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Jason Hutto is a details man. He notices, and appreciates, the tiniest things. Whether it's an ornate button on a shirt, the quiet plinking of a music box, or just a friend's new haircut, Hutto always notices.
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The current project of songwriter, singer, guitarist and jack-of-many-trades David Beeman, Old Lights aims for the scraped-up romanticism of American Music Club or the sunny folk pop of Fruit Bats and hits the elusive targets squarely. Hear the band's debut KDHX performance on the Space Parlour.
Simon and Garfunkel were one of the most significant pop acts of the '60s, but their influence has waned. Enter the Northwoods, who seem to have an unwritten mission to update the sweet and sensitive pop style.
What do the Grateful Dead and Don Ho have in common? Not much, with the exception of the Whole Earth Nuclear Ukulele Orchestra. This army of St. Louis pickers put down their guitars and picked up their ukes for some surprisingly groovy renditions of Grateful Dead songs in the KDHX studios.
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Quirky and sincere, hooky and jagged, loud and melodic -- the Boorays were a study in successful contrasts, combining a punk energy and power pop sweetness into a style that set them apart on the '90s rock scene in St. Louis.
Throughout the '90s, Scott Bondy led alternative rock band Verbena, but with his startling solo debut American Hearts and this year's When the Devil's Loose, he has re-invented himself as A.A. Bondy and found an exemplary folk blues voice.
Salt of the Earth serves up a lyrical folk sound you can "savor like your mama's pie." The homegrown St. Louis band performed songs from its 2009 album, So Sing to Me, live on Songwriters Showcase.
A pastiche of lounge jazz, metal, choral hymns, and festival band jamming-outs, Voluntary Mother Earth are primarily a wacky prog rock group. Experience "Tokyo's most eclectic avant-rock band" on Mystery Train.
Spelling Bee isn't just post-punk. They're post-everything you expect from a rock band. Writing bursting and blasting songs with complex time signatures and heavy, melodic riffs, the Saint Louis duo visited Slip of the Disc for a live performance.
Since releasing his first album in 2006, Ryan Bingham's star has been rising fast in the Americana cosmos. Along with his band the Dead Horses, the New Mexico-born songwriter turned in an exclusive acoustic set on the Interstate.
Droll and self-deprecating, poppy and prolific, producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Richard Swift never stays still for long. Hear his exclusive live performance on Coin-Operated Radio.
In the strange musical landscape we now call freak folk, Laura Gibson stands out for her evocative lyrics and heart-in-the-throat singing.
When two country veterans like Don Curtis and Paul Jarvis get together, you know the twang will commence. But so will the blues, as evidenced by their live session on Blursday.
Front man for St. Louis rock band Finn's Motel, Joe Thebeau dug deep into his catalog, as well as introduced some new material, during this solo acoustic session.
It's more than a little telling that Junior Boys bill themselves, Myspace-style, as "Visual / Pop." Few artists today are making electronic music as vivid, accessible and catchy as this duo from Ontario. Listen to the interview from their session with Beep Beep Boop Boop.
Marshall Crenshaw has been working both on-stage and behind the scenes in the music biz since he was 10. His biggest hit was his classic debut album in 1982, but he's continued to craft catchy pop for discerning fans ever since. Hear him communicate to a younger generation on Musical Merry-Go-Round.
Stormy and beautiful and sometimes loud, the Poorhouse Says makes indie folk rock with a country feel and a restless heart. Hear their live performance as presented on Fishing with Dynamite.
Memphis country soul singer Amy LaVere performed live in the Magnolia Avenue studios, on Coin-Operated Radio. Nominated for a 2007 Americana Music Association "New and Emerging Artist" award, she also played Wanda Jackson in the film Walk the Line.
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