Email Author Christian Schaeffer

2013 Stories by Christian Schaeffer

• Little Big Bangs

  published May 9, 2013

  w/ Stonechat, Corrigan Brothers, Peck of Dirt - From... More >>

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  Homespun: Al Holliday, Made It Through the Mill, Again
  alhollidaymusic.com

  published May 23, 2013

  Al Holliday is a 25-year-old, white, Collinsville, Illinois-bred pianist and singer who makes his debut with twelve original songs on Made... More >>

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  BDR Records Re-Releases Material By Classic St. Louis Band Max Load

  published May 15, 2013

  It's no stretch at all to think of BDR Records as St. Louis' very own Numero Group. That Chicago-based imprint quickly became the king of archival reissues, resurrecting long-forgotten and barely reme... More >>

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  Homespun: Max Load

  published May 16, 2013

  It's no stretch at all to think of BDR Records as St. Louis' very own Numero Group. That Chicago-based imprint quickly became the king of... More >>

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  Mastermind Einstein's A.D.D. (Artistically Day Dreaming): Read Our Homespun Review and Listen

  published May 09, 2013

  North-side native Muhammad Austin may have a hard time paying attention, but his work as Mvstermind has no trouble paying dues. You can probably guess from the title of A.D.D. (Artistically Day Dreami... More >>

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  Homespun: Mvstermind, A.D.D. (Artistically Day Dreaming)
  mastermindmme.bandcamp.com

  published May 9, 2013

  North-side native Muhammad Austin may have a hard time paying attention, but his work as Mvstermind has no trouble paying dues. You can... More >>

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  Grace Basement's Wheel Within a Wheel: Read Our Homespun Review and Listen to a Track

  published May 01, 2013

  Biblical prophets, Irish poets and American songwriters have all used the image of a wheel inside a wheel to speak toward some larger unity -- of many moving parts operating in a unified sphere. It's ... More >>

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  Homespun: Grace Basement, Wheel Within a Wheel

  published May 2, 2013

  Biblical prophets, Irish poets and American songwriters have all used the image of a wheel inside a wheel to speak toward some larger unity... More >>

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  Tone Rodent's Latest, A Bit Disconnected: Read Our Homespun Review and Listen

  published Apr 25, 2013

  Guitarist/vocalist Adam Watkins and bassist Matty Coonfield have been the anchors in the member-shifting Tone Rodent, a band that swerves from psych to shoegaze to no-wave without losing a thumbprint ... More >>

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  Homespun: Tone Rodent

  published April 25, 2013

  Guitarist/vocalist Adam Watkins and bassist Matty Coonfield have been the anchors in the member-shifting Tone Rodent, a band that swerves from... More >>

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  Local Record Store Day Wax from Tim Rakel's Extension Chord Records, Cassie Morgan, and More

  published Apr 19, 2013

  It's one of the perks of this gig that, sometimes, Record Store Day comes a little bit early. The Vinyl Fairy has been making stops at my doorstep and leaving advances of this weekend's local wax offe... More >>

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  Prairie Rehab's Weights & Measures: Read Our Homespun Review and Listen

  published Apr 17, 2013

  The fateful Craigslist ad that brought songwriter and guitarist Lacie Mangels into the company of ex-Linemen Scott Swartz (guitar), Greg Lamb (bass) and John Baldus (drums) continues to pay dividends.... More >>

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  Homespun: Prairie Rehab, Weights & Measures
  prairierehab.bandcamp.com

  published April 18, 2013

  The fateful Craigslist ad that brought songwriter and guitarist Lacie Mangels into the company of ex-Linemen Scott Swartz (guitar), Greg Lamb... More >>

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  Last to Show, First to Go's Everything's Fine, America: Read Our Homespun Review and Listen

  published Apr 10, 2013

  You probably won't need a particularly heightened sense of sarcasm to figure out that Last to Show First to Go isn't playing it straight with the title of its new EP, Everything's Fine, America. The A... More >>

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  Homespun: Everything's Fine, America
  www.lasttoshowfirsttogo.com

  published April 11, 2013

  You probably won't need a particularly heightened sense of sarcasm to figure out that Last to Show First to Go isn't playing it straight with... More >>

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  Homespun Double Review: Tight Pants Syndrome's All Alive and Whoa Thunder's You're Under Attack

  published Apr 03, 2013

  [Editor's Note: For a change, this week's print edition features two Homespun reviews written by RFT Music Senior Writer Christian Schaeffer, because why notr]Tom Stephens' long-running (and member-sh... More >>

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  Homespun: All Alive EP
  tightpantssyndrome.bandcamp.comYou're Under Attack
  facebook.com/whoathunder

  published April 4, 2013

  Tom Stephens' long-running (and member-shuffling) power-pop combo Tight Pants Syndrome rarely lacks for material; in 2010 the quintet released... More >>

• Picture Day's Every Day Is Picture Day: Read Our Homespun Review

  published Mar 27, 2013

  It's good to see Brian Wiegert leading a band again. He was at the center of the foursome Team Tomato, a band that made mostly solid records, gained some national attention and then went kaput. He was... More >>

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  Homespun: Every Day Is Picture Day
  picturedaystl.bandcamp.com

  published March 28, 2013

  It's good to see Brian Wiegert leading a band again. He was at the center of the foursome Team Tomato, a band that made mostly solid records,... More >>

• Trotting Bear's Currents: Read Our Homespun Review and Listen

  published Mar 20, 2013

  If you've been paying attention to the acoustic singer-songwriter scene in town, you might know that Andy Berkhout has been, in his own quiet way, releasing a prolific number of albums and EPs. The em... More >>

• Homespun: Currents
  trottingbear.bandcamp.com

  published March 21, 2013

  If you've been paying attention to the acoustic singer-songwriter scene in town, you might know that Andy Berkhout has been, in his own quiet... More >>

• Ryan Spearman's Pain & Time: Read Our Homespun Review

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Ryan Spearman is too nice of a guy to talk dirty. His good-natured drawl and perennially laid-back air make even the obvious double-entendres of Mississippi John Hurt's "Candy Man Blues" sound almost ... More >>

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  Homespun: Pain & Time
  www.ryanspearman.net

  published March 14, 2013

  Ryan Spearman is too nice of a guy to talk dirty. His good-natured drawl and perennially laid-back air make even the obvious double-entendres... More >>

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  Homespun Double Review: Wax Wine's Self-Titled EP and Mikey Wehling & the Reverbs' Nests In Tree

  published Mar 06, 2013

  [Editor's Note: For a change, this week's print edition features two Homespun reviews written by RFT Music Senior Writer Christian Schaeffer, because why notr] Mikey Wehling & the Reverbs - Nests in ... More >>

• Homespun: Wax Wine EP

  published March 7, 2013

  Natalie Huggins has worn a few hats around St. Louis' music community: She's been a keyboardist for a late-period Bureau lineup, a guest... More >>