‘Poet-athletes’ break world record in St. Louis

Soccer balls — 428 to be exact — dribbled by an equal number of soccer players broke the Guinness world record for the most number of soccer balls dribbled at the same time. More importantly however was the exposure brought to the work of America SCORES St. Louis, a nonprofit organization that teaches kids how to balance and enrich their lives with soccer, poetry and community service. St. Louis University, along with some generous corporate sponsorship and a sea of yellow-shirted volunteers, provided the resources necessary to shuffle kids and their parents around the SLU field. Mayor Slay was on-hand to help count down the 6 minutes of dribbling required to secure the record.

America SCORES St. Louis’ next big production is the SCORES St. Louis Poetry Slam on November 18, 2011; the event will feature students reciting original poems. You may check out their website at Americascoresstlouis.org/.

Posted by | September 12, 2011 | Culture, Local, Photos | Comment 

KDHX photography highlights: August 28 – September 3

As summer comes to a close, Harvest Sessions carries on, the in-studios are still frequent and our photographers are as busy as bees.

The past week in photography features Misla performing at the Tower Grove Farmer’s Market, pop-trio Dispatch, singer and songwriter Gillian Welch, local favorite Cassie Morgan and the Lonely Pine and a KDHX in-studio session with Ume.

You can see the full galleries at KDHX.org

Ume in-studio at KDHX. Nate Burrell

Star & Micey

Star & Micey at Off Broadway. Johnny Andrews

Dispatch

Dispatch at the Pageant. Sam Africano

Misla

Misla at Harvest Sessions. Sara Finke

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Posted by | September 6, 2011 | Concerts, Photos | Comment 

Concert review and photos: St. Louis Bluesweek Blues Cruise makes a cannonball run through Soulard, Saturday, September 3

St. Louis Bluesweek Blues Cruise, September 2, 2011

Dannie Boyd

Sponsored in part by KDHX, St. Louis Bluesweek gave the city a chance to revisit its nationally-recognized blues roots. Closing out the epic week of blues was the Soulard Blues Cruise.

The more-than-week-long event dedicated the Labor-Day weekend to two nights of roaming through the Soulard neighborhood. With 10 venues participating in the cruise the scenic voyage was more like a cannonball run from concert to concert.

The event consisted of a lineup of 20 bands performing across 10 venues in the Soulard area. Purchasing a $10 wristband granted access to all 10 venues for an entire night. In essence, the Blues Cruise was like being confined to a cruise ship on the Mississippi filled with hours of live performances.

To aid in the simulation of a cruise, shuttle buses were provided to transport concert goers from venue to venue. The shuttles ran about every 15 minutes or so to get attendees across the area in a timely manner so they wouldn’t miss out on any action.

Participating venues included: BB’s Jazz Blues & Soups, Sonny’s, Broadway Oyster Bar, the Great Grizzly Bear, Hammerstone’s, the Shanti, Joanie’s Pizzeria, Johnny’s, 1860′s Saloon and Lywelyn’s Pub. Many of the venues are clustered together within blocks of each other which made for pockets of block parties scattered across the area. Soulard is located south of downtown St. Louis.

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Posted by | September 5, 2011 | Concerts, Photos | Comment 

Concert photos: Tower Groove Records Carnival at Off Broadway, Sunday, September 4

I had a splendid time at the first (and I hope annual) Tower Groove Records Carnival at Off Broadway on Sunday. The weather was even more delicious than the beet burgers. And it was swell hanging out at this KDHX-sponsored event with my fellow DJs, music scribes, scenesters and all-around good people.

All photos by Roy Kasten.

Jason Hutto

Fred Friction

Josh Weinstein

Karen Ried

Jaime Lees

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Posted by | September 5, 2011 | Local, Music, Photos | Comment 

KDHX photography highlights: 8/14 – 8/20

Well, well. A week has gone by and it’s time for another photography highlights post. It’s still summer in St. Louis and that means concert season is in full-swing.

The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater hosted Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, Incubus and St. Louis’ own Greek Fire. And speaking of St. Louis’ own, hometown soul man Pokey LaFarge held a two-show CD release party at Off Broadway over the weekend and Sleepy Kitty rocked Thursdays at the Intersection at Strauss Park. Then in the world of hip hop, Rhymesayer’s Atmosphere made a stop at the Pageant with DJ Babu, Prof, Blueprint and Evidence.

Want to see the full galleries? Check them out on KDHX.org.

Blink 182

Blink 182 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Sam Africano

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three at Off Broadway. Nate Burrell

Prof

Prof at the Pageant. Kelsey McClure

Scarlet

Scarlet at the Firebird. Johnny Andrews

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Posted by | August 22, 2011 | Music, Photos | Comment 

Event photos: Shameless Grounds’ Cherry Jubilee at the Koken Art Factory, July 29 & 30

Shameless Grounds hosted its 1st Annual Cherry Jubilee the last weekend in July. The two night event featured an art show, performances from several bands including Bible Belt Sinners, a burlesque review, rope bondage demonstrations and much more!

In addition to the Bible Belt Sinners, Friday’s lineup included a performance by the Randy Dandies, rope bondage scenes by TOne! and was closed by Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers.

DJ Superconductor and GlitterBomb Productions took care of the entertainment Saturday night with extremely danceable beats and a drag show hosted by Dieta Pepsi.

All photos by Sam Africano. See more at my website, Motive Pics.

Cherry Jubilee

Cherry Jubilee

Cherry Jubilee

Cherry Jubilee

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Posted by | August 2, 2011 | Culture, Photos | Comment 

KDHX photography highlights: July 24-30

From a Downtown arena to a South City farmer’s market, this past week in pictures features the grandeur, the pleasant and all things in-between. Check out photos from Sade and John Legend at Scottrade Center, Babs & Dot and their South City Serenaders at Harvest Sessions, Bo and the Locomotive and Union Tree Review‘s CD release party at the Firebird and Buffalo Killers at the Duckroom.

You can see the full galleries at KDHX.org

Bo and the Locomotive

Bo and the Locomotive at The Firebird. Abby Gillardi

Babs & Dot and their South City Serenaders

Babs & Dot and their South City Serenaders at Harvest Sessions. Abby Gillardi

Buffalo Killers

Buffalo Killers at the Duck Room. Nate Burrell

John Legend

John Legend at Scottrade Center. Travis Crosby

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Posted by | August 1, 2011 | Concerts, Photos | Comment 

KDHX photography highlights: July 17-23

This past in week in photos features another steamy Saturday at Harvest Sessions, the finale of Celebrate St. Louis at Solider’s Memorial Field with Hazard to ya Booty and the Barenaked Ladies, a blast from 90′s past, aka, NKOTBSB, Mountain Man, Josh Ritter and Fleet Foxes.

You can check out the full galleries at KDHX.org

Alela Diane & Wild Divine

Alela Diane & Wild Divine at the Pageant. Dustin Winter

The Blind Nils

The Blind Nils at the Off Broadway. Kate McDaniel

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes at the Pageant. Dustin Winter

Benjamin Riley Duo

Benjamin Riley Duo at Harvest Sessions. Sara Finke

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Posted by | July 26, 2011 | Concerts, Photos | Comment 

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