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2011 Stories by Michael Dauphin

• MU330 returns with a classic lineup

  published December 29, 2011

  Back in the mid-'80s, Dan Potthast, singer and guitar player for MU330, and Theodore Moll, drummer, banged through their first practice for... More >>

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  St. Louis Punks Form Factory, a Springsteen Tribute Band: Tonight at the Heavy Anchor

  published Nov 10, 2011

  The folks at the Heavy Anchor have been consistently booking solid shows -- both local and national -- since it opened earlier this year, and their lineup tonight is no exception. While a solo set by ... More >>

• Drive-By Truckers

  published October 27, 2011

  >For a band that's been hard at it for more than fifteen years, one would think Athens, Georgia's Drive-By Truckers would start phoning it in or... More >>

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  Peabody Opening Gala, 10/1/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

  published Oct 03, 2011

  Peabody Opening Gala Aretha Franklin | Jay Leno October 1, 2011 After closing its doors twenty years ago, the Peabody Opera House (formerly Kiel Opera House) officially re-opened Saturday night and... More >>

• Rosanne Cash On Her Career And Memoir, Which She Is Signing Tonight In St. Louis

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Rosanne Cash has endured some seriously heavy blows over the last decade. She lost her father and step-mother (Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, respectively) over the course of a few months in 2003. ... More >>

• Bon Iver

  published September 8, 2011

  What a difference five years makes. Back in 2007, Justin Vernon, a.k.a. Bon Iver, was just this bearded, pale-faced folkster writing songs in his... More >>

• Ninja Gun

  published September 1, 2011

  Combining punk-tinged power pop with roots-twang porch hollers, Valdosta, Georgia's Ninja Gun is dedicated to pinning down hook-driven pop... More >>

• LouFest Interviews: Craig Finn of the Hold Steady

  published Aug 23, 2011

  In 2004, Brooklyn's the Hold Steady rushed into the indie rock n'roll circuit like a healthy dose of Thin Lizzy shot through the veins of a jittery Bruce Springsteen. Building off the strength of its ... More >>

• The Cute Lepers

  published August 18, 2011

  They say the Pacific Northwest can be a real dreary place to set up shop, but the gloomy weather that bums out so many apparently has no effect on... More >>

• Bird's Mile Home and Alley Ghost at Heavy Anchor, 8/5/11

  published Aug 08, 2011

  Show Recap: Bird's Mile Home | Bob Reuter's Alley Ghost | The Ghetto Tumbleweeds The Heavy Anchor August 8, 2011 It seemed like an unassuming night at the Heavy Anchor, and generally it was. Early in... More >>

• Smoking Popes At The Firebird, 7/27/11

  published Jul 28, 2011

  The term pop-punk had an entirely different meaning fifteen or so years ago. Back then, bands like Jawbreaker, The Descendents, Green Day and Screeching Weasel embodied the angsty sneer associated wit... More >>

• The Humanoids' Hard Work Pays Off

  published July 21, 2011

  If there's a typical story that most touring punk-rock bands share nowadays, it goes like this: A few disenfranchised punks meet each other at... More >>

• 311/Sublime with Rome

  published July 7, 2011

  In the very early '90s, long before Bright Eyes, Cursive and the Faint made a name for the Omaha music scene, a handful of white kids with a... More >>

• Fucked Up's Damian Abraham: "I'm a Hardcore Kid. I Love Shitty Photocopied Zines"

  published Jun 29, 2011

  Fucked Up, fresh off the release of its 18-track epic, David Comes To Life, will be in St. Louis on Friday. The Canadian six piece is touring with Nashville's JEFF the brotherhood. We talked to Fucked... More >>

• Fucked Up's Damian Abraham on his beard and the new album

  published June 30, 2011

  Damian Abraham, singer of Toronto's experimental hardcore spazzoids Fucked Up, doesn't fit the mold of your typical rising indie rocker. The... More >>

• MU330 at the Firebird, 6/11/11

  published Jun 13, 2011

  MU330 The Firebird June 11, 2011 There was a warming spirit in the room Saturday night at the Firebird, and it had nothing to do with relentless heat St. Louis has been dealing with over the last cou... More >>

• MU330

  published June 9, 2011

  Back in the late '90s, one would have been hard-pressed to find a St. Louis band logging more touring miles than the "psycho-ska" punkers in... More >>

• Sleepy Kitty: Meet Your RFT Showcase Main Stage Headliners

  published Jun 01, 2011

  Although the duo isn't originially from St. Louis, Sleepy Kitty still manages to serve as an ancillary conduit that helps keep the city's arts and music scene buzzing. Utilizing "all of the advantages... More >>

• Slobberbone

  published May 12, 2011

  For a band that started out in Denton, Texas, as something between a joke and ploy to score some free drink tickets, Slobberbone has... More >>

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  Social Distortion at the Pageant, 5/4/11: Photos + Setlist

  published May 05, 2011

  Taking the stage to 2Pac's "California Love," Social Distortion brought its California hustle and flow to The Pageant Wednesday night and treated the packed house of rowdy punks, jocks, skaters and au... More >>

• Chuck Ragan on Getting Wiser and Settling Down

  published May 04, 2011

  Whether he's banging out guttural post-hardcore, punk rock anthems with Hot Water Music or delivering heartfelt, jagged-yet-delicate country ballads on his own, Chuck Ragan's honesty and sincerity hav... More >>

• Social Distortion's Johnny "2 Bags" Wickersham Talks About Staying Vital in an Aging Punk Band

  published May 02, 2011

  Hardscrabble punk band Social Distortion comes to the Pageant on Wednesday. The band is touring in support of its new album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which came out earlier this year. We talked ... More >>

• Social Distortion' Jonny "Two Bags" Wickersham on the band's resurgence

  published April 28, 2011

  Social Distortion has never been a band that would burden its fans with some abstract concept album or ask them to follow it through some... More >>

• Interview: Cheap Girls Singer/Bassist Ian Graham on Writing New Music and Keeping Touring All in the Family

  published Mar 11, 2011

  There's something about guitar-based, pop-oriented rock music that has allowed it to stand the test of time. Big Star, Cheap Trick, the Replacements, the Lemonheads, Gin Blossoms, Superchunk... the li... More >>

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  Show Review: Dropkick Murphys, Against Me!, Off With Their Heads at the Pageant, Saturday, March 5

  published Mar 06, 2011

  It may have been Mardi Gras in Soulard, but Saturday night in University City, you would have assumed St. Patrick's Day showed up a little early. Covered in green, Mardi Gras beads and Guinness-infuse... More >>