So, the annual Riverfront Times Music Showcase happened yesterday. I wish I could have seen more bands...literally, it turns out that it is impossible to see anything in the Delmar Lounge. We arrived just a few hours before our 11 o'clock time-slot and spent those hours cashing in our drunk tickets at Blueberry Hill (apparently we had just missed an amazing performance by solo noise act .e and failed to see Blind Eyes at Cicero's). The general mood of the attendees by that point seemed to be a blend of fatigue, optimism, and drunkenness; an "entertain me or get off the stage" feeling familiar to anyone who has ever attended such an event. Beautiful.
We played the Delmar Lounge, and for all that we missed, we did bear witness to a very special Say Panther show as it was Robbie's last performance with the band. Robbie will be missed greatly by St. Louis as a whole. However, he has promised that his new band will not be strangers to the St. Louis area (hugs and kissed to be shared upon reunion). We were sandwiched in between the ambient Feels-era Animal Collective stylings of Exercise and the veteran twee-rockers Bunnygrunt. During our set we encouraged the audience to voice their best heckles in between songs. By far the best heckle was, "You guys live together!" Yes. Yes we do.
P.S. In case you missed the show last night, here is a taste.

-Nathan