Monday, June 29, 2015

We Have Fun Here - Tuesday, June 30th - Monday, July 6th


Wednesday, July 1st
Brain Transplant
Dave Stone
Janet
Jim Hegarty
Wamhoda
Also featuring zines from:
And a Transgressive Art Showcase
plus visuals from Chizmo.tv
at Foam - FREE
Some of the loudest and most talented noise/experimental artists St. Louis has to offer all in one place. This is made possible by the 4th addition of Noisette, a noise-event held once a year that showcases some of the most experimental acts in St. Louis. Not to mention, you can also pick up some zines from very talented artists and writers, all based out of the St. Louis area. The event is free and is something you won't want to miss, if you have an ear for this kind of music.

Philly's Hound and Georgia's Bathroom/s roll through Blank Space
Hound
Bathroom/s
Ruz
at Blank Space
Philly's own hard rock trio Hound comes to St. Louis with Georgia punks, Bathroom/s. Both bands hit hard and play fast in their own way. One makes you want to bang your head and the other makes you want to hit your friend. They play with support from local favorites Ruz. 

Thursday, July 2nd
Thursday night, a group of talented and diverse artists will take the stage at the Schlafly Tap Room. Every act brings something different. Columbia's Nevada Greene brings their deep ambient folk/drone, Hylidae brings his wide-array of electronic sounds, 18andCounting brings the experimental hip-hop and DJ LRV brings that hot fire. 


Friday, July 3rd
Everything Went Black EP release show
Everything Went Black
Fister
Big Blonde
Braddock
Blight Future
at The Firebird - $8
Hardcore/punk band from St. Louis  Everything Went Black will be releasing their new EP Night Terrors on Friday at The Firebird with doom metal trio Fister, punk rock band Braddock, psych/garage rockers Big Blonde and post-hardcore Blight Future. All the silly sub-genres aside, this is going to be one heavy show.

Saturday, July 4th
CaveofswordS & Bruiser Queen on the roof of City Museum
CaveofswordS
Bruiser Queen
Captured Planet
at City Museum
Riverfront Times' best rock band of 2015, Bruiser Queen and nominee for best pop act, CaveofswordS will be playing on top of the City Museum during the fourth of July. What more do I need to say?

DJ Smitty
at Blank Space - FREE
Master wordsmith Con from the MME collective will be headlining a hip-hop fourth of July party. Con is one of the best rappers going right now in St. Louis and MME is on fire right now. Who knows, other members of the group might make an appearance. 

Sunday, June 5th
Cincinnati-based Surf-punk Trio Leggy at Foam
Leggy
The Brainstems
Posture
at Foam - $5
The very fun, catchy, hard-hitting band Leggy from Cincinnati will be at Foam with two STL bands that are gaining a lot of praise in The Brainstems and Posture

Monday, June 6th
at Melt - $6
Magnets, a pop punk band from Brooklyn, New York, and Onetimers, a punk band from Chattanooga, Tennessee will be playing at Melt with Veil and Skin Tags. All four of these bands bring a lot of energy and are worth your money.


at Foam - $5
Free-jazz/punk band Round Eye is making their way from China and will be playing with circus-punk band with a lot of live antics, Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes from Indianapolis. Also on the bill is St. Louis punk band Tiger Rider that brings songs about sucking dick and twerking. Watch out for them. Late show, bring 5 of your crispest dollars and enjoy.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

We Have Fun Here: Tuesday, June 23rd - Monday, June 29th



Tuesday, June 23rd
Tortuga EP & Split 7" Release show
Tortuga
Old Scratch's Burnpile
Jack Grelle & Ryan Koenig
at Foam
Tortuga is releasing their newest EP and their limited-run split 7" with Old Scratch's Burnpile

Two noisy bands from Athens, Georgia will be in at Blank Space with support from two of the best bands St. Louis has to offer in Blight Future and Complainer


Wednesday, June 24th
Acid Kat puts together another stacked line-up
Tinkerbelles
Wet Ones
Kenshiro's
Boreal Hills
!!!
at Foam- $5
Chicago-based Tinkerbelles are trying to doing something unheard. 40 sets in 10 days in 7 states. One of those 40 sets will be Wednesday night at Foam (They are also playing an in-store at Music Record Shop the same day.) Accompanying them will be Wet Ones from Kansas City, and three of St. Louis' finest, Kenshiro's, Boreal Hills and !!!


Thursday, June 25th
Cocoa Butter (DJs James Coleman & Matt Grant)
at Foam
Matt Grant & James Coleman from Lord Have Merzy are putting on a DJ night at Foam. Instead of James Coleman, however, Mike Herr from Kisser will be joining the fun. Also, Barely Free is back in St. Louis. That alone should get you excited for the show. And as an added bonus, Brief from Kansas City will be performing.


Friday, June 26th
The Harlequins, Cincinnati psych rock
The Harlequins
Shitstorm
Boreal Hills
Big Blonde
at Foam - $5
Cincinnati-based garage/psych rock band will be slaying at Foam with local yokels, Shitstorm, Boreal Hills and Big Blonde. Four killer bands for 5 of your dollars.


Springfield, Missouri's finest, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Search Parties
at Off Broadway - $10
You know them, you love them. SSLYBY, the band from Springfield, MO that has put out many a great indie albums on Polyvinyl is back in St. Louis with Search Parties. They are both muy bueno.


Saturday, June 27th
Acid Kat Fest III Fundraiser Yard Sale
Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship at 12pm
Tubby Tom at 1pm
Mother Meat at 2pm
WILLIS at 3pm
Dem Scientists at 4pm
Path of Might at 5pm
at Foam - $3
Acid Kat Fest III is right around the corner and from 12-5 on Saturday, there will be yard sale at Foam to raise money to for AKF3. Come by, buy some stuff, sell some stuff, enjoy some bands.

at 2720 Cherokee - $10-$13
The 6th annual St. Louis Underground Music Festival will be held at 2720 and will feature over 70 Hip-Hop acts on three stages. Everything from DJing to Graffiti to Freestyle battles. All performers listed on the flyer below:
 

at St. Liborius Church - FREE
DJ Light Black
DJ Get Lost
Get your dance on and enjoy shaved ice from Helix: Herbal Elixirs at the 4th annual QUEERBOMB. Support the Queer community by shaking your rump. "GUARANTEED FILTH... OR YA MONEY BACK" 

Sunday, June 28th
Lexington's Wretched Worst are back
Wretched Worst
Veil
The Kingston Family Singers
at CBGB
Lexington, Kentucky's Wretched Worst is loud. Sounds pushing the limits of uncomfortabiliy. One of the best and most progressive things in noise. They will be accompanied by new STL punk outfit Veil, that features members of Doom Town, Shaved Women, Wild Hex, Self Help etc.) and the noise-induced Kingston Family Singers.


Monday, June 29th
SWEAR BEAM
at CBGB - $5
Columbia, Missouri's Rough Blush stop in St. Louis on their first tour. Raw, grunge, punk, riot grrrl trio is heavy and unrelenting. They are supported by local favorites Little Big Bangs. Also on the bill is LLB's Lucy Doughtery and her new project Skin Tags with Mabel from Complainer and Shelly from Toefire Tribe. They don't fuck around. And you can't miss Swear Beam. That's just not smart.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Interview with MME on We Have Fun Here - June 1st, 2015





St. Louis hip-hop collective MME came into the KSLU studio for an interview to promote their upcoming event on June 4th, LAB: MME at The Luminary.

Members of MME discuss LAB, as well as talk about how the joined together, influences, growth and much more. Not to mention a few freestyles by a few members.

MME is: