Post 19 featuring Jia Davis:

I saw Jia Davis on Sound Cloud & remembered that I still have my tape of Bit's N' Pieces from years ago, noticed he had some new downloads, so I asked him if he minded if I could promote him a little. So here goes, here are 3 tracks for free download, plus he will be at the Gramophone on Dec. 18th. Check out his sites below the tracks & show flyer. Read his story! He speaks truth...

*"Take It To The Floor" & "Rules Show" were removed by Jia Davis from his Sound Cloud account. He still has "Out Here" up and has more free downloads available if you go to his account there, see it below, click on Jia Davis to visit it.

Out Here by Jia Davis

Website:
http://www.f5records.com
Myspace URL
http://www.myspace.com/jiadavis09andbeyondbeiaech
Youtube URL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuHgM6Qw9SU

Post 18 featuring Via Dove:

Bridging the gap between pop sensibility and independent rock credibility, Via Dove manages to craft music that is at once broadly accessible while maintaining an organic, rough-hewn ethos.
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Via Dove is the ever-evolving collaboration of Andy Shadburne, Aaron Vaught, Reid Burnett, and Mike North. Equally at home with both larger-than-life rock exuberance and understated introspection, the band delivers a unique cocktail of blues, beats, power, texture, and noise.

The songs of "El Mundo Latino" forced themselves out of Via Dove in late 2009 causing an immediate detour from a now-forgotten 10-song LP that was slated to be recorded in Nashville last fall. We spent a couple of weeks chasing riffs down rabbit holes, and when we felt content with plethora of demos, we started looking for somewhere special to further shape and record them.
"El Mundo Latino" was recorded from February through April 2010 in the Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood of St. Louis. We inhabited an abandoned restaurant & loft space and made it our secret home for two months. The first rehearsals took place without heat or running water, but before long, the space was aglow with new Via Dove material.

You can get the record at Vintage Vinyl or here: http://bit.ly/fTKzrC

To get the whole story of how we recorded El Mundo Latino, watch the "making-of" documentary we put out.
http://www.vimeo.com/16080603

Their next show is Saturday, 12/11 at The Firebird, with Tilts and Flaming Death Trap. Admission is only $8. Get all the details here: http://on.fb.me/i9y01W



*"Fast Times" by Via Dove was removed on 2/8/12. To follow Via Dove and see their progress, visit their website HERE. They do not have any free downloads available.

Post 17 featuring Butcher Holler:

Butcher Holler is an three-piece Americana, Rock, Country group of seasoned veterans that have just the right balance between the three members and style attributes listed above. Their songs also sometimes tend to have a honky-tonk vibe to them. St. Louis has many great Rockabilly groups that branch off into different directions and genres. Butcher Holler even hints on these categories, as well. On Saturday, Nov. 20th they will be doing a special honky-tonk set at the Way Out Club that we all know and love. Below are three tracks by the group, each has a video embedded in the song's widget w/ flyer art, but you have to view them on Sound Cloud. Their song, 'Eva' was shot live at KDHX. The promo flyer for the event is listed below, as well as the three tracks & videos that accompany them:



YouTube - Butcher Holler - Trouble

YouTube - Butcher Holler @ Pop's Blue Moon - Crazy Jimmy

YouTube - Butcher Holler "Eva Chablis" Live at KDHX 6/24/10

*"Trouble" also "Crazy Jimmy" & "Eva" were removed from the blog on 2/8/12, visit Buther Holler online to see their progress HERE. They do not have any free downloads available.

Post 16 feat. Fer De Lance:

Fer de Lance just released their debut album! We are proud to present you with three tracks of the new disk. You can also read more about them from this interview with St. Louis band Fer De Lance by St. Louis Music Press. Riding high of their recent show with Evans Blue at Pop's Nightclub & Concert Venue they look forward to their next show on December 18th at Memphis On Main in Champaign, IL. Please visit their website by clicking on their band name above, you can also download the same tracks there, as well.

*"Deceiver" also "Giving A Reason" & "Mission Supernova" were removed on 2/8/12. Visit their website HERE to see how they are progressing. They do not have any free downloads available.

In addition, we have another artist that we have blogged about before, that returns with another new track. It is called,'Can't Stand' by the group Resoldered. Check out their previous track in the very first STLMU blog post HERE

Can't Stand by Resoldered

Post 15 feat. The Illphonics, The Morley's & more!

The Illphonics just released a 5 song EP entitled,'Illusion' and has it up for grabs on their website for FREE download. Great band to see live if you like hip-hop with a splash of rock. Please check out their website, their next show is Nov. 12 at The Gramophone.

iLLUSiON by iLLPHONiCS

The Morley's are a jazz-infused rock band that I keep seeing popping on the radar, usually I don't post songs unless they are free downloads, but they submitted this and I like it. Their next show is at The Pageant, it is a FREE show on Nov. 19th w/ ticket, print your ticket out HERE. In addition, they were in the top 5 finalists of the Metro Music Playoffs that just happened this past weekend. Here it is, it's called,'Not Quite What You're Looking For'.

Not Quite What You're Looking For by The Morleys

Finally, we have two songs from artists that have appeared on the blog before. They didn't send these along with the first song or two that they submitted previously, so I waited a couple of months to post about them again. Post Nuclear Trash offers up 'Going Nowhere' and Bud Summers presents us with 'One More'.

*"Going Nowhere" by Post Nuclear Trash was removed on 2/8/12. You can get free downloads by the group by visiting their Reverbnation HERE.

02 - Eons - One More by BudSummers

Again, artists, please if you use Sound Cloud to submit your music, you must have it available for FREE download. If you don't want it public on your Sound Cloud account, make it private to share with just us. We will post your buy link, but we are trying to offer your talent to new listeners, as a musician I understand but I need to stick with the guidelines I have made for this blog. Hope you enjoy!

Post 14 featuring free digital comp. by GE Productions:

Here is a free digital compilation put together by Ghetto Electro Productions:

GE Productions presents you with 18 songs for FREE download by some of the Saint Louis areas most eclectic artists. The compilation features tracks by the following artists:

Murder Happens, Shinma, Spiral-Shaped Mind, Sinfinis,
Ockum's Razor, Thanatos Eternal, Glitch Factor, SMP & Sons Of Black Mass. Enjoy!

Ken from Ghetto Electro mentions,"Jason Bazinet from SMP has played drums on tour with bands such as Front Line Assembly & Chemlab. Shinma's song The Noh Agents V.3 was inspired by David Mack's comic book Kabuki which was on Invisible Records, but now on a subsidirary of Marvel. He supports & promotes the shinma song & has had it on his myspace page for quite some time.
SMP has also had songs on a few Invisible Records compilations. Each band on the compilation is doing really well & trying to get out there!"

Post 13 featuring 'Bullshed'

Bullshed is an alternative rock band from St. Louis that considers themselved radio friendly. They just released their five track demo and are heading into the studio to record their first album. Bullshed has played at such venues as The Pageant, Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, Fubar and Pops's. They have shared the stage with acts like Day's Of The New, Peach, Slampig, The Saw Is Family and Three Forty's. The bio also mentions that Hot Spot Vibe STL gave them a rating of 4 out of 5 stars for their smooth vocals, creative lyrics and collaborative instrumental sound. Be on the look out for their new album soon, meanwhile you can download and listen to one of their demo tracks, 'Push' and it is as follows:

*"Push" by Bullshed was removed on 2/8/12. Their website is inactive now, they are also no longer together. Visit their fan page HERE.