09.06.2008 6:27 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tussle is an instrumental quartet exploring dub, house, Afrobeat and krautrock with a nod toward British experimental music of the 1980s.
The quartet is experimental, but this is not just music to soak in while contemplating an art installation. You should…

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09.04.2008 4:19 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The New Up will bring some of the West Coast’s good vibrations to Cicero’s on Saturday.
The indie rock quintet’s sound can be described as having a peaceful vibe with an edge. Guitarist Noah Reid provides soft psychedelic fills over ES…

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07.29.2008 10:42 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Psychedelic rockers Dr. Dog is one hard working band – and its been paying off of late.
Since being virtually unknown four years ago (and often assumed to be a hip-hop group), the Philadelphia-based band has busted out three critically-acclaimed…

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07.03.2008 6:43 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
After the Cardinals beat the Cubs on Sunday afternoon, stick around (i.e. keep drinking…) downtown and catch New Orleans brass band Bonerama play the Broadway Oyster Bar Sunday night.
The band, founded in 1998 by former members of Harry Connick’s band,…

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06.28.2008 5:52 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For a change of pace from the guitar-heavy punk at the Warped Tour Tuesday, duck into the Skull Candy electronic tent and catch an extended set from Barcelona’s Pinker Tones.
Funk and disco propel the duo’s grooves, which borrows from a…

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06.25.2008 4:16 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louisville quintet Arnett Hollow will bring their mix of traditional bluegrass, rock, jazz and world music to the Gramophone this Saturday. It will be the band’s first appearance here.
Guitarist and vocalist Chris Rodahaffer studied several music styles at the Berklee…

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06.19.2008 6:23 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pop hooks and harmonies will abound this Saturday at the Tap Room as the local quintet Tight Pants Syndrome will release their debut album.
The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Tom Stephens. After some departures, Stephens retooled the…

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06.09.2008 2:53 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
She Wants Revenge may be the main draw on the Nylon Magazine Summer Tour (Wednesday at the Pageant), but check out Nashville punk upstarts Be Your Own Pet for a reminder of how much fun being young can be.
Just…

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06.05.2008 6:04 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Springfield, Mo’s Ha Ha Tonka will help close out Twangfest Saturday with their foot-stompin’ indie rock.
Ozark indie rock is more like it.
On their strong 2007 debut, “Buckle in the Bible Belt,” the band melds sweet gospel harmonies with…

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05.29.2008 2:26 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A band you’ll be hearing more about later this year is the Pat Sajak Assassins.
The instrumental quartet is readying their second full-length which is slated for a late summer release.
Of late, PSA has been favoring more of a…