Eight BMI bands from areas as far as South Carolina, Texas, New York and Tennessee brought high energy and hit songs to the BMI sponsored stage at Loufest music festival, held Sept. 12 and 13 in St. Louis. Now in its third year, the festival highlights up-and-coming acts including BMI bands COIN, KOA and the Suffers, as well as top-notch global hit-makers, such as BMI singer-songwriters Hozier, Nico & Vinz and Ludacris.
Out of New York, BMI band Walking Shapes closes the BMI stage at Loufest. The group synth-rock band boogied with the crowd, playing tracks off Taka Come On, their most recent album.
The incredible Dallas-based The Suffers showed St. Louis their soul-funk sound. The BMI band got the crowd moving, roaring through songs off their yet-to-be-released debut.
Opening up day two of the BMI stage at Loufest, BMI indie-rock band Earl Burrows tears through songs on their recent debut No Love for the Drowning.
Nashville’s BMI band COIN provides a synth-pop soundtrack to the sunset at the BMI stage at Loufest. The group’s debut self-titled release is out now.
Members of Nashville-based BMI band COIN pose with BMI’s Mark Mason before their set on the BMI stage at Loufest.
Charleston, S.C.’s Brave Baby performs to a full crowd at the BMI stage at Loufest. The band highlighted their energetic rock n’ roll songs off their latest release Electric Friends.
KOA: Nashville-based BMI band KOA bring their signature laid-back jams to the BMI stage at Loufest. They definitely added festival goers to the Koalition, their dedicated group of supporters.
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