Check back for regular updates and breaking news from our man in the window. DAY ONE 6:50 AM Tim Ezell (Fox 2 News) dropped by to do an interview and cover what we are doing. … Read more
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentCicero’s is teaming up with Lift For Life, an amazing local charity keeping kids off the street. From October 3rd through the 9th we will be hosting a benefit fundraiser to raise money for their … Read more
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentGenre slinging and coming up with a catchy, funny and notable new genre are done all too easily in the musical realm anymore – gone are the days of simply labeling some as rock, pop, … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Tagged Adam Arcuragi, Death Gospel, La Blogotheque, SXSW, The Lupine Chorale Society | 1 CommentIt’s no short order to mix the influences of six people while creating your own unique niche and create a lasting stamp on your hometown crowd. Upon my first time ever hearing of Scarlet Tanager … Read more
Posted in Blog, Music Venue | Tagged Bright Eyes, Deathcab for Cutie, Feist, Los Campesinos, Patsy Cline, Regina Spektor, Scarlet Tanager, St. Louis | 1 CommentFace it: Your Monday is in desperate need of a fix-up, a face-lift, a transplant, a re-do and anything and everything in between – just so long as it doesn’t feel like a Monday anymore. Well, … Read more
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith Multiple city tour across the nation? Check. Fans lining up in anticipation of your arrival? Check. Flashbulbs popping and video cameras rolling? Check. Signing tons of autographs? Check. Rushed in … Read more
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentHearing names like “Coco”, “Poni” and “Jem” used nonchalantly, as nicknames, typically conjures up thoughts of cartoon characters or maybe roller derby players – not rock and roll musicians. Based out of Nashville, Tennesee, The … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Tagged The Ettes | 1 CommentUpon a lazy Wikipedia or Google search of “Communipaw”, you’d find that it’s a community within Jersey City, NJ and one of America’s earliest European settlements, however, upon closer inspection Communipaw is a folk rock band from … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Tagged Aqueduct, Communipaw, Ester Drang, Field Music, New Jersey, Scarlet Tanager, St. Louis, The Otto Modest | Leave a commentWashington D.C. has a rich history in music and many alleged and self-imposed music connoisseurs are quick to spout out names like Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, and Fugazi all in one breath. However, D.C. bands strive … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Tagged Bad Brains, Big Hassle Publicity, Cicero's, Fugazi, Henry Rollins, U.S. Royalty, Washington D.C. | 1 CommentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith Here’s a tip…if you find Dan Kopman around town sampling Schlafly beers postpone your plans for a few minutes and soak in some knowledge. Dan will answer any question you … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a commentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith David Zuckerman, Brewmaster for Boulder Beer, received a round of applause when he answered the question “How does the altitude effect the brewery?” with “Our brewers are high!” How high? … Read more
Posted in Beer School | 2 CommentsBy Eric and Mimi Griffith Rob Mullin, Brewmaster and COO for Grand Teton Brewing Company, spent 40 hours traveling from Idaho to St. Louis so he could talk to us about beer…that’s dedication my fellow … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a commentIntimacy during rock ’n’ roll shows isn’t easily created. Many factors play into the effect: the size of the venue, the fans and their eclectic mix of attitude and beer coursing through their veins and, … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | 3 CommentsIt’s not that hard to imagine, really. Weeks in the making or mere hours of planning, a great night out with your best friends at the bar/game/show typically involves more than just a simple plan … Read more
Posted in Blog, Food | 1 CommentIt’s not that hard to imagine, really. Weeks in the making or mere hours of planning, a great night out with your best friends at the bar/game/show typically involves more than just a simple plan … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Leave a commentYou’re probably thinking that this is going to be about sugar and cooking, but contrary to your first thought, this is about love. One of my favorite movies is Rick Famuyiwa’s Brown Sugar. Released in … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Leave a commentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith Thanks to Charleville Brewing Company you can enjoy a serving of your favorite Valentine’s treat in a glass at the bar. Who says romance is dead? More details on the … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a commentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith Mimi and I just found another reason to stop procrastinating on our pub crawl across the British Isles. The Angel & White Horse is a pub in Yorkshire next … Read more
Posted in Beer School | 1 CommentA night of lasts…and firsts? Legend and history typically precede folk heroes—being on the minds of others and spoken of in a high, almost mythical, regard in popular culture and conscience. For the past few … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | 1 CommentFrom The Honorary Title’s Doghouse Records debut, Anything Else but the Truth, I was hooked. The music was kind of emo, kind of singer-songwriter, kind of rock…good, but it was the voice that made me … Read more
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentThis never ceases to make me laugh. Listening to the entire 1970s-1980s Journey catalog yesterday made me want to dig it up and share. Enjoy. What Would Journey Do? You’ve all seen the “W.W.J.D.” bracelets and … Read more
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith I have to be honest with you, more than once I have walked past bottles of Augusta Farmhouse Ales on the shelves at my local bottle shop and thought, “maybe … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a comment1967 was very good to me: The St. Louis Blues were one of six teams added to the National Hockey League, Disney’s The Jungle Book was released, and then there’s music. While hockey is one of … Read more
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentHave you ever thought about it? I mean, really thought about it? Take a moment and consider. What song would be playing at your birth? Would it be the first song you ever heard? (If … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | 2 CommentsBy Eric and Mimi Griffith Six weeks is a long time to go without Beer School. Mimi and I passed the time by attempting to homebrew and by tasting as many winter seasonal beers as … Read more
Posted in Beer School | 2 CommentsCicero’s understands that when it come to beer, most people’s favorite is the latest and greatest new beer. Very few beer lovers drink the same beer over and over again. Sure, you might go back … Read more
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentBy Eric and Mimi Griffith When we tell people we are graduating, their first reaction is always, “Congratulations!” Once they find out we’re graduating from beer school they usually smile and chuckle like it is … Read more
Posted in Beer School | 2 CommentsIt’s not like Julianna Barwick needs to wrestle with lyrics. While other artists may have a hard time coming up with the right words to fit the mood of a song, her intensely beautiful music … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | 1 CommentCicero’s understands that when it come to beer, most people’s favorite is the latest and greatest new beer. Very few beer lovers drink the same beer over and over again. Sure, you might go back … Read more
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentThough we think we send a pretty detailed list of instructions upon confirming a show, Andy’s Bar in Denton, Texas, sends out more. Some of these are what you’d expect—load in/load out, pay, blackout dates—while … Read more
Posted in Blog | 1 Commentby Eric Griffith and Mimi Griffith Have you ever gone to your local beer shop and reserved a bottle of beer in advance of the release date? Have you ever toasted the New Year with … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a commentThree and a half years ago, Kansas City emo-pop outfit Josephine Collective released their debut EP Living on Warner Bros. Records. They played the Warped Tour. All looked bright. Of course, you know how this … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | Tagged Josephine Collective | Leave a commentLet’s face it: Music’s a hard business. Whether you’re a band plugging away, making the best music that you can, or a booking agent trying to put all the pieces together, it’s still an uphill … Read more
Posted in Music Venue | 1 Commentby Eric Griffith and Mimi Griffith This week’s class was structured a little differently in that the line-up was not from a single brewery or all one particular style of beer, but rather was a … Read more
Posted in Beer School | 1 Commentby Eric Griffith and Mimi Griffith I know what you’re thinking…”Real men don’t drink cider!” But you would be wrong. In fact most men, including our founding fathers, drank plenty of cider during the American … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a commentby Eric Griffith and Mimi Griffith I had a déjà vu moment when we walked in to Cicero’s beer school this week. Karen King was standing on stage and I was fairly certain that she … Read more
Posted in Beer School | Leave a commentA smile drew across my face while standing in line for Cicero’s Beer School this week. I recognized the bucking elephant on Karen’s jacket as the label for Odell’s IPA and at that moment I knew … Read more
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