Main Outdoor Stage
1 P.M. -- SAC LUNCH
Web site: www.saclunch.com
Sounds like: A funky version of the Roots
Trivia: One of their MCs is also a graphic designer
Often plays: Velvet (every Friday)
Music available: From their Web site, at shows and at Vintage Vinyl
3 P.M. -- LOJIC
Also known as: Your secret lover
Music available: At www.cdbaby.com/lojic or at Vintage Vinyl
Dream venue: Catholic high school mixer
Gets pissed: About lack of unity in the local scene
Beverage of choice: Water, beer and blood
4 P.M. -- THE WHOLE SICK CREW
Sounds like: Punk-rock pirates
Trivia: Not your typical lineup -- banjo, mandolin, xylophone and fiddle
Music available: At www.stlpunk.com (audio file downloads)
Often plays: 21+ shows
Fan attire: Black (they threaten to make June 25 at the Hi-Pointe their last show)
5 P.M. -- CORE PROJECT
Web site: www.myspace.com/coreproject
Trivia: Went on tour with Nelly
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl, Streetside, Sam Goody, Borders
Worst gig ever: In front of Burlington Coat Factory
Beverage of choice: Weed
6 P.M. -- KIM MASSIE & THE SOLID SENDERS
Web site: www.kimmassie.com
Sounds like: Aretha Franklin channeling Etta James
Trivia: Made her musical debut in It Ain't Nothing but the Blues
Often plays: A scorching cover of Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love"
Recent release: The Diva Survival Guide
7 P.M. -- THE SCHWAG
Web site: www.theschwag.com
Trivia: Purchased a 330-acre campground where they throw several annual Schwagstock festivals
Music available: At shows and various local record stores
Dream venue: Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside Denver, Colorado
Their Rolling Stone cover will read: "Rolling Stoned with The Schwag"
Market in the Loop Outdoor Stage
1:30 P.M. -- THE CHOIR (formerly The Spiders)
Trivia: Groupies? They married 'em
Music available: At shows
Gets pissed: At Beatle Bob
Favorite local venue: Stratford Inn
Best gig ever: Not playing Rock Island
3 P.M. -- DUBTRONIX
Sounds like: Heavy dub, instrumental roots reggae
Trivia: Dubtronix's DJ Ranx runs the late-night dub show (2 to 4 a.m.) on KDHX
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl
Fan attire: Yellow, red and green, mon!
Often plays: Blues on Main Street in Collinsville
4:30 P.M. -- THE PUBES
Web site: www.the-pubes.com
Trivia: They're dead serious
New Music: Just started recording a new studio album with Matt Bug of Ded Bugs
Often plays: The Hi-Pointe and the Creepy Crawl
Their Rolling Stone cover will read: "Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodia"
6 P.M. -- SOULARD BLUES BAND
Web site: www.soulardbluesband.com
Starring: Art Dwyer, John Mondin, Bob Kamoske, John Wolf and Kirk Grice
Music available: On their Web site and at Vintage Vinyl
Recent release: Trickle Down Blues
Often plays: Broadway Oyster Bar (every Monday)
7:30 P.M. -- MURDER CITY PLAYERS
Web site: Not really, but they're on www.stlscene.com
Trivia: Nine band members is a lot of band members
Often plays: Duck Room, Caribbean Sun
Dream venue: Jamaica
Best gig ever: Backing the Itals, the Ethiopians and U-Roy
Blueberry Hill-- Duck Room
6:30 P.M. -- HARKONIN
Sounds like: Midwestern metal
Trivia: Drummer used to gig with late-'80s local band Dain Bramage
Dream venue: Wacken, an open-air heavy-metal music festival in Germany
Gets pissed: About everything but Harkonin
Beverage of choice: Beer and lots of it
8 P.M. -- THE CONFORMISTS
Web site: www.theconformists.com
Trivia: Rocked Delmar from the back of a flatbed truck when not invited to play the showcase
Music available: From their Web site, from Collective Records and at Vintage Vinyl
Recent release: Two Hundred (2004)
Often plays: Lemp Arts Center
9:30 P.M. -- THE ELECTRIC
Web site: www.the-electric.com
Together since: May 2001
Trivia: Caused $200 in property damage at the Eastside Tavern in Columbia
Gets pissed: About the lack of a local scene
Beverage of choice: A cocktail of beer, sweat and snot
11 P.M. -- TRIP DADDYS
Web site: www.tripdaddys.com
Sounds like: Rockabilly
Trivia: Just celebrated their ten-year anniversary
Dream venue: Madison Square Garden
Gets pissed: When P.A.s are crappy
Blueberry Hill -- Elvis Room
7 P.M. -- THE ALL-STARS
Trivia: Recently opened for Nelly at Savvis Center
Love them: Because they do community service projects while on tour
Favorite local venue: The Spot and the Pageant
Biggest crowd: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Beverage of choice: Cold water
8 P.M. -- DJ NEEDLES
Sounds like: A hot hip-hop spin cycle
Trivia: He's a former member of the Soul Tyde collective and used to be a Q95.5 DJ
Often plays: The Science at Blueberry Hill
Recent release: Provided the beats for the track "From Here" on the new Nato Caliph seven-inch
Favorite way to unwind: Poker and Chappelle's Show
9 P.M. -- RUKA PUFF
Sounds like: A crunk brawl
Trivia: Almost certainly the most giiii-normous musician playing the showcase
Music available: From Riverfront Records
Recent release: Escaped: Off the Chains
Fan attire: Apple Bottoms and bling
10 P.M. -- DJ CRUCIAL
Web site: www.f5records.com
Trivia: Did a track with MC Eiht (of Compton's Most Wanted)
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl
Gets pissed: When people aren't supportive of one another
Everyone should: Know he doesn't smoke dope
Cicero's
6 P.M. -- FEMME FATALITY
Sounds like: Dance punk
Trivia: Once mistakenly labeled as actually female by the RFT
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl
Often plays: Crowded shows at the Creepy Crawl
Fan Attire: It's still the '80s -- really
7 P.M. -- URBAN JAZZ NATURALS
Web site: www.urbanjazznaturals.com
Starring: Don Tinsley, Mo Egeston, Christian Oncken and Dawn Weber
Sounds like: Electronic dance music with life
Trivia: Mo and Dawn also play around town as a duo
Fan attire: Parachute pants
8:45 P.M. -- SECRET CAJUN BAND (late addition)
10:00 P.M. -- MADAHOOCHI
Web site: www.madahoochi.com
Trivia: Scott Rockwell is generally regarded as one of the best young guitarists in St. Louis
Music available: At shows and at Vintage Vinyl
Often plays: Cicero's (every Monday), Backstreet Jazz & Blues (every Wednesday)
Fan attire: Patchwork & patchouli
Delmar Restaurant & Lounge
7 P.M. -- BERRY
Web site: www.berryrock.com
Sounds like: Mopey, pretty indie rock
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl
Recent release: Marriage, their first LP
Fan attire: Cigarette pants, white belts, corduroy jackets and tousled hair
8:30 P.M. -- 7 SHOT SCREAMERS
Web site: www.7ShotScreamers.com
Trivia: Recently hired to be the back-up band for Exene Cervenka (of the legendary punk band X)
Often plays: The Way Out Club
Worst gig ever: Portland, Maine, last summer -- broken bottles, the hospital, etc.
Beverage of choice: Free beer
10 P.M. -- YOWIE
Sounds like: An algebra test in stereo
Trivia: Pronounced "you-e," and hey, there's no bass player!
Music available: At www.skingraftrecords.com
Often plays: The small recesses of your mind
Recent release: Cryptooology, an "album at war"
11:30 P.M. -- CORBETA CORBATA
Sounds like: An early version of The Fall
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl
Often plays: The Creepy Crawl
Recent release: Investing With... on Collective Records
Recent gig of note: Opening for jazz-punkers Nomeansno
Halo Bar
7 P.M. -- THE MEGA HURTS
Web site: www.themegahurts.com
Sounds like: Pop-punk goodness
Often plays: Lemmons, CBGB, the Gearbox
Beverage of choice: The alcoholic kind
Nixed band name: Young Strippers of America
8:30 P.M. -- THE GENTLEMAN CALLERS
Web site: www.gentlemancallers.net
Trivia: Their debut seven-inch sold out in Europe
Worst gig ever: Years ago at the Creepy Crawl -- only two people showed up
Beverage of choice: Beer
Misconception: They're garage, not retro
10 P.M. -- BUNNYGRUNT
Sounds like: Twee power pop
Trivia: Has a song on the Bad Santa soundtrack
Music available: At Vintage Vinyl
Often plays: In the studio, where they're at work on a new album
Fan attire: Dress sharp
11:30 P.M. -- SEX ROBOTS
Sounds like: Crack rock
Trivia: Almost the same lineup as the Pubes
Music available: From local label Roadhouse Tunes (www.roadhousetunes.com)
Often plays: Wire, Otis Redding covers
Fan Attire: Thrift-store chic
Pin-Up Bowl
7 P.M. -- ROB LEMON
Web site: www.velocitypromote.com
Trivia: Signed autographs for two hours in Kansas City
Gets pissed: When club owners screw promoters
Beverage of choice: Grey Goose & sugar-free Red Bull
Everyone should: Wear comfortable dancing shoes to his gigs
8 P.M. -- KID DELICIOUS
Trivia: Won a trip to Miami to play the Winter Music Conference, courtesy of the RFT
Day job: Real estate appraiser
Dream venue: The Dockside in Belgium
Often plays: The Pepper Lounge, Velvet, Upstairs Lounge, Drunken Fish, Oz
Beverage of choice: Lots of Red Bull and water
9 P.M. -- MIKE GOW
Web site: www.djgow.com
Day job: Spinal-implant salesman and marketing manager
Best gig ever: New Year's Eve for the millennium at the Quest Club in Minneapolis
Beverage of choice: Tanqueray & tonic
His Rolling Stone cover will read: "Holy Gow!"
10 P.M. -- JIM K
Web site: www.dedicationcrew.com
Trivia: This is jungle, not techno
Often plays: Upstairs Lounge, 609
Best gig ever: Washington Avenue Beat Festival 2000
Gets pissed: That the local scene is so small
11 P.M. -- STEVE-O
Web site: www.albinoalleycat.com
Sounds like: Anything but techno
Dream venue: Anywhere in Europe
Best gig ever: New Year's Eve for the millennium in Köln, Germany
Beverage of choice: Red Bull and water
609
7 P.M. -- DAVE STONE TRIO
Sounds like: Traditional jazz trio with an avant-garde twist
Trivia: Won the RFT music award in this category last year
Often plays: Mangia Italiano (every Friday night)
Fan attire: Buddy Holly glasses
Dream venue: Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy
8:20 P.M. -- RONDO'S BLUES DELUXE
Sounds like: St. Louis blues at its best
Trivia: No one in the band is actually named Rondo
Often plays: Hammerstone's (weekly gig)
Recent release: Cross Eyed Cat
Fan attire: Smooth and casual
9:40 P.M. -- BENNIE SMITH & URBAN BLUES EXPRESS
Web site: www.benniesmith.net
Sounds like: The Yoda of blues guitar
Trivia: Included among local jazz and blues celebrities on the picture wall at BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups
Often plays: Riddles, Backstreet Jazz & Blues
Fan attire: Bifocals (Smith has been playing out since before he recorded with Ike & Tina Turner in 1963)
