The other night I stopped in after band practice to talk with Brian & Steve of Common Jones. It was a nice surprise to find my friends Jeff & Jennifer Nichols of TenCents Promotions hanging out there as well. We had a nice chat about the upcoming Common Jones ALBUM RELEASE PARTY, their new album NOW YOU KNOW, playing Pointfest, their new music video & so much more. 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Bent 
  • jones Dub

Head on over to The Firebird on 6/30 for a stacked line up on entertainment. Common Jones, Guerrilla Theory, Fly Method & Pogo Funk for $8. Hosted by Buster Rooney. Guerrilla Street Food will be serving up some delicious meals from the food truck. Don't forget to go home with a copy of the brand new album NOW YOU KNOW

Check out CommonJones.com for more details. Hit up any band for tickets or FirebirdSTL.com

Follow Common Jones on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Subscribe to the YouTube channel.

Direct download: commonjones3RPP.mp3
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A little while back I was asked to be involved in Rock University's High School Battle of the Bands competition. The winner received an appearance on the show, along with studio recording time at Gaslight and a slot at Rock University Festival. 

Bleach won that Battle of the Bands and I was thrilled to meet with them. They blew me away at the show with their sound. I stopped by their home to meet with Kaleb, Lance & Jackson. We had a great time talking about their debut EP, upcoming release party, touring, hoping to open for Foo Fighters and even jammed some live acoustic on the show.

Pick up a copy of their debut THINK TOO MUCH EP. Now available on ITunes & Spotify!

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Elizabeth
  • Dead
  • Soles (live acoustic)

See them LIVE

6/16 Friday at Mozingo Music in O'Fallon, MO for their RELEASE PARTY!

7/21 at Rock University Festival at The Babylon with Boomtown United, Guerrilla Theory, Outrun The Fall, Out Amongst The Masses, The Public, Grass & Stone and Yeah Whatever

Follow them on Facebook & Instagram for more information and dates.

 

Direct download: BleachRPP.mp3
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A bit ago I caught up with friend of the show Adam Donald to discuss the 2nd Annual Americana Festival that he's been working on putting together. We discuss all of the bands playing, share some stories and give you everything you'll need to know about the festival! 

Grab your tickets today before they're ALL GONE! July 7th at Atomic Cowboy in St.Louis, MO you can see:

  • Beth Bombara
  • Ryan Koenig
  • Cara Louise Band
  • The Maness Brothers
  • Erica Blinn
  • Rum Drum Ramblers
  • Hillary Fitz Band
  • Roland Johnson
  • The Fighting Side
  • Elliott Pearson & The Passing Lane
  • Old Capital
  • Walter Greiner
  • Allie Vogler
  • The Big Idea

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: www.ticketweb.com

Follow the Facebook page for more details. RSVP to the event! We'll see you there!

 

 

Direct download: AdamDonaldRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:51am CDT

Last week I caught up with Fine To Drive to talk about their start, their debut album WHAT THE WHISKEY DID, upcoming shows, stories behind some of these songs and jam some live acoustic. 

See them LIVE

6/8 at Molly Darcy's (duo)

6/9 at Naked Vine (full band)

6/14 at Porter's Steakhouse

7/28 at San Loo with Cree Rider

9/22 at The Stage at KDHX

Full calendar, merch and the album at FineToDriveBand.com. Be sure to follow them on Facebook & Instagram!

On this episode you'll hear:

  • What the Whiskey Did (acoustic)
  • Winter Takes A Vacation 
  • Everything But Love (acoustic)
  • Brake Lights (acoustic)

You can find WHAT THE WHISKEY DID digitally on ITunes, CDBaby & Spotify! 

 

Direct download: FineToDriveRPP.mp3
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Muliti-instrumentalist & DJ Lusid returns to the show talk about some of his new projects he's working on including his latest release VAPORWAVE EP, his upcoming HU$TLER EP, working on a comic book, and much more!

See him LIVE

7/27-28 at Lighting Of The Moon festival at New Haven Event PArk in Ava, MO 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Vaporwave
  • Elevator Heist
  • Hustler (snippet)

Find more information & buy some merch at Lusidelia.com

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or ROCKPAPERPODCAST.com

 

 

Direct download: Lusid2RPP.mp3
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Saturday afternoon I went to hang out with my buddy Bryan over at Naked Vine. I love what he has created there! I just wanted to do something to help and be a part of what he's doing, so I invited him on the podcast to tell his story! We get into how he started Naked Vine, he's love of music, why there is a broken door on the stage and so much more.

Visit Bryan at Naked Vine Tuesday-Saturday. Grab a wine, whiskey or craft beer and enjoy the show!

Coming up:

5/31 Billy Croghan (Les Gruff & The Billy Goat)

6/1 Beth Bombara

6/2 Grass Fed Mule

6/12 Rock Paper Podcast presents Singer Songwriter Storytelling night with Joe Bizelli, Seth Brand & Tyler Lewis

6/16 Beth Lee & The Breakups

Full calendar at NakedVine.net Be sure to follow Naked Vine on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. 

 

Direct download: BryanHerrRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 1:25pm CDT

Nick & Maggie of Vintage Pluto join me on today's episode to talk what it's like being in a family band, being a cover band for 10 years, their brand new upcoming original studio album and jam some live acoustic! 

On this episode you'll hear 

  • No 
  • Shine (Collective Soul cover Acoustic)
  • Southbound
  • Words Of The Wise (Live Acoustic)
  • Ruby (Live Acoustic)

See them LIVE

6/17 at Taha'a Twisted Tiki for Riverfront Times Showcase

7/1 at Taha'a Twisted Tiki for Album Release Party

For more information & dates follow Vintage Pluto on Facebook & Instagram!

 

Direct download: vintageplutorpp.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 3:00am CDT

Meet the guys of Outrun The Fall! These veterans of the St.Louis local rock scene (most of them from Hollow Point Heroes) recently debuted this brand new band, and then dropped a three song EP! 

We get into some of the stories of recording the debut EP with Matt Amelung at Encapsulated Studios, upcoming live shows, what is a wolf tiger and what to else to expect from Outrun The Fall. We also talk snack cakes as I brought along some Little Debbie's (Please sponsor my show Little Debbie!).

On this episode you'll hear a preview of their EP

  • Crazy
  • Wolf Tiger

Download the EP on CDBaby.com or stream on Spotify!

Follow Outrun The Fall on Facebook for more dates!

See them LIVE

6/23 at Pop's for Mental Fixation Album Release Party with Outrun The Fall, Verba Stellae, Shots Fired & Disguise The Limit

7/21 at The Babylon for Rock University Festival

Direct download: OutrunTheFallRPP.mp3
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Comedian, Author & Teacher Rob Durham returns to the show to talk about his new book AROUND THE BLOCK. He shares some interesting stories that helped inspire the book, a glimpse at the process of writing a book, his upcoming Teacher Appreciation week at the Funny Bone and a lot more!

See Rob LIVE

5/19 at 6 North Cafe for a Book Signing 

5/19 at Finn's Food & Spirits in Hannibal, MO with Max Price

5/30-6/3 at St.Louis Funny Bone with Kevin Patterson

Check out his new book AROUND THE BLOCK now available at RobDurhamComedy.com, Amazon or wherever you buy your E-Books.

 

Direct download: RobDurham2RPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 1:46am CDT

Singer Songwriter Sean Coray stops joins for Episode 571!  We get in to talking about his latest FIND A WAY EP, some of the stories behind the songs and play some live acoustic.

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Live and Learn (Live Acoustic)
  • Picture Yourself (Album version)
  • My Time Loving Wrong (Live Acoustic)

Grab a copy of FIND A WAY wherever you get your digital music or physical copies at shows!

See Sean LIVE

5/24 at Blueberry Hill in the Duck Room with Leland's Road & Russ Lawton 

More dates at SeanCoray.com. Follow him on Facebook & Instagram.

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or click PLAY

Direct download: seancorayRPP.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:26am CDT