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3 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess |Rob Levy |Melissa Meinzer |George Mahe
“I feel like I’ve had a whole other career in my previous lifetime and this release is my rebirth. I feel that in every fiber of my bones,” says Steve N. Clair, the hybrid hip-hop artist behind Aight, Bet, a new set of rap-centric songs that bridge the gap between his former and future self. Originally from St. Louis, Clair now resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he works as a photographer, videographer, and musician to build worlds for others to explore.
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3 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Rob Levy |Joseph Hess |Tricia Despres |Melissa Meinzer
After years of playing gigs and releasing the odd single, St. Louis act Seashine has come out of the misty darkness. Having spent recent years making a name for itself locally and on the shoegaze/dream-pop circuit, the four-piece outfit—consisting of guitarist/vocalists Demi Haynes and Kate Hayes, bassist and singer Paul Rieger, and drummer Bill Hudgins—has finally dropped its first record, Seashine. The band began in 2015 as the brainchild of Haynes and Rieger.
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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess |Tricia Despres |Christine Jackson |Cheryl Baehr
From Fight Back Mountain’s earliest shows in 2018 to the band’s recent tour through the Rust Belt in March 2025, the St. Louis–based punk outfit has been nothing if not consistent.
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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Tricia Despres |Christine Jackson |Joseph Hess |Cheryl Baehr
Daryl Hall has been having trouble sleeping as of late. “I was up all night last night because my mind did not want to rest,” Hall tells SLM while playing a few notes of his self-penned and ultra-vulnerable song “Rather Be a Fool.” “That’s a typical situation for me. Sometimes I dread that I can’t turn my mind off. And sometimes, I’m excited that I can’t turn my mind off.
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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Christine Jackson |Joseph Hess |Tricia Despres |George Mahe
St. Louis–centric clothing brand Arch Apparel is dropping a new collection just in time for 314 Day, and it features one of the city’s biggest stars. “Sing it loud, I’m from the Lou and I’m proud,” declared Nelly on his 2000 hit “Country Grammar.” Now folks who feel the same can celebrate both their love for Nelly and the city with hoodies, sweatshirts, tees, and other swag from Arch Apparel.
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1 month ago | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess |Micah Barnes |Melissa Meinzer |Cheryl Baehr
Ever since his first set in the basement of Utopia Studios in 2017, rapper Eddie Cox, better known as Sir Eddie C, has been drawing up blueprints for a vehicle that would take his music to the mainstream. After years of teasing that his spaceship is coming, the Belleville native has made good on that promise with an inventive six song EP backed by a clear aesthetic vision. “Your ideas and aspirations and what you want to do in your life is your spaceship.
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2 months ago | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess |Steve Leftridge |Max Havey |Anne McCarthy
SIR EDDIE CAlthough Sir Eddie C identifies as a rapper, his approach to rolling out new music incorporates performance art, alternative marketing, and community activism. In 2020, the St. Louis–based artist released “lil Black boy,” a single that snowballed into a fundraising effort of the same name in collaboration with the Village PATH.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess
While Mark Plant’s native habitat might be a musty South City basement filled with strobe lights and like-minded musicians, the solo artist behind The Mall spent most of the past three years traveling and performing in venues beyond St. Louis. After a busy 2024 dotted with tours across North America and Europe, Plant plans to take root on the east coast, but not before playing one last show as a “local” on January 16 at Off Broadway alongside Jeff In Leather, Nuxx Vomica, and God.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess
From organizing community-focused music events to performing as the duo Lucky Shells, cellist Mere Harrach and guitarist Jesse Rae broaden the scope of St. Louis music both onstage and behind the scenes. After two years of sculpting a sound inclusive of improvisational music and focused songcraft, Lucky Shells presents its self-titled debut album, a divergent set of seven tracks available now on Bandcamp.
“Right away our music chemistry was great.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
stlmag.com | Joseph Hess
The first St. Louis Underground Music Festival took place in 2010 at Atomic Cowboy with the express goal of uniting and uplifting artists from every zone of the regional hip-hop scene while celebrating the four core elements of the genre: MCing, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti art. After a five-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, S.L.U.M. Fest returns with a Showcase and Mixer at Red Flag on November 9.
“It’s up. Y’all been asking for it.
