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

D-Steve, Decade Long Love Affair & Bill Leighly:

D-Steve is in heavy rotation on St. Louis internet radio at The Wave. Domonique is a rap/hip-hop artist from the St. Charles area, check him out by downloading this track:

"Go Up" by D-Steve was removed on 2/16/12, his music is no longer on Reverbnation and has since been removed from the website linked above.

Decade Long Love Affair is from St. Louis, MO. You can like their facebook page and download their tracks here:

*"Nursery Rhymes" & "Bind By Decade" by Decade Long Love Affair were removed on 2/16/12. Visit their Reverbnation to download tracks.


Bill Leighly is from Dekalb, IL. He specializes in folk-acoustic rock, check out this exclusive download by him and a couple more from his Sound Cloud account:

*"Another Crazy Weekend" by Bill Leighly was removed on 2/8/12. Visit his Sound Cloud account HERE for more free downloads.

(It's Been) So Long by Bill Leighly

We Dream Together by Bill Leighly

Post #28 feat. hip-hop, psychedelic jams, power metal and some rock:

The Grea Tones Vs. The Loud Outfit! Royal Illete Productions presents these two hip-hop artists in a duel to the finish. You can like their facebook fan page pages, links are on the home page of their website.

Grea Tones vs Loud Outfit by The Loud Outfit

Next in line, we have the psychedelic jam-band rock of Cronus. They offer up two tracks to us, Bless The People & also Soul-Shaker. Their next show is at Pop's Blue Moon on Friday, March 25th. Check them out:

*Cronus had two songs posted, "Bless The People" & "Soul Shaker", they were removed on 2/8/12 from the blog. To download tracks by the group, visit their site HERE.

Third, we have Lovely Destuction, they are a power-metal/thrash band. Their next show is at the Stratford Bar on June 25th. Skullfest 2011 will be taking place, it actually starts on the 24th and ends on the 25th, for all the details visit Skull Records Radio for more info. They sent over three tracks, The Hot Gates, Grave & also Sacrifice.

*Lovely Destruction had three songs posted, "The Hot Gates" also "Grave" & "Sacrifice, they were removed from the blog on 2/8/12. To download them online, please visit their Reverbnation HERE.


Fourth, I figured that I would throw this in there, I want to show you an example of what Bandcamp has to offer artists also. Here is one I made of our last release, it is digital only, but it contains the four songs on the EP. Plus, it includes the cover art and lyrics w/ synopsis of each song. In addition to a 2009 group photo taken by Angie Knost and a free video of the live, studio edit of 'Two Thieves'. All is contained in a zip-file and you can choose what type of audio file you prefer. Neato.

Post #27 feat. Stinkfoot & Nicole Dawn:

Stinkfoot is a rock/alt. rock foursome that started as an idea, which grew into a concept and later became a reality. A gritty collection of four up and coming rockers that, together, are hoping to one day play that one perfect show that will rocket them to superstardom. Coming soon to a theater near you. The band began in 2008, They caught momentum in 2009 when they recorded their first track "Smile" with local legend Brad Booker (Stir, Gravity Kills, Apartment 26). They used that initial track to book gigs at premiere venues in St. Louis starting in late 2009 and have been gigging steadily since. Below is a free download of their 5 song ep , Picture Code System. They will be at Cicero's on Saturday, April 2nd with Bravefellow, Luster and Soundscape.


http://sonicbids.com/stinkfoot
http://facebook.com/stinkfootmusic

Next up, for your downloading pleasure, is Nicole Dawn. This young lady stunned many at last year's Taste Of Saint Louis event once they found out she was only nineteen years of age. If you are unfamiliar with the event, last year it had a turnout of over 300,000 people. Kay Sonderegger, the Co-owner of the Taste of Saint Louis said that, "Nicole's performance at the Taste of St. Louis was outstanding. For someone so young and new to the industry, she made a huge impression on event goers, and the Taste staff alike. We had a lot of people inquire about her. Her vocal range combined with her natural and relaxed demeanor on stage and the fact that she played solo was truly impressive!"

See for yourself, here is her video for "Do You Remember?" Below the video is the download for this and another track also:



Nicole Dawn's two songs "Dow You Remember" & "I Believe What You Say" were removed from this blog on 2/8/12. To follow up on her visit her facebook page HERE.

Post 26 feat. Sicklove & more!

Sicklove will be releasing their EP at Pop's Nightclub & Concert Venue on March 26th. Above is a free download they shared with me. Along with Sicklove, is Isaac James, a four-piece rock group from the Kansas City, MO. and Des Moines, IA. areas. Their new single, 'The Rain' can be purchased HERE via their website. These guys are no strangers to the venue, as one will discover why while browsing their website. In addition, an STL favorite the Midwest Avengers along with a group from Scott City, Mudshov3l are on the bill for this taping of Pop's TV. To download a Midwest Avengers track, click HERE. To download a Mudshov3l track, click HERE. Again, the show takes place Saturday, March 26th. This is an all ages event. Contact any of the band's via their sites in regards to getting advance tickets from them directly.

Last, but certainly not least, I also have a track from the band, the Noise FM hailing from Chicago, IL. They will be appearing at Cicero's on Thursday, March 10, 2011 w/ the Chapters from Saint Louis. Along with Squid The Whale from Detroit and Milktooth from Nashville. Show is at 8:30pm and is 21+ on Thurs., March 10th at Cicero's in the loop. Here is the free track by the Noise FM:

*The Noise FM song "The Vault" was removed on 2/8/12. They do not have any downloads available, unless you join their email list from their website HERE, where you can get a free download of their album "Dream Of The Attack".