Chuck Mead at The Basement East
Last night, The Basement East co-proprietors Mike "Grimey" Grimes and Dave Brown celebrated the opening of their new East Side venue with a 10-band bill including Chuck Mead, The Apache Relay, Sadler Vaden and more. St. Louis' own festival-circuit sorta-celeb
Beatle Bob was there! As was The Spin. So what does The Basement East feature? Well, among other things, a solid smoking porch, very good (and very loud) sound, and a print of
the first photograph of a woman.
As noted by Scene managing editor D. Patrick Rodgers in his Critic's Pick, the Beast's opening-week haps will keep on rolling with 10 more bands tonight (Margo and the Pricetags, Kansas Bible Company, RI¢HIE, Cory Chisel and more), plus weekend performances from Alanna Royale, Natural Child and more. For now, check out some shots of the 400-cap venue by Cream photog Jamie Hernandez by clicking here or heading after the jump.
Basement East co-proprietors Mike Grimes and Dave Brown
Beatle Bob watching Patrick Sweany
