LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com Lo-Fi Music Video Podcast From St. Louis, USA! Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:48:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en #227 Ded Bugs http://lofistl.com/2008/07/17/227-ded-bugs/ http://lofistl.com/2008/07/17/227-ded-bugs/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:42:19 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=269 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#227 Ded Bugs", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/07/17/227-ded-bugs/" });]]> #227 Ded Bugs

This band is practically a St. Louis institution, except they might have a problem with being called a St. Louis band, since their official headquarters is in DeSoto Missouri. They’ve probably had more success overseas than here, most recently touring Japan in 2006. I really dig their Ramones inspired sound, good fun raw punk rock and roll. I am posting 3 songs from this spring 2008 performance, partially because they’re short songs, but also because I dig em. Check em out on their own Bug Page or on MySpace.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/07/17/227-ded-bugs/feed/ #226 Prints Gone Wild III http://lofistl.com/2008/06/13/226-prints-gone-wild-iii/ http://lofistl.com/2008/06/13/226-prints-gone-wild-iii/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:37:38 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=268 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#226 Prints Gone Wild III", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/06/13/226-prints-gone-wild-iii/" });]]> #226 Prints Gone Wild III

Last February Tom Huck, printmaker extraordinaire, called me up and begged and pleaded with me to come cover this event of print makers from around the country who had converged on the Contemporary Art Museum to sell prints and socialize. I had already planned to shoot another event that very night but figured that I could squeeze in about an hour at this show before I hit the other event. I’m glad I did, because this was a party like no other. Complete with wild art and poetry and music–there were even half nude performance artists from Estonia. This was nothing short of a blast.

Thanks to The Black Diamond Heavies and their label Alive Records for letting me use their music for the soundtrack for this video. It’s from their record “Every Damn Time” and they have a new record out called “A Touch Of Someone Else’s Class” both are available in most record stores (if you can find one) and iTunes. Here’s a link to all that info.

Also check out the Circuit for more fun!

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/06/13/226-prints-gone-wild-iii/feed/ #225 The Boss Martians http://lofistl.com/2008/06/08/225-the-boss-martians/ http://lofistl.com/2008/06/08/225-the-boss-martians/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:54:44 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=267 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#225 The Boss Martians", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/06/08/225-the-boss-martians/" });]]> #225 The Boss Martians

This is the second time around on Lo-Fi Saint Louis for the Boss Martians. The first time was back in 2005 at the now defunct Little Nicky’s Gearbox. That was when we captured an early performance of Hey Hey Yeah Yeah which is now famous as the soundtrack for an E-Trade commercial that ran during the Super Bowl.

Things are going well for the band now. They are getting ready to release a new record (Pressure in the S.O.D.O.) and are touring extensively through the summer and in to next year behind it. They even co-wrote and performed a song with Iggy Pop.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/06/08/225-the-boss-martians/feed/ #224 Mucca Pazza http://lofistl.com/2008/05/23/224-mucca-pazza/ http://lofistl.com/2008/05/23/224-mucca-pazza/#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 01:16:23 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=266 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#224 Mucca Pazza", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/05/23/224-mucca-pazza/" });]]> #224 Mucca Pazza

When was the last time you saw a marching band that just completely rocked? Until I saw Chicago’s own punk rock marching band, Mucca Pazza I hadn’t either. This 25 to 35 member marching band nearly blew the Bluebird down a couple of months ago. This was a really incredible night and an astounding performance, I hope this video has captured even a fraction of how good this show was. I also did an interview with some members of the band before the show, but due to audio issues I decided not to include much of it here. However if you really want to see it hop on over to the Circuit and I’ll post an extended interview there.

Also in this episode: a promo for my other video project Lo-Fi Sessions, and a trailer for an old movie Muscle Beach Party that I thought I would throw in, in honor of the start of summer. It’s pretty fun with cameo appearances by Little Stevie Wonder and Dick Dale. You can get it at Netflix here, or read about it on IMDB here.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/05/23/224-mucca-pazza/feed/ #223 The Livers http://lofistl.com/2008/04/28/223-the-livers/ http://lofistl.com/2008/04/28/223-the-livers/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:16:42 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=265 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#223 The Livers", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/04/28/223-the-livers/" });]]> #223 The Livers

This is a 4 piece band with 2 members–I could make a lot of punny jokes here, like, this is a band that likes to play with themselves blah blah etc. Basically they’ve done something unique and creative. They play 4 instruments between them by multiplying themselves with a video projection. They also use the video projection to show short films they’ve made between songs and perform visual gags durring their performances. On top of all this they are pretty damn good musicians and songwriters too, inspite of what they may say. They put on a really fun show. Enjoy! (Link to their MySpace Page Link to a recent article in the Riverfront Times about The Livers)

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/04/28/223-the-livers/feed/ #222 The Trip Daddys http://lofistl.com/2008/04/17/222-the-trip-daddys/ http://lofistl.com/2008/04/17/222-the-trip-daddys/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:24:58 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=264 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#222 The Trip Daddys", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/04/17/222-the-trip-daddys/" });]]> #222 The Trip Daddys

This band has been kicking around St. Louis for the last 12 years or so. Amazingly, I really haven’t shot video of them until now. I did catch Craig Daddy and with his other band (The Car Bombs) about a year ago, but this is the first time I’ve shot this hard-working band. Craig is well known for being one of the best guitarists in the city and is also quite a showman. Find out where they are playing next on their website and go check them out for yourself.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/04/17/222-the-trip-daddys/feed/ #221 GONN! http://lofistl.com/2008/04/08/221-gonn/ http://lofistl.com/2008/04/08/221-gonn/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:23:01 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/?p=263 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#221 GONN!", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/04/08/221-gonn/" });]]> #221 GONN!

If you own the Nuggets box set or are a big fan of ’60s garage rock, you may already know about this band from Keokuk, Iowa, and their contribution to the set, “Blackout of Gretely.” If you don’t know what Nuggets is, it’s a collection of music recorded in the original “punk” era compiled by Lenny Kaye, guitarist for the Patti Smith Group. The first volumes were released in the early ’70s and was released again in a box set form by Rhino Records in 1998. You can read more about it here.

Gonn (who was included on the second release of Nuggets) formed and recorded a few songs and played a few gigs in the mid ’60s, and they probably thought that was the end of their career as a band. Not an atypical garage-band story. Well, several years later–nearly 20 in fact–there was a resurgence of interest in mid ’60s garage rock, and collectors snapped up almost any recording they could find of a lot of these mostly unknown acts from the ’60s. “Blackout of Gretely” was considered a gem of the era and soon Craig Moore began getting people showing up at his house looking for copies of the record.

I got the chance to catch up with Gonn at a reunion show that they played here in St. Louis.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/04/08/221-gonn/feed/ #220 Angelo Moore (AKA Dr. Madd Vibe) http://lofistl.com/2008/03/28/220-angelo-moore-aka-dr-madd-vibe/ http://lofistl.com/2008/03/28/220-angelo-moore-aka-dr-madd-vibe/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:36:23 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2008/03/28/220-angelo-moore-aka-dr-madd-vibe/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#220 Angelo Moore (AKA Dr. Madd Vibe)", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/03/28/220-angelo-moore-aka-dr-madd-vibe/" });]]> #220 Angelo Moore (AKA Dr. Madd Vibe)

Angleo Moore (whom you may know as the lead singer of Fishbone) came to City Museum to perform as Dr. Madd Vibe, his poetry dropping alter ego. It was quite an interesting performance in a very unique space.

Also in this episode, a peek at our other project, Lo-Fi Sessions as well as a teaser for the next episode featuring veteran 60’s Garage Rockers, GONN.

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KDHX held this crazy fundraiser at the South Broadway Atletic Club back in December–they destroyed art! … And sold a lot of it too! It was a lot of fun. KDHX is a not for profit community media corporation. They operate KDHX Radio and KDHX TV, check them out at kdhx.org.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/03/25/219-art-attack/feed/ #218 Black Diamond Heavies http://lofistl.com/2008/03/11/218-black-diamond-heavies/ http://lofistl.com/2008/03/11/218-black-diamond-heavies/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:51:25 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2008/03/11/218-black-diamond-heavies/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#218 Black Diamond Heavies", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/03/11/218-black-diamond-heavies/" });]]> #218 Black Diamond Heavies

This is the second time around on LO-FI STL for this band that hails from Louisville KY/Chattanooga TN/Port Arthur TX. Even though they’re not from St. Louis they’ve managed to develop a good following here so sometimes they seem like hometown boys. I love them because they are raw, dirty and bluesy. Also in this episode another preview of my new project LO-FI SESSIONS, and a preview of the next episode of LO-FI SAINT LOUIS. Black Diamond Heavies are on Alive Records.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/03/11/218-black-diamond-heavies/feed/ #217 Blab Magazine http://lofistl.com/2008/03/03/217-blab-magazine/ http://lofistl.com/2008/03/03/217-blab-magazine/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:45:19 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2008/03/03/217-blab-magazine/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#217 Blab Magazine", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/03/03/217-blab-magazine/" });]]> #217 Blab Magazine

This is the first episode of LO-FI SAINT LOUIS for the new Spring ‘08 season.

This episode features Monte Beauchamp, artist and curator of Blab Magazine and other publications. He was in St. Louis last fall for the launch of the latest issue of that wonderful annual publication of Blab. If you don’t know Blab, you should. It’s a collection of artists published lovingly in a magazine only once a year and each issue is kicked off with a gallery opening of work from the book. This past issue was launched at the Philip Slein Gallery right here in our own little city of St. Louis. Beauchamp has published several other books as well. You can get them all from Fantagraphic Books.

Also in this episode, you will get a sneak peek at some other things that I’ve been up to as well as a preview of the next episode of LO-FI SAINT LOUIS.

This is a new design for the site and there are still some bugs and kinks to be worked out. I’m working on it so be patient, please! Thanks!

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/03/03/217-blab-magazine/feed/ LO-FI RESET PARTY! March 8th At Mad Art! http://lofistl.com/2008/02/26/lo-fi-reset-party-march-8th-at-mad-art/ http://lofistl.com/2008/02/26/lo-fi-reset-party-march-8th-at-mad-art/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:51:33 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2008/02/26/lo-fi-reset-party-march-8th-at-mad-art/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "LO-FI RESET PARTY! March 8th At Mad Art!", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/02/26/lo-fi-reset-party-march-8th-at-mad-art/" });]]>




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LO-FI SAINT LOUIS RESET PARTY
Saturday March 8 at the Mad Art Gallery
2727 S. 12th St. STL, MO
Doors at 8pm
RSVP here (upcoming) or here (myspace) or here (facebook).
Featuring live performances from The Helium Tapes and The 75s
Plus video and more!
$6 at the Door, Cash Bar

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Hey I just wanted to let you know what is going on with LO-FI SAINT LOUIS. You might have noticed I have only posted once video since Christmas. Well there is a reason for that … I’m taking a break. I’m not quitting. I just need a break to recharge and rethink what I’m doing here. Lo-Fi Saint Louis will relaunch on March 3rd and we’re gonna have a big kick off party on March 1 March 8 at Mad Art Gallery (details to come).

I really want to take this time to make Lo-Fi Saint Louis the best it can be. To advance the production values and make it even more fun to watch. From now on Lo-Fi will appear 2 times a year in 10 week seasons. A spring season and a fall season. Each season will be 10 weeks and consist of 20 episodes. In the mean time I will be working on some other projects so stay tuned to see what those are.

Of course the best way to be notified when there is new content available on LOFISTL or when and where our big relaunch party will be on March 1 March 8 at Mad Art Gallery, is to subscribe to the RSS Feed here or subscribe to updates via email. And of course there is the Circuit. Any way you do it you will be the first to know when LOFISTL is back.

Again the important links are:

Subscribe to Lo-Fi Saint Louis by Email
RSS
The Circuit

Thanks for watching. And I’m more excited about LO-FI SAINT LOUIS than ever now, because I already have some great stuff lined up for the spring season.

Bill Streeter

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/01/28/announcement/feed/ #216 Left Arm “NO TIME FOR ROCK’N’ROLL” http://lofistl.com/2008/01/12/episode-216-left-arm-no-time-for-rocknroll-2/ http://lofistl.com/2008/01/12/episode-216-left-arm-no-time-for-rocknroll-2/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:37:22 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2008/01/12/episode-216-left-arm-no-time-for-rocknroll-2/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#216 Left Arm “NO TIME FOR ROCK’N’ROLL”", url: "http://lofistl.com/2008/01/12/episode-216-left-arm-no-time-for-rocknroll-2/" });]]>

Catching up on some of the stuff I shot at the Show-Me Blowout. Here is Left Arm with “No Time For Rock’n'Roll” from their new album which you can download for free here. Enjoy!

Stay tuned for a big announcement coming soon!

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Catching up on some of the stuff I shot at the Show-Me Blowout. Here is Left Arm with “No Time For Rock’n'Roll” from their new album which you can download for free here. Enjoy!

Stay tuned for a big announcement coming soon!

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2008/01/12/episode-216-left-arm-no-time-for-rocknroll/feed/ #215 Brave Combo Part 2 http://lofistl.com/2007/12/25/episode-215-brave-combo-part-2/ http://lofistl.com/2007/12/25/episode-215-brave-combo-part-2/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:50:53 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2007/12/25/episode-215-brave-combo-part-2/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#215 Brave Combo Part 2", url: "http://lofistl.com/2007/12/25/episode-215-brave-combo-part-2/" });]]> #215 Brave Combo Part 2

Here is Brave Combo playing a Christmas tune.

Have a great Christmas! And a Happy New year!

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2007/12/25/episode-215-brave-combo-part-2/feed/ #214 Brave Combo Part 1 http://lofistl.com/2007/12/24/episode-214-brave-combo-part-1-2/ http://lofistl.com/2007/12/24/episode-214-brave-combo-part-1-2/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:24:39 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2007/12/24/episode-214-brave-combo-part-1-2/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#214 Brave Combo Part 1", url: "http://lofistl.com/2007/12/24/episode-214-brave-combo-part-1-2/" });]]>

I know that this is late because Hanukkah ended a week or so ago, but I thought I would share Brave Combo playing the Hanukkah Song anyway.

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I know that this is late because Hanukkah ended a week or so ago, but I thought I would share Brave Combo playing the Hanukkah Song anyway.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2007/12/24/episode-214-brave-combo-part-1/feed/ #213 Pokey LaFarge secret show part 2 http://lofistl.com/2007/12/19/episode-213-pokey-lafarge-secret-show-part-2/ http://lofistl.com/2007/12/19/episode-213-pokey-lafarge-secret-show-part-2/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:14:43 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2007/12/19/episode-213-pokey-lafarge-secret-show-part-2/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#213 Pokey LaFarge secret show part 2", url: "http://lofistl.com/2007/12/19/episode-213-pokey-lafarge-secret-show-part-2/" });]]> #213 Pokey LaFarge secret show part 2

Part 2 of our secret show with Mr. Pokey LaFarge. If you missed part one check it out here.

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]]> http://lofistl.com/2007/12/19/episode-213-pokey-lafarge-secret-show-part-2/feed/ #212 Pokey LaFarge Returns! (secret performance part 1) http://lofistl.com/2007/12/18/episode-212-pokey-lafarge-returns-secret-performance-part-1/ http://lofistl.com/2007/12/18/episode-212-pokey-lafarge-returns-secret-performance-part-1/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:49:24 +0000 Bill http://lofistl.com/2007/12/18/episode-212-pokey-lafarge-returns-secret-performance-part-1/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "#212 Pokey LaFarge Returns! (secret performance part 1)", url: "http://lofistl.com/2007/12/18/episode-212-pokey-lafarge-returns-secret-performance-part-1/" });]]> #212 Pokey LaFarge Returns! (secret performance part 1)

I was pleased to see Pokey LaFarge Back in town a couple of weeks back, so we got together at the Mad Art Gallery with Joey from the Vultures on upright bass and he played a couple of Tunes just for you LO-FI SAINT LOUIS fans. So enjoy!

UPDATE: Part 2 is here.

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