Last week I caught up with The Royal Furs at a Denny's in Warrenton, MO to talk about their album FEVER DREAM, their new videos, playing the 3rd Annual Rock Paper Podcast birthday show, answer questions from the fans, Saved By The Bell and everything in between.

17761397_10154989034511708_956862178_oThe Royal Furs are (Left to Right): Diggy Splash (Drums), Mike Danger (Guitar), Ruth Acuff (Vocals) & Josh Wrong (Bass)

We talk about their album FEVER DREAM that is now available on TheRoyalFurs.bandcamp.com & Spotify. Physical copies at shows.  On this episode you'll hear

  • Blood & Honey
  • Black Lion
  • Broken Ropes

Check out their EXCLUSIVE new music video for "BLOOD & HONEY" on YouTube.

See The Royal Furs LIVE

4/6 at Rose Music Hall in Columbia, MO with Dead Soldiers

5/19 & 20 at Hong Kong Pizza Party in Plano, IL with Hounds, Hooten Hallers, Bassamp and Dano & more

7/1 at The Firebird in St.Louis, MO with Hounds, Bald Eagle Mountain & Forgetting January.

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Thanks to Gaslight for all of their support with this show. Check out GaslightSTL.com and schedule a tour today if you haven’t been by there. It’s a beautiful recording studio attached to a bar!  Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Join us 4/8 for the Gaslight Collective album release party with Brother Lee and The Leather Jackals, Cara Louise Band, 4th City, Miss Molly Simms & Culprit Manifest at The Ready Room.

12342578_182933895386709_6687088724347852320_nAlso big thanks to Music Record Shop for supporting the show!! They relocated to .ZACK on Locust now, so swing by and check out their new location! New records in every Friday. Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com. Be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram! Come out 4/22 for RECORD STORE DAY!

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Stephen Favazza of Hands and Feet makes his return to the show! We dive right into talking about this weekends Lo-Fi Cherokee video shoot, new music, joining Golden Curls, Scrub and Ace Ha, FarFetched, The Link-Up and more.

On this episode you'll hear

  • "Palace" from FarFetched's 2017 The Prologue VI. Available at WeAreFarFetched.net
  • "Hotel" from Hands And Feet's 2016 Hotel EP. Available at HandsAndFeet.bandcamp.com
  • and an unreleased song from his upcoming album Kiki closing out the show

Check out more Hands And Feet on ITunes, Spotify or HandsAndFeet.bandcamp.com. Check your local record stores from Sour Times vinyl or Hotel EP cassettes.

See Hands And Feet LIVE

April 8th at Yaquis on Cherokee 2: 45 filming his Lofi Cherokee music video. Come be a part of the taping!

April 8th with Golden Curls at Cafe Berlin in Columbia, MO for StarFlyer Festival with Seashine, Caveofswords & many more

April 15th at Schlafly Tap Room with Caveofswords

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Hanging out with the guys of STL Ska band Boomtown United for this episode! We talk about how they formed, their recent tour with Mathias & The Pirates and Moon Bandits, upcoming shows and when we might expect new music.

17761402_10154989020356708_1835587038_oBoomtown United is (left to right): Jimmy (Guitar), David (Keys), Mike (Saxophone), Kevin (Vocals), Scott (Saxophone), Deshon (Drums).

See them LIVE

4/14 at Fubar with The Big News

5/20 at The Crack Fox with The Bishops

Follow them on Facebook for more dates!

Thanks to Gaslight for all of their support with this show. Check out GaslightSTL.com and schedule a tour today if you haven’t been by there. It’s a beautiful recording studio attached to a bar!  Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Join us 4/8 for the Gaslight Collective album release party with Brother Lee and The Leather Jackals, Cara Louise Band, 4th City, Miss Molly Simms & Culprit Manifest at The Ready Room.

12342578_182933895386709_6687088724347852320_nAlso big thanks to Music Record Shop for supporting the show!! They relocated to .ZACK on Locust now, so swing by and check out their new location! New records in every Friday. Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com. Be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram! Come out 4/22 for RECORD STORE DAY!

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Caught up with singer songwriter Aina Cook the other night. We sat outside of a St.Louis Bread Company talking about her songwriting, moving to the United States, school at Mizzou, singing with Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band & Sean Canan's Voodoo Players and so much more

On this episode you'll hear 3 originals and 1 cover from Aina Cook

  • Love Tax
  • St.James Infimary
  • Didn't Have Time
  • Thinking of You

See Aina LIVE

4/12 at Broadway Oyster Bar with Sean Canan's Voodoo Players performing Jerry Garcia music

4/28 at Delmar Hall with Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band

6/3 at Old Rock House with Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band & Funky Butt Brass, The Grooveliner & The Provels.

Follow Aina Cook on Facebook for more updates.

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Miss Molly Simms returns to the show to discuss her new album FALSE SUCCESS, recording at Gaslight, the Release Party, stories behind some of the songs, and play some live acoustic.

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On this episode you'll hear 3 songs from FALSE SUCCESS

  • Someone in South City (Live Acoustic)
  • Estella
  • False Success

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Pick up your copy APRIL 8th at The Ready Room for the Gaslight collective release party. Album Releases and LIVE music from

  • Miss Molly Simms Band
  • Brother Lee and The Leather Jackals
  • Cara Louise Band
  • 4th City
  • Culprit Manifest

More details on Gaslight's Facebook page.

You can also catch Miss Molly Simms LIVE

4/15 at The Crack Fox with We're A Happy Family (Ramones tribute)

4/21 at Smoke & Barrel Fayetteville, AR

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Discrepancies stop by the show for their 3rd appearance!! We talk about their new album THE AWAKENING they recorded with Matt Amelung, their upcoming show for the Road To Pointfest, some stories of life on the road, and a lot more!

20170321_225850Discrepancies are (Left to Right): Addison (Gutiar/Vocals), Steve (Drums), Garrett (Bass) & ATG (Vocals)

On this episode you'll hear

  • Art of War
  • Not Alone
  • Raising The Bar

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Pick up the full album today at DiscrepanciesMusic.com along with a shirt or hoodie. Also available on all your digital platforms including Itunes & Spotify.

See them LIVE

4/28 at Pop's in Sauget for the Road To Pointfest FINALS

Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for more show announcements!

Check out their videos on YouTube!

 

Thanks to Gaslight for all of their support with this show. Check out GaslightSTL.com and schedule a tour today if you haven’t been by there. It’s a beautiful recording studio attached to a bar!  Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Join us 4/8 for the Gaslight Collective album release party with Brother Lee and The Leather Jackals, Cara Louise Band, 4th City, Miss Molly Simms & Culprit Manifest at The Ready Room.

12342578_182933895386709_6687088724347852320_nAlso big thanks to Music Record Shop for supporting the show!! They relocated to .ZACK on Locust now, so swing by and check out their new location! New records in every Friday. Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com. Be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!

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Jackson Howard returns for his 3rd appearance on the show!! We hang out and talk about his new album JUST FOR THE MYSTERY, stories behind some of the songs, recording in Nashville, the release party, moving and so much more.

Join us April 2nd at KDHX The Stage in St.Louis, MO for Jackson Howard's JUST FOR THE MYSTERY album release party with special guests Hillary Fitz & Rachel Horter.

On this episode you'll hear 4 new songs from the album:

  • This Town (Live on Rock Paper Podcast)
  • Just For The Mystery
  • Surround You
  • Driftwood (Live on Rock Paper Podcast)

Be sure to follow Jackson on Facebook & Twitter. Check out his previous album ABOUT LIFE on Spotify & ITunes if you haven't already.

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Over the weekend I sat down with Comedian Yale Hollander over coffee at Six North in Wentzville, MO. We talked about his start in comedy, starting later in life, some of the great shows around town and starting his own show and his writing.

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See Yale at Brennan's April 16th (Every 3rd Sunday) for his new show Comedy Penthouse with headliner Chris Cyr.

Follow Yale on Twitter & Facebook for more dates coming soon. Also a good chance you'll catch him at some of the comedy open mics mentioned on the show.

 

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Welcome back to the show City Of Parks! These guys just released a brand new cd titled FIND YOUR VOICE EP. On this episode we talk about some of the songs, recording with Matt Amelung, hittiing the road & much more.

Grab yourself a copy of their FIND YOUR VOICE EP on ITunes or stream on Spotify. Pick up a physical copy at any of their shows!! On this episode you'll hear:

  • No One Else
  • Hurricane
  • Trimmed In Red

See them LIVE

3/25 at Delmar Hall with Fivefold & Welcome Home

3/31 at The Firebird for an Akaline Trio tribute set

4/29 at Royal Skate in Chicago with Disguise The Limit, Ashland, New Lingo, A Semester Abroad, Revolt Coda & The Red Line.

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Over the weekend I stopped in at Encapsulated Studios to talk with my friend recording engineer & producer Matthew Amelung. We dive into it talking about some of the latest projects he's help work on including albums from Discrepancies, Ashland, City of Parks, New Lingo, The Hush List and more.

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Come see Matt with his band Fivefold SATURDAY NIGHT 3/25/17 at Delmar Hall with special guests Welcome Home & City of Parks. $15. Available from band members or Ticketmaster.com

 

On this episode you'll hear:

  • Discrepancies "Not Alone"
  • City Of Parks "Trimmed in Red"
  • Fivefold "Anything But Lonely"
  • Ashland "Lights Out"
  • New Lingo "Part of Me"

All of these songs are available on all of your digital music is sold including ITunes & Spotify. Follow these bands & Matthew Amelung- Producer/Engineer on Facebook for more information. MatthewAmelung.com

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Thanks to Gaslight for all of their support with this show. Check out GaslightSTL.com and schedule a tour today if you haven’t been by there. It’s a beautiful recording studio attached to a bar!  Carter Hulsey there on March 26th. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

12342578_182933895386709_6687088724347852320_nAlso big thanks to Music Record Shop for supporting the show!! They relocated to .ZACK on Locust now, so swing by and check out their new location! New records in every Friday. Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com. Be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!

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