JAM CENTRAL STATION

ALL ABOARD! Jam Central Station is now leaving the terminal. Hold on, your about to hear one of the best cover bands in the entire state of Missouri!

Back in the early 70's and 80's rock n roll bands took cover material very seriously. Who could forget cruising up and down the mighty Mississippi on the beloved Admiral. The Younger Brothers often performed and did they ever. When you heard them play Steely Dan or the BEATLES, they sounded just like the original artist!
Today, there are many cover bands but few hold to the original calling. Perhaps this generation welcomes artistic variances when it comes to cover material. One reason many bands are unable to play cover tunes note for note is quite frankly, lack of ability. Think about it, a good cover band is tackling some 50 songs where vocals, instruments, various styles of play, and equipment must match those 50 original artist! This difficult assignment can only be done by extremely gifted artist, perhaps more talented than the original artist themselves! For instance, Steely Dan only has to sound like Steely Dan. However, a good cover band must sound like Steely Dan, YES, Rolling Stones, Fog Hat, Led Zephlen, and The BEATLES! The days of good cover bands is alive and well with the likes of JAM CENTRAL STATION! These dynamite musicians led by Dave Bohannan, hold true to the great artist before them in every sense. Jam Central Station has to be one of the very best cover bands in the state of Missouri!

"Jam Central Station is an established rockin' band, bringing a
fresh variety of great classic rock to the St. Louis music scene.
JCS is a tight five piece band, featuring lead and background
vocals - not just another garage band, we're talking skilled
musicianship, that is sure to make you think you are listening to
the original group! Five seasoned musicians covering classic
rock music from the 70's, 80's and beyond. Playing the killer
tunes you grew up with, but don't often hear. Whether it's a
club or a private party, JCS delivers...Rock and Rail!"

Dave Bohannan, Lead Guitar & Lead Vocals:A St. Louis vocal standard, Dave's lead vocals and harmonies are recognized by music fans throughout the metro area. Formerly with top local bands; Ticket To The Beatles and Green Eggs and Hamm, Dave plays a mean lead and rhythm guitar in JCS, now with six axes coming through vintage Marshall gear, as well as covering tenor lead vocals and harmonies.



Stu Massey, Bass Guitar & Vocals:Delivering thundering bass lines, Stu gives JCS it's punch while topping off four-part harmonies with sky high vocals. Stu's attention to detail in faithfully recreating the classic lines of the 70's & 80's bassists is an essential part of the JCS chemistry. Stu has played in too many great bands to list & can be found on stage in the Judas Priest tribute band, "Priest-Unleashed".

Bobby Muriel, Percussion & Lead Vocals:Fronting JCS with dynamic lead vocals and a percussive presence, Bobby M. brings his natural musical talent center stage. Bobby has had the honor of working with some of St. Louis' finest artists such as, Jay Hays, Chuck Kiel, and Tim Reynolds. With 40 years experience, Bobby M. is sweetening the groove for the Station, and will keep the party going all night long!

Ron "The Towel Man" Baechle, Drums & Vocals:With an affinity for finding the pocket and laying the foundation for JCS, Ron brings infectious enthusiasm to the band. A local celebrity, known for his association with the St. Louis Blues as their scorekeeper, Ron adds the same vigor as timekeeper for JCS! Ron has played with local favorites such as Exit 180 and Albatross, and played local favorite Stages!

Chris McCready, Keys & Vocals:
Providing sonic textures,and single-note runs that will surely satisfy even the most discriminating listener, with solid backing vocals, Chris brings years of professional experience to the JCS sound scape. Chris perfected his craft among the ranks of local St. Louis upper echelon bands such as Bob Kuban, Metro and Ralph Butler to name a few. A great JCS addition!
FOR CALENDAR OF EVENTS CLICK http://www.jamcentralstationband.com/calendar.html

"The Liston Experience"

"An acoustic collision of impassioned songwriting and stimulating music.....with a voice that is sultry, stirring, and soulful all at once."

What is the "Liston Experience?" One man, one guitar, equals the sound of an entire symphony.
"How does he do that?" That's the question being asked by those who watched Pat perform at Brothers Bar in Wildwood, MO. One couldn't help to be carried away, completely captivated by Pat's ability to get so much sound out of a solo performance. In reality, there's no great mystery, quite simply Pat is a master craftsmen in lyric, melody, a rhythmic powerhouse that pulls at the soul and touches the heart of the listener.  Pat  brings everything to the table, he holds nothing back, a complete entertainer! Music lovers in the bi-state area are so very fortunate to be blessed by this gifted artist. For any aspiring musicians, this level of talent does not come easy or quickly.

Although Pat is a solo artist, behind the scene is his beautiful wife Dawn who does the "grunt work!" She's responsible for keeping Pat busy with booking, promotion, CD sales, and Web Design. She's very much a part of the "Liston Experience" and their continued success.


"Pat Liston first gained widespread recognition as one of the founding members of Mama’s Pride...... a band known, with great affection, as the "Pride of St. Louis”.Pat is a versatile singer / songwriter / musician, and spearheaded the band as a key writer and lead vocalist, as well as playing keyboard and slide guitar. Mama’s Pride had two successful albums in the 1970’s: “Mama’s Pride” (1975) and “Uptown & Lowdown” (1976). Produced by such notables as the Legendary Arif Mardin, who garnered over 14 Grammys and 40 gold and platinum albums in his lifetime and Jim Mason, who has won gold and platinum albums with Firefall, Poco and others. In 1992, Mama’s Pride also released a third album on CD, “Guard your Heart”, produced by Grammy winner, Jim Gaines. The music on all three albums has sustained in popularity, and is still played on many radio stations in the U.S. and Europe. In 2006 they released a long awaited “live” CD. Recorded at the Pageant in St. Louis! It’s simply called, Mama’s Pride “A Live and Well”. Pat toured coast to coast with Mama’s Pride along side top recording artists such as: The Charlie DanielsBand, The Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker, Bob Seger, Heart, Kansas, Alice Cooper, The Outlaws Todd Rundgren, Joe Walsh, Reo Speedwagon, Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Loggins & Messina and many more.

In 2003, Pat released his first solo CD “Blue Mist” with 11 self-penned songs on it. In December 2008 he released his 2nd solo effort “Dreamer”with 12 new songs.
In addition to, creating his next project, Pat not only travels to play, but also plays locally in the metro St. Louis area, doing solo acoustic performances." http://www.patliston.com/Pat_Liston_Music/Home.html

Artist of the Week Stan Bozeman

When St. Louisans' hear the the name "Stan the Man" they immediately think of the greatest baseball player that walked the earth. Yet, there's another "Stan the Man" who also resides in St. Louis who just happens to be the champion of some sweet sounding, soul thumping, R&B. Anyone who has worked with this incredible talent knows of no one who works harder in order to make the magic happen.

His name is Stan Bozeman. In the 80's Stan toured with Barbara Carr and Luther Ingram as a back up vocalist and show opener. Stan has also performed with The Pacemakers, the Contours, The Loose Brothers, Fever Funk Band, New Image Band, Metrofunk, DCW, Groovadelic, St. Louis Vibrations, Grand Elite, Soul Reunion, and the Smash Band. Stan has performed throughout the world from St. Louis to Hong Kong, Cancun, Puerto Rico, Alcapulco, and Maui. Stan is a seasoned professional who knows what it takes to share the love of music.

Now it’s Stan The Man’s turn! Finally he has been unleashed for the world to hear his debut CD. The new single, “Roses, Champagne, Candlelight”, is off his new album, “Stan The Man Finally Unleashed”.

Share My Time by Stan The Man Click this link to give a listen!

STAN HAS NOW FORMED HIS OWN BAND CALLED, "STAN THE MAN AND DA' BAND," CONSISTING OF 4 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL MUSICIANS DEXTER WHITE, ON DRUMS, LORENZO BOONE ON BASS, EDMOND (PETIE) HENDERSON, AND MARTY KEYS ON (KEYBOARDS.)

STAY TUNED, THEY WILL BE COMING TO A VENUE NEAR YOU, SOON!

RECENTLY HE COLLABORATED WITH THE GREAT BERNIE HAYES AND DOUG EASON TO TEAM UP TO HELP STAN WITH PUBLICITY IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA. CURRENTLY, STAN THE MANS MUSIC IS BEING PLAYED ON 920 AM, HOSTED BY DOUG EASON 6:00-7:00PM AND ON INTERNET

RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD SUCH STATIONS AS GHP RADIO HOSTED BY GARY FUSTON, WCH RADIO HOSTED BY JOHN ODAY, AJA RADIO IN THE UK, MUZIK TALK, NEURON RADIO, THE COAST RADIO, BLOG TALK RADIO, HOSTED BY JAN WATTS.

HIS MUSIC IS ALSO BEING PLAYED ON 2 FM STATIONS 90.3 FM IN NEW YORK, HOSTED BY MAURICE WATTS THE VOICE, AND 90.7 IN LA. CALIF HOSTED BY ROB MACON, AND WV RADIO IN RUSSIATHE CD IS AVAILABLE AT VINTAGE VINYL (DELMAR LOOP) ITUNES.COM, CDBABY.COM, AMAZON.COM, RHAPSODY, AND MANY OTHERS.

YOU CAN GET HIS MERCHANDISE AT http://www.stantheman.spreadshirt.com/

GET HIS FREE RINGTONES AT : http://www.myxer.com/

DON'T MISS THIS DYNAMIC!, SENSATIONAL!, SINGER/SONGWRITER!

ALSO, CHECK HIS PAGE OUT ON http://www.myspace.com/theman135

to see videos, pictures.

Vet Aide

Eugene C., Owner of Freeze Records, will be hosting Missouri’s Vet Aide event Oct 10th, 2010 in Union Missouri at Club Billboards also known as, Gala Event Center. The center is located right next to the Union Theater. Their address is 42 Prairie Dell Plaza Dr, Union MO 63084.
This is the first annual event. Be part of history in the making. There will be Vet Aide Events in all 50 states on Oct 10, 2010.
America will Stand up in a Grand Gesture to show Americas Heart to Our Injured U.S. Troops. Venues from all over the U.S.A. will participate in various events in an effort to raise the much needed funds to assist our Troops in the Transition from Military Life to Civilian Life.

"We are raising money for 5 different Military Charities listed below. We are raising the money through the form of selling tickets for this event. Tickets are $15.00. The tickets will be sold online or over the phone at http://pogotic.com. Everything from this event is volunteer/donation supported.

This Nationwide Major Event is 100 % Volunteer it is Americans for Americans. The Troops Volunteered their time , This time we Volunteer our time for them !
The 5 charities that will be receiving the funds raised from this event are:

The Heart of a Marine Foundation, The USO, M Power, Geoffrey P. Morris Foundation, Forgotten Heroes."

You are welcome to check out America’s Heart “Vet Aide” website at http://vetaide.org/
We are going to have Live Entertainment by some great Missouri Bands which can be found at http://freezerecords.com/missourivetaide.html. We have all different genres of bands performing for our entertainment. Bands will be performing indoors and outdoors at our location. For additional information please contact Freeze Records. One of the bands that will be performing at Missouri's Vet Aide is is Oneday.http://freezerecords.com/oneday

Mama's Pride

Many St. Louis  musicians grew up in the 70's rehearsing in the basement, garage, or attic with the hope to make it to the big show! Many were of the opinion you had to be from Detroit, New York, or L.A. in order to get a record deal. All was not lost, there was hope and the hope became a reality in the form of Mama's Pride. They made it to the big show!

"After forming in 1972 the band quickly grew a strong following. They signed to Atco Records in 1974, a division of Atlantic Records at that time, now a division of Warner Brothers. They released the self-titled album Mama's Pride in 1975, which was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Arif Mardin. The band's second album Uptown & Lowdown was released in 1977. The band toured with acts such as: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Outlaws, Todd Rundgren, Alice Cooper, Reo Speedwagon, and Heart.

Ronnie Van Zandt of Lynyrd Skynyrd had expressed interest in producing the band's third album, shortly before his death in 1977. The band spent the majority of 1978 on tour with Greg Allman as his backing band for his 1978 solo tour. The group disbanded in 1982.
They reunited ten years later in 1992 and released Guard Your Heart, which was produced by Jim Gaines.

The band has been doing yearly reunion shows to sold out crowds at The Pageant Theater in their hometown of St. Louis, Missouri since 2003. In 2006, the band released a double live album entitled Alive and Well."Mama's Pride
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(February 2010)

After 40 years the Pride of St. Louis is alive and well. They continue to rock St. Louis fans at various venues through out metro area. These guys still bring it! It's of little wonder why they're referred to as, "The Pride of St. Louis."

Welcome to ST. LOUIS BI-STATE MUSIC SCENE

St. Louis has played a significant role in it's contribution to the music industry. Scott Joplin, Albert King, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, and Ike & Tina Turner are just a few St. Louis musicians who have changed the way we listen to music. Today, we can still hear their influence shadowing today's artist.

BMS is astonished at the sheer number of talented musicians in our area. There are several venues throughout the Bi-State area that allow these artist to showcase their talent. We are so very fortunate that these venues support LIVE music!

See also; The Metro St. Louis Live Music Historical site http://www.stlmusicyesterdays.com/

The goal of this blog is to promote local musicians in the St. Louis Bi-State area.