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“The Makeshift Gentlemen mixes hooks and memorable (if often absurd) lyrics along with kinetic energy—the songs never linger too long and always have somewhere to go… Singer and guitarist Joe Swigunksi embodies these songs with the conviction of a theater kid and with more balls than most of his emo peers. Swigunksi even gives T-Pain a run for his money in the auto-tuned ‘Giant Mechanical Spider,’ as his voice flanges and oscillates along with the keyboards. Jake Ferree’s keyboards coat every song with big, buzzy glissandos and that two-note playing style Nick Rhodes made famous in Duran Duran.” —Christian Schaeffer, The Riverfront Times

Oceania is the work of St. Louis singer/songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and visual artists Paul Baker, Isaac Baker and David Schneberger. In the making for the last two years, they are working to create a surreal and timeless experience. Oceania’s music is bold, romantic and visual. Made of pulsing beats and miscellaneous sounds, Oceania takes you on a captivating ride, drifting through the organic and the surreal, creating a riveting live energy with moments where nothing is left except the piano, vocals and you.

Dear Future | Expansive. Uplifting. Woven. Cacophonous. Soaring. Dear Future’s second EP, Can’t Wait Any Longer, is all of the above, and more. It’s six songs, interconnected, sequential, all lined up to follow one another perfectly. Dear Future is  from Pinckneyville, a small town in Southern Illinois, just an hour out of St. Louis. Together since 2006, Dear Future has already garnered fans nationwide, thanks to an aggressive touring schedule and festival appearances: ten tours in two and a half years, each of them averaging two weeks at a time. The band has shared the stage with such acts as Dear and the Headlights, Relient K and Motion City Soundtrack.

The Glide | “A Future for the Dead is the new album from five piece electronic rock band, The Glide. The group from Chicago have produced a very raw and unique sounding album, which is bound to be a hit. I can hear influences from David Bowie and Muse in their sound, mixing up their tunes with some slower, more rock opera and intense tracks, along with more in-your-face anthems. ‘Ghost’ is one of the slower songs, with melody that hits you from beginning to end, whereas ‘Monster’ is a powerful track with strong vocals and guitars. I like this album; it’s quite different to what I’d usually hear, and it doesn’t get boring or monotonous. It has variety, which a lot of bands struggle with. They use a range of electronic sounds and percussion that fit really well with the feel of the album as a whole. My favorite track is ‘This Is Everlasting’: its opening sound and massive chorus is brilliant, you could even get up and dance to it if you wished. A Future for the Dead finishes with ‘A Billion Lights,’ which is inspiring, slow, and the perfect ending to this fantastic album.”

Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship | I am a one-man-band made of fun, energy, rock and power. Winner of the 2007 Riverfront Times Award for Best Eclectic/Uncategorizable Act. Winner of the 2006 KDHX Award for Best Eclectic/Uncategorizable Act. Nominee for best Electronic Artist in the 2006 Riverfront Times Awards. Reigning world champion of rock. Inventor of the gyroscope.