Twangfest

First, an update on tickets for Twangfest 17.

Online sales for Wed. June 5 at Plush are closed, but you can still buy tickets at the door at Plush this afternoon and tonight! Doors open at 7 p.m. Don’t be late, as we are sure to sell out at some point tonight.

We are officially sold out for Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8 at the Duck Room!

The good news is we still have tickets for Thursday, June 6 at the Duck Room!

Joe Pug headlines, with Motel Mirrors (featuring Amy LaVere and John Paul Keith), Shivering Timbers and Scarlet Tanager opening up. Doors 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.

Buy tickets for Thursday.

And for Thursday, all advance tickets will also come with a FREE Twangfest/Do314 koozie!

Thanks to Do314.com for helping to make this promotion possible.

We’ll also be holding an official Twangfest bonfyre this week. It’s a great way to share photos and connect with friends and fans of Twangfest. And everyone who joins will have a chance at winning a free Twangfest t-shirt. Check it out.

And now: The Twangfest eBay Auction!

Visit the Twangfest eBay store for some amazing deals on vinyl LPs, 45s, CDs, posters and more. Some of your favorite artists are featured — with many rare and signed items up for the bidding. All proceeds benefit 88.1 KDHX and Twangfest. Many items begin ending on Friday, June 7, so don’t wait to place your bid.

See you at Twangfest 17!

Few things go as well together as good music and cold beer. And for this year’s Twangfest, we’re partnering with Do314 to bring you a special deal that will keep your drink a little bit colder, and make it look a lot cooler.

For one night only — on Thursday, June 6 at the Duck Room — all advance tickets will also come with a FREE Twangfest/Do314 koozie. Join us for a night of fantastic Americana and indie, including Joe Pug, Motel Mirrors, Shivering Timbers and Scarlet Tanager.

These limited-edition koozies will be available only on this night, and only to those that purchase their tickets before June 6 at Ticketmaster, or by visiting Blueberry Hill in person (we recommend the latter, which will save you money on fees). Koozies will be available at the merch table on June 6 with your ticket stub.

Do314 is a website and social networking community built around all of the amazing events — like live music, street festivals, and other cultural happenings — going on in and around St. Louis every day. Visit Do314.com to get the lowdown on all of the Twangfest festivities, and to enter to win tickets to each night of Twangfest 17.

Lineup announcement: As many of you may have heard, David Lamb of the band Brown Bird was recently hospitalized with extremely low red blood cell levels. Due to his illness, the band has been forced to cancel its current tour, including its appearance at Twangfest on June 6 at the Blueberry Hill Duck Room.

Everyone at Twangfest wishes the very best for David and Brown Bird. If you’d like to make a contribution to help with the health care costs David is incurring, visit his You Caring page.

While we are disappointed that Brown Bird will not be joining us this year, we are pleased to announce that Memphis, Tenn. group Motel Mirrors — featuring Amy LaVere, John Paul Keith and Shawn Zorn — has just been added to the Thursday, June 6 lineup at the Duck Room. We couldn’t be happier to host this exceptional rock ‘n’ roots band as it makes its St. Louis debut.

Twangspin is back! If you’re looking for a fun way to get in the mood for Twangfest 17, we hope you’ll join us for our second annual Twangspin at the Royale (3132 S. Kingshighway Blvd. in St. Louis) on Friday, May 31. Eight DJs — including KDHX radio personalities bobEE Sweet, Fred Friction, Caron House, Rich Reese, Roy Kasten, John Wendland and Chris Bay, plus Dale Fisher of the Twang Gang — will be spinning all manner of twang-friendly music all night long out on the patio. The spin starts at 6 p.m., admission is free, and we’ll be going all the way till last call. RSVP and invite your friends!

Last call for Friends of Twangfest Packs: We still have a few — and we really do mean a few — super-deluxe, VIP, Friends of Twangfest mega-packs on sale at the KDHX store. With your pack, you get: Guaranteed access to all four nights of Twangfest, an official t-shirt, poster, baseball cap and an invitation to an opening reception at Plush on June 5. You’ll also be our guest for an exclusive house concert with Marshall Crenshaw and the Bottle Rockets on the afternoon of Saturday, June 8. We really do have just a few of these VIP packages left, so get yours today!

And finally: Single night tickets are still available for all four nights of Twangfest, but don’t wait to buy yours. Head over to our ticket page or, if you prefer, you can also purchase tickets in advance at the Blueberry Hill venue (for Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows) and you’ll avoid service fees.

See you at Twangfest 17!