Thanks to the lovely
Amy for this tip: According to bassist Mike Kociela, '90s St. Louis band
New World Spirits is planning a reunion show in early 2010, hopefully at the Pageant. The band released
Fortune Cookie in 1996 on the major label Universal (
and you can grab it on Amazon cheap!). Kociela founded the booking/talent-buying business
Entertainment St. Louis, which recently morphed into the
Scorch Agency, a combination marketing/events agency. (The other partner in Scorch is Chris Buehler, a long-time local marketer for companies such as Anheuser Busch.)
Incidentally, NWS drummer Steve Hunt played drums with the
Michael Schaerer Group in the earlier part of this decade -- and I'm hearing rumors that Schaerer's band (cough,
Pale Divine) might also be playing in the coming months. More info if/when this fact is confirmed or debunked.