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This video is a little different for me. I was driving home from an event this particular afternoon in August and I saw these guys with boxing gloves on the corner. I thought that I’d stop and talk to them to see what the story was. Turns [...]
Scott H. Biram playing at Off Broadway in St. Louis. Scott H. Biram is known as the dirty old one man band from Austin Texas. If you’ve never see him live you’re in for [...]
Tomorrow TODAY, August 9, at 11:00 a.m. CST Tom Coghill and his crew will build the WORLD’S LARGEST BACON LETTUCE AND TOMATO SANDWICH! Live at the Tomato Fest presented by Iron Barley in St. Louis. Don’t miss this historic event when 500 pounds of magical bacon, [...]
Often compared to the Black Lips, Davila 666 finally made it to St. Louis with this amazing performance at Off Broadway last week. They hail from Puerto Rico and are on a national tour right now. Check their MySpace page for a [...]
This is the second installment of the Lost Tape Series. Shows that I shot in the past but were never posted because they were lost or forgotten or any number of other reasons. This episode features the whacky and energetic rock-a-billy band [...]
The Phonocaptors playing their reunion show last month at Deluxe
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Got a chance to see this band from Columbia, Missouri, last week at Bob Reuter’s record release show. They put on a wild show. I’d link to their Myspace page or something but I’ll be dammned if I can find one. Never mind, I’m an idiot—I was [...]
So far in the last two weeks I’ve spent part of two different weekends on Cherokee Street. Something really cool is happening down there. I think it’s been brewing under the surface for a while, but in the last couple [...]
This is the newest project from the unofficial godfather of St. Louis’ singer/songwriters, the one and only Bob Reuter. He’s been kicking around the local music scene so long it would be hard to imagine it without him. You’re as likely to see him with a [...]
I’m late posting this too, right about the time my new son was being born, I got word that I had been nominated for a Streamy Award, and award given out to recognize outstanding achievement for shows produced originally for broadband distribution. I [...]
I am way behind getting this video up, but this was a performance at the Atomic Cowboy on a warm October evening a few months ago. The Rum Drum Ramblers are two members of the Rock ‘n’ Roll band The Vultures [...]
I just had my second child, Travis Everett this month. My wife’s preganancy was somewhat complicated so I really had to pick up the slack on the homefront. But believe it or not things have actually settled down quite a bit since the [...]
Hi, Lofi. I am Lori.
I’ll be writing here on the Lofi St. Louis blog here and there. Damn glad to meet you. I’m sure i’ll have a bio sometime soon, but there are more important and interesting fish to fry right now!
For example: There’s a [...]
Hey I’m back and I actually appear on video for the first time in months! Anyway this episode features the Blind Eyes. All of the members of which were in the Gentleman Callers (a band you may remember from episodes of Lo-Fi STL of years past). The [...]
Kentucky Knife Fight have their first CD out. And no they’re not from Kentucky, they’re from St. Louis! Here is their MySpace page. also threw in a supremely bizzare old trailer for an old movie called “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” Probably a crappy [...]
I had the rare weird opportunity to shoot the above video for MTV on Election day. And I gotta say, it was a lot of fun. I got the gig because my friend Steve Smith, who has been blogging about political issues for MTV (and now a contributer to [...]
I first became aware of Jason Hackenwerth’s amazing balloon sculptures when I did a video about Doc Popular last summer. He was at City Museum creating an enourmous balloon sculpture and in retrospect I was foolish for not stopping to talk to him then. But as luck [...]
Oh the memories. I was looking for my old sketch pad, for I have been commissioned to make another drawing this year for Art Attack so I dug through some old things in a [...]
Mark Vickroid makes wonderful homemade guitars out of old cigar boxes. Some of them even have an amp built in. I went to his house in South St. Louis to see how he made them and talk to him about how he got started. Check out his [...]
Photo by Steve Smith
I really do have some more videos in the works, in fact one about Mark Vickroid and his fabulously, lo-fi, handmade cigarbox guitars will be [...]
My name is Steven Smith. Steven Fitzpatrick Smith is how I usually sign for the name is rather forgettable. I have a blog of my own, STLstreets.com for about four or so years now. I have also been blogging for MTV for the past year [...]
I’ve been kind of fascinated with the St. Louis Flyer Project on Flickr. Of course, looking at these old flyers doesn’t really bring back many memories for me since I wasn’t living in St. Louis at the time. But they are curious since they [...]
The Helium Tapes are back! And they have a new CD! This is a song from a show I shot last spring at what was originally planned to be their CD Release party, but one event after another prevented them from releasing it untill now.
You can [...]
The Helium Tapes (self titled)
The Helium Tapes [myspace page link] have finally released their first CD that they, as near as I can tell, have been working on since they formed. It’s not that [...]
Matt Fernandes sent this to me over the weekend and asked me to pass it along:
Poetry Scores will hold its 2008 Experiential Auction from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 at Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Ave. in St. Louis.
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Warning: This video contains artistic depictions of nudity and sex, it might not be safe to watch in your workplace.
This erotic art show took place last winter just before St. Louis’s big Mardi Gras celebration at the Koken Art factory. You [...]
Just some photos I took at a really fun event back in July. A BBQ sponsored by PBR at Off Broadway in honor of Big Muddy Records and Pokey LaFarge
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I’m getting ready to roll out a new version of Lo-Fi Saint Louis. It will be new, big, bad-ass, and cool and um did I say new? So things might turn up missing and seem kinda sloppy from time to time while I work on it. Anyway [...]
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I’ve been waiting for Bob Log III to make his return to St. Louis for years now. This mysterious one man band is always a crowd pleaser with his dirty raw blues [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
' [...]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!
Here is Brave Combo playing a Christmas tune.
Have a great Christmas! And a Happy New year!
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.
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.
Part 2 of our secret show with Mr. Pokey LaFarge. If you missed part one check it out here.
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!
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Another in our series documenting the Show-me Blowout of 2007. The Monte Carlos from Columbia Missouri.
From Joplin Missouri, The Modern Primitives play some excellent rock’n lo-fi garage punk.
The Kansas City band, Pink Socks, is Jeremiah Kidwell’s new band. We featured Jeremiah’s old band, The Litigators, on one of LO-FI’s early episodes. But he’s probably best known for [...]
Another clip from the Show-Me Blowout. This is the reformed 2007 version of Jeff Hess’ legendary garage band from the ’90s, The Geargrinders.
Another clip from the Show-Me Blowout. This is the reformed 2007 version of Jeff Hess’ legendary garage band from the ’90s, The Geargrinders.
Another clip from the Show-Me Blowout, The Rich Boys from Kansas City.
The Cripplers were one of the finest, trashiest garage/punk/rock’n'roll bands to ever come out of the Midwest. Originally from Columbia, Missouri, the band relocated to St. Louis in the late 1990s. [...]
This episode, I have something really special. It’s a performance from the Show-me Blowout by ’60s garage rocker Craig Moore. Craig Moore was one of the original members of the 1960s band Gonn from Keokuk, Iowa. Now [...]
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