Sunday, May 15, 2016

May 17th - 23rd

Tuesday, May 17th
Ghost Ice
at The Firebird - $10-$12
The Body is a two-piece doom metal band from Portland. The Body is the perfect example of when less is more. Stripped down and heavy as all get out. The Body brings raw power to a genre that is over-saturated with masturbatory musicianship.

 Wednesday, May 18th
Biggie Stardust
at 2720
They killed it at Pü Fest, they killed it Foam with Yowie in November and they are going to kill it again. Stop reading this, watch the video below and then buy all of Ahleuchatistas music and start waiting outside 2720 right now.


Saturday, May 21st
at CBGB - $7
You like Goner Records. Spray Paint is on Goner Records. You like Spray Paint. Slimy garage rock/proto punk from Austin, Texas, Spray Paint is very good. Constant Insult is a straight up rock and roll band from MPLS. Constant Insult is very good.


 Sunday, May 22nd
Philly Punkers
Pinkwash
The Funs
Posture
Mirror Mirror
at Foam
I am so excited for this show. Pinkwash is a garage punk duo from Philadelphia. If you are unfamiliar, you are about to be acquainted. The show also marks the return of Posture. And don't forget the best band in St. Louis and Chicago, The Funs, are playing as well. This show could cost $50 and I'd be plenty okay with that.


How Does He Do It?
Rhys Chatham
Vernacular String Trio
The Luminary - $15-$17
Rhys Chatman has been a composer and multi-instrumentalist for decades and has been a mainstay in experimental music in New York City for quite a while. Chatman is most known for his work with guitars, pushing the boundaries and expectations of what you can do with just an electric guitar.


 Monday, May 23rd
Dubb Nubb Birthday Bash
Terror Pigeon
Curt Oren
The Vanilla Beans
Tubby Tom
Art School
at Chill Dawg Cove
Hannah and Delia of Dubb Nubb fame turn a year older. Celebrate with these folk sisters featuring a bunch of awesome bands and Tubby Tom. Ask a dubber or a nubber for the address.
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Sunday, May 8, 2016

May 10th - 16th

Tuesday, May 10th
at Dugan Haus - $5-7
Pile is a Boston-based do-everything rock band. You want big pops, you got 'em. You want sultry guitar licks, you got 'em. You want raw emotion, god dammit, you got it! Post-whatever, Pile makes you exclaim "hell yeah" over and over and over. Show is at a real life house, ask a dipshit for directions. Respect the space. People actually live here.

Thursday, May 12th
at Foam - $7
Golden State fuzzy punks Useless Eaters invade our favorite coffee bar for a night to remember. Heavily distorted and unadulterated, Useless Eaters slams a proto punk style that is infectious. Wet Ones is your favorite collection of Kansas City kids. You love it.


Friday, May 13th
Tubby Tom Takeover 2: Horror Prom
Sky
No Hits
DJ Will
Tubby Tom
at Foam - $0-$5
Your least favorite local alt-hip hop artist Tubby Tom is hosting a horror prom on Friday the 13th. Ooh spooky! Sick DJs playing sick dance jams for your sick ass. Dress up in horror themed costumed and you get in for FREE!


Bitch Better Have My Money
Hylidae
Biggie Stardust
Solid Waste
at The Danktuary - $5
The best of the best in St. Louis electronic are throwing the house party of the ages to celebrate anything and everything. Ask Johnny Burkz or Biggie Starz for the address and you shall receive.

 Saturday, May 14th
Sunday Candy
Mike Herr
at CBGB - $5-$7
Super cool punks are super cool. The World is from California and they make catchy punk tunes that will rock your socks off so make sure to bring an extra pair. Or just don't wear socks at all. Do whatever you want.


Sunday, May 15th
Kenshiro's Album Release Show
The Deadly Vipers
Kenshiro's
The Maness Brothers
Mirror Mirror
at Foam - $5
The Deadly Vipers were one of the best bands I saw last Summer and I have been looking forward to them coming back for a year now. Pounding garage rock and roll from Detroit that is powerful and unrelenting. Kenshiro's are pumping out a brand new album for you guys. This show is so much good, if you don't go I will judge you forever.
The dominant story of our city, culture, and country is easily accessed via mainstream media and popular entertainment. Wordsmiths Cheeraz Gormon and Stephen Houldsowrth dedicate much of their thought, actions, and writings to offering alternative stories and changing that narrative. In this unique public dialogue, Gormon and Houldsworth will offer their own original poetry and stories, and discuss issues of race, gender, sexuality, family, mortality, meaning, money, and whatever other issues are brought to the table by the attendees.
Starts at 6:00
at Foam - $5
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Sunday, May 1, 2016

May 3rd - 9th

Tuesday, May 3rd
at Foam - $7
All the way from Nantes, France comes Blondi's Salvation, a five-piece medieval psych rock project. It's garage rock meets traditional folk music. It's religious hymns meets distorted guitars. Songs where psychedelia runs wild.

Wednesday, May 4th
Zero Control
at Way Out Club - FREE (21+)
If you don't know about this by now, you're really fucking things up for yourself. Weirdo Wednesday has remained a consistent source for the best weirdos in St. Louis. This is the place to be if you're a little left of center.
 

Thursday, May 5th
Brain Transplant
Corrigan Brothers
Free Willy
at Foam - FREE
Mr. Ben has done it again. That Freezerburnt freak never disappoints with his NOiSE and NOiSETTE series. Bring earplugs and cash money for zines and things. Free show so tip those bartenders good.

Friday, May 6th
Philly Phanatics
Only
Dubb Nubb
My Bloody Underware
at Kismet - $5
Only is a lo-fi, bedroom rock duo hailing from Philadelphia. Simplistic and catchy pop tunes that are perfect for humming along to. Kismet is the ideal place for this show. Relax on one of their sofas and enjoy the soft jams. This show will make you want to find someone to harmonize with.


Saturday, May 7th
at Foam - $7
Ah yeah fam, B Boys are in town. Fuzz rock/post punkers from Brooklyn that bring the heat. Everyone loves B Boys. Noisy loves B Boys and Noisy Knows Punk. Everything about this is hip and cool. Don't you want to be hip and cool?


Monday, May 9th
Mike Herr
at CBGB
Holy shit, you guys. have you heard these groups before? Malady is a blackened surf rock group that will blow your mind. Mike Herr's solo percussion sets will blow your mind. Berdella's experimental antics will blow your mind. This will blow your mind.
 
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Monday, April 25, 2016

April 26th - May 2nd

Tuesday, April 26th
Chris Smentkowski
at St. Louis Public Library - FREE
Three very unique local experimental acts will be performing live scores to some experimental Polish films from many different eras.


Wednesday, April 27th
Sunday Candy
at Blank Space - $7
Death Index is hardcore duo featuring members of Merchandise and La Piovra. Heavy hardcore with new wave-style vocals makes for a dark, pounding, punk Bowie sound. It's some creepy stuff.

 Thursday, April 28th
Mike Herr
at The Night Owl - $5-$7
Lard Boys are a hardcore punk group from Minneapolis. They sound exactly how their name states. Thick and heavy. With the Lumpy stamp of approval, should be an excellent show. Also the Night Owl looks like a nice place, so try not to fuck it up.


Bruxism #16
Travis Bursik
Wax Fruit
Claude/Hamon/Weinstein
Ethiks' Mind
DJ Metal Oxide
at Schlafly Tap Room - FREE
You know the drill. Bruxism has been one of most consistently good series in St. Louis for some time now and has really thrived at their new home. As always, show is free and this time, it's serving at the tape release show for Rhizomatic St. Louis vol. 4.


Saturday, April 30th
Big Apple Fuzz Boys
The Mad Doctors
Soda Ghost
The Young Eyes
Beach Bodies
at Foam - $5
We got some fuzzy rock 'n rollers in the house. Simple, fast, catchy garage rock and with some real shredding. But this band not afraid to get a little groovy at times. I've never seen doctors rock this hard.


Monday, May 2nd
Monday Night Raw
Hank Wood & the Hammerheads
Q
Black Panties
Mala Leche
NSOD
at Bonerville
I love pro wrestling and Monday Night Raw is in St. Louis on the same day, but I will not be attending that. That's how good Hank Wood & the Hammerheads are. These New York-based punks make a really unique, percussion heavy brand of punk rock that is not to be missed.


Raw is War
Gnary Davidson
Van Buren
Staghorn
at San Loo - $5
If rock bands could get married, Gnarly Davidson would be married to Shitstorm. The Gnarly boys have played here numerous times and destroy every time. I hear they've got some new tunes that will blow your socks off. 
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Saturday, April 16, 2016

April 19th - 25th

Wednesday, April 20th
Slave Lizard
at CBGB - FREE
Three of the best local bands come together to celebrate every stoner's favorite holiday. You know the one i'm talking about. Show is free. Come hang out with your buds.


Thursday, April 21st
Karuna: Hamid Drake & Adam Rudolph Duet
at Joe's Cafe - $15-$20
Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph are two world-class jazz percussionists and have been playing with each other for over 40 years, but this is their first tour together. The two have incredible chemistry  that comes with four decades of forming a musical bond.


 Friday, April 22nd
My Favorite Band
Tacocat
Boyfriends
Bruiser Queen
at Off Broadway - $10
Tacocat is surf punk band from Seattle that has been one of my favorite bands for the last couple of years. Their songs are incredibly catchy and their lyrics are witty and passive aggressive while remaining uptempo and positive in their delivery. I highly recommend this show and this band.


Joe Finally Found a Venue for This
Stella
The Jockstraps
New Lives
Sunday Candy
at Kismet
Stella is an indie rock/shoegaze band from Evansville, Indiana. This band has everything you could ask for: thumping rhythm section, cool looking pedal boards and tons of reverb. You will be bobbing back and forth through their entire set and you are going to love every second of it.


Saturday, April 23rd
Cunningham/Kingston
Clapp/Clapp Duo
at Kismet Creative Center 
A night of electric duos featuring Alex Cunningham (Hardbody, Vernacluar String Trio) and Chad Hickman (Kingston Family Singers) in what I can only imagine will be sharp, piercing and frantic. Also the Clapp Brothers bring a lifetime of chemistry to the stage with their experimental treats.


Sunday, April 24th
    Main Stage
 10:15 am – Swear Beam
11:15 am – Vanilla Beans
 12:40 pm – DJ Needles 
2:00 pm – CaveofswordS
 3:15 pm – iLLPHONiCS 
5:15 pm – Bruiser Queen

The Cafe Stage
 11:40 am – The Griddle Kids
1:45 pm – Arson for Candy
 2:45 pm – Tortuga
 5:00 pm – The Funs
at Forest Park - FREE
It's Earth Day, y'all! I love the Earth and I love these bands. Wake up early and celebrate this big ass floating thingy we all live on. 
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Saturday, April 9, 2016

April 12th - 18th

Tuesday, April 12th
Biggie Stardust
at Foam - $5
The Chicago-based synth pop group Wingtips is a band I have been very high on since seeing them last Summer at Melt. They have some infectious new wave dance tunes that will get your feet moving. If you have an illness, I think their music will Cure it. 

Thursday, April 14th
at San Loo - $7
Veteran punk rock outfit Clorox Girls is coming to St. Louis, which is cool because I didn't think they were a thing anymore. Maybe i'm just an idiot. Either way, Clorox Girls is a true throwback to the good ole fun punk rock we love so much.

DJs ~*DERAM CONTROL*~
at Foam
Electro-goth house duo Body of Light comes from Tempe, Arizona. Despite coming from the bright, hot deserts of Arizona, Body of Light has cold, dark tone in their uptempo electronic music. They are joined by High-Functioning Flesh, an electro-punk duo from Los Angeles. DANCE IN THE DARK!


Friday, April 15th
Invitation
Presented by Marble//Wall Duo
at Kranzberg Arts Center - $10
Local improv duo made up percussionist Louis Wall and pianist/composer Nika Marble present a five act performance inspired by the novel Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov. The five performances will explore the themes of entrapment, positionality, perseverance, death, and transcendence.

Saturday, April 16th
at KDHX $10-$20
Tyshawn Sorey is a percussionist and composer from Newark, New Jersey. At 35 years old, he is widely considered one of the most influential figures in experimental jazz of this generation. His newest group, Alloy Trio features himself on percussion, Corey Smythe on piano and Christopher Tordini on upright bass playing pieces composed by Sorey himself.

Sunday, April 17th
Freak Out
at The Firebird - $7-$10
Local DIY booking company Constant Cocoon Booking celebrates their first birthday with a night of music and art. On top of the stellar local bill, there will also be local artists, zines and record labels selling goods. There is also a raffle with super tasty prizes. Nothing beats a raffle, am I right?

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Monday, April 4, 2016

April 5th - 11th

Tuesday, April 5th
Ghost Ice/Stone/Trull Trio
at Jackson Piano - $10-$15
Frode Gjerstad is jazz musician from Norway whose signature instrument is the alto saxophone, but he is no one-trick pony. Fred Longberg-Holm is a Chicago-based experiemental cellist. Both musicians are known world-wide for their masterful musicianship and notable collaboration throughout the years.


Pop Rock-Pa-Looza
Weatherbox
Enemies
Yonsei
Sunday Candy
at Foam
The band Weatherbox is the brain-child of Brian Warren. Since 2005, Warren and friends have been pumping out the indie rock jams and they were probably in your MySpace top 8.
Enemies is a band I have been jamming for years. Hailing from Ireland, this experimental mathpop group with have you dancing Kevin Bacon-style.

Wednesday, April 6th
at Way Out Club - FREE (21+)
Ambient April is upon us. The Paradoxal Pterodactyl crew has compiled a powerful line-up of chill, super-chill and mega-chill acts. The Weirdo series has consistently been very exceptional and this looks to be no different. 

Thursday, April 7th
BIGGIESTARDUST
at Foam - FREE
The NOiSETTE series is back with an all-star line-up of local experimental artists. This show is free and features a variety pack of experimental sounds that are sure to tickle your fancy.


Saturday, April 9th
Eleven Magazine Presents:
DTCV
Hallowed Bells
Rip Rap
at Foam - $7
Super-duo DTCV has a fantastic mixture of indie rock and French pop. Simple and strong, a real explosion of catchy and atmospheric electronic music. Hallowed Bells is an instrumental electronic band from Philadelphia that creates huge walls of sounds for you to bask in.

Sunday, April 10th
at Kismet - $5
The people of St. Louis are very familiar with the boys in New England Patriots. This group has come to the Gateway City a few times in the past and have left us in awe. For those unfamiliar, NEP is a experimental noise rock band from New England. Chaotic energy, rapid power and sporadic glitches. This show will be hot, sweaty and packed. Show up on time.

Bay-Area Freaks
at Foam - $5
Mutant freak rock bastards Violence Creeps spawn from Oakland. They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky. You get it. Give your money to Lumpy at the door.
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