FLOOD YR FACE IS DEAD.

FOR INFORMATION ON BOOKING IN ST. LOUIS, PLEASE VISIT THE RESOURCES LISTED ON THE BOOKING PAGE.

Black James - "im A mirAcle" Out Now!

All ghetto tech weirdos, lo-fi nerds, and travelers of the astral planes. Are you looking for more? Are you wondering what comes next? Black James is the answer. She even does a Xeno and Oaklander cover. Easily in my top 10 releases of the year, grip "im A mirAcle" immediately!

http://www.facebook.com/BlackJamesMusic

http://blackjames.bandcamp.com

http://soundcloud.com/blackjamesmusic

Bug Chaser Release "Charcoal Black Car" Video

"Best Hard Rock" band, Bug Chaser, kick it up a notch with the release of their official "Charcoal Black Car" video. Equal parts evening news and high comedy, Bug Chaser flip and dip the truth through the use of futuristic technology and compelling graphics. A+!

Shaved Women 2012 Tour Photos

Below are some shots from the Shaved Women 2012 Summer Tour! Photos: Chris Eck

OVERDOSER - UNRELEASED MATERIAL REVEALED

Local destructive thrashole unit, OVERDOSER, has released audio of previously unreleased "secret incomplete shit." Loud, defiant, and explosive hardcore for cheap beer enthusiasts, cinder block haters, skaters, and wastoids. BRING YOUR CHAINS!

For more information and music check out their bandcamp page: HERE

September / October Events from Gateway Drug

Dear friend, Luc Michalski from Gateway Drug has made a showlisting flyer for some very exciting events taking place in St. Louis during the months of September and October.
Check them out!

You Gotta Have Friends!

As you've heard, I no longer live in St. Louis. I reside in Washington, D.C. right now. If you'd like to stay on top of some great St. Louis music, NEVER forget to check out my friends at Wrong Division or Gateway Drug (also check GWD on Facebook: HERE).

THIS JUST IN: ADDED SHOWS!

St. Louis is in for a treat this summer/fall with the return of some very special friends!

Wednesday, August 22:

Andrew Scott Young (of Tiger Hatchery)

Mike Knish

Mike Pitts + Wamhoda

Blank Space | 2847 Cherokee St. | 9pm | $5 Admission

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Wednesday, September 5:

Lazy Magnet

Faster Detail

Bernard Hermann

Larva Lou

Escalade

Apop Records | 2831 Cherokee St. | 9pm | $5-7 Admission | BYOB

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Wednesday, September 5:

Fielded

Head/Head

Kilt

Kingston Family Singers

Apop Records | 2831 Cherokee St. | 9pm | $5-7 Admission | BYOB

06.08.12 - Flood Yr Face Update

Happy Monday Fine Folk of St. Louis,

As some of you may know, I now reside in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. It's been a pleasant change of pace from the good life in STL and I'm hoping to make some things happen here. As for Flood Yr Face, I will try to carry on to the best of my ability. Below is a show I booked from afar with our good friends, TIGER HATCHERY from Chicago. The show is tonight at Apop Records and I suggest you all go out and have a good time.

Tonight | August 6, 2012

Tiger Hatchery (Fierce Free Jazz Unit from Chicago, IL | Billington, Forbes, Young)*
Brainstems (Up-and-Coming Garage Punk from St. Louis)
Wamhoda (The Original Swamp Kid in the Mix from St. Louis)

Dave Stone (Legendary Sax Master from St. Louis)

Apop Records | 2831 Cherokee St. | St. Louis, MO 63118 | 9PM | $5 Donation | BYOB

Fb Invite: HERE

*Andrew Scott Young of Tiger Hatchery will be touring with comedian Mike Hirsch throughout the later half of August. The two will be performing in St. Louis at Kaveh Razani's Space on Wednesday, August 22nd.

Also taking place later this evening: Dum Dum Girls and The Yowl at Off Broadway.

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Alien conspiracy theory punks, MAXIMUM EFFORT, will be releasing their new record on Thursday, August 9 at their CBGB show with Chicago's Canadian Rifle. Noted by many as St. Louis' BEST punk band, ME destroy with solid songwriting and electrically charged energy. Canadian Rifle's brand of melodi-punk will surely keep the heads bopping as they rival rock n' roll degenerates Doom Town and slime freaks Trauma Harness.

Fb Invite: HERE

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Friday at MOMO, Rick Weaver presents the second event in the LOGE VIDEO SERIES. Featuring a variety of video, music, and film, MOMO will be transformed into an intersection of genius and insanity with visual and sound works from A Million Brazilians' Grant Corum, Jeremy Kannapell, Jeremy Melsha, and Family Visions. Doors are at 8:30pm. Show is at 9pm. $5+ Admission.

"our second event in the LOGE VIDEO SERIES
featuring VIDEO / MUSIC / FILM

feature film:

'BEGUILING ISLES'
"an imaginary migration into the realm of EXOTIQUE FAMILIARS"
Grant Corum of Portland, Oregon / A Million Brazilians touring thru with his fresh video and live soundtrack. here one night to twist the old and wring it out into the present, see the colors spoil, brighten, do all sorts of things to / for our ears and eyes. "a world of his own", Corum's soundtrack music has been flooring me. for instance: http://soundcloud.

com/psychicsounds/beguiling-

isles-born-of-earths
with:

JEREMY KANNAPELL 
aka Ghost Ice has recently made one of the best films I've ever seen, Night Mind on Fire. I've had the pleasure of seeing this intense, hallucinatory exploration of color, form and motion screened and scored twice. raw sensation / emotion / nerves - absolutely mesmerizing. August 10 will be the premiere of a brand new film from the visual king of St. Louis. 

JEREMY MELSHA
electronic artist, trombonist, and video artist Melsha bringing his intense rhythmic and explicit dissections and cut-ups of the fearful grim, technological, and nightmarish moments in the history of video and humanity. heavy and heavily layered scores.

FAMILY VISIONS
we're working on a music video for SOCIAL JUNK's RENEWAL full length, a soundtrack that never had a the visual complement. 

plus:

guest VJ
+ mystery performers" - Rick Weaver | Human Conduct Records

Fb Invite: HERE

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Saturday, August 11 we find Fort Gondo being converted for a "PURE DELUSIONal night of madverse, music and experimentaion." Featuring spoken word from Mike Benker, Joseph Sulier, Brett Underwood, Matt Questionmark. Music from Patrick Boland. Art by Dan Zettwoch and Larva Lu. The event will be recorded by Rick Wilson (Audio) and Chizmo.tv (Visual).

Fb Invite: HERE

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Yowie just released a track earlier this morning from 'Damning with Faint Praise,' its latest album on Skin Graft Records. The band will be embarking on a European tour from September 26 to October 19. Tour dates are listed below:

26/09 DE Berlin @ Bei Roy
27/09 PL Wroclav
28/09 CZ Brno @ Bora
29/09 CZ Budweis @ Naab (tbc)
30/09 SK Trenčín @ Klub Lúč
01/10 SK Bratislava @ A4
02/10 CZ Ostrava @ Plan B
03/10 AU Vienna @ Fluc

08/10 IT Faenza @ Clandestino
09/10 IT Milan

11/10 FR Lyon @ Gaffer Festival

13/10 FR Paris @ Rigoletto
14/10 BE Brussels @ Magasin 4 w/ Poino

16/10 UK Bristol @ The Croft
17/10 UK London @ Birthdays w/ Doomsday Student

19/10 DE Halle @ Hühnermanhattan

In other Yowie news, Captain Captain (former project from members of You Fantastic! and Yowie) will be performing their first show in 11 years at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center with NYC/Philly weirdos, Normal Love on Sunday August 12. For sounds from Normal Love, check HERE.

Fb Invite: HERE

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Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, August 14 - Mellow Harsher | Shaved Women | Overdoser - CBGB

Wednesday, August 15 - Stag Night with: Lushes | Airglow | Britches | Giving Up - El Lenador

Friday, August 17 - Wiccans | Cruddy | Doom Town | Trauma Harness | Violations - Apop Records

Friday, August 17 - Cave | Catacombz | Skarekrau Radio - Plush

Friday, August 17 - The Pat Sajak Assassins | This City of Takers | Escalade - Schlafly Tap Room

Saturday, August 18 - Walk On Me - Bridget Kraft's art opening featuring performances by Galen Gondolfi and Dave Stone - Fort Gondo

Saturday, August 18 - Kristeen Young, Spectator, Adult Fur, CaveofswordS - 2720

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NAUTICAL ALMANAC AT FLOATING LABORATORIES TONIGHT!

Nautical Almanac return to St. Louis for the first time since their 2007 performance at Spooky Action Palace! They'll be invading the minds and souls of those fortunate to grace Floating Laboratories tonight. Global Distance, Kevin Harris, and Brain Transplant with Josh Levi open this evening's concert. Floating Laboratories is located at 4528 Ohio St. - Show is $5 and begins at 9pm.

In addition to tonight's music, local warlock Jeremy Kannapell will be selling 10 limited edition prints for $5 each. All proceeds go to Nautical Almanac.

From Brain Transplant's Chris Smentkowski:
"Old friends Nautical Almanac are coming to STL again Tuesday July 3 @ Floating Labs. I think the first time they came through STL was in '98. If you've ever traveled the astral plane you've seen/heard their multimedia trespasses for over 40000+ years. Be cool. Do drugs. Skip school. Make out. Make this show."

Tomorrow: Dinner Music at the Contemporary Art Museum

Happy Friday, Mugs. Just a quick reminder about an event I highly recommend. Tomorrow, in conjunction with local artist Mel Trad's exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum, Rick Weaver (of Form-A-Log, The New Flesh, The Ruined Frame, Global Distance, Inner Fare, etc.) will present an all-day video installation with his Dinner Music project and Family Visions Video. A screening of the new video "Normal Love" (Featuring Larva Lu, Tiffany Minx, Mel Trad, Chizmo, Mr. Ben, and Weaver, himself) will be open to the public for the first time in history.

Weaver, in addition to being an amazing musician, is nothing short of a genius. Imagine all of those thoughts that drift in and out of your mind daily. The thoughts you push to the back of your head because they're just too amazing to ever be a reality. Well, Weaver is thinking those thoughts ALL THE TIME. The man has alley vision. He cannot do anything but create. Witness the Philly/Baltimore transplant who has taken St. Louis by storm! More information below:

Saturday, June 2nd | 11am-5pm | Contemporary Art Museum | 3750 Washington Ave.

Facebook Invite: HERE

JAPANTHER Returns to St. Louis!

Supreme art-damaged basement rockers JAPANTHER return to St. Louis tomorrow at Pig Slop Studios (2700 Cherokee St.)! Known for their shit-kicking punk n' roll, this Brooklyn band-by-way-of-art-installation has been making ears bleed for over a decade! As huge supporters of avant-garde performance, Japanther has performed with puppet shows, BMX bikers, on the Williamsburg Bridge, outside of a moving truck, etc. What will they pull off tomorrow? Locals The Little Big Bangs, Bo & The Locomotive, and Corrigan Bros. open! Doors at 8pm. Show at 9pm. $5 Donation. BYOB.

Facebook Invite: HERE

St. Louis' Indie Music Scene Is On The Rise

Here is a video St. Louis documentarian Chase Macri made! It is a wonderful look into the local INDEPENDENT music community of St. Louis! It features great interviews with Tiffany Minx (of Apop Records), Joseph Hess (of Spelling Bee/Wrong Division),  Luc Michalski (of Gateway Drug/Violations), Josh Levi (of Flood Yr Face),  Michael Tomko (An Under Cover Weekend) and Tara Pham (of Eleven Magazine)!

INZANE WEEKEND IN STHELL

Let's cut the fat. These are the three things that are going on (in my vision right now) this weekend. No offense to the events that are going on outside. Information on other weird STL events can be found at: www.wrongdivision.com - I'm on my way to D.C. in a few minutes, so here we go:

 FRIDAY, MAY 11th: NEW MUSIC CIRCLE SHOWCASE with:
OLIVIA BLOCK (CHICAGO)
JOSEPH RAGLANI
KEVIN HARRIS
PATRICK BOLLAND
8mm FILM BY JEREMY KANNAPELL

 PRE + POST-SHOW AMBIENCE BY DJ NATHAN COOK

 WILLIAM A. KERR FOUNDATION | 21 O'FALLON ST. | 7PM | $15 GENERAL ADMISSION / $7 STUDENTS OR ARTISTS

 FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/409977409026244

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 THIS IS NOT A NOISE SHOW - - -

 SATURDAY, MAY 12th:

 RUSSIAN TSARLAG (TAMPA)
JEFF ZAGERS (SAVANNAH)
GLOBAL DISTANCE (Rick Weaver + Rick Wilson)
LARVA LOU
WAMHODA FEAT. TRIPPY TRASHCAN

 PIG SLOP STUDIOS | 2700 CHEROKEE ST. | 9PM | $5-7 DONATION | BYOB

 FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/339160416141558

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 SUPPORT MR. BEN AND OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS - HIT THIS UP BEFORE PIG SLOP

 SATURDAY, MAY 12th: SCUZZ REPORT RELEASE

 - Here's what Freezerburn Ben has to say: "FINALLY, it has arrived! The SECOND EDITION of the SOUTH CITY SCUZZ REPORT, a mutant MAGAZINE/DVD anthology of St. Louis weirdos and the weirdness they commit : : : : : .......featuring art by, but not limited to: CHALK CHIZZY CHIZMO JEFF ROBTOY JEREMY KANNAPELL JOSH LEVI LARVA LOU MAGGIE MORRILL MARY PHILLIPS MISTER BEN RICK W. RICK W. ................to mark the occasion of this LIMITED EDITION SLICE OF SCUZZ, we are having FOR FRE E E E E E E E E : : : : : psycho-delick projections by CHIZMO.TV + MELANYMPHA & the MEATDAWLS + LIVE JAMZ (benblyredavetaka + amonduulII) + ARTZ + (freezerburn fun) + CYBERNETIC WONDERMENT ++ oh oh oh and BOOZY DRINX and we are INVADING WASHINGTON AVE! (Specifically, PHANTOM STL....located right off TUCKER in that unseemly large old KNICKERBOCKER BLDG.) 8pm.....and don't forget, SHOW AT PIGSLOP that SAME EVENING. (Queries: 314.338.4220)"

 PHANTOM SAINT LOUIS | 1300 WASHINGTON AVE. | 8PM | FREE

 FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/345833178813932 

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 KEEP ST. LOUIS WEIRD
 WE ALL WE GOT
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Tonight at El Lenador: ROOMRUNNER

Monday, May 7th:

ROOMRUNNER (Baltimore, MD - featuring member of Double Dagger)

Shaved Women (on Rotted Tooth Records - for fans of death and destruction)

Totally Gay Cop (ACAF - Totally demented hardcore - R U Still Down?)

The Ciphers (New STL band - for fans of Fugazi, Unwound, and Husker Du)

at: El Lenador | 3124 Cherokee St. - 9pm | $5 | 21+

NO PUNK TIME! BRING YOUR CHAINS!