Hannibal rockers NOWAKE met me at Denny's in Troy, MO to talk about their new album, release party, recording, stories behind the songs & more.

Pre-order the album AN ACT OF DEFIANCE on ITunes starting 4/28. The album official release is 5/5. Then join us at for the PARTY!

5/13 at Mark Twain Brewing Company in Hannibal, MO with special guests Dark Below & Capisce

On this episode you'll hear 3 new songs

  • Gone
  • Redline
  • Deviate

Follow NOWAKE on Facebook for more information & dates.

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A while back I caught up with the guys of Old Capital over at Gaslight. This was one of the funniest episodes I've recorded, probably the hardest I've laughed while hosting the show.

On this episode you'll hear

  • Loose Change
  • Hearts A Goldmine
  • Big Black Car

Follow them on Facebook & Instagram. Keep an eye out for a new album coming very soon.

See them LIVE

May 6 Livery Company

May 27 Mississippi Nights Music Festival

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My friend Al Holliday returns to the show to talk about his big show FRIDAY NIGHT at Delmar Hall. We talk about all of the special guests on the show, his recent appearance on The Woodshed, and much more.

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See Al with his band Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band as they back some of St.Louis' finest including Aina Cook, Hillary Fitz, Jesse Gannon, Jenny Teator, Kenny Deshields, Tommy Halloran, The Sleepy Rubies & Big Mike Aguirre. Don't miss The Provels opening the show! 4/28 Friday Delmar Hall

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On this episode you'll hear clips of everyone from the show

The Provels "Why Can't I Leave You Alone"

Aina Cook "Thinking Of  You"

Jenny Teator "The Itch"

Hillary Fitz "The Truths We  Came To Know"

Kenny Deshields "That's When You Love"

Jesse Gannon "Livin' It Up"

Tommy Halloran "Easiest Thing In The World"

The Sleepy Rubies "South City"

Big Mike Aguirre "2 Outta 3"

Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band "Natural Remedies"

Be sure to check out of all of these wonderful people and buy some music!

Al was recently a guest on The Woodshed with fellow Soul man Roland Johnson. Check out more of the videos on Facebook or YouTube.

Follow Al on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Pick up his latest album NATURAL REMEDIES on vinyl or CD at AlHollidayMusic.com

Thanks to Gaslight for their support sponsoring the show. Come check it out! 4/27 see Emily Wallace, Hillary Fitz and Irene Allen there for Unplugged By Jack. SWEETTALKER will be ther 5/7. Reach out and see about getting your band in the studio to record or set up a Gaslight Sessions.

Thanks to Music Record Shop for their support! New records in every Friday! Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com.

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Acoustic Duo Whiskey Raccoons stop by the show to talk about their brand new debut album THIS IS US, share some stories behind the songs, how the group formed, and much more!

18053363_10155063562081708_853126197_oWhiskey Raccoons are John Pressley & Cara VonderBruegge

On this episode you'll hear 4 songs from THIS IS US including

  • Foliage In My Whiskey
  • Open Your Mind
  • Saint Jerome
  • Start Me Over

Pick up your copy today on ITunes or stream it on Spotify.

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See Whiskey Raccoons LIVE

5/12 at St.Louis Zoo

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The other day I met up with St.Louis singer songwriter Brad Noe at Gaslight. I invited friend of the show Lexy Schlemer to co-host with me. We had a lot of fun talking about Brad's new album NOE, telling some of the stories behind these songs, played some live acoustic and talked about the release party coming up.

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On this episode you'll hear

  • Halo in Disguise (Studio)
  • On & Off Again (Acoustic)
  • Prayers from a Gun (Studio)
  • Run So Far (Acoustic)

See Brad LIVE

4/23 at Wild Sun Winery Hillsboro

5/5 at J.Fires Waterloo CD RELEASE PARTY

7/1 at Blueberry Hill Duck Room with Of Sea & Stone

Follow Brad on Facebook at Brad Noe Music for more dates.

Be sure to come by Syd Schlemer's benefit at Archive Music House on Sunday 4/23 4-12p and help kick cancers ass!

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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. 4/20 Pono Am & Backwash, 4/21 The Five & Dimers 4/23 The Mighty Pines & Grass Fed Mule.

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! Live music from Cara Louise Band, Middle Class Fashion. Meet & Greet with Crystal Garden ft Boyd Tinsley.

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I met up with the guys of Monster Eats Manhattan the other day for breakfast at Tim Hortons. We had a lot of laughs and some delicious donuts. We talked about MEM's Road To Pointfest experience, the Metallica competition, new music video, new music and much more.

18049826_10155045762996708_1161465949_oMonster Eats Manhattan is Alex (Drums), Al (Bass/Vocals), Patrick (Vocals). Not pictured: Denny (Guitar) & Matt (Guitar/Vocals)

On this episode you'll hear

  • Dreamers
  • Paint Me Obscene
  • Less Than Heroes

 

 

See them LIVE

4/28 at Pop's for the Grand Finals Party for Pointfest with Discrepancies, Hollow Point Heroes, Guerrilla Theory, Free Parking, Thieves To Kings, Nothing Set In Stone, Mental Fixation, Sonder Sway & Trustfall.

Either 5/13 or 5/20 at Pointfest

Follow Monster Eats Manhattan on Facebook & Instagram. Buy some music on ITunes! Grab a new shirt at the shows!

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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. 4/20 Pono Am & Backwash, 4/21 The Five & Dimers 4/23 The Mighty Pines & Grass Fed Mule.

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! Live music from Cara Louise Band, Middle Class Fashion. Meet & Greet with Crystal Garden ft Boyd Tinsley.

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Moon Bandits RETURN! We talk about their new EP, Record Store Day, first bands, songwriting, recording, touring and more!

On this episode you'll hear "Battery" & "Weaken And Break Off" from their new WEAKEN AND BREAK OFF EP. Available 4/22 at Vintage Vinyl, digitally 5/5 everywhere.

See them LIVE

4/22 1p at Vintage Vinyl for Record Store Day along with Pokey LaFarge, Bruiser Queen, Maness Brothers & more

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Direct download: MoonBandits2RPP.mp3
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HOUNDS return to the show! We talk about their name change, what they've been up to recently, new music, recording with Matt Amelung, upcoming shows and much more!

20170330_215839Hounds are Jordan (Guitar/Vocals), Logan (Bass/Vocals) & Logan (Drums)

On this episode you'll hear a new song "To Be In Love" download and listen to more at HoundsSounds.com.

See them LIVE

5/19 & 5/20 at Hong Kong Pizza Festival (Chicago) w/ The Royal Furs, Hooten Hallers & more

6/3 at Hillsboro Music Festival with Steve Ewing Band

7/1 at The Firebird with 3rd Annual Rock Paper Podcast Birthday show with The Royal Furs, Bald Eagle Mountain & Forgetting January

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Direct download: houndsRPP.mp3
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The other day I caught up with my friends Jack & Jeff of ThePour to get an update from the studio on how their new music is coming along and talk about some of their upcoming dates including a big headlining show at Delmar Hall. We also talk working with Matt Amelung & JT Ibanez.

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Here's a video update from the studio from JT Ibanez

See ThePour LIVE

4/22 at The Regency in Springfield, MO with Sky Burnt White & Inner Outlines

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6/24 at Delmar Hall in St.Louis, MO with Sky Burnt White & Nothing Set In Stone

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On this episode you'll hear their current single "Animal" opening the show. Check out ThePour on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for more information.

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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. .

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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Over the weekend I stopped by to talk with JT & Jim Peters of The Provels about their brand new THE GREATEST HITS EP coming out soon. We also talk about upcoming shows, a bunch of our talented friends, bringing horns to their album, recording with Jason at Sawhorse Studios, and more!

17916239_10155022125356708_506704891_oJT (Drums) & Jim Peters (Vocals/Guitar). Special guest appearance by Tiny Hammer.

Join us SATURDAY 4/15 for the Triple Album Release Party from The Provels, Bockman & The Best Cat Memes at The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy!

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On this episode you'll hear 2 songs from the upcoming GREATEST HITS EP

  • Slow Cheddar (ft Aaron Chandler/Adam Hucke/Ben Reece)
  • Why Can't I Leave You Alone?

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See The Provels LIVE

4/14 at Old Rock House with Mom's Kitchen

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

5/5 at The Ready Room with Kung Fu

5/24 at Maplewood Concert Series

6/3 at Summer Gras 4 at Old Rock House with Funky Butt Brass Band, Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band, The Scandaleros, Big Mike Aguirre and The Blu City Allstars & more

Follow The Provels on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

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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. .

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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The other day I stopped by Suburban Pro Studios in St.Louis, MO to talk with Jason & Scott of My Posse In Effect, a Beastie Boys Tribute band. We talk about the idea to form the band, their start, learning these songs, first albums and upcoming shows!

20170402_182054Jason Karr (MCA) and Scott Rivers (Mike D) of My Posse In Effect: A Beastie Boys Tribute

See My Posse In Effect LIVE

4/15 at Delmar Hall in St.Louis, MO

4/28 at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO

11/22 at The Ready Room in St.Louis, MO

Follow My Posse In Effect on Facebook for more dates!

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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. .

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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The Maness Brothers return to Rock Paper Podcast to talk about pizza, Big Foot, Junior Kimbrough, more pizza, oh yeah and their brand vinyl record coming out! We talk about some of the tunes of the album and the RELEASE PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT!

On this episode you'll hear

  • Juke Joint #2
  • The End of Me
  • Drive Me

Join us SATURDAY 4/15 at OFF BROADWAY MUSIC VENUE 5pm doors

LIVE MUSIC from

  • Beth Bombara
  • CATL
  • Brother O'Brother
  • Stange Places
  • Calliope
  • Bug Chaser
  • The Maness Brothers

Pick up the vinyl record and some new shirts!

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The other night I took a road trip to Belleville, IL to hang out with the guys of Send The Message. I recently discovered these guys in the Road To Pointfest shows at Pop's. They blew me away with their show. We talk about their Road To Pointfest experience, recording their debut album and jam some live tunes!

17858582_10155010739276708_415067173_oSend The Message is Ron (Drums), Josh (Bass), Kyle (Guitar) & Mike (Vocals/Guitar)

On this episode you'll hear

  • "The Game Called Life" (acoustic)
  • "Tunnels" (instrumental)
  • "Never The Same" demo

See them LIVE

4/8 at Corner Grill & Grill Belleville

4/29 at Sullivan's

5/19 at Centerfields

5/30 at Busch Stadium Cards vs Dodgers. See the band for $20 tickets!

Follow them on Facebook for more dates.

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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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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.

Follow The Royal Furs on Facebook & Instagram.

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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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Direct download: AinaCookRPP.mp3
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