Big up to the Mighty Pines for their song of solidarity. The band performed the song live on KSDK this week, too. “Bring back Andy, bring back Drea”

2 reggae bands, 2 reggae DJs @ The Big Top in St Louis on Saturday, Oct 28. Just $10, all ages show. Doors at 6 pm, DJ spin at 7 pm, and Nonstop Reggae goes on at 8 pm followed by Zion backed by Yard Squad. #reggae #dancehall #dub #unityinthecommunity

“If I could write all my work again, I am convinced that I’d do it better, which is the healthiest condition for an artist. That’s why he keeps on working, trying again; he believes each time that this time he will do it, bring it off.” —William Faulkner buff.ly/3P8LBBu

KR at the Stones’ pop up gig last night in NYC #HackneyDiamonds #RollingStones

Oliver Sain — I love having his music in my DJ set. Last night I played a private party with several local artists —Kevin Koehler, Adam Gaffney, and Gentl3men [sic]. #StLouisBreakdown

"If narrow-mindedness and intolerance are part of the 'new direction' some fans of KDHX have in mind, then the organization is going down a very bad road indeed." Excellent rebuke to bigotry in St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Is that you James Williams ? If so, 🙏 stltoday.com/opinion/letter…

Saturday night reggae reggae @ the Big Top on Washington Ave in St Louis! It’s the return of Zion w/ Yard Squad, Nonstop Reggae and a Positive Vibrations spin w/ Prof Skank and yours truly. 6-11 pm $10 #dancehallvibes #UnityintheCommunity

Zion backed by Yard Squad at the Big Top 10-28-2023. Nonstop Reggae and DJs Professor Skank and Michael Kuelker of “Positive Vibrations” were also on the bill. Unity in the community in St Louis!

Ital K @ the reggae concert 10-28-2023 featuring Zion w/ Yard Squad, Nonstop Reggae and DJs Prof Skank & Kuelker. Ital K, formerly of KDHX, continues his reggae program on English Pound Radio, & he is a leader in the movement of Associate members to reform KDHX. Salute to Ital K!

A new book focusses on the role of the United States in the crisis that engulfed the Congo in 1960—and examines how Congolese independence was never given a chance, Isaac Chotiner writes. nyer.cm/5l6V9OR

Tonight, it’s the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ annual show at Wildwood Springs Lodge in Steelville, MO, where they’ve performed annually since 2006. Here’s SUPE GRANDA wearing his Wildwood shirt. I look forward to seeing OMD fans at the Lodge — always a memorable concert.

The Daredevils put on a spirited concert Saturday night at Woldwood Springs Lodge in Steelville. It was a sold out one-night-only event, and the Dares, who have performed more in 2023 than they have in 30 years, sounded like a band that’s sure of itself and having fun. /1

All mail orders for The Ozark Mountain Daredevils on Record through Amazon & omdonrecord.com are wrapped in recyclable bubble wrap and nestled in a box able to withstand a body slam and flying elbow drop from The Undertaker. /3

Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing: ⁣ 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.⁣ ⁣ 2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.⁣ ⁣ 3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a

This morning, a book order went out to Leigh on Sea, England, occasioning me to look it up. Leigh on Sea is a coastal town east of London, 4226 miles away from me in St Louis. My English readers have generally been OG Ozark Mountain Daredevil fans who saw the band on tour /1

Devon Allman and Johnnie Johnson @ Cicero’s In St Louis ~ Aug 2004 photo: MK #WaybackWednesday

Fox News host Jesse Watters calls for viewers to "stigmatize" unhoused people: "You have to call them what they are: These are people that have failed in life and they're on their deathbed."

Art Dwyer of the Soulard Blues Band took part in a DJ showcase Sunday night at BB’s Jazz Blues & Soups w/ fellow KDHXiled DJs Ital K, Houndog Brown, and Sonnyboy Mason. Good times & OG 88.1 vibes.