About Chippewa Chapel Traveling Guitar Circle & Open Mic
With the closing of Frederick's Music Lounge in 2006, a lot of aspiring and accomplished musicians and music fans found themselves twiddling thumbs on Thursday night...
And finally, we have found a home for our weekly revival: Fred's Six Feet Under in South City, St Louis! Fred's Six Feet Under is located behind and beneath Iron Barley, at 5510 Virginia Ave.
The Chippewa Chapel offers no less than St Louis' Best Weekly Open Mic Night. We have a merry band of Chapel regulars who make music and a party wherever they go. We welcome all genres, styles, sizes, musical abilities. We encourage new musicians to take steps forward, we encourage people to make music together, we welcome out-of-town musicians. We know how important (and how fun) it is for us to meet every week.
Riverfront Times named Chippewa Chapel as BEST OPEN MIC NIGHT IN ST. LOUIS. Here's excerpt from their story:
"When Frederick's Music Lounge shuttered in February, the freaks and geeks who made the Noiseday Hootenanny such a spectacle of south-side lunacy went into survival mode. Drifting from bar to bar, they looked for some spot with a hint of the Chippewa institution's soul. They haven't found it yet, but with the blessing of former Frederick's owner Fred Friction and the guidance of KDHX (88.1 FM) DJ Paul Stark, they've turned homelessness to their advantage, setting up a makeshift PA in obscure dives including Mr. Bill's Clubhouse, Shot Heaven and Windy's on the Wedge. Regardless of location, bawdy sing-alongs, scatological ravings, perverse jokes and, yes, even occasionally brilliant musicianship continue to charm and disturb unsuspecting bargoers across a city that needs madcap misfits' uncontrollable urges now more than ever."
and a new comment from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
For seven years, Thursday nights were sacred to a set of St. Louis singer-songwriters and assorted creative types. Frederick's Music Lounge hosted the weekly Noiseday Hootenanny open mike night until the club closed its doors about a year ago. Now, Paul Stark, former business manager at Frederick's, has taken the show on the road, finding a different venue each week for the venerable song circle. Expect songs that are sordid and insightful, creative and satirical, polished and raw. And you're invited to join in the fun as a performer or listener, or both. "
If you haven't been to the Chippewa Chapel before, or haven't been in a while, here are the reasons why the Chippewa Chapel is the Best Open Mic Night in St Louis:
*It's a free, fun, fast-paced show.
*Musicians and bands of all levels are encouraged to sign up for two songs.
*Everyone is welcomed and gets to play in a timely fashion. (But get there early, as the list fills up quickly!)
Thanks for the add! Our new CD titled Psychonaut will be available on line soon. Three of the ten tunes are on our myspace site for review. Please give us a listen. We are playing at the Ten Mile House in Afton on July 24th. The Dead Records from Indiana will be the opening act. Show starts at 10:00 pm. Hope you can stop by...
LOYAL EARTH MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL : APR 16 thru APR 20 - Old Rock House, Downtown St. Louis : Visit Loyalearth.com for tickets, full lineup, and more info!
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Hap Hazard says "Howdy to Y'all"! Going to hitch up the buggy one of these days and ride into town for the Chapel. Need some of that old timey r'lihgin. In the meantime, ifin you cross the tracks out Pacific way.....
