Photography highlights: November 13-19

Art can be lovely, mesmerizing, breathtaking and thought provoking. However, art can also be destroyed. Thanks to Art Attack 3 a crowd of 200 plus KDHX supporters saw art destruction in the form of a buck-tooth, chainsaw-wielding mad man. And that was just one of five destruction methods.

On a destruction-less note, Howie Day dazzled the Duck Room on a Thursday evening then just two days later Katie Herzig and Butterfly Boucher did the same at the Old Rock House. Lydia Loveless and The Fling stopped by the good ‘ol Magnolia Avenue Studios for a live performance.

And that folks, sums up yet another week of photography highlights.

To see the full articles and complete photo galleries check out Music News and for the KDHX in-studio experience head to Live Performances. Get it at KDHX.org

Art Attack

Art Attack at Neo. Steve Ley

Katie Herzig

Katie Herzig at the Old Rock House. Ben Mudd

Howie Day

Howie Day at Blueberry Hill. Jarred Gastreich

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Posted by | November 22, 2011 | Concerts, Photos | Comment 

KDHX photography highlights: October 23-29

The Pageant’s Monday night dance party that kicked off the last week of October meant one of two things, One: Chromeo was in town with Mayer Hawthorne or Two: Monday is the new Friday. The Smokers Club Tour featuring Curren$y and Method Man kept the early-week party trend rolling and by time the Pageant cleared the haze it was Friday and time for the weekend to really begin with a post-World Series win Southern rock party courtesy of the Drive-By Truckers.

Austin based-trio Ume gave St. Louis a friendly reminder that Texas has exported more than a 2nd place baseball team and rocked the Firebird into a thrash trance. Peter Wolf Crier and Union Tree Review did their Indie thing at Off Broadway and Zion and the Lion Roots Band released their fourth album “Crying for Freedom” at Club Viva. The past week in photos was a busy one and proof that the KDHX photographers taste in music is as eclectic as their style.

To see the full articles and complete photo galleries check out Music News and for the KDHX in-studio experience head to Live Performances. Get it on at KDHX.org

Chromeo

Chromeo at the Pageant. Louis Kwok

Method Man

Method Man at the Pageant. Louis Kwok

Drive-By Truckers

Drive-By Truckers at the Pageant. Nate Burrell

Ume

Ume at the Firebird. Nate Burrell

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Posted by | November 1, 2011 | Music | Comment 

Concert review and setlist: Here Come the Mummies reanimates the Pageant, Saturday, October 22

Here Come the Mummies

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The members of Here Come the Mummies may be dead, but their wall-shaking funky jams showed that the crowd was definitely alive at the Pageant Saturday night.

Show Me Burlesque provided a fantastic opening for the evening. The head honcho of the troupe, Lola Van Ella, pulled double duty as emcee and performed a playful song and dance routine as the first act, followed by Gogo McGregor and her sultry fan dance, Tessa Von Twinkle’s fun routine and finally Gravity Plays Favorites finished up with an impressive aerial pole dance.

The Show Me Burlesque set was a great glimpse into the past, where vaudeville and burlesque acts were the center of American theater. All four acts in the set were striptease performances done in a tasteful and artistic way and set the perfect mood for the bawdy innuendo of Here Come the Mummies.

Marching in from the Suite 101 entrance and winding their way through the crowd in a drum procession immediately before taking the stage, the nine members of Here Come the Mummies had the crowd on their feet and moving before the first song began. From the first few notes of “Believe (In Things You Cannot See)” it was obvious that despite the costumes this group was not just leaning on a gimmick; these boys had real chops.

The horn section was tighter than the cloth they were wrapped in and the rhythm section could not have been more in sync if they’d tried. Trumpeter Oozie Mummy, guitarist Mummy Cass and percussionist Java handled lead vocals, each one lending his distinct voice to various songs. Their harmonizing was stellar, especially the high notes coming out of Oozie’s mouth. I have to single Rah out as my favorite mummy. The honking and wailing coming out of his sax was spine-tingling and every solo he played was better than the last.

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Posted by | October 24, 2011 | Concerts | Comment 

KDHX photography highlights: September 18-24

An Horse, Vetiver and Those Darlins all made a stop at the Magnolia Avenue Studios, The Dodos, the Luyas, Dark Dark Dark performed at Off Broadway and Alison Krauss and Union Station spent Thursday night at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Joy Formidable, whose song “Whirring” caught the attention of Dave Groehl (he called it the best song of the year), rocked the Firebird and as always, Harvest Sessions carried on.

If you like what you see and need more, be sure to check out the full galleries in Music News on KDHX.org.

The Dodos

The Dodos at Off Broadway. Ben Mudd

Wagons

Those Darlins at Off Broadway. Kate McDaniel

Vetiver

Vetiver in-studio at KDHX. Kelsey McClure

Those Darlins

Those Darlins in-studio at KDHX. Nate Burrell

The Luyas

The Luyas at Off Broadway. Ben Mudd

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Posted by | September 26, 2011 | Music, 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 

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 

KDHX photography highlights: May 23-29

A birthday party, a sold-out show, another Saturday in the life of Harvest Sessions and a few of those good ‘ol live shows, this week in photos features The Dead Kenny G’s, Tom Hall, T-Model Ford, the Rum Drum Ramblers and Over the Rhine.

Be sure to check back next Monday for this weeks photos! You can also check out the full galleries at KDHX.org

T-Model Ford

T-Model Ford at Off Broadway. Nate Burrell

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Over the Rhine/><p class=Over the Rhine at the Old Rock House. Kate McDaniel

Bob Dylan Tribute: Shot of Love

Bob Dylan Tribute: Shot of Love at Off Broadway. Ben Mudd

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Posted by | May 31, 2011 | Concerts, Photos | Comment 

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