LO-FI SAINT LOUIS

For this session we returned to the Architecture Hall at City Museum with the power pop collective known as Tight Pants Syndrome who have been on my short list for a while for a session. And finally after several scheduling snafu’s we finally got it together to shoot this session. If you are familiar with Tight Pants Syndrome you know ...

Kid Congo Powers has been doing this rock’n'roll thing for quite some time. He started out as the president of The Ramones Fan Club and eventually formed a band that was to become The Gun Club. That led to a stint as guitarist for The Cramps. The Pink Monkey Birds is his latest project and they’re touring like crazy. This ...

We’re a little late getting this one up. But it’s our favorite Philly band Mondo Topless performing at the Beat ‘N Soul fest from last fall. Great show, great band, good times ‘nuf said. Download this video here

If you didn’t already know about the Fleshtones you are in for a treat. This band was founded in the mid 1970′s by Keith Streng who was later joined by current member Peter Zaremba. The Fleshtones came up in the legendary NYC punk scene of that era. Unlike many of their contemporaries like the Cramps or the Ramones they never ...

I wasn’t expecting the Brothers Lazaroff to play jazz infused rock on this session, I thought they would play more of the alt country flavored stuff you’d hear on their MySpace page. They pushed some boundaries with their amps and electric bass, but it all came together and sounded fantastic gathered around the vintage Wulitzer Pipe Organ at City Museum. ...

Here are some photos we took at the big Halloween Show at Off Broadway last night with The Monads, Strawfoot and Kentucky Knife Fight. This also happened to be The Monads very last show. The place was packed, fun was had, costumes were worn. This was a blast! Enjoy the photos below this video I slapped together:

Theodore is a band that I’ve been wanting to get for a session for a long time now. I had them in mind since the first batch I put together a couple of years ago. For some reason it never worked out. This one was recorded later than most of the other sessions. We met at the museum around nine ...

When we met Sleepy Kitty at City Museum last week we were surprised to find out that they had already sort of choreographed their Lo-Fi Session performance the day before when they scouted out the museum for locations. The choreography eventually required some modification due to the way we record audio but they’re still the first band that actually planned ...

This is the first performance we’ve recorded on the roof of City Museum. Though this isn’t the first time we’ve shot anything on the roof. We did shoot Doc Pop performing Yo-Yo tricks there when the roof space was still under construction back in 2007. The roof is mostly complete now and it’s a marvel to behold, with fountains and ...

I think it’s time to bring back the Lo-Fi Sessions, don’t you? The Blind Eyes have been kicking around St. Louis in one form or another for about five or six years now. Well … that’s not exactly true. The Blind Eyes are a distinctly different project from these three guys previous band The Gentleman Callers which shared the same ...

Last Friday Evil Prints opened up it’s doors to the public to see what kind of debauchery goes on in their large space above Vandeventer Ave. Beer, chili and cookies were served. Print making was demonstrated and prints were sold. Also showing (and selling work) was photographer in residenceBob Reuter who’s dark room and photo archives reside in the space. The ...