The Head And The Heart – Virginia

· Leave a comment

There’s something in the music of Seattle’s the Head and the Heart that brings on a wash of nostalgia and emotion: sepia-toned memories of rivers and fields, lilting three-part harmonies and saloon piano chords. Maybe it lies in the earnest sincerity of

Netherfriends – St. Louis, MO

· Leave a comment

I know Shawn Rosenblatt the way most people do, through brief moments of time in whatever city he may be in that day. However, our friendship was cultivated right around the same time his band Netherfriends was in Chicago, 2007. A random

Netherfriends – Bloomington, IN

· Leave a comment

I know Shawn Rosenblatt the way most people do, through brief moments of time in whatever city he may be in that day. However, our friendship was cultivated right around the same time his band Netherfriends was in Chicago, 2007. A random

SimplyEsoteric – These days

· Leave a comment

In a quaint Creve Coeur home decked out for the holidays, with the smell of fresh baked Christmas cookies and not one but two Christmas trees, David Arthur, of SimplyEsoteric treated us to songs and stories that were as personal as the backdrop, with

SimplyEsoteric – Trust The Surgeon

· Leave a comment

In a quaint Creve Coeur home decked out for the holidays, with the smell of fresh baked Christmas cookies and not one but two Christmas trees, David Arthur, of SimplyEsoteric treated us to songs and stories that were as personal as the backdrop, with

Pretty Little Empire – The One

· Leave a comment

Will’s like a crazy, young stripper. Always, like, wreckin’ cars, and like, overdosing, and like, you have to rush him to the hospital. Some time ago, not too long back, I had the chance to ask some questions to four

Pretty Little Empire – Give It Time

· Leave a comment

Will’s like a crazy, young stripper. Always, like, wreckin’ cars, and like, overdosing, and like, you have to rush him to the hospital. Some time ago, not too long back, I had the chance to ask some questions to four

Trotting Bear – Feet On The Ground

· Leave a comment

The lilting harmonies and hazy, soft-focus nostalgia ofTrotting Bear‘s sound may at first seem a bit familiar — after all, thanks to artists like Sam Beam, the genre of subdued folk music has slipped into mainstream consciousness. Yet unlike a

Last to Show First to Go – Farmer John

· Leave a comment

The old Laclede Power Co. plant is one of those buildings with an expansive sense of space — a cathedral-like majesty coupled with the ambiance of an old barn, all timbers and woodwork exposed. It’s late afternoon, and shafts of

Last to Show First to Go – Far Be It

· Leave a comment

The old Laclede Power Co. plant is one of those buildings with an expansive sense of space — a cathedral-like majesty coupled with the ambiance of an old barn, all timbers and woodwork exposed. It’s late afternoon, and shafts of