a high-energy pop-punk band from St. Louis. These dudes won a competition with their video submission they entered to share the stage with rock legends Bon Jovi this year. The band and also Live Nation is behind them. Visit their fan page and they have some recent videos of press appearances they have done locally about this. Exciting.





http://theformerme.bandcamp.com/track/playing-with-fire

Illphonics is a fusion band that blends hip-hop, alternative, funk, rock and soul. At the end of January they got some air-time for their video on BET.





http://illphonics.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-trends

Keep up the great work everybody. Here are a few more encouraging examples that you can find on Twitter. Also, a couple more good examples to note are the Jeremiah Johnson Band and Final Drive are on the Billboard charts, as well.

Featuring St. Louis' own @EFM_EHarrold on drums and @JahmalNichols on bass. Congratulations! https://t.co/11K0QPLfSL

— St. Louis Jazz Notes (@StLJazzNotes) February 13, 2017

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media goes to "Miles Ahead," featuring Ferguson's own Keyon Harrold! #grammys

— Kevin C. Johnson (@kevincjohnson) February 12, 2017

#KeyGrip w/ #SquircleTheDestroyer & @FavazzaStephen aka #HandsAndFeet on 2/24 @theheavyanchor

Friday, February 24th brings a real treat for those of you reading this that enjoy experimental, ambient and electronic music mixed with some rock. The show will be at The Heavy Anchor and features Key Grip (Experimental Art), Squircle The Destroyer (Instrumental Post Rock) and Hands And Feet (Electronic, Shoe-Gaze, Indie). This show is 21 and up. $7 for venue side, free to get in the bar side. It starts at 9pm and will be over around midnight. Visit HERE for the official event page on Facebook. Included below are some videos and music that will give you an idea of what you can experience if you plan to attend. This one promises to be a visual and audio delight to your senses if you enjoy the avant-garde.



https://youtu.be/xsV5A4j1h1o



https://youtu.be/J3oml7kRhsE



Listen to Squircle The Destroyer - Oct. 19 2016 at CBGB (St. Louis) by Birds Nest #np on #SoundCloud



https://youtu.be/xaSa_fumWQE



http://handsandfeet.bandcamp.com/album/hotel-ep



https://soundcloud.com/handsandfeet/01-sour-times

@moegeston & @ericsnoopytyler celebrate the @DarkRoomSTL inside @TheGrandelSTL on 2/25

The Dark Room is relocating into the newly renovated Grandel Theatre located at 3610 Grandel Square. It is re-opening on February 22nd. They have a wine bar, restaurant, music venue and photo gallery inside The Grandel. It will be open for lunch, dinner, brunch, happy hour and late night serving food until close. Expanded hours, with expanded menus and expanded arts programming. There are a lot of good things happening for them.

Learn more about the first exhibition in the new space - Donald McKenna "The Theatre of Buildings" - on display February 22 through April 30. Come celebrate the opening from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on March 3rd (part of First Fridays in Grand Center). "The Dark Room Brunch Sessions" launch on February 26th featuring live music paired with delectable brunch fare every Sunday. The first session sees the Montez Coleman Band take the stage in their new home inside The Grandel from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Brunch will be served from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. RSVP or for more info. visit HERE.

Plus, on March 14th they host St. Lou Fringe's 2017 Launch Party! Be in the house to hear all the news regarding artists and acts as well as listen to tunes from Nancy Kranzberg And The Second Half. On top of that news their head chef Samantha Pretto recently was interviewed by the RFT about her calling as executive chef there.

Being a music site and all music is an important part of this article. Mo Egeston is also returning into his role there at "Late Night Grooves" which he hosts with the help of the Mo E All-Stars. It would be better to just let the man himself introduce you to it and below his update on things you will find music by him also.



Stream FX by Mo Egeston on SoundCloud.



Stream Bliss (Live & Re-mixed) by Mo E All-Stars on SoundCloud.



Stream Themes From 6G, PT. 1 by Mo Egeston on SoundCloud.



Stream Get You Some by Mo Egeston (Live) on Sound Cloud.

@MTTMasses w/ @altperceptions & @myhearttofear on 2/19 @Fubar_STL

This Sunday, February 19th at Fubar Concert Venue brings Tuson, Arizona's metal act Message To The Masses to town. They are bringing some friends with them too. Altered Perceptions from Chicago, IL. and My Heart To Fear from Williamsport, PA. The show is from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm. All of the details are right HERE on the Facebook event page.

Message To The Masses just premiered their cover of Panic! At the Disco’s “Time to Dance” on Tattoo.com. The song is available right now on iTunes also. They hit the scene with their 2016 release, "Means To An End". With a brand new single to start off 2017, Message to the Masses have completely re-imagined “Time to Dance”, incorporating their signature heavy instrumentals, guttural screams, and melodic clean vocals. As long-time followers of Panic! At the Disco, the band display their versatility and transcendence of typical genres with their version of this classic.

Having written so much on the road, the band were finally ready to give their fans a new EP this year. With soaring vocals, piercing guitar riffs, and explosive percussion, Means To An End has garnered much well-deserved attention and claimed the band a loyal fan-base.



Watch the video for "Open Your Eyes" by Message To The Masses on YouTube.

Stream/Purchase Message To The Masses music/merch HERE.

Follow them on the socials: Facebook or Twitter.



Stream Message To The Masses on SoundCloud.



Stream Altered Perceptions on SoundCloud.

Stream/Purchase their music HERE or their merch HERE.

Follow them on the socials: Facebook or Twitter.



Stream My Heart To Fear on SoundCloud.

Stream/Purchase their music/merch HERE.

Follow them on the socials: Facebook or Twitter.

@TheHollowEnds 2/16 @OffBroadwaySTL w/ @WilliamCGreen & 2/18 @BootlegSTL w/ @TheTrews

The Hollow Ends is a Saint Louis, Missouri folk-rock act created by songwriter Zachary Schwartz. The primary drive of the music comes from fleeting tempos, pounding drums and a distorted hollow body guitar, focusing the energy and function of punk and rock through the lens of roots/Americana. He is sharing the stage with William Clark Green at Off Broadway on 2/16, (Facebook event is HERE) and The Trews at The Bootleg on 2/18. (Facebook event is HERE) Zach will hopefully be opening some shows in March and is also playing at The Schlafly Tap Room on April 8th. He'll have more stuff going on this summer, including some new videos.



Stream, Purchase the debut EP by The Hollow Ends on Bandcamp.



This week's #VideoOfTheWeek is also by The Hollow Ends.

Watch "Slow It Down" live @ Foam by The Hollow Ends on YouTube

Check out The Hollow Ends on the socials: Facebook or Twitter.

(Americana, roots rock) Flint, Texas :



Listen to Next Big Thing by William C Green #SoundCloud



Listen to Old Fashioned by William C Green on #SoundCloud

For more info. and ways to support William Clark Green visit his website.

Follow him on the socials: Facebook or Twitter.

Toronto, ON (Rock) :



Stream the self-titled release by The Trews on SoundCloud.

For more info. and ways to support The Trews visit their website.

Follow them on the socials: Facebook or Twitter.

New Music Monday : #Ascension

Ascension is a St. Louis area metal band that consists of Dewey Crain on vocals, Chris Thorpe on guitar, Andrew McGraw on bass and Reese Pietrowski on drums. The have been working hard writing and recording, plus they have played a few shows in between. Featured in this post are the group's first three songs. According to their fan page's most recent update it looks like the will be releasing some more for us to check out. "We Are Ascension", "Revelation 9" and "Desolation Earth" are the songs available to listen to right now.



Stream Ascension music on Reverbnation