You are invited to “An Evening for the Animals”
The St. Louis Animal Rights Team (START) 10th annual
cocktail/costume party & silent auction (costumes optional) Prize for best costume!
Where: Regional Arts Commission
6128 Delmar Blvd. in the loop
When: October 31st (6:00pm-9:00pm)
Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
Please RSVP by..
..mail: START, P.O. Box 440161, St. Louis, MO 63144
(please note that START has a new P.O. Box #!)
..email: start1@charter.net
..or phone: 314-851-0928 (press “3” & leave your message)

Menu:
Delectable Mediterranean cuisine
Exquisite homemade desserts
Wine, beer, soda, Halloween punch

Lots of great auction items:
Sampling of donors: Chipotle, Waterway Carwash, Harmony Kingdom, Magic House, Four Muddy Paws, Sweet Tomatoes, Krueger Pottery, Repertory Theatre, St. Louis Symphony, Panera Bread, Trader Joes, Whole Foods Market, other great restaurants and lots more!!

Sponsored by Carol House Furniture

Fun for the kids!
Trick ‘r Treat stations & grab bags

Entertainment provided by Benjamin Minden-Birkenmaier of the Classical Guitar Society
& Storyteller Jeff Miller (at 6:30pm) with guaranteed laughter for adults and children!

Our Second Season

The public is invited to
ST LOUIS JAZZ & BLUES VESPERS
Sunday, Nov. 15, 6-8 pm

In the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes,
1/2 Mile West of the St. Louis Galleria
9030 Clayton Road at McKnight


Soulard Blues Band

Free. Casual Attire.

www.StLouisJazzandBluesVespers.com

St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers feature the Soulard Blues Band on Sunday, November 15 at 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church of St. Louis. The acoustically excellent sanctuary is located 1/2 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria on Clayton Road at McKnight Road (one mile north of the McKnight intersection of Highway 40/I-64). This venue is offered to the best jazz and blues groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of popular music. The Vespers, held on the third Sunday of each month, are free to the public. No tickets needed. There is a lighted, free, adjacent parking lot.

It is not every band that has a mission beyond just steady giggin’, but then, as one of the longest-lasting acts around – with nine straight wins in the “Best Blues Band” category in a popular local poll, the Soulard Blues Band is not just any band. As bassist Art Dwyer says, “Our mission always is just to leave things around a little better than we found ‘em.” Performing in the Soulard Blues Band are: Marty Abdullah, vocalist; Kirk Grice, drums/percussion; Tom Maloney, guitar; Matt Murdick, piano; and Art Dwyer, bass.

During the inspirational interlude between the band’s two acts, Dr. Stephen Jones, pastor of the church, will offer a brief, non-sectarian message. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the musicians during the interlude. Refreshments will be served in the church’s narthex after the vespers. Parking is free in lighted lots surrounding the church.

The next Vespers will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2010 with Reggie and Mardra Thomas. There is no St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers in December. For more information, go to our website, www.stlouisjazzandbluesvespers.com or call 314/991-3424.

St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers feature the Soulard Blues Band on Sunday, November 15 @ 6:00 pm in the Sanctuary of the Beatitudes of Second Baptist Church: 100 minutes of popular jazz with an inspirational interlude. The Vespers is free and dress is casual. Located 1/2 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria at the intersection of Clayton and McKnight Roads. www.stlouisjazzandbluesvespers.com

Call for details: 314-991-3424

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Hi to all my St Louis Friends, This is for all you "wannabe rockstars". If you consider yourself an adult and have alittle musical ability and want to play rock music, Come to our Adult Rock School Performance Class on Tuesday night November 10th from 8PM to 10PM. We are having "guest-wanna-be-a-rockstar...-night". If you have alittle chord reading ability and are looking to become a better musician and learn to play in a rock band, you can come the first night as our guest. Call the store at 314-725-9558 to reserve a seat. If you pass the tryout and want to sign up and enroll in the weekly class, you'll definately improve and have some fun. Well give you a chance to perform on stage with us when the time is right! Ron Busch and his Assistant Instructors will be your Instructor/Coaches.
Ron Busch Guitar Studio School Of Music
7814 Forsyth in Clayton Missouri.
Ron Busch Guitar Studio
Adult Wanna-Be-A-Rock-Star Night
The 1st class is Free to our guests
Time:8:00PM to 10PM Tuesday or Thursday nite
Location:7814 Forsyth Clayton, Mo.
Call to reserve your seat 314-725-9558
Time: Tuesday or Thursday Nite 8:00pm - 10:00pm

CALL FOR DETAILS 615-732-2973 OR EMAIL...LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE. Band rehearsal rooms also available as well as state of the art protools recording studio.

GROUP GUITAR CLASSES HELD EVERY TUE AND THU AT THE LEMP MANSION BREWERY CALL OR EMAIL FOR DETAILS 615/732-2973 band rehearsal rooms available and state of the art protools studio as well.

Johnny Chase’s solo debut, 801 Days, combines the drive of 90’s rock with the emotional urgency of today’s songwriters, delivering gritty and powerful vocals packed with passion. The collection of original tracks from this singer/songwriter/guitarist fills the musical bookends of love and loss that resonate with audiences coast-to-coast.

The visceral aspect of Chase’s sound has attracted television and film companies, among them MTV and HBO. By Your Side, a rocking, high-energy number with a riff that grabs you from the beginning, has been used multiple times on the MTV hit show NEXT, while Fear to Fall, with its brooding vocals and thumping bass, has been included on HBO’s Entourage Season 3 promo spots and DVD. This song has also been used multiple times on CW/WB for the show CW Now. "Breakdown" is also a featured song in a Night Light Films movie "Fear Chamber" And most recently all songs are 5 of the songs off the CD are being aired on satellite radio nationwide in dept stores and shopping malls.

801 Days spotlights 11 self-penned songs that are filled with first-hand feelings. The CD’s title poignantly refers to the number of days Chase’s young son lived. Originally written to facilitate his own healing after his son’s death, Chase decided to record the songs for others to hear, hoping it would help listeners endure life’s evitable heartbreaks, large and small. The resulting CD is both introspective and exuberant, tracing the performer’s journey through the mind-altering experience called life.

Raised in a musical family, Chase’s mother was a popular piano teacher and his father a talented saxophonist. Chase initially studied piano and percussion in his hometown of St. Louis. He later taught himself guitar and felt he had finally found his true instrument. From 1992 through 1996, Chase wrote songs to feature the extraordinary voice of his sister, Sarah Schniepp.

In 1998, he officially established the band, Astralflight, which his sister fronted. He was the guitarist and main songwriter for the band’s 2000 release, The Way That I Am, with some assistance from Sarah Schniepp and the CD’s acclaimed producer, Johnny Pierce.

After writing and recording the full-length demo that would become 801 Days in his basement studio, Chase took it to Cedar House Production Studios in Nashville, which specializes in developing new artists. There he recorded it with the help of first-rate studio musicians and renowned engineer Jim Emrich, who also performed on and produced the CD

In addition to the songs heard on MTV and HBO, 801 Days includes
I Can See Everything, a fan-favorite offering a supernatural sound that builds momentum with every guitar lick, and Breakdown, a melodic lesson in never giving up hope, is another song that has piqued the interest of MTV. Son in the Sky, One More Day and On Top of the World all reflect on family and relationships and are dedicated to his son. The CD ends lovingly with Heaven to Me, a passionate ballad written to Chase’s wife.

Johnny Chase’s musical journey is tied closely to his personal triumphs and tragedies. His passionate performances and emotion-packed songs are a reminder of how precious life is. “You have to go for it. Don’t wait until tomorrow because tomorrow may never come,” says Chase. It is a fact he knows well and the force driving him to create music that empowers both himself and his fans.

Johnny Chase’s solo debut, 801 Days, combines the drive of 90’s rock with the emotional urgency of today’s songwriters, delivering gritty and powerful vocals packed with passion. The collection of original tracks from this singer/songwriter/guitarist fills the musical bookends of love and loss that resonate with audiences coast-to-coast.

The visceral aspect of Chase’s sound has attracted television and film companies, among them MTV and HBO. By Your Side, a rocking, high-energy number with a riff that grabs you from the beginning, has been used multiple times on the MTV hit show NEXT, while Fear to Fall, with its brooding vocals and thumping bass, has been included on HBO’s Entourage Season 3 promo spots and DVD. This song has also been used multiple times on CW/WB for the show CW Now. "Breakdown" is also a featured song in a Night Light Films movie "Fear Chamber" And most recently all songs are 5 of the songs off the CD are being aired on satellite radio nationwide in dept stores and shopping malls.

801 Days spotlights 11 self-penned songs that are filled with first-hand feelings. The CD’s title poignantly refers to the number of days Chase’s young son lived. Originally written to facilitate his own healing after his son’s death, Chase decided to record the songs for others to hear, hoping it would help listeners endure life’s evitable heartbreaks, large and small. The resulting CD is both introspective and exuberant, tracing the performer’s journey through the mind-altering experience called life.

Raised in a musical family, Chase’s mother was a popular piano teacher and his father a talented saxophonist. Chase initially studied piano and percussion in his hometown of St. Louis. He later taught himself guitar and felt he had finally found his true instrument. From 1992 through 1996, Chase wrote songs to feature the extraordinary voice of his sister, Sarah Schniepp.

In 1998, he officially established the band, Astralflight, which his sister fronted. He was the guitarist and main songwriter for the band’s 2000 release, The Way That I Am, with some assistance from Sarah Schniepp and the CD’s acclaimed producer, Johnny Pierce.

After writing and recording the full-length demo that would become 801 Days in his basement studio, Chase took it to Cedar House Production Studios in Nashville, which specializes in developing new artists. There he recorded it with the help of first-rate studio musicians and renowned engineer Jim Emrich, who also performed on and produced the CD

In addition to the songs heard on MTV and HBO, 801 Days includes
I Can See Everything, a fan-favorite offering a supernatural sound that builds momentum with every guitar lick, and Breakdown, a melodic lesson in never giving up hope, is another song that has piqued the interest of MTV. Son in the Sky, One More Day and On Top of the World all reflect on family and relationships and are dedicated to his son. The CD ends lovingly with Heaven to Me, a passionate ballad written to Chase’s wife.

Johnny Chase’s musical journey is tied closely to his personal triumphs and tragedies. His passionate performances and emotion-packed songs are a reminder of how precious life is. “You have to go for it. Don’t wait until tomorrow because tomorrow may never come,” says Chase. It is a fact he knows well and the force driving him to create music that empowers both himself and his fans.