Zach & Brent of Silent Hollow make their highly anticipated return back to the show! We get into some of the changes to the Silent Hollow lineup, talk about Rock Fest this weekend, float trips, working on new music, & jam some live acoustic!

On this episode you'll hear them cover Incubus "Pardon Me" live acoustic. Check out their CONNECTION LOST EP if you haven't done so. Available on ITunes & Spotify. New tunes on the way!

See them LIVE

9/2 at Bird's Nest Lodge in Steelville, MO for ROCK FEST along with Calloway Circus, 5 Stories, Nowake, The Judge, Tree One Four, System Slave, Discrepancies, The Former Me, Thieves To Kings, Outcome of Betrayal, Maximus, Cuvi & more

10/14 at Pop's for Thieves To Kings EP Release Party with Project Emira, Hollow Point Heroes, and Seventh Sword

Follow Silent Hollow on Facebook for more dates!

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The other day I caught up with brother & sister Tyler & Kristen to talk about their band LeLand's Road. We get into the history of the group, their start in coffee shops, playing covers and then making the transfer into writing originals. After 8 years of playing together, the group has their debut record FAR FROM GIANTS completed. They shared stories of some of the all-star players they invited to play on the album. We also get into talking about their upcoming Release Party as well as their work with Taylor Rozier's Hope For A Cure foundation.

See them LIVE

9/1 at The Ready Room for their Release Party with special guests Fresh Heir & Alexander Ruwe

10% of sales (albums & shirts) will be donated to the Taylor Rozier's Hope For A Cure in honor of Tyler & Kristen's Grandfather.

Pick up the album FAR FROM GIANTS at the party or available on ITunes, Spotify or LeLandsRoad.com 

On this episode you'll hear 3 tracks from the album

• Headlights
• Fire In The Sky (Live Acoustic)
• Hold On

Follow LeLand's Road on Facebook & Instagram!

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Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

For The City returns!! I caught up with Wiley & Burton of For The City to talk about their brand new album PANIC, their release party, stories behind the songs, recording with Dan Marsala (Story of the Year), sharing the stage with Halestorm & Trapt and more.

Wiley Johnson (Vocals) & Jeremy Burton (Bass) of For The City

See them LIVE 8/25 at Pop's for their Release Party with special guests:

• Inner Outlines
• Hello Halo (NY)
• My Legacy My Ghost
• Slushwave

Tickets are $5 advance $8 at the door. Purchase here: https://squareup.com/store/forthecity/

On this episode you'll get a sneak peek at 2 new songs from PANIC

• Panic
• Self Sabotage

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Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

Gavin M returns to the show to talk about what he's been up to including a solo Gavin M EP and an EP with his band The Daisy Ad. Both of them being recorded at Gaslight in St.Louis, MO. We also get into some of the stories behind the songs, upcoming shows, some really great recent shows he's played as well as being a part of the 11th annual An Under Cover Weekend.

See The Daisy Ad LIVE as Gorillaz at AUCW at Delmar Hall on August 26th

Full weekend of incredible talent playing your favorite songs. Get tickets TODAY at Undercoverweekend.com

You can also catch The Daisy Ad at Old Rock House on August 30th with Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts

On this episode you'll hear 3 exclusive new songs

• Gavin M "Hope I Never Lose This"
• The Daisy Ad "Jump Up & Shout"
• The Daisy Ad "Existential"

Find more The Daisy Ad & Gavin M music on Bandcamp.com. Follow them on Facebook & Instagram.

Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

A bit ago I met up with Stephanie, Becky & Katie of Erase the Trace at Kaldi's Coffee in Chesterfield, MO to talk about the organization & their big show Trash Bash they are putting together.

Join us August 27 at Old Rock House

LIVE Music from

• Big Mike Aguirre & The Blu City Allstars
• The Scandaleros
• Mom's Kitchen
• Silence The Duck
• Stone Sugar Shakedown

All ages event. $10 at door (12 & under free). Free entry if you participate in the trash clean up 11-3pm. Meet at the Old Rock House parking lot. Music starts at 4pm.

Follow Erase The Trace on Facebook to learn of other clean up events going on around town.

Singer Songwriter PJ Kennedy stops by the show to play some live acoustic, tell some stories, talk Jackal Fest and much more.

See PJ LIVE

8/19 at Flights for Futures Benefit

9/1 at ITAP Chesterfield with Matt Rowland

On this episode you'll hear 3 acoustic songs

• That's When You'll Know
• Your Fool
• Ton of Bricks

Follow PJ on Instagram for daily videos @PJplaysmusic

The other night I met up with singer/songwriter/pianist Rick Kilian at a St.Louis Bread Co to talk about his album he's working on, upcoming shows, stories behind some of the songs, playing dueling piano gigs and so much more.

On this episode you'll hear 2 songs from his upcoming record

• Dance With My Soul (Demo)
• Wild Electric Love (Demo)

Hear more Rick Kilian songs on Soundcloud.com

See the Rick Kilian Trio LIVE on August 18th at Blueberry Hill in the Duck Room with special guests Jim Peters & Philip "Spanky" Manaois opening the show. Tickets at BlueberryHill.com

Follow Rick on Facebook & Instagram

I had a great time talking with Ben & Alec of Calloway Circus for this episode. We get into how the band formed, upcoming shows, passing up college to hit the road this fall for tour, their album TEENAGE PYSCHOPATH, their debut music video for "Warriors" and so much more.

See Calloway Circus LIVE

8/15 at The Firebird with Rookie Of The Year, The Cinema Story, Ashland, & Disguise The Limit

9/1-3 at RockFest at Bird's Nest Lodge in Steelville, MO with Discrepancies, Cuvi, The Former Me, Silence The Witness, Isabella, Maximus, Robbing Jon, The Faded Truth, Silent Hollow, System Slave, Tree One Four & many more

Follow them on Facbeook, Twitter & Instagram for more dates. Subscribe to their YouTube channel for updates while on tour!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Teenage Pyschopath
• Warriors

Pick up their album TEENAGE PYSCHOPATH on ITunes, Spotify or physical copies at the shows.

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Over the weekend I met Torrey Casey & The Southside Hustle at one of the most iconic Blues bars in town BB's Jazz Blues & Soups. We had a nice time talking about their debut EP, touring and upcoming dates!

On this episode you'll hear

• If It Ain't
• Becky
• Guitar In My Bed

Head over to ITunes, Google Play or CDBaby and buy your copy of their EP today!

See Torrey Casey & The Southside Hustle LIVE

8/12 7th Annual Blues Festival in Festus, MO at West City Park with Marquise Knox

8/24 at BB's Jazz Blues & Soups (Last Thursday of every month!)

9/1-3 at Big Muddy Blues Festival

9/22-23 at Funk Fest

Follow them on Facebook & Bandsintown for more dates!

Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

The other night I stopped in at Old Rock House to hang out with Phil Wright (of Alligator Wine) & Tony Bertoglio (of Old Rock House). We talk about Tony's City Wide Sounds showcase, how it started, this week's show, and upcoming shows. We also talk about Jerry Garcia week, The Grateful Dead, Alligator Wine, some of the special guests and more!

Come out to Old Rock House on Thursday August 10th for Alligator Wine performing Acoustic & Electric sets. Special guests including Al Holliday, Matt McGibany, Stu Williams & Jim Rosse. $5 18+

Also mark your calendar for next months show September 21 with Les Gruff & The Billy Goat, Emily Wallace & Elliot Pearson at Old Rock House.

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A little while back I caught up with the guys of Free Parking! I met these guys during the Road To Pointfest this year. I really dig what they are up to, and excited to see what they have coming up. We talk about how they group formed, their new single "Rescue Me", upcoming shows and much more

On this episode you can hear "Rescue Me." Head over to ITunes and purchase a copy or stream it on Spotify.

See Free Parking LIVE

Sept 2 at Ballpark Village with The Struts

Sept 23 at The Firebird with Welcome Home, Weekend Classic & Mocklove

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The other night I dropped by Jake's house to hang out with Joshua Powell & him. We got into talking about Joshua's new solo EP, as well as a new Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery record. We also talk all things Whiskey War Festival!

Whiskey War Festival Pre-Fest Pig Roast $10 includes free food

August 12 at Gaslight. Live music on the ROOF from:

• Maness Brothers
• Bug Chaser
• Dana Anderson
• Mc Scrub
• Bobby Stevens

Whiskey War Festival

September 2 at South Broadway Athletic Club

Live music from:

• Daddy Long Legs
• Catl
• All Seeing Eyes
• Calliope
• Brother O'Brother
• Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery
• Chris Black & The Eagles of Unemployment
• The Magic Johnson
• Okay Crawdad
• Dracla
• The Lion's Daughter
• The Maness Brothers
• The Gorge
• Maximum Effort
• Staghorn
• Zackary Sloan
• Strange Places
• Dibiase
• Red Headed Strangers
• Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals
• River Kittens
• The Wilderness
• Rick Steves
• Elliot Pearson
• Modern Gold
• Town Cars
• The Irish Exiles

Full details at WhiskeyWarFest.com. Also follow Whiskey War Fest on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

On this episode you'll hear a brand new Joshua Powell tune "Faded Destroyer" recorded live acoustic on Rock Paper Podcast closing out the show.

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Get to know new group Mammoth Piano on today's episode as we talk about how they formed, recording their debut EP at Gaslight, their release party and other upcoming shows. This was recorded live at Pagan Wine Bar in CWE so there is some background noise from the bar.

See them LIVE

8/4 at Urban Chestnut Brewing Mammoth Piano EP Release Party with Bassamp And Dano, Destination Will and Squircle The Destroyer

8/7 at Foam performing a "Forever 27" set of covers

8/19 at St.Louis Worlds Fare in Forrest Park

On this episode you'll get a sneak peak at the new Mammoth Piano EP. Hear clips of:

• Darkness
• Juice Box
• Insufferable Flirt

Follow Mammoth Piano on Facebook for more dates!

Jeremy Segel-Moss returns to Rock Paper Podcast to discuss this year's Big Muddy Blues Festival, St.Louis Blues Society and much more!

Join us for the 22nd Annual Big Muddy Blues Festival going on Sept 1-3 in downtown St.Louis, on the riverfront at Leclede's Landing. This year is again 100% St.Louis talent. Over 50 acts on 6 stages (3 indoor 3 outdoor).

Lineup includes favorites such as:

John McVey

Big George Brock

Jeremiah Johnson Band

Al Holiday & The East Side Rhythm Band

Green McDonough Band

The Maness Brothers

Tommy Halloran's Guerrilla Swing

Big Mike Aguirre & The Blu-City Allstars

Roland Johnson

Gene Jackson

Marquise Knox

and many more

Tickets available now at BigMuddyBluesFestival.com

There will also be 2 tribute shows being held at The National Blues Museum

Saturday- Tribute to Albert King

Sunday- Tribute to Tommy Bankhead

Follow along on Facebook & Twitter for more details!

Strap in! This episode is a whiskey fueled 45 minute ride! I had so much fun recording this one with Bassamp, Dano, DK & Ernie. We talk everything from Twisted Teas, their new split 7" with The Queers, Joe Queer's muffins, Juicy Fruit, upcoming shows, touring, stories behind the hits like "Butt Slop" and more!

On this episode you'll hear

• Peed In A Sink
• Juicy Fruit theme (Live acoustic)
• Ready For Action (Unreleased)
• I Eat Garbage (Live acoustic)

Find all Bassamp & Dano music on Bandcamp.com

See them LIVE

8/4 Friday at Urban Chestnut Brewing (on Washington) with Mammoth Piano, Destination Will & Squircle The Destroyer

Follow them on Facebook for more dates!