Josh Hendrichs offers up his complete discography for the next 24 hours!

Josh Hendrichs apparently just hit 8,000 fans on facebook. He promised them that once he reached the goal, he would offer up his entire discography on Bandcamp for 24 hours! So, it's on, get to your downloading. Be sure to give his facebook fan page a "like", if you care to, HERE. If you are unfamiliar with his music, he is a reggae artist that is known for being the former frontman for Jah Roots. "Josh Heinrichs & Friends" ranked fourth upon it's debut on USA iTunes Best Selling Reggae Albums. The album also debuted on Amazon's Top 20 Best Selling Reggae Albums.

Post #35 feat. Sinfinis, Jia Davis, The Loud Outfit, The STL Beat Legend Charles P. & Saence:

This weeks "Video Of The Week" comes from the group Saence, it is "Pretty Sorry", filmed by Arch City Video and was shot at a "Battle For Pointfest" show at Pop's Nightclub & Concert Venue. Saence is from the Fairview Heights, Illinois area. Their next show is at Pop's on June 4th for the Corvus CD Release show.



For those MC, poets, singers and etc. Charles doesn't mind if you want to rock with his material. Just send him an e-mail stllegendmusic (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Soundcloud Leftovers EP by stllegend

The Loud Outfit is the joint collaborative work of multimedia artists Ben Stein and Brady Georgen. A combination of live audio and video production, the two slice musical genres and visual formats, remixes and mashups.Their 2011 mixtape will be called "Pistol Whipped Cream" due out June 10. They are also in the process of working on events for the summer time and other collaborations.

2011 Loud Outfit mixtape teaser #2 by The Loud Outfit

Jia Davis is a hip/hop and rap artist from St. Louis, this is one of his newest downloads, you can see his and many of the best the genres have to offer at S.L.U.M.F.E.S.T. on June 18th at Atomic Cowboy. Click picture for enlarged view.

Out Here by Jia Davis

Sinfinis is an electro rock artist from St. Louis, the duo will be performing at the Crack Fox for the 2nd Anniversary of the monthly event called,"Subversion". It takes place on Friday, May 27th.

*"Consumed" by Sinfinis was removed on 2/16/12, download tracks by them HERE.

Post 34 feat. Red Zero & Decadent Nation:

Red Zero has a unique sound. Bending genre between a dub reggae sound and underground hip hop. Their lyrics will hopefully spark you to thought, if not action. The aim is to blur the lines between music and journalism. Get their demo tracks HERE.



Decadent Nation supplies us with this week's video of the week. For half a decade, Decadent Nation has been setting the Midwest music scene ablaze. Incorporating influences ranging from metal, to reggae, to folk DN always strives to create high-energy tunes that are progressive in nature. Since their formation in 2004, the band has released and distributed two E.P.’s independently: 2005’s PuLsE, and 2008’s Decadent Nation. The band has truly come into it’s own with the release of their first full length album in 2010, titled So There Will Be No Doubt. DN has also toured the U.S. on multiple occasions, sometimes sharing the stage with the likes of Chevelle, Les Claypool, Three Days Grace, Shadows Fall, Lacuna Coil, Powerman 5000, Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, and Nonpoint. They are from Columbia, Missouri. Here is their official video for "Independence Day".
Watch their video HERE.

Post 33 featuring The Shadow Thieves & Die Wasted:

The Shadow Thieves name is a bit mysterious, however, they are not strangers to our scene. Casey Govero, recording engineer and radio host on Rock Town Radio, posted this on Hard-Wired Media. With permission from both parties, I bring you this exclusive, live performance by the dark-alternative act The Shadow Thieves. Their vocalist and guitarist Christopher shared with me that the group performs quite routinely, yet they are now busy behind the scenes with photo shoots and studio sessions over the next month. All of this is in preparation for their new release. I can tell you that there next show will be in June and they will be giving out free promo in honor of Vincent Price's 100th birthday. Stop by their facebook page, linked at the top of this post and give it a "like" to show them that you do and be on the look out for some new, live videos from them too. Check them out:

The Shadow Thieves - Blacklight Rain by Casey Govero

As you may know, or not, I have started a "Video Of The Week" page here on the blog. It is now into it's fourth feature with Die Wasted, which may fall into the new wave of glam, sleaze rock category, the band has a local show on May 25th with Diemonds (Canada) and Wildstreet (NYC) at the Way Out Club. Below is a video of the group, if you like what you see and hear, then go! Also, be sure to "like" their page on facebook too, embedded in the band name above. See their "Info" page for press clips on the band. Watch them in action:

Post 32 feat. Zachary Friederich:

Zachary Friederich is a songwriter from south city. He used to be the singer/guitar player in the band The Bibowats. If you like indie, acoustic, electric songs with pretty lyrics, check him out. He is currently writing and recording a solo album. You can like his facebook page and listen to more music by click on his name in bold above. He offers up three tracks for free download below. Don't forget! We are now on week 3 of "Video Of The Week" so, go & find out who is on board right now!

*"Jack & Ella", "Strawberry Blonde" & "Keep A Lid On Her Urn" by Zach were removed on 2/16/12, visit his Sound Cloud to download his tracks.

Post #31 - Record Store Day events in STL, plus a feature on Swords & Horns along with a download by Buck The Trend:

April 16th is Record Store Day & it is nearly here! So, I thought that it would behoove me to add the events going on at the music stores in town here too. They are as follows:

CD Warehouse: Has confirmed appearances by Brookroyal & Last Night's Vice, plus limited edition cds and vinyl will be available, free concert tix and much more... No event was posted at the above link, however, I did find one that Brookroyal made on facebook here.

Euclid Records will have two days packed full of acts like Troubador Dali, The Bottle Rockets, Lucabrasi and The Blind Eyes. In addition to DJ’s, RSD exclusives, BBQ and loads of beer!!! All according to their facebook event.

Apop Records will be hosting free performances by Bikini Acid, Catholic Guilt, .e and also Union Electric. RSD after party/evening show with touring bands at 9pm and costs $5. With acts Canadian Rifles, Defect Defect and also Mescalin Journey. This is all according to their facebook event.

Vintage Vinyl features DJ spins by many known writers of local music blogs. Plus, musical performances by Richie Callison, Mathias and also Via Dove. To name a few, in addition to an I Hate Punk Rock Records Showcase, sounds interesting. This is also all according to their facebook event.

Slackers has Sicklove, Mudshov3l, Two Iron Fists, ShowMore and Fivefold at the St. Charles store. At the Columbia store is John Henry & The Engine and Tommy & The High Pilots. At the Glen Carbon, IL store is I Like Snaps, You're Not Kablamo and Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship.

All of these stores listed in this post have put together special releases and whatnot, so let's do what we can to show our support for them. As always, these sites are linked on the right of the blog here.

Swords and Horns released an album on bandcamp called "Old Country" in January 2011. There are two people in the band, Nick Watt and Will Kyle, both living in St. Louis. The album features songs like "Reach With Me", "Mirror Zone", "Heart String". All of the music is original, Will writes most of the lyrics and sings most of the songs, while Nick writes and performs almost all of the music. For instance, they recorded "Solitary" while they were in separate countries. Nick wrote and recorded all of "Heart String" himself, while Will wrote and recorded all of "Mirror's Own" himself. They recorded almost everything with equipment that had accumulated and was learned how to use over the years. In crafting songs, Nick is much more deliberate and organized when he plays, whereas Will is more spontaneous. The duality shows up in their music, a sort of bluesy version of Modest Mouse style. Check it it out:




Buck The Trend will be at Club 111 in Pontoon Beach, IL on Sat. April 9th. Then their next two appearances will be at the Warehouse in St. Louis' south-side. This duo, now combo, just recently added a new bass player to the mix of their dynamic blend of rock. Here is a download by the group:

*"Spring Water" by Buck The Trend was removed on 2/16/12, visit their website for music.

Post 30 featuring the music of Scott Nelson:

Scott Nelson is a solo artist from our area, he has two songs to offer us. He could fall into the pop rock genre. He is new to Saint Louis and is looking to find others to jam/write/record/play out with. Rock-ish/blues-ish/folk-ish style. If interested, email: scottwnelson (AT) att (DOT) net

Gotta Get Away by Scott Nelson

Thief by Scott Nelson

Water Logic by Scott Nelson