Folk band uses old-time instruments for bluegrass feel

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Greenland is Melting is a three piece folk band born and bred in Gainesville. It consists of a stand-up bass, a banjo, an electric and acoustic guitar and a suitcase thats used to keep a beat.

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Killer or Filler?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Our critics give you the lowdown on some local notable discs. Acoustic guitar virtuoso Darrin Kobetich has traveled quite a few miles both figuratively and literally since he first mixed folk and bluegrass with his metal back in the early aughts as a member of Amillion Pounds.

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Silversun Pickups play abbreviated set downtown Sat. night

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Rain is much cleaner than bird crap, but it still ruins concerts. A healthy crowd powered through the heat on Saturday to enjoy the alternative rock segment of Celebrate Saint Louis' concert series at

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Review: Crowd swept up by stellar Elton John set

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The afternoon showers had stopped and the sky had turned a luminous shade of blue when Elton John took the stage at the Harveys Outdoor Arena in Stateline on Sunday. It was the legendary singers Tahoe debut and the last U.S. stop on his 2010 world tour.

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Rare copy of ‘Declaration’ coming

Monday, July 26th, 2010

A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is joining the exhibit, America I AM: The African American Imprint, on Saturday at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

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Freedy Johnston

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Julu 31 Molly Malone's (Covington) Most of Freedy Johnston's songs are populated with characters that either seem blithely unaware of their terminal shortcomings or are keenly aware of them and lack the conviction or strength to do anything about them. His patently brilliant new album, 'Rain on the City,' offers up plenty of twangy Americana/Folk that shimmers with Power Pop melodicism.

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Modern day treasure hunters are coming …

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

What treasures are stashed around Kennett? We are about to find out. The Treasure Hunters Roadshow is on a world-wide treasure hunt and will be digging in town for five days. During this free...

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Mulebone brings the blues to G-A

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Many people catch the music bug after theyve learned how to play an instrument. For Hugh Pool of the blues duo Mulebone, he literally had to catch the bug before he picked up a guitar. As a teenager, Pool said he contracted a bad case of pneumonia, an read more

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Bands join up to help with boy’s cancer treatment

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Eleven-year-old Tyler Cheatham may never play a single note, but this weekend he’ll be a bona fide rock star.

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Frost finds himself at home with Eno

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

THERE'S something unsettling about Ben Frost's music. He likes it that way, mind you.

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