Looming plays the Downhome Music Festival Saturday evening Aug. 2. You simply cannot understand the great joy that I and others of my age feel about the wonderful collection of warm weather, downtown music festivals now available for public consumption. We fondly remember, while shaking our heads, the heady years of Lincolnfest-ering, when that misguided […]
Josh Catalano and The Dirty Thoughts
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A cool event and more
Chicago Farmer plays Frost Fest at Donnie’s Homespun, Sat., Jan. 11. With the great freeze out of 2014 soon becoming a mushy thaw of a memory, it’s time to put the unfortunate show cancellations behind us and move on in earnest with live music in the new year. This week includes a cool, new, indoor, […]
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Local chow
Here’s a festival that’s all about local chow with 12 downtown restaurants participating. A hint of the scrumptious menu to entice you – fried oyster po’boys, cucumber basil watermelon sangria, crab cake sandwiches, deep-fried brownies, lemon berry ice cream, hummus sandwich, hoisin crusted pork belly and Chinese noodles. Purchase wristbands at admission gates near Fourth and […]
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Josh Catalano and The Dirty Thoughts
A stalwart on the local music scene in performing, writing and recording original, rocking American music, Josh Catalano (guitar, vocals, songwriting) formed The Dirty Thoughts in 2011 with former Damnwell Betters bandmates Patrick Miller (drums) and Jordan Laier (guitar, keys, pedal steel, vocals), then added Keith Voegele (bass, vocals) of the nationally renowned St. Louis-based […]
