Last to Show First to Go Release Show / Jump Starts / Treehouse @ the Sheldon Ballroom, St. Louis, MO

Pictures and words by Duane Clawson

Sometimes in life, things happen that are totally unexpected and just when I think no one sees what I write, I am reminded how far these words travel.  After a small mention of the St. Louis band Pretty Little Empire in my Ume article, I was contacted through Facebook by Ryan Albritton.  Ryan has recorded Pretty Little Empire at his studio, R&R Music Labs in St. Louis.  He asked about the background of Music Taster’s Choice (MTC) and the conversation worked it’s self into the possibility of MTC covering an upcoming show.  The upcoming show was Last to Show First to Go’s (LTSFTG) upcoming EP release party at the Sheldon Concert Hall Ballroom.   So when all was said and done, what started out as a simple concert review turned into interviews, an album review, and concert coverage.  With all of this going on, I will attempt to put it all into some sort of chronological order.  I’ll get it all started with a little bit of the history surrounding the formation of LTSFTG.

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Infected Mushroom / STodd / Miss J @ 2720 Cherokee, St. Louis, MO

Pictures and words by Duane Clawson

If one was looking to burn off a portion of their Thanksgiving feast, 2720 Cherokee was the place to be on this Thanksgiving night.  I love to venture outside of my element and tonight was one of those said ventures.  This was my first visit to 2720, which provides a vast array of artist from DJ sets to an upcoming soul & funk review.  2720 provided plenty of entertainment throughout the evening.  Two gentlemen entertained with a fire show during the DJ sets; one working fireballs attached to chains followed by another twirling fire batons.  Girls scantily clad in boy shorts and sports bras worked lighted hula hoops throughout the night.  And if all of this could not hold your attention, the ongoing fashion show provided by the 2720 patrons surely would.  I took this show to see Infected Mushroom, a band I have been a fan of for a few years now.  I became a fan through the strangest of circumstances.  While DJing a 16-year old's birthday party, a kid asked if I had any Infected Mushroom.  I said, “get away from me kid, I’m a man of the law and haven’t had any shrooms since high school”.  The kid produced an Infected Mushroom CD and I felt stupid but I thanked the kid for turning me on to a different kind of mushroom.  Alright enough of my silliness, on with this review.

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