They play at the creepy crawl in St. Louis. that place is great, one of the best, I guess you could call it a bar(s) around. Except when the people get drunk.

heh. it's small and smoke-infested.

hopefully someone back home will record the show...

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Originally posted by foxyhardcore heh. it's small and smoke-infested. hopefully someone back home will record the show...

where abouts is this? in the us i mean?

it's a hole-in-the-wall dive bar/venue in downtown st louis. a lot of great bands play their first gigs there. the white stripes used to frequent that place.

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Originally posted by foxyhardcorethe white stripes used to frequent that place.

is that a good thing?:o

First post on these forums. I've yet to ever step foot inside Creepy Crawl but from what I've heard it's a hole. It sure looks it from the outside. If I had a setup I would tape this show for sure but I don't have anything to tape with. I imagine most people here in St. Louis have never heard of Ima Robot so I'm interested to see what the turnout is. Creepy Crawl just updated their site this week to show that Ima Robot will be there. Anyway, I'll definitely let everyone know how the show goes.

[Edited on 29-10-2003 by esqfool]

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Originally posted by esqfool imagine most people here in St. Louis have never heard of Ima Robot

how come?

You'd be surprised how many people my age (I'm 22), have never heard of a lot of bands. Most cable packages here in St. Louis only have MTV for music so I doubt many have seen the video. I've seen it on the CTN shit they show on campus here at school, but I still don't think many people who know who they are in STL. Then again, I heard the Mars Volta show sold out here the other week and I'd have said the same thing so who knows. I might actually buy tix beforehand for this show just to ensure that I don't get there and its soldout. Especially seeing how small I've heard the Creepy Crawl is.

ahh, mars volta, now your talking my language. i've seen them 3 times, 4th in november! u a bit of a fan?

How about college radio? Any play there? Sometimes it's people's only exposure to a band.

College radio exists only on campus in STL I'm pretty sure. There aren't any spots left on the dial anymore so you can't get a license to broadcast I'm pretty positive. They probably get play on 93x here in St. Louis now that I think of it, but that's a small station. Anyway, yeah I just bought the Mars Volta CD and I like it a lot. I don't know why I didn't bother to go see their show.

Hmm... I haven't heard of any college radio stations. At least for a long time. I just wish they had more of them. Madison Wisconsin has a couple of good stations. If you ever go to Madison, go to lake menona I think it is and jump off the pier. did that fully clothed with jeans and a t-shirt almost drowned. Best day of my life, especially since I got to hear my brothers band play. ANYONE IN MADISON IF YOU EVER HEAR OF A COLLEGE BAND CALLED SIBLING RIVALRY, THAT'S MY BROTHERS BAND. He plays a greenish-blue epiphone Les Paul. Nice sound that thing has.

88.1 KDHX is a great resource. i used to know some of the volunteers there, but i believe they're long gone. i have the address of the station somewhere (it wasn't too far from my old apt)....we could send them a copy of the cd. they have some pretty rad dj's and afternoon playlists.

actually, now that i think about it....if i could get my hands on some things, i could have my friends drop off flyers/posters at vintage vinyl and euclid records......

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Anyone else from St. Louis on this board? or just lonely me in the midwest? Foxy, where'd you live in St. Louis?

i am strongly urging my friend in carbondale to go. i am in chicago, but i doubt i can make it down there.

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Originally posted by esqfool Foxy, where'd you live in St. Louis?

i spent 24 years around "the hill." (my parents came over from italy...) i miss the cheap rent. i had a rad 1920's 2-bedroom victorian-style apt for $365 a month. in the city! now i pay 900 for a shoebox. a cute shoebox, but still. pfftth.

[Edited on 31-10-2003 by foxyhardcore]

:o belissima! you have got to find someone to share an apt. with...thats nutrageous!

Alright, literally just walked in from the show. Ima Robot was great as was Junior Senior. If you don't think Junior Senior will be good and leave after Ima Robot like I almost did you are making a big mistake. Anyway, I'll try to reconstruct the setlist. I know Song #1 was first, followed by Scream, then Dirty Life, then A is for Action, then STD Dance, then Dynomite, then Alive, then Philosophee, next is Black Jetta's and finally Here Comes the Bombs. I might have totally fucked up this setlist but that's the best I can remember. I knwo they did play all those songs at least. I talked to JMJ after the show. Real cool guy, surprised I think that I even knew his name or who he was. Anyway, next tour is with the Raveonettes he said. I asked him about them opening for BRMC and he said it might happen in Europe. I didn't wanna bug him so I just left after that. Alex seemed like he was wasted b/c he had to ask JMJ what city they were in, lol. Anyway, do not pass up this tour. Junior Senior was fucking great if you like clap along pop rock like early Beatles and The Knack. Just my impression. That's all. I got a flyer from the show if anyone's interested, I could possibly scan it. Just a fairly plain flyer. No Ima Robot merchandise for sale either, kind of disappointing, but oh well.

Thanks for the review, esqfool--good to hear Alex is well again and you were able to see their awesome set.

We'd love to see the flier if you've got it. And thanks for asking about the upcoming tour--I wonder if he meant the Raveonettes support gig will be for Europe...

The sounds last night were not bad at all for the creepy. ImaRobot was great. St Louis is still trying to catch on to ElectroClash. The energy that the band put out made you unable to look away. The singers voice was strangely reminicent of Geza-X and John Lydon. You could feel the LA punk scene still burning strong. And the blatant use of electronics was icing on the cake.

The response to JrSr was unbeliveable. Everyone was singing along and of course the tallest people in the joint positioned themselves right in front of the vertically challenged.

The things that make creepy one of the best spots is the fact that they are open 7 days a week with tons of shows. We have seen Shonen Knife, Melt Banana, Wesley Willis, Just to name a few. And they just keep coming.

I do agree in the fact that the ventilation is poor. With a stong mix of body odor and cigarette smoke it can be overwhelming after a couple of hours. But worth it none the less.

Dont expect to see either of these bands at the creepy, next time they could easily pack a larger venue. But Thanks to all that made this show happen!!

PS. No merch for ImaRobot was a real bummer.

****FASHION_PEOPLE_STL****

good to hear it was good show. Alex wasted? not so sure about that though. Next stop. Lawrence?

He could still be fighting off the effects of strep.

Alex seemed wasted, maybe he was just acting goofy. He was like all climbing up in the ceiling and shit and going all over the stage. Yeah, I directly asked Justin who they were gonna tour with next and he said Raveonettes, then I was like well what about everyone wanting you to tour with BRMC and he's like oh maybe in Europe but that's a ways off. Like cza said, the response to Junior Senior was fucking insane. They put on a great show too. Great sound at the venue. Ima Robot sounded perfect. First time for me really hearing the STD Dance. The audience loved it. This was a sort of show St. Louis rarely gets, but at least I can say I was there for it.

I'll take acting goofy for $200. Does Junior Sr. have a single out right now?

Move Your Feet is out over here, I think they had Rhythm Bandits out in Europe this past spring.

Very fun live act.