We'll build skyscrapers together...

The St. Louis indie rock "scene" is considered by some to be almost non-existant, but this post is meant to show that it does exist, and at times can be very strange. Here's a list of indie bands that are currently playing (with varying degrees of success) in the St. Louis area. Click on the pictures.

So Many Dynamos

The best band in St. Louis, in my opinion. Dynamos have released two albums already and their 3rd (recorded by Chris Wall from Death Cab for Cutie) is set to be released on Vagrant Records on April 7th. The band's style can be described as a mathy, dance-rock mix of Weezer and The Dismemberment Plan, which happens to be totally rad n stuff.

Download: Progress (from Flashlights, 2006)

Target Market

Used to play music similar to that of So Many Dynamos: spazzy, melodic dance rock. Then they got obsessed with Pavement and drifted off into non-productive land. Last time I saw them live was about this time last year, and they kinda sucked.

Excercise

Used to be called Berlin Whale and play music similar to that of So Many Dynamos: spazzy, melodic dance rock. Then their bassist and drummer moved away and they drifted off into non-productive land. Last time I saw them live was about this time last year, and they kinda sucked. Hmmm...

Gentleman Auction House

Kindof popular in other places besides here, I guess. They go on tour sometimes. Last time I saw them was around Christmas time last year and they were actually pretty good.

There are other indie bands in the area, of course, but none that have grabbed my attention the way these ones have. There are also tons of other bands I chose not to mention that play lovely genres like screamo, modern rock, and ska.