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Midwest Mayhem, KDHX Community Media’s annual party for the public
Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m.

There’s nothing quite like Midwest Mayhem at the City Museum. The musical lineup — from rock to blues to funk to country and beyond — is diverse, the setting delightfully chaotic, and the whole experience will rock you as only KDHX can.

This event takes place on four stages inside the City Museum, a 600,000 square foot feast for the eyes, body and ears. A self-described “children’s playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects,” the museum is located at 701 North 15th Street in downtown Saint Louis.

Ten local bands — including Theodore, May Day Orchestra, the Funky Butt Brass Band, Rum Drum Ramblers, the Dock Ellis Band, the Grass Pack, the Blind Eyes, the Monads, Fred Friction and the combined musical forces of Art Dwyer, Tom Ray, John McHenry and Ron Edwards — will perform for the public at this annual KDHX party. KDHX programmers DJ Needles and DJ Al Swacker will be spinning records, and Lola Van Ella with the Alley Cat Revue, one of Saint Louis’s finest burlesque troupes, will be strutting their stuff.

Midwest Mayhem begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 14, admission is $15 and all proceeds benefit KDHX Community Media (88.1 FM and TV 21+22)