Rock Paper Podcast

Last week I stopped by The Vigilettes' band practice to sit and talk and get to know the band a little better. We discussed their debut album (coming soon!), how they started together, answer questions from the fans, our go to karokee songs and play some live songs.

You can see the Vigilettes LIVE

6/11 at Heavy Anchor with Ex Oh Ex and Vandelion

6/19 at CBGB with The Head and Queen Rainbow

6/25 at Foam with DinoFight! and Bagheera

Keep an eye out for more details on their debut album release party around August.

On this episode you'll hear 2 live recordings of songs that'll be on that album "Winter's Parade" & "Nothing is Yours"

Follow the band on Facebook to keep up with all the show announcements.

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Fivefold returns! Fair warning this episode is not the best recording but it's way too good not to share with you. I had an incredible time hanging out with Ryan, Matt A, Matt B, Derrick & CoCo or more commonly known together as Fivefold. We sat inside the their touring Sprinter in Wentzville, MO to record this one.

We discussed their new record Open Letter and the work that went to pulling that album off, answer questions from the fans, and have some serious debates over muffins vs cupcakes.

Find all things Fivefold at FivefoldBand.com including shirts, hats, stickers and music. Follow the band on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Find the tunes on Spotify, ITunes, and Amazon. Buy all of their albums! On this episode you'll hear a clip of "Darker Side of Me" and closing out the show "Room To Breathe"

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Thanks to Music Record Shop in St.Louis, MO for sponsoring the show. Go grab some records from them in the Grove.

Last week I stop in at Techartista in CWE to hang out with Kevin Harvell of Who's Who in St.Lou Podcast. He's been involved in podcasting in the St.Louis for quite a while and that's originally how we became aware of each other. We decided to meet up and record an episode of each others show. So this is kind of a part 2 of my appearance on his show.

You can find out more about Who's Who in St.Lou at WhoSTL.com, ITunes & Stitcher Apps. New episode every week. Be sure to click Subscribe.

Thank you for continuing to support Rock Paper Podcast. Mark your calendar for the 2nd Annual Birthday Show coming up June 24th at Broadway Oyster Bar with Mathias & The Pirates, Brother Lee & the Leather Jackals and Sky Burnt White.

This episode I sat with Mark Brainard to get to know him a little better. We talked about some of his upcoming shows, his new EP, influences and more.

We also talked about food challenges & answer some questions from the fans.

Mark even played 2 live acoustic tunes on this episode. Hear "Can't Blame Me" & "Kerry" live acoustic, and "Outer Space" from the Mark's self titled EP. The Mark Brainard EP is now available on ITunes, so grab a copy of that!

Follow Mark on Facebook to keep with more shows, or MarkBrainard.net for more information.

Thanks to Music Record Shop for sponsoring the show. Visit them in the Grove on Manchester Ave for some new records.

The other night I went out to Washington, MO to talk with my friend Gabe Stroup of Sky Burnt White about becoming a new father, upcoming shows and a bunch of our friends music.

You can see Sky Burnt White LIVE

6/4 Homegrown Acoustic Show at America's Tavern

6/18 at 300 State in Alton, IL with Divide The Empire, The Fade & Skyline In Ruins

6/24 at New Lingo's EP Release Party with City of Parks, Isabella & New Lingo

6/24 at Rock Paper Podcast's 2nd Annual Birthday Show at Broadway Oyster Bar with Mathias & The Pirates and Brother Lee & The Leather Jacakals

Follow the band on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Buy their album EXIT STRATEGIES on SkyBurntWhite.Bandcamp.com.

On this episode you'll hear

"Panic Button" Mathias & The Pirates

"Casting Fire Ant Colony" New Lingo

"Dare to Dream" City of Parks

"Happy" Sky Burnt White

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The other night I was hanging out with multi-instrumentalist Leah Osborne. We talked about some of her previous bands The Boomtops & Clusterpluck, her passion for food and play 3 live songs.

You can see Leah LIVE this summer

July 29 & 30 at Beesonstock

Sept 9 & 10 at Pickin on the Huzzah

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Last night I went over to Ambit Studios in Maryville, IL to hang out with the guys of My Legacy My Ghost. Had a great time talking about everything from touring, Deadpool, Nathan going to China, their first headline show, and when we might hear new music.

See My Legacy My Ghost headlining the Demo on 5/27 with Conman Economy, Cuvi, The Cinema Story & Calloway Circus. Tickets are $7 in advance from the bands, or $10 at the door.

Head over to MyLegacyMyGhost.bandcamp.com and grab their EP for free. Listen on repeat so you can sing a long at the show.

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I went by Gaslight off Kingshighway & Shaw the other night and sat down with Zagk Gibbons to talk about everything he's a part of in St.Louis music. Zagk is currently working as Audio engineer for Gaslight. He run his own audio recording company called Loudhouse. He's the drummer for the Miss Molly Simms band. He's also a live sound guy for The Demo & The Firebird. We discuss all of these things and more .

I had a great time with Zagk hearing about all of his projects he's working on. Check out some of the bands we mentioned in this episode:

Miss Molly Simms

Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals

Maness Brothers

Old Souls Revival

Caveofswords

The Leopard/ The Hush List

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The Brothers Reed return to Rock Paper Podcast to talk about their new album Monster In My Head, touring, country music, songwriting, and play 3 live acoustic tunes.

Pick up their 2 albums SICK AS FOLK & MONSTER IN MY HEAD at TheBrothersReed.com. Available in physical or digital copies. Grab a shirt while you're there too. Also available on ITunes, Spotify or Amazon.

Here "Jake's Song" on this episode from their Monster in My Head album. You'll also hear "Ever Since You Found Me", "Right By My Side" & "Unimportant Problem" that are currently unreleased. Expected out on their next record in 2017.

See the LIVE this weekend in Wentzville, MO

5/14 at a House Concert (Details on their Facebook)

5/15 at Hwy40 Brews with Joe Bizelli & Maury Avenue

Follow them on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. All other dates at TheBrothersReed.com

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The other day I took a drive to Belleville, IL to hang out with The Fade. I had an incredible time hanging out with them at their studio. We talked about their upcoming shows, their EP, influences & sound and jammed 2 live songs.

On this episode you'll hear "Stealing The Moon (Live)", "Light on The Mast (Studio)" and "Better of Us (Live)." All three songs are available on their Selft Titled EP now available on ITunes, Bandcamp, Spotify, TheFadeMusic.com or any live show.

See them LIVE

5/20 at America's Tavern

5/27 at Melt

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