Indian Blanket
Joe Andert of Indian Blanket is a willowy young man with chest-length, caramel-colored hair and a mythical presence, with a voice that's also found in legend. Backed by Jim Hughes, Alex Beaven and cellist Katie Brown, the maestro curates mercurial folk songs that battle the din of chatty showgoers and ask for a listener's ear. His voice slithers out, in and around a crowd, finding moments of silence to erupt and showcase its beauty. Indian Blanket's resume is bullet-pointed with impressive opening slots: Samantha Crain, Widowspeak and First Aid Kit, to name a few. Prior to the opening gig for FAK, Indian Blanket was quietly constructing songs out of Americana's modern permutations. Now after those attention-getting shows, Indian Blanket is poised to come out of St. Louis' woodwork and present itself as more than folklore. -Blair Stiles
https://www.facebook.com/indianblanketfolk http://Indianblanket.bandcamp.com
Joe Stickley
Between his folk-rock work with Joe Stickley's Blueprint and his Celtic-infused music with Stickley & Canan, veteran songwriter Joe Stickley has carved out a unique career on the St. Louis music scene. He's not flashy, he's a poor self-promoter and he's not about to go synth-pop for synth-pop's sake. Stickley is simply a craftsman, a songwriter who knows how to tell a story, and how to deliver it with a smooth-but-not-too-smooth tenor. This year he released his first genuinely solo EP, Wasn't It Pretty, a graceful tour through the landscape of love and loss that never sounds clichéd or predictable. Like Dylan or Steve Earle, Stickley has a literary bent, but he never neglects the primacy of melody and rhythm.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-Stickley http://www.joestickley.com
Previously: - Electronic/Dance - Experimental - Cover - Country - Blues - Chamber Pop - Metal - Americana
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