Email Author Christian Schaeffer

2013 Stories by Christian Schaeffer

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  Homespun: Kentucky Knife Fight

  published February 28, 2013

  Hush Hush: Wherein the St. Louis-via-Edwardsville band marries its bluesy barroom blitzes with a cinematic scope. For its third... More >>

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  Tok's Gold Dollar Hen House Vol. 1: Review and Listen

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Smack-dab in the middle of Tok's new five-song EP is a track called "I Want Rock and Roll." As if it were ever in question. This threesome, led by brothers Matt and Bryan Basler, has been responsible ... More >>

• Tok: The Brothers Basler Can Still Subvert Expectations

  published February 21, 2013

  Smack-dab in the middle of Tok's new five-song EP is a track called "I Want Rock and Roll." As if it were ever in question. This threesome, led... More >>

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  Phaseone and Parisian, Old Lights and Demon Lover Make Like Bananas

  published Feb 14, 2013

  In this week's Homespun column we looked at two split EPs featuring local artists: The first is a collaboration between St. Louis' Parisian and the now New York-based Phaseone. The second pairs two be... More >>

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  Phaseone/Parisian Old Lights/Demon Lover

  published February 14, 2013

  Split seven-inches have long been a smart way for bands to divide the expense of costly vinyl, but the best splits pair acts that take a shared... More >>

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  Jumbling Towers Scored the Movie Build Me A World, Showing at Tivoli Tonight

  published Feb 07, 2013

  [Jumbling Towers recently contributed the score to the documentary Build Me a World, concerning students in a low-performing high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That film will screen at 6:30 p.m. t... More >>

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  Homespun: Jumbling Towers

  published February 7, 2013

  Jumbling Towers spent its last LP outlining the destruction of a fictional society and the rise of a self-sufficient band of misfit kids. For... More >>

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  Junebug's Dead Horse: Read the Homespun Review and Listen

  published Jan 31, 2013

  Donny Besancenez has a really lovely voice. He fronts Junebug with a clear, resonant presence that never seems to hit a bum note on his band's debut Dead Horse, and his slight twang saddles up to the ... More >>

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  Homespun: Junebug

  published January 31, 2013

  Donny Besancenez has a really lovely voice. He fronts Junebug with a clear, resonant presence that never seems to hit a bum note on his band's... More >>

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  Homespun: Ian Fisher & the Present

  published January 24, 2013

  Ste. Genevieve native, occasional St. Louisan and current resident of Berlin Ian Fisher has logged many miles and songs on both sides of the... More >>

• Angry Evil Woman Miss Molly Simms Traded Her Soul for the Blues

  published Jan 17, 2013

  Make no mistake about the music that Miss Molly Simms performs -- she's a blues musician and sets out to prove it on her latest effort, Revenants. Opening track "Angry Evil Woman" kicks off with a mo... More >>

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  Homespun: Miss Molly Simms

  published January 17, 2013

  Make no mistake about the music that Miss Molly Simms performs — she's a blues musician and sets out to prove it on Revenants.... More >>

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  Black Spade & Nato Caliph's Cassette EP Force Majeure: Review

  published Jan 11, 2013

  Force compatriots Black Spade and Nato Caliph commit their long-running musical kinship to tape for the first time on Force Majeure. And I mean "tape" literally -- this nine-song program (featuring t... More >>

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  Homespun: Black Spade & Nato Caliph

  published January 10, 2013

  Force compatriots Black Spade and Nato Caliph commit their long-running musical kinship to tape for the first time on Force Majeure. And... More >>