Rock Paper Podcast

Saturday afternoon Denver reggae band Rastasaurus stopped by my home on their way through town. We talked about their show Friday night at the Bootleg, playing with Al Holliday & their history together, tour life, some stories behind the songs and much more!

Rastasaurus is (Left to Right): Eric (Guitar), Sam (Bass), Justus (Guitar/Vocals) & Sam (Drums)

On this episode you'll hear 4 songs from their album BAD FOR BUSINESS

• Yesterday's Criminal
• Daily Bread
• Got My Soul
• Wake Up Dead

Grab a copy of the album wherever you buy digital music or Rastasaurus.com

See them LIVE on tour coming to a town near you!

Follow Rastasaurus on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify & YouTube

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on Itunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or click PLAY

Thanks to Music Record Shop for their support! New records in every Friday! Visit them at their new location in the Dotzack Building. Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com.

Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

A bit ago I met up with Stephanie, Becky & Katie of Erase the Trace at Kaldi's Coffee in Chesterfield, MO to talk about the organization & their big show Trash Bash they are putting together.

Join us August 27 at Old Rock House

LIVE Music from

• Big Mike Aguirre & The Blu City Allstars
• The Scandaleros
• Mom's Kitchen
• Silence The Duck
• Stone Sugar Shakedown

All ages event. $10 at door (12 & under free). Free entry if you participate in the trash clean up 11-3pm. Meet at the Old Rock House parking lot. Music starts at 4pm.

Follow Erase The Trace on Facebook to learn of other clean up events going on around town.

Singer Songwriter PJ Kennedy stops by the show to play some live acoustic, tell some stories, talk Jackal Fest and much more.

See PJ LIVE

8/19 at Flights for Futures Benefit

9/1 at ITAP Chesterfield with Matt Rowland

On this episode you'll hear 3 acoustic songs

• That's When You'll Know
• Your Fool
• Ton of Bricks

Follow PJ on Instagram for daily videos @PJplaysmusic

The other night I met up with singer/songwriter/pianist Rick Kilian at a St.Louis Bread Co to talk about his album he's working on, upcoming shows, stories behind some of the songs, playing dueling piano gigs and so much more.

On this episode you'll hear 2 songs from his upcoming record

• Dance With My Soul (Demo)
• Wild Electric Love (Demo)

Hear more Rick Kilian songs on Soundcloud.com

See the Rick Kilian Trio LIVE on August 18th at Blueberry Hill in the Duck Room with special guests Jim Peters & Philip "Spanky" Manaois opening the show. Tickets at BlueberryHill.com

Follow Rick on Facebook & Instagram

I had a great time talking with Ben & Alec of Calloway Circus for this episode. We get into how the band formed, upcoming shows, passing up college to hit the road this fall for tour, their album TEENAGE PYSCHOPATH, their debut music video for "Warriors" and so much more.

See Calloway Circus LIVE

8/15 at The Firebird with Rookie Of The Year, The Cinema Story, Ashland, & Disguise The Limit

9/1-3 at RockFest at Bird's Nest Lodge in Steelville, MO with Discrepancies, Cuvi, The Former Me, Silence The Witness, Isabella, Maximus, Robbing Jon, The Faded Truth, Silent Hollow, System Slave, Tree One Four & many more

Follow them on Facbeook, Twitter & Instagram for more dates. Subscribe to their YouTube channel for updates while on tour!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Teenage Pyschopath
• Warriors

Pick up their album TEENAGE PYSCHOPATH on ITunes, Spotify or physical copies at the shows.

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music or click PLAY

Over the weekend I met Torrey Casey & The Southside Hustle at one of the most iconic Blues bars in town BB's Jazz Blues & Soups. We had a nice time talking about their debut EP, touring and upcoming dates!

On this episode you'll hear

• If It Ain't
• Becky
• Guitar In My Bed

Head over to ITunes, Google Play or CDBaby and buy your copy of their EP today!

See Torrey Casey & The Southside Hustle LIVE

8/12 7th Annual Blues Festival in Festus, MO at West City Park with Marquise Knox

8/24 at BB's Jazz Blues & Soups (Last Thursday of every month!)

9/1-3 at Big Muddy Blues Festival

9/22-23 at Funk Fest

Follow them on Facebook & Bandsintown for more dates!

The other night I stopped in at Old Rock House to hang out with Phil Wright (of Alligator Wine) & Tony Bertoglio (of Old Rock House). We talk about Tony's City Wide Sounds showcase, how it started, this week's show, and upcoming shows. We also talk about Jerry Garcia week, The Grateful Dead, Alligator Wine, some of the special guests and more!

Come out to Old Rock House on Thursday August 10th for Alligator Wine performing Acoustic & Electric sets. Special guests including Al Holliday, Matt McGibany, Stu Williams & Jim Rosse. $5 18+

Also mark your calendar for next months show September 21 with Les Gruff & The Billy Goat, Emily Wallace & Elliot Pearson at Old Rock House.

Listen on ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or click PLAY

Today's episode I welcome Sean Kimble, Bassist of Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals, to the show. He's been on the show with the band a few times, but I thought it'd be fun to get to know more about Sean and some of his solo music he's working on. He also shares the story of his American Idol experience.

We jam 3 live acoustic songs

• Carolina On My Mind (James Taylor cover)
• Baby Child
• South City Belle

See Sean with Brother Lee & The Leather Jacakals

8/9 at The Ready Room with Breakmouth Annie, The Death & Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship

8/19 at Atomic Cowboy

8/26 at Gateway American Speedway with Cara Louise Band, Old Capital & Dracla

9/16 at Taste of St.Louis

Follow the band on Facebook & Instagram. Pick up the new album MURDER CITY SPECIAL on ITunes, ByJack.com/Jackal or Spotify.

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or click Play

Thanks to Music Record Shop for their support! New records in every Friday! Visit them at their new location in the Dotzack Building. Shop online 24/7 at MusicRecordShop.com.

Check out my friends Gig-A-Bit Rocks at Gigabitrocks.com  If you or your band is looking to tour, Gig-A-Bit Rocks wants to help!

A little while back I caught up with the guys of Free Parking! I met these guys during the Road To Pointfest this year. I really dig what they are up to, and excited to see what they have coming up. We talk about how they group formed, their new single "Rescue Me", upcoming shows and much more

On this episode you can hear "Rescue Me." Head over to ITunes and purchase a copy or stream it on Spotify.

See Free Parking LIVE

Sept 2 at Ballpark Village with The Struts

Sept 23 at The Firebird with Welcome Home, Weekend Classic & Mocklove

Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or click PLAY

The other night I dropped by Jake's house to hang out with Joshua Powell & him. We got into talking about Joshua's new solo EP, as well as a new Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery record. We also talk all things Whiskey War Festival!

Whiskey War Festival Pre-Fest Pig Roast $10 includes free food

August 12 at Gaslight. Live music on the ROOF from:

• Maness Brothers
• Bug Chaser
• Dana Anderson
• Mc Scrub
• Bobby Stevens

Whiskey War Festival

September 2 at South Broadway Athletic Club

Live music from:

• Daddy Long Legs
• Catl
• All Seeing Eyes
• Calliope
• Brother O'Brother
• Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery
• Chris Black & The Eagles of Unemployment
• The Magic Johnson
• Okay Crawdad
• Dracla
• The Lion's Daughter
• The Maness Brothers
• The Gorge
• Maximum Effort
• Staghorn
• Zackary Sloan
• Strange Places
• Dibiase
• Red Headed Strangers
• Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals
• River Kittens
• The Wilderness
• Rick Steves
• Elliot Pearson
• Modern Gold
• Town Cars
• The Irish Exiles

Full details at WhiskeyWarFest.com. Also follow Whiskey War Fest on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

On this episode you'll hear a brand new Joshua Powell tune "Faded Destroyer" recorded live acoustic on Rock Paper Podcast closing out the show.

Listen to Rock Paper Podcast on ITunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music apps or click PLAY