Email Author Christian Schaeffer

2009 Stories by Christian Schaeffer

• Big Head Todd and the Monsters

  published December 30, 2009

  Big Head Todd and the Monsters made its mark at a time when other melodic (and occasionally downtempo) bands such as Grant Lee Buffalo... More >>

• Schlafly's Legal

  published December 23, 2009

  When you turn eighteen, a whole host of adult activities are at your disposal: you can (legally) smoke cigarettes, buy pornography and serve in... More >>

• Homespun: Earthworms

  published December 23, 2009

  For Midnight at the Capricorn, the fellows in Earthworms (MCs Kama, Mathias, Black Patrick and DJ Mahf) parted ways with local label F5... More >>

• Star & Micey

  published December 23, 2009

  As far as storied recording studios go, Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, competes with the best. As the home base for local heroes (Big... More >>

• Ptarmigan Joe Stickley Blue Print

  published December 23, 2009

  If you pick up a copy of Ptarmigan's Our Ancient Friends, you may want to keep a hefty encyclopedia nearby. Not only is the... More >>

• Brian Henneman's Christmas Show

  published December 23, 2009

  Holidays with the family are great, but let's be honest: After hours upon hours of togetherness, you're ready to peel off that festive sweater... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  The Best of 2009 in Music

  published December 16, 2009

  I gave the RFT's freelancers very simple guidelines when assigning the following year-in-music pieces: In 300 words, tell readers what... More >>

• A Charlie Daniels Christmas

  published December 16, 2009

  There's something truly epic about the Charlie Daniels Band hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." Like a country-rock version of "American... More >>

• Hometown Proud: The top ten local releases of 2009

  published December 16, 2009

  Who says the recording industry is dead? The major labels may be in their final days, but that hasn't stopped dozens and dozens of local acts... More >>

• Show Review: R. Kelly at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Tuesday, December 8

  published Dec 09, 2009

  If much of last night's R. Kelly concert at the Fabulous Fox Theatre felt like a victory lap, it's because the man had reason to celebrate. As the show wound down, he acknowledged the elephant in the ... More >>

• Not Your Garden-Variety Caroling

  published December 9, 2009

  In considering certain people's aversion to Christmas music, it's important to remember the context in which those sleigh-bell-filled carols are... More >>

• Homespun: Rough Shop

  published December 9, 2009

  Amid the jingling bells and blinding lights, it's easy to forget that Christmas is a holiday of contrasts: darkness into light, cold into... More >>

• Rock the Bells: Get in the spirit with the RFT's annual holiday-album rodeo

  published December 9, 2009

  The signs of Christmas are all around us: The air has turned chilly, Starbucks has resumed serving gingerbread lattes in seasonal red cups, and... More >>

• KSHE Klassics Tribute Night

  published December 9, 2009

  Few traditions in the St. Louis rock & roll community are as alternately beloved and lampooned as the mythic KSHE Klassic. Such a song is hard... More >>

• Show Review + Setlist: Camera Obscura & Papercuts, Tuesday, December 1 at Off Broadway

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Understanding the ins and outs of concert promotion is a little like understanding quantum physics: There's sold out, and then there's beyond sold out. Rumor has it that last night's Camera Obscura sh... More >>

• Those Other Cardinals

  published December 2, 2009

  No one is so foolhardy to claim that the St. Louis Cardinals football team had anything approaching a dynasty during the team's 28 years in this... More >>

• Homespun: Cold Bear Scout

  published December 2, 2009

  Cold Bear Scout is the recording project of Steven Colbert, who isn't to be confused with arch-satirist Stephen Colbert. His Let's Meet the... More >>

• The Greasers Lunchbox Tenth Anniversary Celebration

  published December 2, 2009

  Pomade addicts, Bettie Page wannabes and twang-bangers alike make sure to tune in to Al Swacker's Greaser's Lunchbox program each Thursday... More >>

• Fat Possum Big Legal Mess Caravan Tour

  published December 2, 2009

  It would have been easy for Fat Possum Records to follow its success with R.L. Burnside and T-Model Ford by only releasing discs from... More >>

• Homespun: Midwest Avengers

  published November 25, 2009

  Few album titles are as dead-on descriptive as the Midwest Avengers' Headbanger Hip Hop. Core members BC (John Harrington) and So'n'So... More >>

• Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs

  published November 25, 2009

  For all the merits of garage rock, it's not a genre known for its subtlety. Maybe that's why Holly Golightly no longer considers herself... More >>

• In a Silent Way: The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra scores the silent film Nosferatu this weekend at Off Broadway

  published November 25, 2009

  Fans of inventive, literate rock & roll shed a little tear when Rats and People called it quits last year. By combining British folk- and... More >>

• The Hibernauts Velvet Suit

  published November 18, 2009

  After a relatively quiet year, indie-rock everymen the Hibernauts have returned to build on the goodwill generated by their 2007 debut EP, the... More >>

• Ezra Furman and the Harpoons

  published November 18, 2009

  In these heady Web 2.0 days — or have we already moved on to 3.0? — it's not unusual for a blog to become a brand name almost... More >>

• Harper Simon

  published November 18, 2009

  Even if Harper Simon had never picked up a pen or a guitar, he would be an important footnote in the annals of rock & roll. As Paul... More >>