Category Archives: Music

Twangfest 16 Lineup Announced

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Twangfest takes place June 6-9 in St. Louis. From the website:

What we’ve put together represents, in our humble opinion, the absolute best roots, rock, country and folk being performed today. From the time-tested songwriting chops of John Doe to the old-time scuttle of Pokey LaFarge, from the fiery heartland folk rock of Ha Ha Tonka and Langhorne Slim to the sweet, soulful voice of Kelly Hogan.

Check out the full lineup, complete with artist profiles, videos and more.

Single night tickets are $15 for Wednesday and Thursday nights, $20 for Friday and Saturday. Single tickets will be available beginning Friday, March 30 at 5 p.m. CST. See the Tickets page for ticketing links and more info.

Here’s a video from St. Louis’ very own Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, who play Wednesday night June 6th at the Schlafly Tap Room (and at the St. Louis Art Museum on June 22nd):

Wilco, Nick Lowe, & Mavis Staples cover The Band

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To Do List

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  1. Write Blog Post
  2. Listen to some music:
  3. Have a yogurt snack or twenty and/or pick up a bag of the best chips on the planet.
  4. Send application for graduate school to Colorado and Oregon (reconsider first choice).
  5. Check out the Cosmos with Carl Sagan
  6. Read the 2012 Short Story Hugo Nominees or some more Carl Sagan thoughts

Skyharbor – Blinding White Noise: Illusion and Chaos

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Some interesting new progressive metal from Skyharbor, a UK band from the Basick Records label. There’s a nice review at Dawn of the Deaf.

King’s X

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King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill recently suffered a hear attack and is currently out of the ICU and in stable condition. Jerry faces a mountain of medical expenses so the band has released a free concert download from their 1991 Faith Hope Love Tour (Burning Down Boston) in exchange for donating $20 to Jerry’s fund. Here’s the first track from that concert, We Are Finding Who We Are:

King’s X is my first truly ‘progressive’ love (with thanks to Mr. Kramer). The title track from their 1990 album release, Faith, Hope, Love is below. The imagery of their lyrics, the tight soaring choruses mixed with epic guitar riffs and grinding dirges make King’s X a pleasure to listen to, especially when taking epic road trips to New Orleans.