Sunday, December 27, 2015

December 29th - January 4th

Tuesday, December 29th
Comedian/Actor TJ Miller who you may know from Silicon Valley, How to Train Your Dragon and the new Deadpool movie will be bringing his off-the-wall brand of comedy to St. Louis. For only $25, you will hear one of the hottest, most unique stand up comedians working today.

Thursday, December 31st
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at Blank Space - FREE
Absolutely the place you want to be if you're looking to dance on New Year's Eve. Some of St. Louis' best DJs and electronic artists will be spinning well into the first night of 2016

Farewell My Concubine
Ben Kudler
at Foam - $10
What a collection of artists from New York City, Providence and St. Louis respectively. Members of Humanbeast in the house, crazy jungle techno and experimental electronic acts. This show may change your life.

at Bonerville - $5-$7
Smear is hardcore punk band out of Texas. Their latest release entitled Smeared was one of my favorite things of 2015. Very short, fast and angry songs that make for good pit-bouncing tunes. Gush is a noise punk from Springfield, Illinois that is about to be your new favorite band.

Saturday, December 2nd
at The Firebird - $7
A collection of punk and hardcore bands from St. Louis will be playing a show to raise money for a refugee family taking refuge here in St. Louis. This show was helped put together by International Institute St. Louis.

Sole Loan
at Schlafy Tap Room - FREE
The best damn venue in St. Louis with another quality night of music. The Brainstems and Willis have been two of St. Louis' most consistently entertaining bands for some while now. The band to look out for is Sole Loan, a new project featuring Little Big Bangs former drummer Drew Gowran, 
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Saturday, December 19, 2015

December 22nd - December 28th

Tuesday, December 22nd
 at Foam - $5
Two of St. Louis' most exciting bands of the year, Hardbody and Skin Tags, have put out a lovely split 7" together and they are finally coming together to celebrate it's release. For those unfamiliar, Hardbody is a math rock trio that has a lot of flair, but is not lacking any substance. Skin Tags is a three-piece punk outfit that has had audiences eating out of the palm of their hands since their first show in January.  Joining the bill is noise rockers Tunic who hail from Winnipeg. It's only fitting that Trauma Harness is also playing this show considering their bassist, Andy Peterson, recorded and mixed the 7"

 Saturday, December 26th
at The Demo - $7
Biased STL is a blog that has existed for quite sometime now that conducts interviews, reviews and more content related to the music scene of St. Louis. They are now printing their own zine for you to enjoy.


at Foam - $5
Bedroom pop prince Richard Album brings a blend of early 90's pop music with mid-2000s indie rock lyrics. It's a perfect mix to dance your feelings away. Deadbeat is an experimental lo-fi folk-pop project also from Chicago that will likely become your new favorite thing.


Slave Cable
at The Heavy Anchor - $7
Tory Z Starbuck has been playing music since 1980 and he is one of St. Louis' strangest entities. Most of the people who see him play now were not even born when he first started 35 years ago. Starbuck has been pushing the envelop for some time now and seeing him play is always memorable experience. 

Sunday, December 27th
Drag
at Bonerville - $5
Ritalin O.D. is a DIY punk group from Chicago. With lo-fi recordings, short song lengths and unbridled energy, they are everything you expect from some young punks. Bleeding Gums features most of Ritalin O.D. This is the perfect show to bring the Christmas gifts you didn't like and smash them.
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

December 15 - 21st

Tuesday, December 15th
at Kismet Creative Center - $5
The CCB crew has shown to have a strong connection with the artists coming out of Denton, Texas and Riftworm may be the group out of there I am most excited about. Ambient post-rockers Riftworm have a mend of drone, shoegaze and doom. Crank that reverb! This show will be the last show for STL noise act BICYCLEtricycle so come squirm with them one last time. Also I hear there is a special mystery performance to start the show? 


Velvet Curtain
 Dave Stone & Kevin Harris
at CBGB - $5
Non-stop trance inducing power is what you can expect from Minneapolis group Gnawed.  Frantic power electronic Velvet Curtain is the harsher of the two, but is not harsh for harsh's sake. There are no wasted motions. Minneapolis has one the strongest noise scenes in the country and these two acts are good examples of it.
OkENDO
at Foam
Four very different folk acts are coming together on a Tuesday. Wandering Lake is the psych folk project of Brian Kupillas. Bringing more experimental influences into traditional acoustic folk music makes for something of note.  Wished Bone is lo-fi indie twee folk from Athens, Ohio. Heavy 60's country and folk can be heard from this project. 


Thursday, December 17th
Drag
at Foam - $7
Albany, New York-based punks Scuzz bring it and they bring it fast. You might want to wear a helmet. These riffs are dangerous.

at Kismet Creative Center
Baritone-singing, acoustic guitar slinging, simplistic one-man folk act Real Live Tigers from Austin, Texas comes to strum his strings for you.
Friday, December 18th
Shrink Ray
Cave Lizard
at Livery - $5
I'm telling you, Springfield, Missouri is a real weird, gross place. Take filthy punk rock band Gigantic for example. No stranger to the slop and the plop, riff-machines Gigantic are back with another Springfield band made up of gross human beings, Cum Bats.

Slave Cable
Tory Z Starbuck
Dave Stone Ensemble
Biggiestardust
Beauty Pageant
at Foam - FREE
In my opinion, Acid Kat and Freezerburn make the best zines in town. Whenever the two groups come together, you know it's going to be a blast. Cheap zines and a bevy of experimental artists from St. Louis just in time for the holidays.


Saturday, December 19th
OkENDO
at Foam
Indiana-based experimental indie rockers Spandrels dabble in drone, post rock, shoegaze and have a flair for the melodramatic. In what sounds like the angsty, pissed off younger brother of Trauma Harness, Spandrels takes poignant twists and turns through their music at the drop of a hat.

Slave Cable
Wow Wow Gold
John Beabout
at Kismet Creative Center - $5
The Inheritance are some cold wave goth freaks some a small town called Chicago. Minimalistic, chill and industrial are also words to describe this band. They are good. Turn off the lights in your room and listen to them on repeat until your inevitable death.
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Saturday, December 5, 2015

December 8th - 14th

Tuesday, December 8th
at The Demo - $5
Beneath Oblivion is a doom/death metal band out of Cleveland. You can expect a lot of slow builds followed by chaotic vocals, punishing drums and distorted and dark guitar tones. The are joined by STL doom kings Fister, who has consistently been the most talked about and appreciate metal bands in town.

Thursday, December 10th
at Blank Space - $5
Golden Pelicans are an Orlando-based punk band. Veterans of the South East punk scene, they just put out a new release of Florida-based label Total Punk. Bib is a new hardcore/punk band out of Omaha that is one to really look out for. Wet Ones are infamous KCMO garage rock gunslingers. Like Golden Pelicans, STL's own Lumpy & Black Panties have releases on Total Punk as well.

Friday, December 11th
ar Foam - FREE
Ultra-ambitious STL apocalyptic post-rockers Staghorn are releasing a graphic novel. You can be pick one up at this release show, featuring some heavy-hitters from St. Louis. 

Ish
Banjo Rat
at Schlalfy Tap Room - FREE
Ish features members of Stonechat, Jr. Clooney and Potions. Kadu Flyer rips some funky jams. Banjo Rat, no idea. Go find out. 

at The Heavy Anchor - $7
Three of your favorite St. Louis pop/electronic acts will be playing together at a splendid venue. If you're in the mood for dancing and being hypnotized by sweet, sweet melodies, I would check this show out.

Saturday, December 12th
BBQ Boys
at Livery Co. - $5
The Cowboys are Bloomington-based pop-punk band that will having you twisting and turning in dance moves that you won't be able to explain to your friends later on. With Soda Boys and BBQ Boys playing as well, it looks like a punk rock picnic is going down at Livery.
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