Finale band One Day, others have weekend gigs

Battle #4 co-winner One Day is among four more Sun Valley Jams bands with performances scheduled this weekend.

One Day will travel to Bowling Green, about 100 miles north of Pevely on US 61, to play in the Pike County Payback Festival on Saturday. Nine acts are scheduled for the event, which will begin at 3 p.m.

Bucko Toby delivers

Bucko Toby today released the video we were promised on Monday. It's a clever three-minute promo of the band's Friday-night gig at the Heavy Anchor with the Langaleers.

The video is shot in the style of a silent movie serial. It stars members of the two bands and a few friends. It appeared on Bucko Toby's Facebook page about an hour ago.

Enjoy:

Bucko Toby/Langaleers Heavy Anchor Promo
Here's a short film we made with Bryan Basler and The Langaleers in anticipation of our show this Friday at The Heavy Anchor. Pass it along. Enjoy.
Posted by Bucko Toby on Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The Langaleers and Bucko Toby staying busy

Bucko Toby and the Langaleers, who appeared in Battle of the Bands #3 in July, are playing together again this weekend.

The two Festus-based bands will be at the Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave. in St. Louis, on Friday. They'll share the stage with Dead Mockingbirds, a Dallas band wrapping up a three-week tour.

In the meantime, Bucko Toby has a video in the works, according to the band's Facebook page in a post that included the photo at left. And singer-guitarist Josh Friederich appeared last week on the Tokcast podcast with host Matt Basler.

Catching up with Les Gruff and Macrobliss

Les Gruff and the Billy Goat has dropped another preview of its upcoming album onto Soundcloud. This time, it's a track called Walking Home Alone.

The band finished recording its self-titled second album shortly after being named the co-winner of Sun Valley Jams' Battle of the Bands #2 in June. It plans a CD-release party Sept. 26 at Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave. in St. Louis. Les Gruff and the Billy Goat will share the stage with the Cara Louise Band, Benjamin Sturdevant and Marie and the Americans.

Guitar-embossed denim jacket

Things You Never Knew Existed... has this guitar denim jacket ready for fall.

The jacket is 100% cotton. It comes in S, M, L and XL for $79.98 and 2XL and 3XL for $89.98.

Things You Never Knew Existed... is a novelty catalog and mail-order retailer owned by Johnson Smith Co., which has been in business in the United States for more than a century. It also owns Betty's Attic, which we visited earlier.