Photo by Jason Gonulsen Each year since 2013, we’ve held a special concert to celebrate another year of Speakers in Code. And in 2015, we were so excited to welcome Kopecky and Geoff Koch to Off Broadway. Kopecky released Drug For The Modern Age in May, and they played most of the album — they … Read more
Two years ago, I met Kelsey Kopecky and Gabe Simon at Off Broadway in St. Louis. Their band, then named Kopecky Family Band (now simply “Kopecky”), had just finished their set promoting their latest album, Kids Raising Kids, and since they were in a great mood, I talked to them about maybe playing the Speakers … Read more
As the end draws in there’s a calm inner peace in the next life will you wait for me? I often wonder what I’d say if I saw you again because sometimes the one you love dies before forever ends Satellites. Geoffrey Louis Koch mentioned them in “Pro-War” — a song that I immediately loved … Read more
Photo by Erin Preston Gregory Alan Isakov will release his third album, The Weatherman, on Tuesday, July 9th, which also marks his return to St. Louis at The Old Rock House ($12-15, 7 PM). Geoff Koch (from St. Louis, now via Nashville), another fine songwriter, will open the show. Let’s have a listen to Isakov’s … Read more
Our last feature in our Best of 2010 series is a tribute to Saint Louis local music, photographers, venues, festivals, and everything in between. Who better to celebrate the fantastic local talent our city boasts than the musicians themselves? That’s why we asked Sleepy Kitty, Andy Berkhout, US English, Cassie Morgan & The Lonely Pine, … Read more
Being a singer-songwriter in St. Louis is a daunting task. Ok, Jay Farrar of Son Volt still lives there, and last I checked, he’s doing pretty well, but rock and hip-hop mostly thrive in the city by the Mississippi. After seeing Geoff Koch live at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room this past Saturday night, I’d say … Read more