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

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If you find yourself staring into your computer screen reading these words, presumably, you at least have some sort of vague idea about our band Target Market. However, if you are like most people you might be asking yourself, "Who or what the f*** is Target Market, some sort of Ponzi scheme?" Well, fear not, Target Market is a four-piece indie rock band from Edwardsville, Illinois with influences ranging from Pavement to whatever else is trendy at the moment. In addition to our Edwardsville base, Target Market also has a relationship with the twin-cities area via the kind folks at Afternoon Records. The founder of Afternoon Records, Ian Anderson (think Bill Gates in Ben Gibbard's clothing), actually informed us yesterday that our CDs, Up On the Moon, have just arrived error free and on time! They will be made available for purchase on June, 19th which just so happens to be the same day as our CD release show at the Vintage Vinyl on Delmar in U-City. Until then, you can buy a digital version of Up On the Moon on iTunes, and/or/neither catch us live in 3-D this Sunday, June 7th, at the Riverfront Times Music Showcase, 11pm at the Delmar Lounge. Target Market is nominated for Best Indie Band... you can vote here (vote for So Many Dynamos). We will be updating this blog periodically; making known our whereabouts, letting you buy our stuff, and serving as your overall barometer of cool.

-Nathan