Boxing Clever Nabs 9 Addy Nom's

We're super psyched to announce that we've been nominated for 9 St. Louis Addy Awards, out of our 11 submissions. Pretty sweet! The Mod Your Bod website and the Peter Bjorn and John Vintage Vinyl poster were among the nominations. Our work for O'Fallon Brewery and Chambord Liqueur also earned recognition along with two brand videos for Tuaca and Chambord. Congratulations to the Boxing Clever team - wish us luck at the Addy Award ceremony on Thursday February 17!

Rock Poster - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Boxing Clever client, Vintage Vinyl, offers an invitation to a unique and special performance by BRMC at the Halo Bar in the Loop (St. Louis, MO). BRMC is in town to melt some faces at the Pageant tonight, but before that at 3pm this afternoon, they're doing an acoustic performance for a small crowd.

To get in, you'll need tix for the Pageant show and a pass from Vintage Vinyl. Run down to Vintage Vinyl, buy a copy of Beat the Devil's Tattoo and if passes haven't run out already, you'll be one of the few lucky ones to participate in this intimate venue.

See you there!


Design by Chris Kilcullen, Boxing Clever

UPDATE:
The show went great with BRMC in fine acoustic form. The Halo Bar had a nice showing that wasn't too crowded and the setup was friendly and personal. BRMC introduced Leah they're new drummer. She kept it low-key with a tambourine for a few songs while Peter and Robert finished out the set that lasted about an hour. It was a real treat for everybody.

Anvil Comes to Town

Get ready cuz Steve "Lips" Kudlow and company are going to be here in St. Louis for the next two days. Today they'll be at Vintage Vinyl signing autographs and tomorrow is a special performance at the Pageant where they take the stage after a showing of the "rockumentary" Anvil!


Badass poster design by Boxing Clever's Brian Yap

Anvil is finally seeing some deserved credit after wallowing in a haze of forgotten dreams for decades. While Anvil experienced the limelight in the 80's along with many other heavy metal bands, they never quite "broke through" and somehow got left behind. (A true to life Spinal Tap scenario, if you will). Their story is poignantly documented in the critically acclaimed film which helped revitalize Anvil's career and put them back on the road - touring with AC/DC and Saxon.

So come on out to Vintage Vinyl today. Be there by 6.

WTF OMG BBQ w/ Cracker

Boxing Clever's latest gig poster: Cracker

That's right, the band will be helping out working the grill and cookin' some savory Q on the walkway in front of Vintage Vinyl May 15th. Free PBR.

Alt rock warhorses Cracker are back with a KILLER new record "Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey" and a show at the Duck Room and to help celebrate these awesome things Vintage Vinyl is partnering up with Cracker and Pabst Blue Ribbon to host a Friday happy hour grill session with the band! That's right, tasty free BEER, tasty free BBQ and some extra tasty music as Cracker hangs out, signs autographs and grills at Vintage Vinyl! The grilling party begins at 5:00PM so don't be late and don't forget to have the band sign your copy of "Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey" !



Poster designed by Matt Reedy.


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The Greatest St. Louis Musician You've Never Heard Of

While only a handful of people in St. Louis and around the world could tell you who Oliver Sain was, his talent and influence was undeniable. With perhaps the exception of Ike Turner, who was also a friend of Sain's, Oliver tranformed the R&B music scene in St. Louis in the '60s with his musical genius.


AVI Entertainment and Excello Records reached out to Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis for suggestions on re-releasing material from their catalog and the quick and definitive answer was Oliver Sain - St. Louis Breakdown, the Best of Oliver Sain. This compilation had been produced in 1996 but was long out of print, so Boxing Clever created the design for both the vinyl LP and compact disc titles. Tom 'Papa' Ray of Vintage Vinyl wrote the liner notes and made some adjustments to the track arrangement with the addition of two new songs: African Walk and Tanya.







For more information on this incredible saxophonist, keyboardist, producer, song writer, composer, talent scout and studio owner, check out Riverfront Times.

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