Episode 76 joined by RFT Music Showcase nominated Folk band Letter To Memphis. I had a great time hanging out with Devon, Gene & Paul to discuss their latest album "Phases", some upcoming shows, and some of our favorite local spots.

Pick up "Phases" on ITunes, Bandcamp.com, Music Record Shop, Stl-Style House, or lettertomemphis.net

Hear two songs from the album "Rest Your Head" & the title track "Phases" on today's show.

See them live:

6/20 at Handlebar

6/24 at Magpie's in St.Charles (Trio)

7/15 at Magpie's in St.Charles (Trio)

7/25 at The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill- Fog Lights Album Release Party

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Episode 75 I'm joined by Singer Songwriter Joe Bizelli. I had a great time hanging out with Joe (and Ziggy) talking songwriting, his upcoming show New Melle Festival, and his side project Faded & The Biz. Joe played 6 songs for us on the show. Let him know what you think. You can find him on Facebook & Reverbnation.com.

See Joe live

6/10 Cedar Lake Cellars

6/11 Katie's Pizza

6/12 Cedar Lake Cellars

6/13 Cicero's 

6/20 NEW MELLE FESTIVAL w/ Denver Wade Trent, Courtland Zelle, Faded & The Biz, & Joe Griffey

Met up with Sean, Danny and Josh better known as Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals. My buddy Jim sat in again to handle co-hosting duties. We discuss the 1 year anniversary of their South City Blues EP, evolution of the band, new music and some upcoming shows. 

Pick up South City Blues EP on ITunes or Bandcamp.com. 

See Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals live

Saturday 6/6 at Mangia Italiano

Thursday 6/11 at Shlafly Tap Room w/ Andy Cook FREE 

Thursday 6/18 at FOAM

Saturday 6/20 at The Gramophone 10pm for RFT Music Showcase

Follow them on Facebook & Instagram. 

Met up with Hobo Empire this week. Had a lot of fun talking about some crazy stories from shows, how the band came to be, and their American Nomad EP. Pick up their EP at any live shows, like May 29 at Red Fish Blue Fish or the 1st Friday of every month at RT Weiler's. 

Find more information at HoboEmpire.com & follow them on Facebook. 

Thanks Jimi for helping out again!

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. I stopped by to visit my friend Devaron Davis aka Nyce to discuss his upcoming release party for his Greenhouse Effect Mixtape, Saturday Night at Cicero's. We also talk about this TV series he's working on Efflictim, which they are currently working on Season 2 . 

After the episode hear "High Tide" his new single!

Check out NyceGoHard.com for more infromation, follow him on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. 

See him live with his full band at Cicero's Saturday 5/30. Doors at 9. $10. Also appearing Asia Major, Shotta G, Wan Mann, and DJ Pharaoh. 

This week I took a drive out to Collinsville, IL. My first trip across the river for a podcast interview. I met up with ClusterPluck, well 3/5 of the band. My Co-Host Jimi, Chris, Matt, Derek and myself had a lot of laughs in the is episode. The guys had some great stories of touring, how the band developed, and then play live on the show "Find My Way" from their new EP. 

See ClusterPluck live 5/27 at The Demo with Fruition & 5/30 at Old Rock House. 

Pick up their albums, and see more dates & information at Cluckpluck.org. 

Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. 

Episode 70 I was able to catch up with Jordan Heimburger, Music Director for the School of Rock St.Louis. We sat and chat about the amazing young talented kids of School of Rock, their upcoming programs, and some of Jordan's music. 

See the kids of both STL schools, Kirkwood & Ballwin, perfoming live at The Pageant May 31, 2015. This show is also a fundraiser for Play It Forward & The Rock School Scholarship. RSVP here.

Follow the School of Rock on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. 

You can see Jordan performing with Street Fighting Band: A Rolling Stones Tribute at the Old Rock House May 29, 2015. He'll also be with The Feed June 6, 2015 at the Firebird, and with The Incurables May 22, 2015 at Off Broadway

This week I was able to catch up with my friend Comedian Bob Biggerstaff. We discuss his start in comedy, his podcast Enjoy Guys!, and his experiences on TV and Last Comic Standing. 

Follow Bob on Twitter & Facebook. Check out BobBiggerstaff.com for all other information. Listen to his podcast and pick up his album!

Thanks again to Jimi for sitting in and helping co-host.

Episode 68 we're joined by Courtland Zelle of Exit 714 and special guest host Jimi Ballesteros. This episode we did a little bit of a Storytellers show, Courtland played 3 songs and tells some of the stories around the songs. We talk about his band Exit 714's latest album Bear Dog & opening for Slash. Get to know Courtland and see him live at Steve's Hot Dogs Tower Grove June 7th at the Rock Paper Podcast Birthday Party Acoustic Brunch. 

Today's show I'm joined by Brookroyal's Jack Wiese and guest co-host Lance Lingle. We had a fun chat discussing Brookroyal's 2013 release Cycles of Life & Sound, which is available everywhere online music is sold, or you can always pick up a physical copy from Walter at CD Warehouse. We also discuss some of the collaborations of the album including Sully Erna, Dan Marsala & Clint Lowery. Jack tells the story how Brookroyal landed a deal with the St.Louis Blues recording "Bleed Blue" for the Playoffs. 

After the show stick around to hear "It's Already Over" from Cycles of Life & Sound. Keep an eye out for some Brookroyal shows late Summer or Fall. Follow them on Facebook & Twitter.