Radio Danya

As soon as Unifyah caught their breath after winning the 105.7 The Point Battle at Busch 2015, we ushered them to the side to talk music, politics (Get Off My Lawn Party), and a lot of nonsense. Congrats to the guys for yet another Battle at Busch win. Connect with them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Unifyah/ and then go see a live show. Or don't, if you hate fun. strangefolk2015artscraftsculturefooddrinkstlouisdiy

We met up with Autumn Wiggins, creator, owner and operator of the venerable Strange Folk Festival, to talk about the history of the festival, what's new this year (for instance, it's in Union Station...like, the WHOLE Union Station), what it takes to protect your well-deserved intellectual property, and the concept of "whimsy". The festival is next weekend, 9/26/15 10 am - 8 pm & 9/27/15 10 am - 5 pm. Attendance is free, and you can find out more at www.StrangeFolkFestival.com and the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/699657093472203/ .

In this episode we meet Kevin Gagnepain, bassist of St. Louis music heavyweights El Monstero, Shooting With Annie, & Joe Dirt and the Dirty Boys (among others in the past, including Stir) at a Mexican restaurant. Topics of discussion include the differences between indoor and outdoor El Monstero shows, soon-to-be-released records, wearing wigs, and a couple really awful bass player jokes.

We sit down with owner Vince "Vinnie" Valenza on the patio of one of the South Side's most beloved restaurants, Blues City Deli, to talk about how he's managed to meld his loves of Blues music, his Italian heritage, and St. Louis pride. Other highlights include discussion about Melo's - a new pizzeria he and his son are opening next door this fall (!!!), the sound of friendly patrons and passers-by saying hello, and Danya saying the word Appleshmees.

EPISODE 18: Steve Ewing of the Urge sits down with Danya and chats about his restaurants, Steve's Hot Dogs on the Hill and in Tower Grove, talks about the upcoming Urge show at Ballpark Village, and what type of soap he uses. (True story.)

In Episode 17 Danya sits down with Bryana Salaz, 2014 season 7 finalist on NBC's The Voice, and her newly formed band featuring producer Doug on Guitar, Nick Guiffrida on bass, Kameron Walker on drums, and Carmen Buchanan on backing vocals, before their headlining set at RibFest 2015. They discuss Bryana's time on The Voice, Team Gwen, band dynamics, plans for the future, and much more!