Step into the world of Songbird Café a unique St. Louis listening experience modeled after the Nashville’s famed Bluebird Café. Ken sits down with Songbird founder and curator Steve St. Cyr to discuss some of Steve’s favorite moments from the past five years of Songbird Shows on the eve of the events sixth anniversary. Check out what listeners have to say about this heartfelt event in a video created by Ken - https://youtu.be/PRbCZTTZgrE Songbird Playlist featured in Conversations with Calcaterra Morgan Nusbaum of Bruiser Queen – I’m Yours (May 2014) - http://bruiserqueenmusic.blogspot.com/ Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets - Monday Every Time I Turn Around (Oct. 2012) http://bottlerocketsmusic.com/ Pokey LaFarge - Far Away (Dec. 2014) - http://pokeylafarge.net/ Emily Wallace - Roller Coaster Man (Jan. 2015) - http://www.rawartists.org/emilywallace The Henningsens - Jesus or a Bullet (Dec. 2015) - http://www.thehenningsens.com/ Kip Loui of Diesel Island - Shed a Little Light (Oct. 2016) - https://kiploui.bandcamp.com/ Marshall Chapman - Don’t Make Me Pregnant (Apr. 2014) - http://www.tallgirl.com/ Tommy Womack - Camping on Acid (Apr. 2014) - http://www.tommywomack.com/ Kyle Nachtigal - A Little Bit More (May 2017) - http://kylenachtigal.com/ Fairchild Band – Suffering Fools (Nov. 2014) - http://www.wearefairchild.com/ Stephanie Lambring – Coat of Pain (Mar. 2016) - https://soundcloud.com/stephanie-lambring Elizabeth McQueen of Asleep at the Wheel – Mind of Men (Jan. 2013) Brian Henneman – Misery and Gin (Oct. 2016) - http://bottlerocketsmusic.com/ Ken Calcaterra is proud to discuss the new venture with one of his mentors on this crossover episode with The Creative Stickup - https://soundcloud.com/jeffstevenscreative Keep informed of upcoming Songbird events via http://songbird-stl.com/ Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive a discount code for Blue Planet Eyewear products. Special Thanks to show sponsors: Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/ Hobo Cane – Javier Mendoza performs as Hobo Cane. Check out his amazing music at - http://www.hobocane.com/ John Webster, Fine Artist – http://johnwebsterpenandink.com/ American Mallard – A start-up company focusing on improving the experience of DIY painting! Riccardo Hayes has invented an ergonomic paint brush. To check out a demo please email americanmallardbrushes@gmail.com