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Jam of the Day | The War On Drugs – Baby Missiles

Photo by Graham Tolbert “Baby Missiles” perfectly illustrates everything I adore about musical juxtaposition. ’80s synth pop mixed with country-rock? Yes, please. I’ll have that. The War On Drugs frontman, Adam Granduciel, has a purposefully wobbly delivery on “Baby Missiles” that reminds me a little bit of Mark Knopfler on Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life.” … Read more

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Jam of the Day | The Head and the Heart – Lost in My Mind

Last Friday, many music fans in Saint Louis (and really, across a number of states) experienced a minor meltdown when the recently announced Mumford and Sons show at The Pageant sold out in approximately fifteen minutes, amidst speculation that the majority of the tickets went not to fans but to vicious scalpers. I, myself, was … Read more

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PHOX – Kingfisher

Photo by Jade Ehlers PHOX rolls into St. Louis tonight for a show at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room ($12.50). The band from Wisconsin recently released the video for “Kingfisher,” which you can find on their self-titled 2014 album.

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Jam of the Day | Caitlin Rose – No One To Call

I’m making a call to any line that’s open Static’s always rolling on airwaves So long ago my radio heart got broken Now the songs I wanna hear they never play Nashville’s Caitlin Rose released one of our favorite albums of 2013, and she’ll be back in St. Louis on Thursday, May 22nd at Blueberry Hill’s … Read more

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Tonight in St. Louis | Sarah Jarosz at Blueberry Hill

Sarah Jarosz recently released her third album, Build Me Up From Bones, and tonight in St. Louis she’ll be showing off those new songs at Blueberry Hill. Tickets are $20 at the door (or online), and Willie Watson’s opening set starts at 9 PM. Have a listen to the title track from Jarosz’s latest album … Read more

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Get Out! Concert Schedule | St. Louis + The Triangle

Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle, from now until October! Saint Louis 6/21 – The Moondoggies + Blitzen Trapper @ Off Broadway [buy tickets] 6/23 – Brahms + Tokyo Police Club + Passion Pit @ The Pageant [buy tickets] 6/26 – Sleep Kitty + The Blind … Read more

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Video | Milo Greene – Lie To Me

From indie folk to electronic-pop, Milo Greene can do it all, and their first single from their new album, Control, now has a video. You can watch/listen below. We’re excited to welcome Milo Greene to the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill on Sunday, March 1st. Tickets ($15) are on sale now here.

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A Speakers Endorsed Show | Rockhouse Ramblers Reunion

If you’ve lived in Saint Louis for any significant amount of time, you probably remember a local rockabilly band called Rockhouse Ramblers. (KDHX claims, “In their day, [they were] the hottest honky tonk band” in the city). According to founder Kip Loui, from 1999 to 2005, the band “played pretty much every bar, nightclub, dance … Read more

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Get Out! Concert Schedule | St. Louis and The Triangle

Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle!Saint Louis6/12 – Twangfest: Ha Ha Tonka + Jason and the Scorchers @ Blueberry Hill [buy tickets]6/14 – Dawes + Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ The Pageant [buy tickets]6/15 – Mumford & Sons @ Off Broadway [sold out]6/15 – … Read more

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One eskimO (The Interview)

One eskimO, a four-piece band from London, is impossible to categorize (if you like to do that sort of thing with your music, and let’s face it, most of us do). What started as an indie rock/shoegaze sorta venture is now leaping over boundaries and even dipping into – gasp! – Top 40 radio territory. … Read more

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Get Out! Concert Schedule | Saint Louis + The Triangle

Here’s this week’s Speakers in Code endorsed live shows in St. Louis and The Triangle, from now until October! Saint Louis 7/4 – Joe Pug + Rayland Baxter @ Off Broadway [buy tickets] 7/6 – Maps and Atlases + The Cults + The Globes @ The Firebird [buy tickets] 7/8 – Sarah Borges & The … Read more