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2010 Stories by Annie Zaleski

• Sherwood/Hot Chelle Rae/Black Gold

  published February 24, 2010

  Sherwood is known in many circles for being the first act signed to MySpace's record label. To its fans, however, the quintet is popular... More >>

• With its fourth album, The Constant, Story of the Year stays the course

  published February 17, 2010

  Story of the Year released its major label debut, Page Avenue, in 2003. In the years since then, other bands of its ilk have broken up,... More >>

• Nneka

  published February 10, 2010

  Nneka was born and raised in Nigeria. At age nineteen, she left the African country to attend college in Hamburg, Germany. While... More >>

• Fresh Fest featuring Salt-N-Pepa

  published February 3, 2010

  For about a decade, few musicians — gender be damned — could match the smarts or wit of Salt-N-Pepa. Formed in 1985, the... More >>

• Murphy Lee returns with a new album — and a positive outlook

  published February 3, 2010

  In 2010, the hardest-working man in St. Louis just might be hip-hop mainstay Murphy Lee. In December, the affable member of the St. Lunatics... More >>

• One journalist's take on meeting sincere tween popstar Nick Jonas

  published January 27, 2010

  Nick Jonas is polite. He has a firm handshake. He takes after his father — a man wearing a cozy sweater who smiles jovially and also... More >>

• Monsters, Inc.: Lady Gaga brings her Monster Ball to St. Louis

  published January 13, 2010

  It's not often that the world's biggest pop star comes to St. Louis while at the height of her fame. But the stars aligned on January 7 with... More >>

• Nick Jonas and the Administration

  published January 13, 2010

  With apologies to the Purple One, it might be more appropriate to rechristen this act Nick Jonas and the New Power Generation. After... More >>

• World in Motion: Popular local '90s rockers New World Spirits reunite this weekend

  published January 13, 2010

  The list of St. Louis bands chewed up and spit out by major labels is long. Just ask New World Spirits, one of the last to suffer this... More >>

• Lady Gaga/Semi Precious Weapons/Jason Derulo

  published January 6, 2010

  The spectacle of Lady Gaga is almost as intriguing as her music. The lady born Stefani Joanne Germanotta cut her teeth in New York... More >>

• Blood Pony

  published January 6, 2010

  In December, locals Blood Pony opened for the Rural Alberta Advantage and the Shaky Hands at Off Broadway. The sextet's vibrant... More >>