Email Author Chrissy Wilmes

2010 Stories by Chrissy Wilmes

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, July 9, to Sunday, July 11

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Friday, July 9 *Common/DJ Needles, Celebrate St. Louis *Jonny Lang/Brandi Shearer, The Pageant *Let Them Eat Art festival, Maplewood *3 Sheets to the Wind/Vanattica/Sonic Candy/Ahj/Acupunkture, Fubar ... More >>

• Heart Allegedly Definitely Playing a Show in St. Louis!

  published Jul 08, 2010

  Heart's upcoming stop in St. Louis, which we predicted last month, has been confirmed! The Wilson sisters will play the Family Arena in St. Charles on Saturday, September 4, at 7 p.m. The tour is in s... More >>

• Local Mixtape Club Rejuvenates Cassette Culture and Encourages Mixtape Making as an Art Form

  published Jul 08, 2010

  Nothing quite compares to receiving a mixtape. Whether it's from an unrequited love or a dear friend, a music mix is an intimate and compelling glimpse into what makes its maker tick. A group of youn... More >>

• Local Filmmakers Explore Currency Design as an Art Form in "The Art of Making Money," Host Interactive Art Show Fundraiser

  published Jul 07, 2010

  From its independent movie theater/DVD shop/cafe, the Ragtag, to its annual True/False Film Fest, Columbia, Missouri, is a college town known for supporting art-house cinema, especially documentaries.... More >>

• B-52s Shake St. Louis' Honey Buns With Their Funplex Under the Arch

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Fair St. Louis is a somewhat unusual venue for artists, especially ones that aren't entirely mainstream. Much of the crowd is simply there to get a good view of the fireworks, and if they're at all fa... More >>

• The Wedge Encourages Musical Mischief With Tuesday-Night Vinyl Fight

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Most of us have seen it at one time or another -- the person who approaches the DJ and asks to rifle through his or her records, who requests a song completely out of context, who insists that he coul... More >>

• Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of June 28-July 5

  published Jul 06, 2010

  + = local, * = coming to town Euclid Records 1. Wolf Parade -- Expo 86 2. Black Keys -- Brothers 3. Rolling Stones -- Exile on Main St. 4. Robert Randolph & the Family Band -- We Walk This Road 5. Ba... More >>

• New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, July 6

  published Jul 06, 2010

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Big Bo... More >>

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  St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, July 2, to Sunday, July 4

  published Jul 02, 2010

  Friday, July 2 *311/The Offspring, Verizon Wireless Ampitheater *Whole Wheat Bread/Chase Long beach, Fubar *Mad Titans, Lemmon's *Eric Moeller And The Strummalongs/Equal Squeeze/Andy Hyland, Firebird ... More >>

• Local Firm Seeks Answer to Question We've All Pondered -- How the Hell is Ozzy Osbourne Still Aliver

  published Jun 29, 2010

  After decades of guzzling booze by the case, abusing countless drugs, urinating on public monuments and biting the heads off bats and doves, the prince of darkness has not only survived, but is health... More >>

• New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 29

  published Jun 29, 2010

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *3OH!3, Streets Of Gold Ke$ha joins the neon-pop group on its l... More >>

• 2720 Cherokee Grand Opening Event Ends with Free Show Tonight

  published Jun 28, 2010

  Although 2720 Cherokee records September 9, 2009 (09-09-09) as its birthday, it wasn't fully up and running until November of last year. Since then, the new Cherokee Street venue has actively hosted m... More >>

• The Chemical Brothers Promote New Interactive Audio-Video Album With iPad Giveaway

  published Jun 25, 2010

  Tuesday, June 22 marked the release date of the Chemical Brothers' seventh album, Further. Although, "album" doesn't begin to define the project, which consists of eight new tracks, each with a corr... More >>

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  St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, June 25 to Sunday, June 27

  published Jun 25, 2010

  Friday, June 25 *Michael Buble, Scottrade Center *Cage the Elephant/22-20s/AutoVaughn, The Pageant *New World Spirits/Gravity Kills/Soul Kiss/The Hunted, Roberts Orpheum Theater *A Cursive Memory, Fu... More >>

• St. Louis Secret Sound Society Hopes to Plan Great Shows and Supplement Cherokee Street -- Elusively

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Cherokee Street just produced the latest addition to its unique strip of art- and music-related shops, studios and galleries. It just doesn't want you to know exactly who/what/where it is. The group w... More >>

• Your Guide to Pridefest St. Louis 2010

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Although this could be said of any week in St. Louis, there's a lot going on this weekend. Aside from the usual laundry list of shows, art openings, naked bike rides, et cetera, Pridefest returns to S... More >>

• Tomorrow! Courtyard Concerts Present Cheap Live Music at the Contemporary

  published Jun 23, 2010

  From 6:00 -10:00 p.m. this Thursday, the Contemporary Art Museum will host an indoor and outdoor Courtyard Concert. Theodore (who was voted Best Americana/Folk act by the RFT in 2009, and was nominate... More >>

• Show Review: Quintron and Miss Pussycat's Puppet Show and Dance Party at the Firebird, Tuesday, June 22

  published Jun 23, 2010

  Quintron and Miss Pussycat appear at once to be very ordinary, down-to-earth people, while simultaneously being utterly surreal. They're a pretty cute married couple, partially because of (or perhaps ... More >>

• New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 22

  published Jun 22, 2010

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *Chemical Brothers, Further The Brothers' seventh album is an e... More >>

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  The 2010 RFT Music Award winners

  published June 23, 2010

  Voting for this year's music awards was as close as it's ever been. Several categories were decided by very, very few votes, even though... More >>

• Filmographer Ron Butts finds a worthy subject in Oliver Sain

  published June 23, 2010

  Oliver Sain's life began in 1932 in Dundee, Mississippi. He played with greats such as Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton, Bobby... More >>

• Eisley/The Lion & The Snail/Christie DuPree

  published June 23, 2010

  Eisley has humble beginnings: The band formed in the teenage bedrooms of sisters Chauntelle and Sherri DuPree back in 1997. But with... More >>

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  Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of June 14, 2010

  published Jun 21, 2010

  * = coming to town, + = local act Vintage Vinyl 1. Drake---Thank Me Later 2. Nas & Damian Marley---Distant Relatives 3. Black Keys---Brothers 4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers---Mojo* 5. Grace Potter &... More >>

• Bob Reuter Documentary Among Music-Related Entries in the 2010 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

  published Jun 16, 2010

  Each year, the Tivoli Theatre hosts the St. Louis Filmmaker Showcase, a film fest packed with workshops, lectures and films of all genres and lengths from local filmmakers. This year, local visual ar... More >>

• New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 15

  published Jun 15, 2010

  (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this weekr Find out below.) *Cowboy Junkies, The Nomad Series Volume 1: Renmin Park In th... More >>