There is some witchcraft afoot at Off Broadway. On the outside, it has the visage of a barn. Yet, you won't find Budweiser Clydesdales and dirt floors inside.

The Jump Starts began the festivities of night two of An Under Cover Weekend at the Firebird with Justin Johnson and Sarah Ross occupying the front of the stage, assuming the role of the Violent Femmes.

Day one of LouFest in Forest Park featured headliner The Hold Steady and included everything from St. Louis local Troubadour Dali to a DJ set by Questlove of the Roots, Deerhunter and many more.

It was surreal to roll through Forest Park Saturday morning, past bikers and joggers, the quiet fountains, apartment buildings looming like mountains on either side of the park, and then, the sound of Troubadour Dali's "Ducks In A Row" coasting out from atop the central field.

It took awhile for Ben Hinn of Troubadour Dali and I to get together. Our first appointment fell through, and Hinn mistakenly showed up a day early for the second. When we were finally able to meet over coffee, Ben and I had a good, long conversation.