Letting our Elton John flags fly, down in the Rumpus Room. Professor Ellis and Toby Weiss are joined by Tory Starbuck. Turns out Tory and Toby are both North St. Louis County ex-pats who were major Elton John grade school obsessives in the 1970s. Hence “Harmony.”
Here’s a brand new song – with free download – from The Remodels. “Gustine” is the slightly revised tale of a St. Louis rock legend; the ending is changed for a better Hollywood ending. The tune is written by John “Professor” Ellis and Toby Weiss. Professor plays all the guitars, Toby sings. Rounding out the […]
6.14.2013, St. Louis MO – The Remodels debut “Bomb Pop Boy” for Kittypalooza at Off Broadway. Video by Don Hollenbeck. It’s a departure for The Remodels in that it’s an original song written by John Ellis and Toby Weiss. Studio recording is available to listen and download on Soundcloud.
June 14, 2013 at Off Broadway in St. Louis, MO for Kittypalooza. We ended our set at the charity benefit with a 6/8 reworking of Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat.” Another of those cool Steve Staicoff ideas taken to the nth degree with an extended Allman Brothers Band jam at the end. Thank you […]
June 14, 2013 at the club Off Broadway in St. Louis, MO. We opened our Kittypalooza set with a cover of Jarvis Cocker’s “Walk Like a Panther.” Special dedication to Toby’s cat, Panther (hey, it’s Kittypalooza, so yeah!). Brian Smith – drums John Ellis – spacey guitar Steve Scariano – Stevie Nicks-like tambourine Steve Staicoff […]
Tenth Life asked us to play, we gladly said yes. Here’s the Facebook invite. While guitarist John Ellis percolates in Texas, we’re laying the rock foundation for his arrival a couple of days before the show. Steve Staicoff, above, Steve Scariano, below, subbing on tambourine when not playing bass. And Brian Smith (below) has transformed […]