For the third year running, the PLAY:stl Music Festival and Conference will descend on the Delmar Loop for three days of live music and industry panels. (Think of it as a smaller, more manageable South By Southwest or CMJ Conference.) About 90 acts, both national and local, are scheduled over the three-day event, which takes places from September 17 to 19. Highlights include indie acts such as Owen, the Antlers the Atlas Sound (yes, the alter-ego of Deerhunter's Bradford Cox) and Saman
The Blind Eyes are Seth Porter, Kevin Schneider and Matt Picker. They are playing on October 17 at Off Broadway with the Safes, Gentleman Auction House, and Beth Bombara. But last weekend, they trekked to the upper Midwest for a few shows. Porter was kind enough to share what happened. Read below!
THURSDAY
6:15am: As with all major rock tours, day one begins with the lead singer [me] getting up and going to a half day of work. Rock & roll.
12:27pm: Pick up van, or more precisely, the mini
