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*Eric '''McSpadden''' = '''Mc-SPAH-den''' (Spah as in ‘spastic’ or ‘bag’)
 
*Eric '''McSpadden''' = '''Mc-SPAH-den''' (Spah as in ‘spastic’ or ‘bag’)
 
*Matt '''Murdick''' = '''MUR-dick'''
 
*Matt '''Murdick''' = '''MUR-dick'''
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*TJ '''Muller''' = '''MULL er''' (as in 'pull')
 
*'''Ptah''' Williams = '''PEE-taw''' (as in ‘See Saw’)
 
*'''Ptah''' Williams = '''PEE-taw''' (as in ‘See Saw’)
 
*Chris '''Ruest''' = '''ROO-ist'''
 
*Chris '''Ruest''' = '''ROO-ist'''

Revision as of 19:32, 30 January 2017

KEY: (correctly spelled name) = (pronounced - emphasized syllable is in ALL CAPS)


Local Bands

  • Adaron Jackson = uh-DARE-un Media:Adaron Jackson.ogg
  • Big Mike Aguirre = uh GEAR ray (roll the r’s if you can)
  • Auset = Aw-sett
  • Sean Canan = CAN-un (like the gun)
  • Brian Curran = CUR-in (as ‘current’)
  • Farshid Etniko = far-SHEED ET-nee-ko
  • Feohner (Gail, Sharon, & Fab Foehners)= FOE-ner (as ‘phone’)
  • Folk’n Bluesgrass = Folk-in BlueS Grass
  • Jack Grelle = grell EE
  • Tommy Halloran = HAL o ran (as 'valley')
  • Ivas John = EYE vis
  • Javier Mendoza = ha-vee-AIR men-DOE-zuh
  • Ryan Koenig = KAY ning
  • Langen Neubacher = LANG-in NEW-bock-er
  • Marquise Knox = mar-KEECE Nox
  • Ethan Leinwand = LINE wand
  • Kim Massie = MASS-ee (as ‘brassy’)
  • Rich McDonough Blues Band = Mc-DUH-Nuh
  • Eric McSpadden = Mc-SPAH-den (Spah as in ‘spastic’ or ‘bag’)
  • Matt Murdick = MUR-dick
  • TJ Muller = MULL er (as in 'pull')
  • Ptah Williams = PEE-taw (as in ‘See Saw’)
  • Chris Ruest = ROO-ist
  • Neil Salsich = SAUL-sick
  • Leslie Sanazaro = San-uh-ZAIR-Oh
  • Serapis = sir-RAP-iss
  • Sine Nomine = SEE-nay NO-me-nay
  • Syna So Pro = SIGN-uh-SO-pro
  • Tasi = TAH-see
  • Denice Thimes = Times (silent H)
  • Valerie Tichacek = TICK-uh-check
  • Chris Voelker = VOLE-Ker (as ‘hole’/’her’)
  • David Wiatrolik Trio = why-TRALL-ick (trall as in ‘fall’)

Venues

  • The Livery = LIVER ee (like the organ)
  • Castletown Geoghegan = GAY-gen (only 2 syllables)
  • Cafe Eau = Cafe O
  • Chaifetz Arena - SHAY-fetz
  • Erato Wine Bar = air-AH-toe
  • Espenshied Chapel = es-pen-SHEED
  • Evangeline's Bistro and Music House = ee van gel LEANS
  • El Leñador = El LANE ya-door
  • Llywelyn’s Pub - loo-EL-enz
  • Malley's = MAL-eez (mal as in 'gal' or 'hal')
  • Mangia Italiano = MAHN-ja
  • The Wildey Theatre = WILD ee
  • Jacoby Arts Center= ja CO bee

Underwriters

  • Pulitzer = PULL-it-zer (NOT ‘pew’ nor ‘poo’)
  • Schlafly Beer = SCHLA-flee (schla = as in ‘at’)

Locations/Roads

  • Alton = ALL-ton
  • Bellefountaine = bell FOUN ten
  • Bellerive = Bell-REEVE
  • Bopp = Bope (as ‘hope’)
  • Carondelet = cur-ON-duh-LET
  • Cervantes = sir VAN teez
  • Chouteau = SHOW toe
  • Creve Coeur = creev CORE
  • DeBaliviere = deh-BAHL uh-ver
  • DeMenil = deh-MEN-ill
  • Des Peres = duh-PAIR
  • Dorsett Rd. = DOOR-set
  • Duchesne = doo SHANE
  • Dutzow = DOOT-zow
  • Eichelberger - IKE-ull-burger
  • Florissant = FLOOR-iss-int
  • Goethe St. = GO-thhee (with a lisp)
  • Gravois = GRAV oy (as ‘have’/’boy’)
  • Heege Rd. = Higgy (as in ‘piggy’)
  • Huntleigh = HUNT-lee
  • Labadie = LAB-uh-dee
  • Laclede = luh-CLEED
  • Laumeier = LAU (rhymes with now) my-er
  • Lafayette = La-fee-YETT
  • Lindell = LIN-dull
  • Meremac = MAIR im-mack (as ‘hair’)
  • Piasa, IL = pie-uh-SAW
  • Pere Marquette = PAIR mar KETT
  • St. Louis = saynt LOO iss (not LOO ee)
  • Soulard = SOO lard
  • Spoede = SPAY dee
  • Tilles = TILL eez
  • Versailles, IL - vur-SALES
  • Weidman Road = WIDE men

Other Problematic Words

  • Celtic = KEL-tic (when referencing things Irish, and not the Basketball team)
  • Carmody = CAR muh-dee.

ARTIST pronunciation guides:

http://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/art_market/art_101_artist_name_pronunciation-5458

http://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/how_to_pronounce_artists_names_volume_2