We're In Fundraising Mode
Any chance we have of stopping this sale will cost money
The Vigil
The candlelight vigil on March 31 was well attended. Thanks to all who came out in support of the League of Volunteer Enthusiasts LOVE of KDHX. The entertainers were John Wendland, host of Memphis to Manchester, Gerard Erker, and Al Holliday, We heard the LOVE of KDHX anthem "Hey KDHX," written by Erker.. The speakers were Roy Kasten, Jean Ponzi, Ital K, Karen Aroesty, Courtney Dowdall and Rev. Santois Tucker who said many of his congregation and others are firmly behind LOVE of KDHX, financially & spiritually and told the crowd," Don't give up the cause." All talked about the importance of KDHX and what it means to the whole community. After the speakers everyone picked up a candle and marched around the Grand Center block attracting the attention of cars passing by and many honked horns in support. Beth Bombara, a singer, songwriter & resident of St. Louis finished up the evening with a moving rendition of "We Shall Overcome."
This is not over and we encourage all to support the cause to keep KDHX "Alive and Local" by going to www.kdhxaliveandlocal.org and contributing what you can. Thank You , W&W Volz
Open Letter to Community
To paraphrase a great Missourian, Mark Twain, “the reports of the death of KDHX are greatly exaggerated.”
We need your help in correcting a misperception that the sale of KDHX is a certainty. It is not. Two parties (Double Helix and K-Love, Inc) have agreed to a sale, but the bankruptcy judge has yet to approve any of this.
It is far from certain that she will.
The opposition to the sale of KDHX is well-organized and well-funded. And critical court dates approach. The community is rising to the occasion, and it is unwise to underestimate not only its passion, but its preparation.
All are resolved to “Keep KDHX Alive and Local,” and they are not simply singing hymns and making speeches. The broader St. Louis community has generously funded a legal war chest and assembled a robust legal team that has already successfully defended the voting rights of the Associate Members of KDHX as well as opposed the plans to sell KDHX assets in bankruptcy court.
Our team is well prepared to derail the ill-advised plans to sell the station and relegate it to an internet-only status. Scores of volunteers are raising funds from a groundswell of KDHX supporters to provide a convincing exit plan for consideration by the Court. This reorganization plan will be in the best interests of KDHX, its creditors, and all stakeholders. This plan will make KDHX whole and healthy again, without leaving a hole in the community.
Financial support is coming from all corners. This funding represents a serious challenge to the out-of-state media conglomerate that has underwritten one side in these bankruptcy proceedings and expects to be rewarded by stripping KDHX for parts and turning it into another corporate media outlet.
We like our chances.
We hope you will help us complete a story that has been only half-told thus far. This will be a proud moment for St. Louis. KDHX is a one-of-a-kind cultural treasure in this City, and its champions will not be deterred.
Keep KDHX Alive and Local
We’ve got a brand spankin’ new website you should check out.
Donate On Down with Hound Dog Brown
The sale of 88.1 FM to K-LOVE is NOT a done deal. A better option is being presented to the bankruptcy court on April 16. We are the better option. We're increasing our Gofundme goal to $125,000.
With your help KDHX DJ Hounddog Brown will donate $5,000 in matching funds. Up to $100 of every Gofundme donation received will be matched. $50 donations become $100 donations, $100 = $200, $200 = $300, etc.
Hounddog is a founding member of LOVE OF KDHX, the host of Boogie On Down with Hound Dog Brown and later as a regular substitute on multiple KDHX programs until he was wrongfully terminated with 9 other KDHX volunteers on September 22, 2023. He is passionate about the cause of restoring democracy and accountability to KDHX and preserving the frequency.
Playlists
Brian Lock has once again provided new playlists for our Spotify and youTube pages.
This week's original playlist is a collection of instrumental and ambient tunes entitled Farther Yon Misty.
DJ Rich Reese provides this week's DJ playlist from his program Pop! The Beat Bubble Burst.
Concert Calendar
We want to emphasize that it wasn’t Jeff Corbin’s fault that we didn’t have a full calendar last week - that was ye editor being too distracted by baseball and hockey games to notice he didn’t get the e-mail Jeff properly sent. So, huzzah, Jeff Corbin - you rock!
Friday, April 4
Sheng Wang – The Pageant
Broadway Rave – Delmar Hall
Saint chuck with The Tropic of Cancer, Sharad Swaney – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Time X Heist with Split Intentions, Gun Leash, Cause of Pin, Class Act – The Sinkhole
Kelsea Ballerini with The Japanese House, Marynn Taylor – Enterprise Center
Loundernow: Live Pop, Punk and Emo Night – Old Rock House
Lachy Doley – City Winery
Batman in concert with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Stifel Theatre
Neo-Nexus – Red Flag
Pik’N Lik’N featuring Ed Belling – Evangeline’s Bistro
Jimmy Griffin with Dave Grelle – Blue Strawberry
Joe Newberry & April Verch – The Focal Point
Andrew Ryan, Justin Bloss, Nick Gusman – The Heavy Anchor
Kara and Bob Band – Eckert’s
Random Panther – Broadway Oyster Bar
90’s Night: Rex Manning Day Acoustic Duo – The Attic Music Bar
Jon Bonham & Friends – Frisco Barroom
Lou Vibes: Aida Ade – The Dark Room
Patterson Hood with Lydia Loveless – Off Broadway
Saturday, April 5
Diesel Island – Das Bevo
Liquid Gold (matinee) – Venice Café
Nick Gusman & the Coyotes (evening) – Venice Café
Joe Park & the Hot Club of St. Louis – Frisco Barroom
All Roostered Up (matinee) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Jake’s Leg (evening) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Madeline DeGeest (matinee) – Eckert’s
Riley Holtz (evening) – Eckert’s
The Catastrophes, Graveyard Kids, The Kuhlies, Weedtuth – Platypus
Soul of the City: Scooter Brown – The Dark Room
Abstrakt Beat-Etiquette: Rhythmic /Dance Palette & Live Brass with The Lamar Harris – Sophie’s Artist
Lounge
West End Junction, Po Mia, Luisa Sims – The Heavy Anchor
John R. Miller with Nick Gusman – The Golden Record
Jimmy Griffin – Blue Strawberry
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen’s Big Easy Ball – Sheldon Concert Hall
First Saturday Brunch with West End Junction – Evangeline’s Bistro
Glen Smith & Company with Kim Fuller-Barnes (evening) – Evangeline’s Bistro
Bounce Back Bash Benefit for the Wolff Family with Spliffy Flacko – Red Flag
REO Speedwagon Tribute – Diamond Music Hall
Lil Texas – Old Rock House
Bingo Loco – The Factory
Chanel Beads with Anastasia Coope, elazy – The Sinkhole
Bastard Squad, Worn Down, Dogfight, Fortunate Son, Stay Sane – Off Broadway
Sunday, April 6
Farshid Etniko Duo – Frisco Barroom
Meat Sweats (matinee) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Broken Jukebox (evening) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Double D (matinee) – Eckert’s
Hot Jazz Brunch with Miss Jubliee & the Yas Yas Boys – Evangeline’s Bistro
Beth Bombara Brunch – City Winery
End of the Line: Allman Brothers Tribute – City Winery
Teenage Bottlerocket & Mest, Makewar, The Haddonfields – Off Broadway
Monday, April 7
Butch Moore (matinee) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Soulard Blues Band (evening) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Joey Mcintyre – Red Flag
Subhumans with FEA, Rum Luck – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Tuesday, April 8
Mattie Schell – Venice Café
Drew Lance & Friends (matinee) – Broadway Oyster Bar
Andrew Dahle – Broadway Oyster Bar
The Passover Project: A Musical Seder – City Winery
Larkin Poe with Parker Millsap – The Hawthorn
The Criticals with po mia, Four Degrees Colder – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Wednesday, April 9
All Night Trio CD Release Show – Joe’s Café at Christman Studios
Thane Bradford & Monica Casey – Frisco Barroom
Voodoo Jerry Garcia Band – Broadway Oyster Bar
Kyran Daniel – Blue Strawberry
Christopher Morse – Evangeline’s Bistro
Fit for an Autopsy with Mugshot, Tracheotomy – Red Flag
Lady Blackbird – City Winery
Cameron Whitcomb – Old Rock House
Jeffrey Martin with Lou Hazel – Off Broadway
Chiodos with Hawthorne Heights, Emmure, The Callous Daoboys – The Pageant
Thursday, April 10
Infatuation: The Ultimate Rod Stewart Experience – Wildey Theatre
Colonel Ford – Joe’s Café at Christman Studios
Mel Pupillo – Venice Café
Nick Pence, Colin Blair, Joey Glynn – Frisco Barroom
Colt Ball & the Git Down – Broadway Oyster Bar
Echo Pilot, Jesus Christ Supercar, The Winks – Platypus
Neal Francis – Atomic Pavillion
Trinkets, Candylion, Groves – The Heavy Anchor
Mark Tonelli & Afolia – Blue Strawberry
Jim Manley & Randy Bahr – Evangeline’s Bistro
Sy Smith – City Winery
Decoy with Soul Exchange, Polterguts, County Ditch – The Sinkhole
James McMurtry – Off Broadway
Soul Coughing – The Pageant
Pet Symmetry with M.A.G.S., Family Medicine – Blueberry Hill Duck Room
Friday, April 11
Nate Lowery (matinee) – Venice Café
Cree Rider Band (evening) – Venice Café
The Falling Martins – Frisco Barroom
Jesse Farrar – Eckert’s
Glittermouth, Shareholder, Inner City Witches, Dialogue – Platypus
Infrared: Kudda and Dhoruba Jazztronica Set – The Dark Room
The Chugs, Small Steps, The Stars Go Out, The Alley Oops – The Heavy Anchor
St. Louis Tionol – The Focal Point
Kimmie Kidd, Christina Yancey and Dereis Lambert: Spirit and Soul of Natalie Cole – Blue Strawberry
Mary Rodgers Band – Evangeline’s Bistro
Hammurabi’s Code – Red Flag
Mississippi Queen Doobie Brothers Tribute – Diamond Music Hall
AJ Ghent – City Winery
Ethan Carl & Molly Lovette – Old Rock House
The Emo Tour – The Hawthorn
Keep with Bleed Black, Hard Handed, Misery – The Sinkhole
Ballister – Off Broadway
Gaga Nights: A Gaga Dance Party – Delmar Hall
New Releases
The tireless Allen Dahm contributes this list of new music available Apr. 4
ALO – Frames
Anika – Abyss
Annie Stokes – Ghostwriter
Ant (of Atmosphere) – Collection of Sounds: Volume 4
Babe Rainbow – Slipper imp and shakaerator
Bleed From Within – Zenith
Black Country, New Road – Forever Howlong
Bnny – One Million and Three Love Songs
BTS – Lullaby Renditions of BTS
Buffet Lunch – Perfect Hit!
Cameron Knowler – CRK
Coffin Prick – Loose Enchantment
Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) – Always Been
Daniel Kleederman – Another Life
Dirty Projectors and s t a r g a z e – Songs of the Earth
DJ Koze – Music Can Hear Us
Djo – The Crux
duendita – a strong desire to survive
Elton John and Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels?
Florist – Jellywish
foamboy – lime, knife, time, hand EP
Fugue State – In the Lurch
Glare – Sunset Funeral
Grace VanderWaal – CHILDSTAR
Hataałii – I’ll Be Around
Heaven – Dream Aloud
Hiromi – OUT THERE
Homeboy Sandman & yeyts Corn Hole Legend EP
Hyldon and Adrian Younge – HYLDON JID023
Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals – A City Drowned in God’s Black Tears
Jessy J – Terranova
Jordan Raeki – The Loop (Deluxe Edition)
L.A. Guns – Leopard Skin
L.A. WITCH – DOGGOD
Lawrence Hart – Come In Out of the Rain
Lily Seabird – Trash Mountain
Linying – Swim, Swim
Lo-Pan – Get Well Soon
Luna Kills – Deathmatch
Malcom Todd – Malcolm Todd
Maz – NPC EP
Mekons – Horror
Melanie Fiona – Say Yes EP
Meshuggah – Immutable (The Indelible Edition)
Miki Berenyi Trio – Tripla
Mizmor & Hell – Alluvion
Momma – Welcome to the My Blue Sky
The Nightingales – The Awful Truth
The Null Club – The Null Club EP
Rotting Christ – 35 Years of Evil Existence – Live in Lycabettus
Panchiko – Ginkgo
Penelope Trappes – A Requiem
Perennial – Perennial ‘65 EP
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Death Hilarious
Psymon Spine – Heady Remix Collector
Riki Lindhome – No Worries if Not
Roomer – Leaving It All To Chance
Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me To a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?
Scowl – Are We All Angels
Shoreline Mafia – Back in Bidness
Simona – Astuta
Sister Ray – Believer
Sleigh Bells – Bunky Becky Birthday Boy
Smoking Popes – Lovely Stuff
Soul Coughing – Live 2024
Σtella – Adagio
SYML – Nobody Lives Here
Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman (Vinyl Reissue)
Various Artists – NYContinuity Vol.1: New New York Does Old New York
The Waterboys – Life, Death And Dennis Hopper
Wet – Two Lives
Will Johnson – Diamond City
Yann Tiersen – Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour
young friend – motorcycle sound effects