Those Darlins

Those Darlins

Those Darlins showed up and kicked ass even the night that King Khan and BBQ were also supposed to play but got hung up by getting arrested in Kentucky. But this post isn't about that, this is about Those Darlins, here is how they describe themselves on their web site:Those Darlins are a pop group, if they are any one thing, which doesn't mean anybody with ears can't hear the country and rock 'n' roll in their sound and stance.

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GONN Interview and Live Performance of Blackout in Gretely and Doin Me In

GONN Interview and Live Performance of Blackout in Gretely and Doin Me In

If you own the Nuggets box set you may know this band from Keokuk Iowa and their contribution to the set Blackout of Gretely. If you don't know what Nuggets is, it was a collection of music recorded in the original "punk" era complied by Lenny Kaye, guitarist for the Patti Smith group. The first version was released in the early 70's and was released again with new material in the late 1908's. 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 60's and they probably thought that was the end of their carreer as a band. Not an a-typical garage band story. Well several years later--nearly 20 in fact there was a resurgence of interest in mid 60's Garage Rock and collectors snapped up almost any recording they could find of a lot of these mostly unknown acts from the 60's. 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 it.I got the chance to catch up with Gonn at a reunion show that they played here in St. Louis.

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Aunia Kahn

Aunia Kahn

This is a profile of a young, up-and-coming artist who has a unique style that blends digital photography and traditional techniques. She started creating art as a kind of self therapy and now it’s turning into her career. You can keep up with her at her Web site Auniakahn.com. Special thanks to Casey Reid for letting me use his music for this video.

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Bloody Hollies (part 2)

Bloody Hollies (part 2)

This is the second appearance of The Bloody Hollies here on LO-FI SAINT LOUIS. The last was about a year and a half ago, check it out if you like. From San Diego by way of Buffalo New York, these guys always blow me away. I liked them so much that I’m posting 2 videos from this show. Get their disk on Alive Records, and check their tour dates to see if they are coming to your town soon.

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Bloody Hollies (part 1)

Bloody Hollies (part 1)

This is the second appearance of The Bloody Hollies here on LO-FI SAINT LOUIS. The last was about a year and a half ago, check it out if you like. From San Diego by way of Buffalo New York, these guys always blow me away. I liked them so much that I’m posting 2 videos from this show. Get their disk on Alive Records, and check their tour dates to see if they are coming to your town soon.

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Sci-Fi Lounge and Coyote's amazing Star Wars Toy Collection

Sci-Fi Lounge and Coyote's amazing Star Wars Toy Collection

Coyote is a St. Louis artist that opens up his storefront studio once a week as a cafe/hang out not so much to show off his work, but to show off his collection of toys. He has been collecting Star Wars and science fiction-themed toys and memorabilia for several years now, and he’s amassed a collection that nearly fills his entire studio space. If you’re in St. Louis you can check it out in person on Thursday nights from 8 to midnight at 6010 Kingsbury Avenue. Thanks to Thee Lordly Serpents for letting me use their great music for this video. They’re not a band anymore, but 2 of them are now in the Nevermores.

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Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

Today, I bring you a rare and wonderful treat: Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, who plays a rare form of the blues called the Bentonia Blues. Jimmy’s one of the last people alive who plays this kind of blues named for his home town of Bentonia, Mississippi, where he owns and operates one of the last traditional juke joints in the state, the Blue Front Cafe. You can get Duck’s recordings from St. Louis’ own blues label, Broke and Hungry Records.

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