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Those of you who have been reading my intermittent posts since day one, about a year ago, know that Twangfest 10 was the subject of my first post.

Twangfest 11 was just last week. For the initiated, Twangfest is a music festival that takes place in St Louis each June. A reasonable sized rock, pop, roots and country 4 day fest that takes place in a bar, where such things belong.

And as is says on the website (www.twangfest.com)

"We welcome you to Twangfest, which is still the best music festival you’ll ever attend, if you’ll allow us a moment of immodesty. It’s a place where incredible musical performers from all over the country play before the most fervent bunch of music lovers that they or you will ever meet. We often say that Twangfest is a big tent; the big top of a musical three-ring circus, filled with the sights and sounds that make roots music so vibrant and inspirational."

In short, it rules.

Anyway, night one featured William Elliot Whitmore, Backyard Tire Fire and Centro-matic.

Erm, for the first two bands I was outside drinking Schlafly beer and catching up with people I hadnt seen in a year. So not much to say there.

Having never seen Centro-matic live, and having been warned that they were at best mellow and at worst boring, as such I was expecting to be listening to blocks of wood. Happily, I found them to be energetic and engaging and enjoyed their set very much. They pulled mostly from their most recent CD along with a couple of 'hits' and packed their loyal fans in to the front of the stage.