columbia: clayton jones and owen pye

this was a fun little show for a thursday night. the fact that it was at sideshow and five minutes from my apartment made it even better. i meet owen pye last summer, who's from my hometown st. louis, at the sci fi lounge when he played a show with sarah saturday on her eiy tour. (this show was on sarah's birthday, too! fancy that.) it's just him and his guitar, and a tambourine under his foot which he stomps on. if only i could play two instruments at one time and sing and still keep a beat...

sideshow was pretty empty when i got there around ten. in fact, it stayed kind of empty for the majority of the time i was there. but in a college town's terms, ten is really freakin early. especially for a bar/venue/club kind of place. but i still had a good time, love me some live music.

clayton jones of the madison letter opened and was truly amazing. i'm a sucker for anything acoustic, and even though a full band would sound even better, there's just something about a guy and his guitar. he played some of his owns songs as well as some covers, including hit the road jack and some goo goo dolls.

owen played next and had a small but interactive crowd. we chatted for a bit before and after the show. he'd been on tour for a while and had a bunch of dates to follow, with new york and california in the picture. it's amazing how people can still find ways to tour with the way gas prices are right now; definitely takes some true passion and dedication.

check out owen's music here: www.owenpye.com

st. louis: gardening, not architecture

night two!

the wonderful sarah saturday arrived in st. louis with sidekick ian and we had ourselves a fun-filled night. sarah played with a bunch of local bands at a small, independent venue and it was so inspiring. local fans coming together for local bands, at a tiny venue. and everyone came together to support sarah and her touring project and some great thoughts and ideas were thrown around in the earn it yourself workshop session. i have so much admiration and respect for what sarah does. it's a wonder more people don't know about her and all that she does for the good of the udnerground music scene.



sarah, ian and i ended up at steak-n-shake later that night, recorded some HILARIOUS videos, and laughed our asses off until four in the morning. once again, another band was introduced to my forest of a basement. (it's becoming quite famous at this point.) here's a pic of god only know what at steak'n'shake:



check out all that sarah's involved in:

www.sarahsaturday.tumblr.com
www.twitter.com/sarahsaturday
www.twitter.com/GNAtweets
www.twitter.com/earnityourself
www/earnityourself.com

i promise you won't regret it!